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Final Day Of Reef Hawaiian Pro Starts At 8am PST

2009-11-23T16:16:00.000-08:00

The Reef Hawaiian Pro will finish up today in overhead+ surf at Ali'i Beach in Haleiwa. With valuable WQS points and increased Triple Crown prize money up for grabs, the surfing is sure to be stellar. Watch live at Vans Triple Crown of Surfing or on the new iPhone app!

Still Going: Tanner Gudauskas

2009-11-22T16:21:00.000-08:00

Tanner Gudauskas placed second today at the Reef Hawaiian Pro advancing to the round of 32. Tanner had a great heat, with strong dominating turns and clocking some tube time. Parko won the heat with 16.54 points and Tanner right on his tail with 15.43, for all you math wizz's, thats only a 1.11 point difference. Good job Tanner! keep up the good work.

NEW SLEDS & BIRTHDAYS

2009-11-21T17:02:00.000-08:00

Some arts and crafts with the boys' new boards. Then out to Rocky's for a quick trial run, over to foodland, then partytown USA.

A Closer Look: Sharks Cove Grill

2009-11-21T14:23:00.001-08:00

Sharks Cove Grill is a favorite for many here on the north shore of O'ahu, Located at 59-712 Kamehameha Hwy Haleiwa, Sharks Cove Grill is easy access to grab a quick bite without the hassle of driving in to Haliewa. Whether it's breakfast, lunch or dinner, they have an easy & delicious menu to choose from. Next time you find yourself on the north shore, be sure to stop in for a tasty meal.

Duke Kahanamoku Vans

2009-11-20T18:07:00.000-08:00

We just came up on these old Duke Kahanamoku Vans slip-ons. Vans HQ is tucking these away in the archives to be preserved alongside all the other classic Vans memorabilia.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAT & DANE GUDAUSKAS

2009-11-20T11:12:00.001-08:00

Thats right, today is the day Pat & Dane turn 24! another birthday letting you know your creeping up on the quarter-century mark. I'm sure wherever the boys end up tonight, probably safe to say that Tanner will be the wheelman. Here's some more of your favorite Vans team rider's lay day moments frozen in time by digital photo technology.

Dylan Graves art project

Dane enjoyin' a frosty beverage

Leila & Rick Hurst cookin' up some delicious dinner

Reef & Tanner psyching after Tanner's heat winning victory!

Vans Triple Crown of Surfing iPhone App

2009-11-20T08:22:00.000-08:00

Experience the pinnacle of big wave competitive surfing on the North Shore of Oahu, though the first ever action sports iPhone app brought to you by the good people at Vans. This year is the 27th annual Vans Triple Crown of Surfing presented by Rockstar Energy, and with an extra bonus making it the first surf contest ever to reach $1 million purse! Stay updated on high-ranked pros like Andy Irons, Mick Fanning, Parko, Jordy Smith, Dane Reynolds, and Feddy P on their quest as they compete for the ASP World Title. Get live webcasts, real-time scoring, and video on demand. The Triple Crown App is the first live mobile webcast app for any action sports event.

Features:

-Live Webcast: Each Triple Crown event will be streaming live in low, medium, and high bandwith with dynamic heat scores and feature all 3 contests: Reef Hawaiian Pro, O'Neil World Cup, and the BIllabong Pipeline Masters.

-Photos: Live ASP photo feed with new images posted throughout each day.

-Videos: Daily event highlights, high score rides and rider interviews.

-News Updates: Daily news updates on competitions, competitors, conditions, and anything else noteworthy for that day.

-Forecasts: Get your daily surf reports powered by Surfline.com!

-Push Alerts: Lets you know when the live webcast is available

-Vans Triple Crown of Surfing web announcers will be bringing you maneuver by maneuver coverage, expert analysts and athlete interviews with the world's top professional surfers.

All of this for just $.99 - Download this app and stayed tuned in for this years events! Click HERE to download it!

Alana Blanchard Wins Womens Reef Hawaiian Pro!

2009-11-19T17:31:00.000-08:00

The Vans Hawaiian Pro went smoothly today for the women's competition. 19 year old Alana Blanchard came out on top, alongside Stephanie Gilmore in 2nd, Sofia Mulanovich in 3rd and Rebecca Woods in 4th (whom in the semi-finals shared a wave with a fish) The waves seemed to be getting smaller throughout the day, but hopefully we'll get a surge tonight and we can run the mens in the morning.

Day 2 OF THE REEF HAWAIIAN PRO

2009-11-18T18:47:00.000-08:00

The second day of the Reef Hawaiian Pro was great, the waves at Haleiwa were just good enough for the boys to rip shred and tear. Van's very own Tanner Gudauskas won his heat today dominating the conditions, If Tanner steps into the top 16 of the WQS, he'll be joining up with his brother Pat. Good Luck Tanner! For more info on the Reef Hawaiian Pro, visit TripleCrownofSurfing.com Here's a clip of the Reef Hawaiian Pro today

Skate Day with John John & Ivan Florence

2009-11-17T10:06:00.000-08:00

On any given day that the north shore is flat, you can find a handful of green room experts shredding the skate park. Heres a short clip of John John and Ivan taking some runs at the Banzai Rock Skate Park on the North Shore.

Lay Day 3: Breakfast with the Boys

2009-11-16T10:57:00.000-08:00

Here's look in at a typical lay day on the north shore with the Gudauskas bros and Dylan Graves. After a surf at Rockys, the boys head back to their pad and start their day right with some breakfast, a little youtube, and maybe a game or two of pool.

Hill of Escape - Pu'u O Mahuka Heiau

2009-11-15T20:13:00.000-08:00

Wrapping up our second lay day here on the north shore. Here's a look at this evenings sunset overlooking Waimea Bay in Pupukea. This well-preserved heiau (temple) is the largest on O'ahu covering over 5-acres and consisting of three adjoining enclosures measuring 575 feet by 170 feet. This was considered a powerful place for the kahuna and one of two places where wives of the ancient chiefs gave birth.

