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TEAM SPYDER WINS IN NEWPORT / STOP 4 SOUTHWEST

As head-high waves rolled through Newport Beach’s 56th street, a mix of surf shop employees and pros slugged it out in one of the closest Oakley Surf Shop Challenge events ever. By event’s end, it was the Zaun brothers of Spyder Surf who led their team to victory at this year’s Oakley Surf Shop Challenge Western regional event.

In the first round, the nine teams comprised of four surfers—two shop employees and two pros—wasted no time in making work of 56th street’s punchy beachbreak. At the front of the game stood Val Surf’s whammy surfer, Dillion Perrilo, who he received a 9.03 for a giant slob-grab.

“I saw the end section and thought I’d try an air-reverse, but then as I got closer I decided to play it safe,” said Perillo. Safe was understatement, and since Dillion was Val Surf’s “whammy surfer,” the judges doubled his score to give Val Surf a birth into the final.

As the 2010 Western regional champions, Jacks Surfboards stood in strong contention to repeat last year’s success after Clay Crandal posted a 5.93 for two backside turns. But moments before Clay’s wave, Spyder Surf’s whammy surfer Dane Zaun ripped into a mid-size left all the way to the beach to earn a 6.0 and give Sypder surf an early lead in the Finals.

Following Zaun’s rhythm was Spyder’s two shop employees, Dickie O’Reily and Chris Broman. After O’Reily posted a score of a 4.13, Broman used his smooth and effortless style to net a score of a 4.53 and force his competitors to lock in a good score. However, Katin Surf Shop’s Ryan Carlson did just that. After nearly pulling a backside air-reverse on his first wave, Carlson stuck with his strong aerial prowess and soared high into the summer air to earn an 8.17 and give Katin the advantage.

With the hopes of a Western regional title lying on the shoulders of Spyder’s youngest surfer, Kelly Zaun took to the water. After patiently waiting, Kelly used his powerful rail-to-rail surfing on one of the heats better rights and was rewarded with a solid 6.77. With this ride, Spyder now had the ball back in their court and could nearly taste the event’s win.

But as time dwindled down, Katin’s whammy surfer, Teddy Navarro, posted a 5.97 that put Katin back within reach of taking top-honors. In the dying moments of the heat, needing a score in the high-four range, Katin’s Drew executed a layback snap on an inside section that would fall just short, and give Spyder Surf Shop the Western regional title.

“I wasn’t going to go because there was a three-wave set, but luckily I went and was able to do one good turn and a layback on the end section,” said Spyder Surf’s Kelly Zaun. “We’ve been doing this contest for five years now and have never won, so to finally win is awesome.”

Rob Machado is a busy man these days. Between scheduling an upcoming concert tour, showcasing his movie, and traveling the world for surf, it’s a wonder he has any free time at all. Amid a crammed schedule, we managed to pencil ourselves in for an interview to get his thoughts on going back on tour, dealing with nerves, and hosting a Pro Junior contest/superhero themed golf tournament. Yes, you read that last part right.

So you’ve got a concert tour coming up. Can you compare the feeling of going on stage versus putting on a jersey and competing in an important heat?

Yeah, there’s a lot of butterflies in both. That’s where they’re both similar to me. A lot of nerves. I’ve always thought that if you’re up there in an important heat or on stage performing and you’re not nervous, then something is wrong. To me, it means that you kinda quit caring. So the nerves are a good thing.

So when you see Kelly still winning events, is there ever a part of you that wants to go back on tour?

Yeah, there is a little part of me that wishes I could be back out there. But it takes so much work to get there and compete at that level. A lot of it is really mentally taxing. Like you’ll show up to an event and be feeling really good and your boards are really working good and you’ll lose in the first heat and be like, “what just happened?” And that can turn into a cycle where you start blaming things. Like your boards aren’t working or finding other reasons why you’re not surfing well. And then you have to pack your stuff and do it all over again in a few weeks. It can be really exhausting. So when I start thinking about all of that stuff, going back and competing isn’t quite as appealing.

That being said, it seems like your keeping yourself really busy. Between premiering your movie, traveling and playing music, and then still going on trips, you’ve got to keep a pretty full schedule.

Yeah, last year was really heavy. I think I was on the road for eight months or something like that. So when I got back home to Cardiff in January, I just wanted to take it easy for a while and just try and recharge my batteries.

So you’re hosting an upcoming junior event next month in your hometown. The Rob Machado ASP Seaside Pro Junior. Where’d the motivation to host an event at Seaside come from?

For me, Seaside’s a great venue because the wave is so varied—it’s kinda got it all. There’s sort of a suck-out section where you drop in, and then it sort of flattens out and is good for cutbacks, and the end section is really good for airs. So the wave has a lot of variety and I think it’s gonna be great to see a lot of the kids out there on such a versatile wave.

Growing up in Cardiff, you must have a pretty deep history with the wave.

Well sort of. When I was younger, it was really intimidating to me. It was far out and it was sort of heavy…yeah, it was just a whole other realm for me when I was a grom. And actually the first time I ever surfed out there was for a pro contest in 1987. After that, I was pretty much all about it.

The event’s going to benefit your nonprofit, the Rob Machado Foundation, can you talk about the foundation a bit?

Of course. The money we make is going for the Rob Machado foundation and we’re benefitting the Cardiff SEA foundation, which basically raises environmental awareness to local elementary students. We’ll try and teach them how important it is to take care of the ocean, talk to them about switching from plastic to stainless steel water bottles, and educate them about recycling.

