Rip Curl Cup Padang Padang 2010

August 28th, 2010. Padang Padang, Bali – After 35 days of waiting for the perfect swell to hit Padang Padang, the holding period for the 2010 Rip Curl Cup Invitational, presented by Power Balance, has drawn to a close. Even with an unprecedented five-week waiting period during prime swell season (July 25 - Aug. 29), the waves at Padang Padang…

The Return of Oney Anwar

Oney Anwar hails from the surf-drenched jungles of Lakey Peak. A village boy who old school Indo surfers might remember fetching their boards and serving their noodles. He eventually started surfing and stopped fetching noodles. The kid was a natural. And suddenly he was everywhere. Living in Bali. Surfing for Rip Curl. Taking boat trips. Winning contests. Oney Anwar was…

Rip Curl Searches Indonesia Like Never Before Follow the "Tip 2 Tip" Search project online at www.ripcurl.com/tip2tip from August 16.

Rip Curl's "Tip 2 Tip" Search project is a surf trip like no other. Six-months on a boat, 21 professional surfers, a mission to explore the entire Indonesian archipelago - from one tip to the other...

Oney Anwar Wins the Dripping Wet Pro Junior – First Ever Indonesian to Claim an ASP Pro Junior Event

August 21, 2010. SYDNEY, Australia - Indonesia’s, Gold Coast/Palm Beach based Hairil “Oney” Anwar sent out a loud and clear message to the surfing world that the Indonesian’s will be a power in professional surfing by becoming the first ever Indonesian surfer to win a major Association of Surfing Professionals Pro Junior surfing event when he won the Dripping Wet…

Rip Curl Cup on standby for Saturday morning start

August 13th, 2010 Padang Padang, Bali – The 2010 Rip Curl Cup Invitational at Padang Padang, presented by Power Balance, could be ON in the next 24 hours. For the second time in the waiting period, contest directors have switched the official event status from red to yellow, or “high alert.”

Rip Curl Cup on High Alert; contest could run Wednesday or Thursday

August 3rd, 2010. Padang Padang, Bali – Contest directors for the 2010 Rip Curl Cup Invitational at Padang Padang switched the official event status from red to yellow, or “high alert," on Tuesday. Currently, a promising Indian Ocean swell is moving closer to impact with Indonesia. So far, this swell has been tracking on an ideal course to send a…

Putra Hermawan Posts Highest Wave Score of Event in Final to Win Oakley Pro Junior 2010

2 August 2010, Canggu-Bali:  In the intense 25 minute man-on-man final of the Oakley Pro Junior at Canggu Beach in Bali today, Putra Hermawan of Nusa Lembongan posted the highest single wave score of the event, a 9.5 out of a possible 10, to regain the lead and then claim victory over Agus Frimanto, who also hails from Nusa Lembongan.

Rip Curl Salutes Tom Curren: Brand Icon & 2010 Waterman of the Year

A 3-time ASP World Champion and all-time icon of the sport- Rip Curl's Tom Curren graciously accepted the honor of 2010 Waterman of the Year this past weekend at the 21st annual SIMA Waterman's Ball. Alongside honorees Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Environmentalist of the Year), Al Merrick (Lifetime Achievement Award), and a house packed full of surf industry execs, friends,…

32 Invitees Draw Their Heats at Rip Curl Cup Opening Ceremony

July 26th, 2010. Padang Padang, Bali – Thirty two of surfing's elite gathered at Padang Padang beach on the island of Bali Sunday for the opening ceremony of the 2010 Rip Curl Cup. They came from as far away as England, Japan, Hawaii and New Zealand to draw their heats and find out who they will surf against in the…

Jamie O'Brien, Ry Craike and Rizal Tanjung among 32 surfers invited to Rip Curl Cup at Padang Padang;

Padang Padang, Bali – Rip Curl has announced the 32 surfers invited to compete in the 2010 Rip Curl Cup Invitational at Padang Padang. The elite group of daredevil tuberiders is now set to gather at Bali’s most revered wave this weekend for the event's opening ceremony.