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C.J. Hobgood (USA) 15.00 def. Jeremy Flores (FRA) 12.93 in SF 1 Billabong Pro Tahiti - LIVE via www.aspworldtour.com

Andy Irons (HAW) 16.44 def. Patrick Gudauskas (USA) 11.00 in QF 4 Billabong Pro Tahiti - LIVE via www.aspworldtour.com

Kelly Slater (USA) 18.67 def. Adrian Buchan (AUS) 12.77 in QF 3 Billabong Pro Tahiti - LIVE via www.aspworldtour.com

Jeremy Flores (FRA) 11.80 def. Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 11.33 in QF 2 Billabong Pro Tahiti - LIVE via www.aspworldtour.com

C.J. Hobgood (USA) 14.53 def. Tiago Pires (PRT) 6.23 in QF 1 Billabong Pro Tahiti - LIVE via www.aspworldtour.com

Patrick Gudauskas (USA) 17.00 def. Damien Hobgood (USA) 13.66 in Heat 8 Round 4 Billabong Pro Tahiti - LIVE via www.aspworldtour.com

Andy Irons (HAW) 14.17 def. Mick Fanning (AUS) 14.07 in Heat 7 Round 4 Billabong Pro Tahiti - LIVE via www.aspworldtour.com

Amazing Day 4 Action in Excellent Waves at San Miguel Pro Zarautz - Full Report at www.aspworldtour.com

Adrian Buchan (AUS) 16.67 def. Michel Bourez (PYF) 8.83 in Heat 6 Round 4 Billabong Pro Tahiti - LIVE via www.aspworldtour.com

Kelly Slater (USA) 17.70 def. Adam Melling (AUS) 8.43 in Heat 5 Round 4 Billabong Pro Tahiti - LIVE via www.aspworldtour.com

After a short hiatus, the TransWorld SURF Model Search kicks back into gear. To enter the Model Search email your photos to modelsearch@transworld.net. Please include name, age, hometown, and some info about yourself. Winners will be featured in the mag, receive a free bikini from B. Swim, and sunglasses courtesy of Spy.

Jeremy Flores (FRA) 10.00 def. Manoa Drollet (PYF) 5.37 in Heat 4 Round 4 Billabong Pro Tahiti - LIVE via www.aspworldtour.com

Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 10.00 def. Owen Wright (AUS) 1.10 in Heat 3 Round 4 Billabong Pro Tahiti - LIVE via www.aspworldtour.com

By Alex Haro Another drilling-related explosion rocked the Gulf of Mexico early Thursday morning, sending the crew of Mariner Energy’s Vermillion Block 380 into the water and igniting a massive fire. Thirteen workers were rescued from the Gulf by an oil industry vessel after donning Gumby suits, bright colored survival suits that aid in flotation. [...]

Tiago Pires (PRT) 14.83 def. Adriano de Souza (BRA) 12.83 in Heat 2 Round 4 Billabong Pro Tahiti - LIVE via www.aspworldtour.com

We rolled up first thing in the morning, before the sun came up, to glassy conditions, two weirdo's doing chest bumps, someone's car stuck in the sand and rumors of gale force winds forcasted for the afternoon

C.J. Hobgood (USA) 13.50 def. Dane Reynolds (USA) 9.67 in Heat 1 Round 4 Billabong Pro Tahiti - LIVE via www.aspworldtour.com

Unfortunately for the next few days the forecast isn’t really showing any improvement. The North Pacific is pretty much shut down by the high-pressure and the SPAC isn’t doing us any favors (well at least not yet).

Final Day Billabong Pro Tahiti ON at Teahupoo, Champion Crowned Today - LIVE via www.aspworldtour.com

The number of dead zones in U.S. coastal waters has increased dramatically in the past 50 years, according to a federal report released Friday by the Office of Science and Technology Policy in Washington, D.C.