There’s a golf tournament that accompanies the event as well that’s got a pretty interesting twist on it. Tell us about it.

Yeah, we try and have a lot of fun with the golf event. This year, it’s got a superhero theme to it. In the past, we’ve had some pretty fun themes, but this year’s gonna be classic. It’s all about not taking it too seriously and just having fun and raising money for a good cause.

Check out Colin Deveze (slide 10 on our home page). Colin is our newest Bubble Grom thats out there ripping South Orange County. Keep an eye on this kid, BIG things ahead!!

Thats right!!! Look who was riding for BG back in the day!

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On July 24th 2010 Nor-Cal Surf Shop will host the Third Annual Marine Mammal Surf Festival to raise awareness of the mass slaughtering of dolphins and whales in Japan, Norway and Iceland. All money raised will be given back to Dave Rastovich’s non-profit organization, Surfers for Cetaceans.

Vie for the trophy (as seen in the latest Surfers Journal) by entering your own 4 person team. Name your team and sign up through NorCal Surf Shop by bringing in or mailing the entry form attached with your payment enclosed to ensure your slot in the event.

We are asking for 50 dollars per competitor for the unique chance to give back to what we all love by saving dolphins and whales from cruel slaughter in their own habitat.

In lieu of entering the competition, donations of any amount would be greatly appreciated. Go to www.s4cglobal.org to make a contribution and for more information on the fight against dolphin and whale slaughter.

Come down to the beach and enjoy the day. Hope to see you there!

3 DIVISIONS:

 SHORTBOARD TEAM COMPETITION:   ($50.00 Entry per Member) 4 PERSON TEAM
 GROMS 6-15 yrs    (FREE entry)
 TEAM LONGBOARD all ages men & women   ($50.00 Entry Per Member) 4 PERSON TEAM
 SUP BATTLE ROYAL ($50.00 Entry Per Member) 2 PERSON TEAM

EVENTS:

 MENEHUNE SURF CAMP boards and wetsuits provided if needed, water supervision by experienced surfers at all times
 LIVE MUSIC 
 RAFFLE    (All proceeds from raffle donated to Surfer's for Cetaceans)
 DONATION & INFO TABLE
 FOOD by GORILLA BARBEQUE
 AFTER PARTY AT THE PEDRO POINT FIREHOUSE : FEATURED BANDS: THE THRASHERS, MACHETE FIGHT, RHYME RELATED, THE REEF RIDERS

ORGANIZING SPONSOR:

NOR CAL SURF SHOP 5460 COAST HWY
PACIFICA, CA 94044 (650) 738-9283 X 2 650-738-2895 FAX

FOR MORE INFO PLEASE CONTACT: SHAWN RHODES @ NOR CAL (650) 738-9283 X2

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Joel Parkinson Reported Hospitalized, Out of Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay? BURLEIGH HEADS, Queensland/Australia (Friday, July 9, 2010) - As reported on Australia's Surfing Life (ASL) Magazine's website, "Minutes ago Joel Parkinson's J-Bay preparations were cut short when he went down inside one of Snapper's pits. ASL Photographer Andrew Shield was on hand documenting the session and confirmed the nasty accident. 'He tucked into a super dredgy one and just disappeared inside, then showed up bobbing around in the whitewash. He was definitely in a lot of pain. There were no rocks where he went down so he must have gotten mixed up with his board.'Shieldsy was doubtful the reigning J-Bay champ would be able to surf next week in South Africa. 'He was cut down to the bone around his ankle and calf area. He definitely wasn't walking.' Andy Irons (who broke his board hours earlier) assisted Parko up the..."

Full Report at ASL.com

The Rip Curl GromSearch is a worldwide series of events designed specifically for grommets. Uniformed across the Globe, the events give groms the center stage to show the world the progression of the sport.

In the US, the Rip Curl GromSearch brings the best surfers from across the nation to their local, regional competition with the hopes of making the Rip Curl National Final at the Rip Curl Pro Search Somwhere in Puerto Rico in the Fall.

With a youthful vibe, Rip Curl GromSearch allows the contestants to feel relaxed while providing them competitive experience and an atmosphere similar to a World Championship Tour event necessary for developing their budding surfing careers.

The 2010 North American series is made up of 4 regional championship events and the winners of each event advances to the National Final to compete for the title of Rip Curl GromSearch National Champion. The winner of the premier Boys and Girls 16/Under division at the National Final wins an all-expense paid trip to the Rip Curl Pro Surf & Music Festival at Bells Beach the following April to compete in the Rip Curl GromSearch International Finals!

The Rip Curl GromSearch National Finals has sent incredible surfers to compete at Bells each year including Mason Ho, Tyler Newton, Kolohe Andino, Malia Manuel, Nat Young, and Nage Melamed.

The first-ever Rip Curl GromSearch was held at Jan Juc, Torquay, Australia in 1999. This led to the creation of a National series including Europe, the United States, Brazil, South Africa, Indonesia, and New Zealand.

Stephanie Gilmore and Matt Wilkinson won the first International Final in 2004. Mason Ho beat Jordy Smith to become the first non-Australian Rip Curl GromSearch Champion in 2005. Progression has continued with big name winners over the years like Owen Wright, Sally Fitzgibbons, Gabriel Medina and Alana Blanchard.