Monthly Archives: April 2008

HIGH PERFORMANCE START TO 6.0 LOWERS PRO DAY ONE

SAN CLEMENTE, California (Tuesday, April 29, 2008) – The 6.0 Lowers Pro commenced competition this morning in clean two-to-three foot (1 meter) surf at Lower Trestles, California and Day 1 saw the famed cobblestone pointbreak play host to some of the most dynamic surfing of the season.The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Qualifying Series [...]
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Adam Robertson Crowned 2008 O’Neill Highland Open by Swatch Champion at Thurso East

THURSO, Thurso East, Scotland (Tuesday, April 29, 2008) – Adam Robertson (Victoria, AUS) became the third O’Neill Highland Open by Swatch Champion today, finishing victorious after another 23-heat marathon day. Robertson, who surfed through five heats to eventually clinch the prestigious Highlander sword, defeated Adam Melling (Gold Coast, AUS) in glassy three foot (one meter) [...]
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Congratulations Russ and Jessica on the New Kid!

Madison Riley Becker was born on Friday, April 25th to long time HSS graphic artist Russ Becker and lovely wife Jessica. 9 lbs. 11 oz. and plenty of aloha already. Congratulations you guys, she’s beautiful! We’re so stoked for you guys.
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HB LOCAL TRAVIS POTTER CONTRACTS MALARIA

HB surfer and longtime Indonesian visitor Travis Potter contracted a potentially deadly strain of cerebral malaria while traveling through the Southeast Asian island chain last week.The Seal Beach goofyfoot spent a hard month searching for undiscovered waves in Papua New Guinea with a half dozen other ferals, filming for an upcoming surf movie called Isolated.He [...]
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CONGRATULATIONS HSS TEAM RIDER JASON HARRIS ON YOUR MONSTER ENERGY/SUN DIEGO PRO-AM SURF TOUR VICTORY!

Event # 7 of The 2007-2008 Monster Energy/Sun Diego PRO-AM Surf Tour presented by Ezekiel was held April 19-20 at Ocean Beach Pier in solid 3-5 foot waves. With only one more event left before the Championship event, HSS Team Rider Jason Harris scored a huge victory! This should propel him up the rankings to [...]
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TEAM HSS GOES OFF AT THE SOUTHWEST EXPLORER #9 AT SAN CLEMENTE PIER

NSSA SOUTHWEST CONFERENCEEXPLORER SEASON EVENT #9SAN CLEMENTE PIER NORTHSIDEAPRIL 19-20, 2008CONDITIONS: Consistent 3-4 foot waves with fun lefts and rights The Southwest Conference Explorer Season continued with event #9 on the northside of the San Clemente Pier. A building southwest swell served up plenty of good chest to shoulder high lefts and rights throughout the [...]
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Lay Day for Day 1 of the O’Neill Highland Open by Swatch

April 23, 2008 PRESS RELEASEA lay day was called for the first day of the O’Neill Highland Open, an ASP 6-Star World Qualifying Series (WQS) event, today. The decision was an easy one for contest director Matt Wilson.“It was a pretty easy call to make,” Wilson said. “We came down to Thurso East at 6am [...]
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JOSH KERR FLIES AND JORDY SMITH BOWS OUT AT QUIKSILVER PRO DURBAN

Durban – Some big airs and bigger upsets were the order of the day at the Quiksilver Pro Durban, as New Pier produced funnelling little high-performance waves for day 8 of Durban’s Six-Star Prime WQS event. The conditions, while perfect in shape and conditions, were a little bit small, but good to excellent rides punctuated [...]
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HSS is looking for New Crew Members who like to Work Hard and Play Hard!

Summer is a coming and we are looking for a chosen few to join us this year. We are currently hiring at all of our store locations. For more info., contact Lee at 714-374-2373 or CLICK HERE to fill out an application.
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LAY DAY FOR QUIKSILVER PRO DURBAN

Durban – A glut of surfers leaving Margaret River in Australia simultaneously saw in excess of 30 competitors arrive in Durban for the Quiksilver Pro Durban without their surfboards. On top of this, a flight full of Brazilian surfers were delayed and haven’t arrived in Durban on time. These factors saw contest organisers decide to [...]
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