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“Coffee Conversations” with PT

November 5th, 2009, 2:54 pm by Jeff Malanca, contributing writer

 

pt-coffee-conversationsIf you want the chance to meet the first ASP World Champion then this is something to check out in the coming weeks. 

Peter ”PT” Townend will be hosting “Coffee Conversations, Talk Story and Bustin’ Down the Door at Huntington Surf and Sport.

The Aussie legend will be discussing surfboards and telling stories about what the surf scene was like back in the day. 

And if you’re in the market for a new stick, PT’s Santa Cruz surfboard model,the Stylemaster retro single fin will be available to check out or buy.

There will also be a ton of FREE giveaways and a drawing for a chance to win a FREE Santa Cruz Cruzer skateboard.

Where: Huntington Surf and Sport, 300 Pacific Coast Highway, Huntington Beach (714) 841-4000

When: November 14th, November 28th, December 12th and December 19th which is a special Groms day for Christmas.  Each event goes from 7 a.m to noon.

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OC surfers going strong at O’Neill Cold Water Classic

November 4th, 2009, 2:58 pm by Laylan Connelly, staff writer

UPDATE: WQS contest is on hold Thursday; Juniors up at 1 p.m.  

From Wednesday: OC surfers are coming through strong during this week’s O’Neill Cold Water Classic and Oakley Pro Junior up in Santa Cruz.

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The Cold Water Classic – a WQS 6-star prime event – kicked off on Monday with solid surf conditions, but was put on hold today. Some of the best surfers in the world – including many from Orange County – are up north for the prestigious event.

A call is made at 7:30 each morning to determine whether the WQS or Junior event will be held.

The juniors went at it today, with Newport local and one of OC’s top young surfers Andrew Doheny winning his heat with a score of 13.37.

In the first round of junior’s events, Newport’s Chase Wilson advanced with a score of 12.00, but in that same heat Taylor Thorne, of Newport, was knocked out after coming in 4th place.

Capo Beach’s Luke Davis and San Clemente’s Kolohe Andino both placed first in their heats to advance.

In the pro event, several World Tour surfers are taking on the World Qualifying Series surfers, making the competition tough.

World Tour surfer Timmy Reyes, of Huntington Beach, had a great showing Tuesday with the heat of the day, finishing with scores of 9.33 and 8.50. 

“I knew where to sit out there,” he said in a statement. “I’ve been back and forth here my entire life. It makes it easy when you come to a place that you really like. I feel really good here.”

On the first day of the event, San Clemente’s Mike Losness was knocked out. HB’s  Micah Byrne had a great showing, with a score of 11.84 in heat 4 of round 128. He competed again Tuesday and made it through with a 10.03. 

Seal Beach’s Chris Waring also came in first during his heat, scoring a 13.33.

If the pros compete on Thursday, Huntington surfers Brett Simpson and Brad Ettinger will be going up against each other early in the day. Simpson is the top point holder in North America in the WQS rankings.

HB’s Shaun Ward will be going up against some tough competition, as he goes up against Jordy Smith and three-time world champ Tom Curren.
 
The pro competitors are battling it out in 13 degree waters to see if they can nab a piece of the $145,000 in prize money. The juniors are surfing for $10,000.

See it all  live at www.oneill.com/cwc/california

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Professional Longboard Championships

November 3rd, 2009, 7:29 am by Jeff Malanca, contributing writer

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If you want to watch the best men and women surfers in the business walking the nose and hanging ten, then this is an event you won’t want to miss.

The 2009 Professional Longboard Association is holding the PLA Pro Championships in a little more than a week from now. 

The ASP sanctioned  Longboard Qualifying Series contest is the final event of the five stop tour.

Some of the top talent competing from Orange County includes: San Clemente’s Josh Baxter who’s the current points leader in the North America longboard tour ratings andColin McPhillips who’s also from San Clemente.