Eternally Teenage

2009-11-14T14:25:00.001-08:00

Since we're on a lay day here on the north shore, lets look in to beautiful west Oakland with Alex Knost! His new band Tomorrows Tulips, have just released a new music video for their first single "Eternally Teenage" The band consists of Al and his girlfriend Christina. The Tulips have been up in Oaktown working on new material as well as getting some sweet waves in SF.

Day 2: Stop in at the Gudauskas house!

2009-11-14T07:00:00.000-08:00

Pat G called up last night and asked if we could stop at foodland and pick up some ketchup and mustard for them. So Graham Nash and I helped the boys out and stopped in at foodland, then swung by for a tour of their house and a game of pool (on their official Bud Light regulation size pool table). Dylan Graves is shacked up with all 3 G-bros as well.

Vans Triple Crown Of Surfing Day 1 Wrap-Up

2009-11-13T08:51:00.000-08:00

Eyes were on the waves but minds were on the money as the $1,000,000 Vans Triple Crown of Surfing presented by Rockstar Energy Drink hit the water with day one of the Reef Hawaiian Pro - an ASP men's 6-star prime World Qualifying Series event. Subsequently, few people noticed that the bulk of the 10- to 12-foot NE swell wasn't making it around the corner into Haleiwa, and thousands lived it up in the bikini-strutting weather.
For more information, check out Vans Triple Crown Of Surfing.

Vans Triple Crown Of Surfing Is On For 8am Start!

2009-11-12T09:11:00.000-08:00

The world's first $1,000,000 surf series officially gets rolling on Oahu's North Shore today with the battle for this year's record Vans Triple Crown of Surfing presented by Rockstar's "Triple Threat" prize purse. Haleiwa plays host to the Reef Hawaiian Pro, a prime 6-star men's ASP World Qualifying Series event, and competition will get underway at 8 a.m., surf pending.

Wetlands Cleanup At The Seal Beach/Long Beach Border This Friday

2009-11-10T16:49:00.000-08:00

This Friday Save Our Beach is having our 2nd monthly Wetlands Cleanup at the Seal Beach/Long Beach border and if you can make it, we'll give you a coupon for a free slice of ZPizza on Main Street in Seal Beach!

Just show up at 9 a.m. this Friday at 10 Pacific Coast Hwy in Seal Beach. Park diagonally along access road on 1st Street just N of Pacific Coast Hwy and walk to blue canopy that says "Beach Cleanup". We'll walk back to the Los Cerritos Wetlands that no one ever gets to see!

We'll provide garbage bags, gloves, trash pickers, drinking water and now thanks to ZPizza a free slice of PIZZA!

If you know you can make it, please shoot me an email at kim@saveourbeach.org
otherwise, just show up!

$1,000,000 Triple Crown Triple Threat Purse

2009-11-09T14:29:00.000-08:00

The Vans Triple Crown of Surfing makes history today, announcing the TRIPLE CROWN - TRIPLE THREAT bonus purse that makes this prestigious Hawaiian series the first $1,000,000 stop on the Association of Surfing Professionals Dream Tour. More than 150 surfers from 17 nations have a crack at the loot as the series kicks off this Thursday, November 12, at Haleiwa on Oahu's North Shore.

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The "TRIPLE THREAT" will award $50,000 to the men's Triple Crown series champion, an extra $50,000 for the Billabong Pipeline Masters winner, a $50,000 bonus to the ASP's men's world champion, and a $25,000 bonus to the women's Triple Crown champion. The $175,000 Triple Threat is in addition to the existing $825,000 in event prize money, making for a $1million total purse.

Surf Turkeys

2009-11-08T13:17:00.000-08:00

As we get closer to thanksgiving I thought I might post up another free music playlist. This is your thanksgiving themed music mix. Now I know its a little early, but I figured I would post it up, so be thankful! Click HERE to download the mix!

Canary Islands Update

2009-11-07T11:52:00.000-08:00

Check out Pat Gudauskas right now in the semi finals in the Canary Islands. You can watch the heats live at http://www.aspeurope.com/live/ Pat is already guaranteed to qualify for next year's ASP World Tour and bettered his overall ratings' points total by advancing through to the Semi finals.

Vans Team Riders Compete In O'Neill Cold Water Classic

2009-11-06T12:35:00.000-08:00

The O'Neill Cold Water Classic is underway in Santa Cruz with Vans team riders Timmy Reyes, Dylan Graves and John Florence among those in the water. Check it out, going on all weekend long.

Vote for your favorite event!

2009-11-06T09:36:00.000-08:00

Now that we're close to a week untill the Triple Crown begins, we wanna know what your favorite event is?

Christian Hosoi @ Hawaii Vans Store Grand Opening

2009-11-04T09:49:00.000-08:00

Join us for a grand opening celebration at the new Vans store at Ala Moana Center in Honolulu, HI this Saturday, November 7th @ 3PM. Vans riders Christian Hosoi, Ray Barbee, Kalani Chapman, Reef Mcintosh, Lela Hurst and Kai Garcia will be on hand to sign autographs. Ray Barbee meets the Mattson 2 will also perform live in the store! Tons of free Vans gear and shoe raffles while supplies last.

Reef Mcintosh prepping for Pipe

2009-11-04T08:54:00.000-08:00

The surf looks like it's gonna make for a good season at the Triple Crown. Lets hope it stays this way. Here's Reef getting double the tube time at Pipe!

Surfing on Fire!

2009-11-03T19:05:00.000-08:00

This is an old clip, but that doesn't mean it isn't still awesome.