steamer lane : 6 videos

19-year old Brazilian Miguel Pupo is the surprise winner of the O’Neill Cold Water Classic Series’ final stop in Santa Cruz, California! With his tremendous victory at the last stop, he not only took home the winner’s trophy but also the O’Neill Cold Water Classic Champion 2011 title along with USD 90’000 in prize purse. As the waves at Steamer Lane did not allow a serious competition, the tournament was moved to the beaches of Waddell Creek. The last rounds of the mobile format played out...

As the O’Neill Cold Water Classic 2011 moved towards its closing stages, four quarterfinalists were decided as contest organisers once again took full advantage of the event’s mobile format. Willian Cardoso, local boy Nat Young, Nic Muscroft and Josh Kerr all made it through the non-elimination heat straight into the quarterfinals at Waddell Creek before the event was called off for the day as the swell died off. But it was Josh Kerr who made sure that all eyes we be firmly fixed on him f...

It was a non-stop day of action at the O’Neill Cold Water Classic 2011, as the event took full advantage of its mobile format to make the most of the swell on offer. Starting just after sunrise at Steamer Lane to finish off the Round of 96, the event packed up and headed up the coast to the beach break of Waddell Creek to plough through the Round of 48. Then just to finish things off, it returned back to the Lane to get stuck into the man-on-man heats in the Round of 24 until the sun set....

Once again it was the setting for a perfect day of competition - clear blue skies, and whales out in the bay - on day two of the O’Neill Cold Water Classic, Santa Cruz. A high tide meant that despite at 7am start for the call, Steamer Lane wasn’t working its magic until after lunch when local surfer Jonny Craft got into the water and took out the first heat of the day. With current Series leader Brent Dorrington out of the event Adam Melling is now eyeing up the $50,000 prize money on off...

The O’Neill Cold Water Classic Santa Cruz got underway in the bright Northern Californian sunshine on the stage that is Steamer Lane. The conditions at this final stop of the O’Neill Cold Water Classic Series 2011 provided the perfect first day. An early start saw the local trials completed before the high tide came in, putting a stop to the action for a few hours. When the tide dropped and the competition resumed, the 4-6ft swell, offshore winds and blue skies set the stage until the f...

The O’Neill Cold Water Classic Santa Cruz is gearing up to return once again to the rugged shores of Northern California for the final stop of the 2011 CWC Series, from October 26th - 31st! The ASP PRIME World Tour event will bring together some of the most progressive surfing talent in the world to put on a spectacular show in the natural amphitheatre setting of Steamer Lane. In addition to the $250,000 prize purse for the event, an extra $50,000 is on offer for the O’Neill Cold Water Cla...