Some of the notable names taking part in the women’s division include: Cardiff’s Cori Schumacher and Pacific Beach’s Jennifer Smith. 

The 2009 PLA Championships will also host a division for the best amateur longboarders and a stand up paddle board race.  For more info. check out surfpla.com.

When: Friday, November 13th, Saturday, November 14th and Sunday, November 15th

Where: Oceanside Pier

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O’neill Coldwater Classic Santa Cruz

October 30th, 2009, 6:56 pm by Jeff Malanca, contributing writer

 

steamer-laneOne of North America’s most prestigious surf contests is just a couple days away from starting.  The 2009 O’neill Coldwater Classic will attract some of the world’s best surfers.

The 6-Star Prime ASP World Qualifying Series event happens at Santa Cruz’s most famous surf spot…Steamer Lane. 

Some of the notable names from Orange County competing in the big event include: Huntington Beach’s Brett Simpson and San Clemente’s Nate Yeomans.

There are also a handful of Dream Tour surfers such as Jordy Smith, Adriano De Souza, Nathaniel Curran, Roy Powers and Huntington Beach’s Timmy Reyes taking part in the contest. 

19-year old Nat Young took home the win at last years prestigious event.  So we’ll have to wait and see if the Santa Cruz local boy can do it again.  For more info. or to watch the live action, go to oneillcwc.com.

When: Monday, November 2nd through Sunday, November 8th

Where: Steamer Lane, Santa Cruz

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Xcel Pro about to begin

October 29th, 2009, 7:20 am by Jeff Malanca, contributing writer

 

xcel-proThe North Shore of Oahu is about to kick into high gear in the next few weeks.  The first contest of the winter season is about to start at Sunset Beach which is one of the top spots on the famous seven mile stretch of coast.

The 2009 Xcel Pro is a 2-star ASP World Qualifying Series event with several notable big wave chargers competing.   They include: 3-time World Champion Andy Irons, Derek Ho, Sunny Garcia and Pancho Sullivan.  

Surfline forecasters are calling for a good northwest, north-northwest swell to start showing on Friday, which means the event could take to the water on the first day of the holding period.

The events official waiting period begins on Friday, October 30th and runs through Tuesday, November 10th. To watch the live action, check out xcelpro.xcelwetsuits.com. 

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Rip Curl Pro Search waiting period begins

October 19th, 2009, 6:02 am by Jeff Malanca, contributing writer

 

rip-curl-search-posterThe second to last stop of the ASP World Championship Tour official waiting period kicked off today, but contest officials opted not to start the 2009 Rip Curl Pro Search in Portugal due to the lack of surf.

Surfline forecasters are calling for a pretty solid northwest swell to begin filling in on Tuesday afternoon and into Wednesday and Thursday.

Meanwhile, the title race continues with Mick Fanning holding down the lead with fellow Aussie Joel Parkinson trailing behind in second and Brazilian Adriano de Souza in third.

Contest organizers will reconvene Tuesday morning at 8 a.m for a possible 8:30 a.m start.  The official waiting period runs until Wednesday, October 28th.  To watch the live action, check out www.live.ripcurl.com.

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Billabong Pro Mundaka wrap-up

October 14th, 2009, 6:17 am by Jeff Malanca, contributing writer

 

adriano-de-souzaThe eighth stop of the ASP World Championship Tour wrapped up yesterday in Spain. 

The 2009 Billabong Pro Mundaka event looked more like a World Qualifying Series contest due to the less than favorable conditions throughout most of eight days.

Adriano de Souzaclaimed his first ASP Dream Tour win in the marginal two to three foot waves at the events backup surf spot, Sopelana.  The 22-year old Brazilian took down Aussie Chris Davidson 16.40 to 11.83.

Unfortunately, Mundaka, the world famous left hand point break never really came to life for the world’s top 45 surfers except on day one of the competition. De Souza now jumps up to number three in the WCT ratings, while Chris Davidson moves up to 20th. 

