Sunday, 14 June 2009 –

Owen Wright (Australia) has won the 10th annual Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Qualifying Series (WQS) 6-Star PRIME SriLankan Airlines Pro in the Maldives.

It was a monumental, high-scoring Final, described by numerous ASP officials at this event as the greatest Final they have ever seen.

This Final had everything with both surfers forcing each other to new heights, combining superb power surfing with new age aerial moves.

The final scores saw Owen Wright on 19.23 out of a possible 20 to Gudauskas on 18.93.

Wright’s second ride in the final of 9.83 was decisive, pulling two major aerial manuevers along with a series of fully-powered on-face vertical turns.

read the full article at SriLankan Airlines Pro event site

The Chicago Park District has lifted its ban on surfing at its beaches. Surfers are now allowed to hang 10 at their own risk during the swim season (Memorial Day through Labor Day) at Montrose and 57th Street Beaches, and out-of-season (Labor Day through Memorial Day) at Osterman, Montrose, 57th Street and Rainbow Beaches.

“We’re really excited,” said Vince Deur, co-chair of the Lake Michigan chapter of the Surfrider Foundation, which lobbied for the change.

Efforts to legalize surfing in Chicago began in December 2006 after Jack Flynn, a graphic designer who lives in Old Town, was ticketed for surfing off the 57th Street Beach.

Flynn started an online petition. “I got a couple thousand signatures from people from all over the world,” he said. “People were calling me from Bali saying they were excited that if they were ever in Chicago they could go surfing.”

Deur and the Surfrider Foundation joined the effort, meeting with Park District staffers several times beginning last December. “We’re not talking about endangering people’s lives,” Deur said. “This is recreation people love and enjoy.”

read the full story at Chicago Tribune

another article done by time

Showing off his buff beach body, Brody Jenner headed out for an afternoon of paddle surfing in Malibu on Sunday (June 14).

The “Hills” hunk was joined by his brother, Brandon, as the twosome took on the Pacific waters before getting in a little relaxation on the beach.

read on at celebrity-gossip.net