Simpson Jumps to Second on ASP WQS After 6-Star PRIME

The first Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Qualifying Series (WQS) 6-Star PRIME event of the 2009 season saw HSS Team Rider Brett Simpson (Huntington Beach, California), 24, lead the American charge in Western Australia, finishing in a respectable ninth place at the Drug Aware Pro in Margaret River. Simpson's result bumps him up to second overall on the ASP WQS.

All surfers competing on the ASP WQS are looking to earn points towards qualification for the prestigious ASP Dream Tour, with 15 of the series' finest earning their chance at an ASP World Title the following year. The Drug Aware Pro is an ASP 6-Star PRIME event, which offers the most points towards each surfers ASP WQS rating. The significant ratings points drew the world's best up-and-coming talent to Australia's shore for a chance to get a good start to their 2009 campaign.

Simpson earned a ninth place finish at last week's O'Neill Cold Water Classic event, an ASP WQS 6-Star contest held in Tasmania, and stayed consistent again this week when he matched his performance at the ASP 6-Star PRIME contest and the back-to-back performance displayed by the young Huntington Beach native sets him in second place overall on The Grind.

The talented regular-footer ousted several top international surfers on the way to his solid finish, including former ASP World Tour competitors Travis Logie (Durban, ZAF), 30, and Leonardo Neves (Saquarema, BRA), 29.

Other top American performers at the premier event were San Clemente natives Nathan Yeomans (San Clemente, CA), 27, and Dane Gudauskas (San Clemente, CA), 23. Both surfers earned 17th place results.

The next event on the ASP WQS calendar will be the ASP WQS 4-Star Protest Vendee Pro in France from April 6-12, 2009.

For additional ASP information log on to www.aspworldtour.com or www.aspnorthamerica.org
Follow Brett's quest for the Dream Tour this year at http://www.simplysimpo.com/

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OCCY GROM COMP AT GOLDENWEST ST...FREE ENTRY!

Come hang out with Occy April 11th at Goldenwest in Huntington Beach

That’s right. Occy will be here in Southern California and he’s coming down to Goldenwest St on April 11th. We’ll be running a Free Surf Contest for the Groms and giving out a bunch of prizes. Here’s the rundown:

What: Occy Grom Comp

When: April 11th, 2009
- 8 am - ?

Where: Goldenwest St, Huntington Beach

Divisions:
Boys 14-16
Boys 10 -13
Girls Open
Push in Division

Great Food provided by Chipotle

Media: Fuel TV, Surfline, Transworld Surf

Prizes from: Billabong, Globe, Hoven, Monster Energy Drink

Sign Up will be on the beach and there are Limited Entries, so get there early

Every Competitor receives a Billabong T - shirt

COME SHOW OCCY WHAT YOU GOT!

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Billabong Pipeline Masters Is In The Water!

BANZAI PIPELINE, Hawaii (Tuesday, December 9, 2008) – Round 1 of the Billabong Pipeline Masters will hit the water at 8am. Surf is in the five to seven foot range and building. The ASP Dual Heat format will be utilized meaning all of Round 1 and half of Round 2 will be completed today.
Forty of the 64 surfers competing in the 2008 Billabong Pipeline Masters are full-time ASP World Tour competitors. The rest of the field is comprised of five replacement surfers, three event-nominated wildcards, 14 Pipeline specialists, one Tahitian invitee and one Vans Triple Crown contender.
Replacement surfers, wildcards and the lowest seeded surfers on the ASP World Tour will surf first in Round 1 with the middle and higher rated surfers seeded into Rounds 2 and 3 respectively.
ASP World Tour surfer Ben Bourgeious (USA) pulled out of the event citing injury today and has been replaced by Reef McIntosh (HAW). As previously reported, Neco Padaratz (BRA) and Jordy Smith (ZAF) are also out with injuries and Travis Logie (ZAF) declined his spot for personal reasons.
As the final competition on the 11-stop 2008 ASP World Tour, the Billabong Pipeline Masters is the last chance surfers have to cement their spot on the 2009 tour. Only 27 of the Top 45 surfers on the ASP World Tour requalify at year’s end with the remaining 18 competitors earning spots via finishing Top 15 on the ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) or receiving one of three ASP wildcard spots.

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Thanksgiving Sale Starting Early

Our Huge Thanksgiving Sale Starts NOW! and will go on till Sunday November 30th. Everything online will be 20-50% Off!

* Use coupon code "thanks" during checkout, and you will receive a 20% discount on your order.

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Thanksgiving Sale Coming Soon!

We will be holding our Huge After Thanksgiving Sale Online and Instore!

Friday, Saturday & Sunday. November: 28th 29th & 30th

* Everything online will be 20% OFF (use coupon code: thanks)

* 20%-50% Off All clothing In-Store

*Huge Sidewalk Sale at all Locations

*$99 Fullsuits

Locations:
Pierside - 300 Pacific Coast Hwy. Huntington Beach, CA 92648

HSS Girls - 126 Main St. Huntington Beach, CA 92648

HSS Bella Terra - 7777 Edinger Ave. Huntington Beach, CA 92647

HSS Warner - 3801 Warner ave. Huntington Beach, CA 92647

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Kelly Slater Talks FCS Fins

Kelly Slater talks about what kind of fins he uses on tour and how to switch it up based on what type of wave you are surfing.

get your FCS FINS here

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C.J. HOBGOOD WINS GOLD FOR USA AT ISA WORLD SURFING GAMES: USA SURF TEAM TAKES SILVER TEAM MEDAL WITH THREE INDIVIDUAL FINALISTS!

ASP World Tour number six, C.J. Hobgood blazed to victory in an Australia heavy final at the International Surfing Association (ISA) World Surfing Games today. Hobgood, who was the form surfer of the event, bested Aussies Kai Otton, Dayyan Neve and Heath Joske to claim the Open Mens gold medal and secure a silver medal for Team USA. However, Australia was able to defend their gold medal team finish from the 2006 ISA World Surfing Games.
"It would have been the ultimate to win a team gold but we had the second best team and it was all good," Hobgood said. "It was a sick team and everyone got along so good. Everyone laid it all out there and that's how the cards fell."
Hobgood and his fellow finalists each picked a peak and let Mother Nature decide the fate of the final. In the end, the lone American held scores high enough to solidify the victory and the USA silver medal.
Other finalists for the USA Surf Team include Womens surfer Lauren Sweeney, who, despite a lackluster final, surfed with authority throughout the entire qualifying draw of the double-elimination format. Sweeney finished fourth, earning a copper medal.
Longboarder Taylor Jensen claimed a bronze medal for America. Jensen faced a heat full of fellow ASP World Longboard Tour competitors in the four-man dual. His stylish nose-rides mixed with a progressive approach to draw accolades from the judges and fellow competitors alike.
PacSun USA Surf Team coach Joey Buran remarked, "Our depth is why we were able to hang on so long in this competition."
The USA Surf Team roster for the 2008 ISA World Surfing Games in Costa da Caparica, Portugal included:
Mens:C.J. Hobgood,Ben Bourgeois,Dillon Perillo, and Nat Young
Womens:Lauren Sweeney and Demi Boelsterli
Longboard: Taylor Jensen
Mens Bodyboard: Jeremy WrightJacob Romero
Womens Bodyboard: Keila Grodzen
For complete results of the ISA World Surfing Games check out http://www.wsg2008.com/

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