Next stop on the Dream Tour will be the Rip Curl Pro Search in Peniche, Portugal.  The official waiting period runs Monday, October 19th through Wednesday, October 28th.  For all the latest, go to aspworldtour.com.

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OC surfers move closer to World Tour

October 12th, 2009, 9:52 am by Laylan Connelly, staff writer

read_brettsimpson.att4pat-on-beachOC Register’s Fred Swegles reports that Huntington Beach’s Brett Simpson and San Clemente’s Patrick Gudauskas have moved closer in their quests to qualify for surfing’s major leagues in 2010.

Simpson placed third and Gudauskas fifth in the $145,000 Rio Surf Pro International, a 6-star event in the Association of Surfing Professionals’ World Qualifying Series.

Gudauskas remains No. 4 in the WQS standings, like last week, but solidified his position. Simpson moved up from No. 9 to No. 6 in the standings. The top 15 WQS surfers normally qualify for the ASP World Championship Tour.

Read more from Swegle’s story here.

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Billabong Pro Mundaka finally back on!

October 12th, 2009, 6:49 am by Jeff Malanca, contributing writer

billabong-pro1The 2009 Billabong Pro Mundaka event is finally back on today after a week without waves. 

The 8th stop of the ASP World Championship Tour started back up Monday morning to finish the final eight heats of Round 1 and move onto the Round of 2.

The surf finally picked up a bit, but unfortunately the world’s best surfers had compete in fairly chewed up two to three foot waves at a spot called Sopelana before moving back to Mundaka for the start of Round 2. 

Some of the competitors going home early after losing in Round 1 included: Huntington Beach’s Timmy Reyes, Oxnard’s Nathaniel Curran, Aussies Josh Kerr and Jay “Bottle” Thompson and Hawaii’s Dustin Barca.

Moving on to Round 2 is San Clemente’s Chris Ward and Aussies Dean Morrison and Mick Campbell.  The 2009 Billabong Pro Mundaka official waiting period wraps up on Saturday, October 17th.  For the latest on the event or to watch the live webcast, check out billabongpro.com.

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Owen Wright qualifies for the 2010 Dream Tour

October 6th, 2009, 5:39 pm by Jeff Malanca, contributing writer

 

owen-wrightAussie Owen Wright has reason to be celebrating.  The young Australian phenom just secured himself a spot on next year’s ASP World Championship Tour after a 5th place finish at the Local Motion Pro at Guaruja in Brazil.

The lanky 6′3 goofy-footer has been grabbing the attention of the surf world for quite some time, but especially in the last year. 

Wright started off 2009 focusing on the Junior Pro tour and some select ASP World Qualifying Series contests, but since then has dominated both series putting himself in 1st place on the Junior Pro rankings and currently 3rd on the WQS.

19-year old Owen Wright is known for his explosive backside attack as well as huge frontside and backside airs.  Wright’s sponsors include: Rip Curl clothing and wetsuits, Dragon Optics, FCS, Gorilla Grip and Bryne Surfboards.  Look for this ripper to do some serious damage on the 2010 Dream Tour.

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Billabong Pro Mundaka gets underway

October 5th, 2009, 5:27 pm by Jeff Malanca, contributing writer

 

billabong-proThe eighth stop of the ASP World Championship Tour got underway today in Europe. 

The 2009 Billabong Pro Mundaka completed the first eight heats of Round 1 on Monday in clean three to four foot surf at the famous lefthand point break.

ASP officials opted to run the man-on-man elimination format at this event, so basically it’s do or die for some competitors. 

Advancing on day one included: 2009 ASP WCT Rookie Kekoa Bacalso from Hawaii who had the highest heat score of the day.  Also, moving on to the next round is South Africa’s David Weare and Aussies Kai Otton and Ben Dunn. 

Some of the early Round 1 upsets who will be going home early include: Hawaii’s Roy Powers, France’s Tim Boal and Aussies Phillip MacDonald and Drew Courtney.

