The first stop in the Triple Crown of Surfing is Halewia. The women’s event is the Cholo’s Women’s Hawaiian Pro 6 star. Last year’s winner of this event was SPY’s Alana Blanchard of Hanalei Hawaii.
Alana was on fire throughout this event. She won every heat getting herself into the finals again, where she ended up with a 3rd place finish. The finals consisted of Stephanie Gilmore, Tyler Wright, Alana Blanchard and Jacqueline Silva.
For more information on the Triple Crown of Surfing check here.
This result helped Alana secure a spot in the WCT Gidget Pro at Sunset Beach Nov 24- Dec 6. It also help her cause to qualify into the World Championship Tour, better known as the WCT. It won’t be official until after the Sunset contest so check back for the confirmation with this.
Alana is on the far right in the yellow rash guard.
Ok this really has nothing to do with Spy other than a few views of Mike Losness and Dean Morrison judging the Miss Reef contest but it’s way too good not to post. There’s nothing better than a happy ending!!!!!
Spy has a very small surf team but it’s elite. Look at the 1st day high waves score for the day. Torrey Meister and John Florence held the #1 and #2 spot so far in this event.
The Spy team rippers who had unsuccessful heats today were Tyler Newton and Clay Marzo. But they will be standouts wherever they surf during the winter on the North Shore.
Well another year of professional competative surfing has finally come to a close. Now that it’s all said and done our young team kicked some butt.
Dean Morrison finished 3rd at Pipe and finished in the top 16 on the WCT.
Torrey Mesiter got 3rd in the Triple Crown of Surfing’s overall ratings and finished 48th on the WQS overall ratings.
Alana Blanchard won the Vans Pro, the 1st women’s contest of the Triple Crown.
John (John) Florence made his mark at Pipe and referred to as a young verision of Jamie OBrien at Pipe and he also at the young age of 17 finished rated #84 on the WQS.
Oh and let’s not forget about Mike Losness’s art being display during the Reef Hawaiian Pro and at the Wyland Gallery in Haleiwa.
I would say this was a great year for Spy at the Triple Crown f Surfing and congrats to all the success to everyone on the team and look forward to a great 2010!
Spy Hawaii 09 is a series of video that reveals our time spent during the Vans Triple Crown. We are shooting our 2010 Spring Summer marketing images along with collecting video assets of our team riders.
This piece is the 6th and last marketing shoot using John Florence and his brothers Nathan and Ivan.
The Reef Hawaiian Pro is finishing today and Torrey Meister is Spy’s last surfer in this event. Torrey’s Reef Hawaiian Pro run ends at the quarterfinals which is his best WQS result this season.
To see more Spy surf team videos click on Vimeo or You Tube.
The 2nd stop of the Womens Triple Crown was at Sunset Beach for the Gidget Pro.
Alana once again proved that she was not just a pretty face in women’s professional surfing but she was one of the rising crop of new girls that is raising the bar in women’s surfing.
Thoughout the final day of the event the women showed that they could set up to the plate when the surf got big. In Hawaiian 6-8 foot waves, meaning waves with 12-16 foot faces Alana used her big wave knowledge to do man style carves which would finally give her a 4th palce finish.
This is her best career showing in a WCT surf contest. Now it’s a tight race between her and the newly corwned women’s WCT Champion Stephanie Gilmore, for that coveted Triple Crown title. The next stop and last stop on the tour is in Maui. For more information on the Van’s Triple Crown click here
Spy Hawaii 09 is a series of video that reveals our time spent during the Vans Triple Crown. We are shooting our 2010 Spring Summer marketing images along with collecting video assets of our team riders.
The Reef surf contest is up and running again. John Florence and Clay Marzo are unfortunately eliminated but Torrey Meister advances out his heat today.
This piece is the 5th shoot using The Spy Hawaiian Bombshell winner Hannah Kealia May.
To see more Spy surf team videos click on Vimeo or You Tube.
Spy Hawaii 09 is a series of video that reveals our time spent during the Vans Triple Crown. We are shooting our 2010 Spring Summer marketing images along with collecting video assets of our team riders.
This piece is the 4th shoot using Alana Blanchard, Erika Steiner and Spy Hawaiian Bombshell model winner Hannah Kealia May.
To see more Spy surf team videos click on Vimeo or You Tube.
Spy Hawaii 09 is a series of video that reveals our time spent during the Vans Triple Crown. We are shooting our 2010 Spring Summer marketing images along with collecting video assets of our team riders.
This piece is the 3rd shoot using Benny B, Clay Marzo and Kanoa. This also includes Torrey Meister’s Reef Hawaiian Pro heat and Alana Blanchard winning the 1st leg of the women’s Triple Crown.
To see more Spy surf team videos click on Vimeo or You Tube.
The 1st stop of the Triple Crown is the Reef Hawaiian Pro. Along with the Men’s 6 star prime WQS event there was a non-rated specialty women’s surf event. Because there were only 2 women’s events going into Hawaii this event was put in there to make the women’s Triple Crown complete.
The surf in Haleiwa was below the Hawaiian standards of good surf but to most the surf still very rippable. All of the top rated women surfers from the WCT there along with some of the top rated Hawaiian surfers.
Alana has had tough year with things not going her way in competitive surfing until now. She aggressively attacked every heat and surfed with the energy of someone who was very hungry for a win and did not want to lose.
Her break came in the quarter finals when she was sitting in 3rd place and not advancing with seconds left in the heat, when 2 Australian surfers crossed paths and a double interference was called allowing Alana to make the heat.
Alana took advantage of that break which would eventually give her the win for the 1st Triple Crown leg held at Haleiwa.
Keale views his girlfriend before her heat
Alana coming to her family and friends before going to battle
How do you get to the beach? You know you are doing well when you have your own model car to get to the beach.
That spec on the wave is Alana getting a heat winning score of 7.3
Holt, the dad, cheering for Alana. (far left looking right)
If you knw anything about womens surfing this was not an easy final. The current World Champ and past World Champ is in there.
Pre final wax up
This smile is filled with so much joy and its shared by everyone that was there even her competitors.
