If you’re in Honolulu, HI, head over to the Surfrider Foundation Fundraiser this Saturday, Nov. 26, at Tiki’s Grill & Bar. Don’t miss out on good grub, drawings for SPY prizes every half hour, and a chance to win an Alana Blanchard prize pack complete with Channel Islands surfboard and Sticky Bumps leash, wax and travel board bag in the silent auction. All donations go to Surfrider Foundation Oahu Chapter.
Alana Blanchard is the No. 6 sexiest female in 2011 according to this month’s Men’s Health magazine, proving the beauty of Hawaii is hard to ignore. The hottest female surfer in the world according to the recent Men’s Health online summer review will be looking for a win at the ASP 6-Star Cabreiroa Pantin Classic Pro women’s event on the Galician Coast, Sept. 15 to 18.
With only 2 days left in the US Open, Spy’s John John Florence has been and continued to be one of the most dominant surfers at the US Open. John John is scheduled to surf in the Men’s round 5 (8-10:03am) and heat 3 against Kolohe, a battle of the new generation. Following that is the Pro Junior semi finals (12:59-1:40pm), heat 2 against Kolohe, Dylan Goodale and Colin Moran.
To see all the action live via webcast and to get more info and photo check US Open of Surfing.
Here is a few words that I grabed from the ASP press release today:
John John Florence (Oahu, HI), 17, was another young Hawaiian to ignite the high-performance peaks on offer at Huntington Beach to take his Round of 24 heat over Brazilian talent Miguel Pupo, 19.
“I was super-stoked to get through that Round of 24 heat because Miguel (Pupo) is so gnarly,” Florence said. “I was definitely pretty nervous going into that heat, but I just got lucky. There are so many fun waves out there.”
Florence, who is also on the verge of qualification for the ASP World Title Series at the midway mark in the season, is hoping to maintain his form at the Nike US Open of Surfing to continue to climb the ASP World Ranking.
“That was a big heat for me to get through to try and qualify,” Florence said. “That’s my goal to get to the World Tour, I’d be so stoked, I’ve put in a lot of hard work and so far it looks pretty good.”
Some other recent Spy doing during the US Open have been a signing that went off on Thursday at Jack Surfboards on the corner of Maint St and PCH. Alana Blanchard, Ben Bourgeois, Torrey Meister and Parker Coffin were there signing and making it a good time. We had screaming matches and a dance off for Spy product and a ol time in HB.
Friday morning we all met up down the way at Golden West St and welcomed our Boot Camp winner to a day at the beach. They got to hang out and surf with the same crew of surfers from the Jack Surfboards promo, Alana Blanchard, Ben Bourgeois, Torrey Meister and Parker Coffin. Good times on the beach teaching the Boot Camp winners how to surf. They all stood up for their 1st time and the smiles were brighter than the sun.
The US Open of Surfing day 1 and 2 have passed by and so far it’s been amazing. Saturday began the early rounds of the Pro Jr’s and Sunday continues into the round of 32 where we saw how SPY’s John John Florence ripped small waves making it into the quarter finals which will run on mid day on Monday. On Sunday they also ran the Men’s trial heat where the top 4 surfers get placed in the the ASP Prime event. Amongst the top 4 was SPY’’s Torrey Meister. There was a lot of action with the SPY surf team in the water but there was some SPY action up on the corner of PCH and Main Street at HSS at noon. SPY had it’s 1st signing which featured the surf team riders, Parker Coffin, Evan Thompson, Mike Losness and the hottest surfer on the planet Alana Blanchard. There were games, autographs, SPY hats, koozies, lanyards, stickers and even a hilarious cartooned backdrop for Facebook photos to enjoy. Day 1 and 2 were a blast with 7 more days of fun in the sun left!
John John walking up from the beach into the competitor area
video screen grab of John John's Pro Jr heat
Video screen grab of Torrey flaring in the testing conditions of HB during the Men’s trials
Parker Coffin living la vida loca along with the rest of the team; Evan Thompson, Mike Losness and Alana Blanchard
SPY’s Alana Blanchard was named the #1 sexiest female in sports by Men’s Health Magazine. Well known for surfing in her tiny bikini bottoms, Alana beat out a cyclist, sprinter and javelin thrower to snag the top spot.
This week Alana appeared in Foam Magazine’s website. Alana’s creating noise about being a part of the new generation of women surfers that are not only talented but are attractive. Enjoy!
SPY® and photographer Chris Straley made their way out to the North Shore for a photo shoot with Kauai girl and surf industry bombshell Alana Blanchard. Check out this short-but-sweet behind look into how it all went down.
OK if you’re a fan or surfing then you know that Alana is well known for her bottom turns. If you’re not aware then check out her round 2 heat in Brazil where she dominates Jessi Miley-Dyer. Oh ignore the edit that says Alana loses…. I think they were still distracted by Alana’s perfected maneuver. Enjoy!