Some of the standout heats coming up in the remainder of Round 1 include: H.B local boy Timmy Reyes and Michael Picon in heat 12, Josh Kerr and Nic Muscroft in heat 13 and San Clemente’s Chris Ward and Dayyan Neve in heat 15.

The Billabong Pro Mundaka official waiting period runs until Saturday, October 17th.  To watch the live action or see the heats on demand, check out billabongpro.com.

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Thousands flock to sand to watch world’s best surfers

September 19th, 2009, 9:21 pm by Laylan Connelly, staff writer

The Hurley Pro gave surf fans the opportunity to watch the best surfers in the world battle it out right here at Trestles as they try to gain points on the ASP World Tour.

Spectators got to the sand early, finding a place among the cobblestones to watch the contest. Umbrellas dotted the sand to keep people cool during the warm September day. 

About  5,000 people showed up on the sand to watch as Australian’s Mick Fanning won against Ventura’s Dane Reynolds, who had a stellar performance through the entire contest.

Check out some of our photos from the surf scene on Saturday:

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And here’s more photos from the OC Register, and a video below by Steve Zylius:

 

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Mick Fanning wins Hurley Pro

September 19th, 2009, 3:55 pm by Laylan Connelly, staff writer

Australian Mick Fanning took home the big check of $105,000 at today’s Hurley Pro at Trestles, the largest first-place purse in sport’s history.

The Hurley Pro gives surf fans the opportunity to watch the best surfers in the world battle it out as they try to gain points on the ASP World Tour. The stop at Trestles is the 6th stop on the 10 stop tour, and the only contest held in North America.

Nearly 5,000 people showed up on the sand to watch as Fanning won against Ventura’s Dane Reynolds, who had a stellar performance through the entire contest.

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CHECK OUT LIVE PHOTOS FROM THE  DAY HERE.

“It’s all about gaining momentum again, and getting that hunger back,” he said about advancing in the World Tour rankings. The Hurley Pro is the only North American stop on the tour.

Fanning congratulated Reynolds on his performance.

“He’s only at the start of what will happen in the next few years,” he said. When asked what he will do with the prize money, he thought for a second: “Mortgage.”

Spectator Stewart Donald showed up at the contest through the week, and watched as Fanning practiced hard every morning.

“He’s a phenomenal worker. It looks fun, but he put in a lot of work,” Donald said

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Fanning - the 2007 world champ - took out nine-time world champ Kelly Slater, who was a front runner to win the Hurley Pro. Since the contest started in 2001, Slater has won the event three times, including the past two years.

Slater only had 10.74 heat total in the semifinal, his opponent Mick Fanning earning a 16.26. As Slater came out of the water, he got an applause from fans.

Reynolds - of Ventura - earned a spot after a heat total of 16.77 in the semifinals. Reynolds has been doing really well during the competition, taking out wildcard Rob Machado earlier in the day.

This is Reynolds first career final. He has been on the tour for two years, and is currently ranked 20th on the tour.

Reyes and wildcard Brett Simpson - were knocked out earlier in the week. 

Brazilian Adriano de Souza (who recently moved to Laguna Beach), posted a  heat score of 15.50 to win against Josh Kerr. He was later taken out by Bede Durbidge during the quarterfinals.

Rob Machado was taken out of the contest by Dane Reynolds at about 10 a.m. today. Machado had taken out Joel Parkinson, who was leading in points on the World Tour. He also took out Taj Burrow, who was 4th in the ranking.

The contest is offering the largest first place purse in the history of surfing: $105,000 to the winner, up $5,000 from the previous record of $100,000 given to Huntington Beach’s Brett Simpson at the Hurley U.S. Open of Surfing. 

 Watch highlights  at thehurleypro.com.

LIVE COVERAGE:

SEMIFINALS UNDERWAY AT HURLEY PRO - WILL SLATER TAKE HIS FOURTH WIN?

LIVE PHOTOS FROM THE HURLEY PRO

KELLY SLATER ADVANCES, MACHADO OUT

SAN CLEMENTE SURFERS TO BE SHOWCASED DURING EXPRESSION SESSION

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Semi finals get underway at Hurley Pro

September 19th, 2009, 2:54 pm by Laylan Connelly, staff writer

The semi-finals at the Hurley Pro down at Trestles are underway, with California surfer Dane Reynolds up against Bede Durbidge.

Reynolds has had a spectacular showing, posting a 18.20 in the quarterfinals.

Up next is nine-time world champ Kelly Slater against former world champ Mick Fanning. Slater is going for his fourth Hurley Pro title; he has won the last two events. The event has been held here since 2001. 

The finals are expected to run at about 4:15 p.m. Catch it live at thehurleypro.com.

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Hurley Pro: Snapshot from practice session

September 18th, 2009, 4:32 pm by Laylan Connelly, staff writer

The Hurley Pro was put on hold today, but the surfers went out for a bit of a practice session mid-day at Trestles.

OrangeCounty.com’s Kris Heineman was down there today and got some snapshots of the action. Check them out here.  Contest is set to run all day on Saturday.

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Autograph signing with Quiksilver team

September 16th, 2009, 6:03 am by Jeff Malanca, contributing writer

 

dane-reynoldsAs you probably know, the world’s best surfers are in Southern California for the ASP World Championship Tour event at Lower Trestles. 

Well if you’re a fan of Dane Reynolds, Freddy Patacchia, Nic Muscroft, Jeremy Flores,Miky Picon and Aritz Aranburu then check this out.

Here’s your chance to see these amazing surfers up close and personal while they’re all in town. 

The team of Quiksilver riders will be signing autographs and who knows maybe you’ll even be able to get a photo with some of these guys.

And I haven’t heard if 9-time World Champion Kelly Slater will be on hand, but if he continues his run at The Hurley Pro, maybe he’ll even show up and be hanging with the rest of the crew.

Where:  Quiksilver Store 255 Forest Avenue, Laguna Beach (949) 376-0245

When: Thursday, September 17th from 6 to 7 p.m.

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Slater takes out last local surfer at Hurley Pro

September 15th, 2009, 10:09 am by Laylan Connelly, staff writer

Those waiting for the golden underdog moment in the match with Huntington Beach’s Brett Simpson against nine-time world champ Kelly Slater have a lot to be disappointed about.

Simpson - who had a magical showing to win the title against some of the world’s best surfers at the Hurley U.S. Open of Surfing - couldn’t keep the momentum as Slater ripped away his chances at advancing at the Hurley Pro.

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The best surfers in the world are down at Trestles to compete through the week at the only Association of Surfing Professional World Tour stop in North America.

Before his heat, Simpson said he had nothing to lose during the battle against Slater.

But as they got out in the water, Simpson just couldn’t gain the points he needed as Slater took waves that trumped any score Simpson posted.

A long lull in the middle of the heat didn’t help, as surfers searched the horizon for any bump that turn into something to ride.  

“It’s frustrating when you’re that far behind, and there’s no waves,” Simpson said as he came out of the water, kids approaching him for autographs. “I caught an average wave, he caught that bomb. That  pretty much shut the door on me.”

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In the heat before his, Rob Machado barely beat out Joel Parkinson, who is the highest on the point ratings.

“It was really close. We were trying to catch all the waves we could,” Machado said. “I felt like I wasn’t really surfing that great. It’s just good to get through.”

 

When: today through Sept. 19, on the best days for surfing

How to know: An announcement of whether the contest is on will be made each morning at www.thehurleypro.com.

Where:Lower Trestles, San Onofre State Beach, a mile south of San Clemente

Directions:Take I-5 to the Basilone Road exit, turn toward the beach and take the first right into the parking area.

Parking: $15 per car

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Beating Slater would be “added bonus” for Simpson

September 15th, 2009, 8:26 am by Laylan Connelly, staff writer

read_brettsimpson.att4I had a quick chat with Huntington Beach surfer Brett Simpson, who is gearing up this morning for his heat against nine-time world champion Kelly Slater.

Simpson propelled from an up-and-comer to a surfer to be reckoned with during the Hurley U.S. Open of Surfing, taking out a pool of some of the world’s top surfers to nab the title last July.

Even though he had surgery recently for a bone chip in his ankle, he put on a stellar performance on Sunday, the first day of the Hurley Pro, when he won a heat against Australian Taj Burrow, busting out a move that judges didn’t even have a name for.

This morning, he was out studying the water before his big heat with Slater, which is scheduled for about 9:15 a.m. “It’s an exciting morning,” he said. ”I don’t have much to lose. It’s a good experience.”

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Kelly Slater walks into the competitor area this morning

Simpson said he’s going to continue what he’s been doing, and see if he can put up a good fight against Slater, who has won the Hurley Pro (back when it was known as the Boost Mobile Pro) three times, and is reigning champion.

While Simpson might not have much to lose, he has a lot to gain. Simpson is currently on the World Qualifying Tour and is on the cusp of making it to the elite level of the World Tour where surfers such as Slater compete.

“If I can beat Kelly, it’s just an added bonus of this great year,” he said. “I’m not really scared, but I am nervous. I think I perform best under those moments. I’ll just go out and have fun.”

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This morning’s conditions: Peaky 2 - 4 foot waves with light offshore winds, south swell continues. Rob Machado surfs at about 8:30 a.m. against Joel Parkinson. Watch the action live here.

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FCS presents ‘What They Ride’ program

September 14th, 2009, 5:11 pm by Jeff Malanca, contributing writer

 

How many times have you been watching an ASP World Championship Tour contest online and wondered what the best pros are riding?kelly-slater1 

Well many times the general public doesn’t get much information about their boards unless the announcers happen to give a little insight about a particular pro.

This week FCS, Fin Control System launched a new feature called ‘What They Ride’ where all of us in the general surf world can now find out the exact dimensions and shapes the best surfers in the world are riding.

Not only will you learn the secrets to their quivers, but some of the shapers themselves will even talk about what a certain surfer is riding.  It’s all being unveiled at The Hurley Pro at Lower Trestles this week.

So if you’re really itching to know what Kelly Slater, Mick Fanning and Joel Parkinson are riding at Lowers this week, tune into the live webcast at TheHurleyPro.com.

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Two OC surfers knocked out of Hurley Pro

September 14th, 2009, 1:54 pm by Laylan Connelly, staff writer

The two local WCT surfers in the running to take home the Hurley Pro were knocked out this afternoon, leaving only a wild-card entry as the only possible hope for OC.

Timmy Reyes of Huntington Beach and San Clemente’s Chris Ward were both taken out of the Hurley Pro during afternoon heats.

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Ward, who sits 25th on the Association of Surfing Professionals World Tour, said he had a good run during the middle of the heat against Australian Jay Thompson, but let his guard down.

“I let him have position. When you do that, the other surfer gets the wave. That’s what happened,” he said as he came out of the water.

The world’s top surfers are in town for the Hurley Pro, held at San Onofre State Beach at Trestles.

Huntington Beach’s Brett Simpson - an up-and-comer on the World Qualifying Series -  is up against nine-time world champion Kelly Slater early Tuesday morning. Simpson - who just had surgery on his ankle for a chipped bone - advanced after winning his heat against Taj Burrow on Sunday.

Here’s more details if you want to come down:

When: today through Sept. 19, on the best days for surfing

How to know: An announcement of whether the contest is on will be made each morning at www.thehurleypro.com.

Where:Lower Trestles, San Onofre State Beach, a mile south of San Clemente

Directions:Take I-5 to the Basilone Road exit, turn toward the beach and take the first right into the parking area.

Parking: $15 per car

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