O'Neill Cold Water Classic CAN09 Day 2

The second event of the series is an important highlight on the calendar of the surf pros: the Cold Water Classic Scotland 2009 will take place from April 28th to May 06th 2009. The world's most northern surf contest will be held at the very North of the British Isles at 59 degrees north at Scotland's Thurso East. Already known in the previous year as the "Highland Classic", this event throws over any cliché about Scotland: instead of whiskey, kilts and bagpipes, it's all about wetsuits, surf...

COMPETITION INTENSIFIES AS WORLD TOUR SURFERS TAKE TO THE WATER AT THE O’NEILL COLD WATER CLASSIC CALIFORNIA THE MOST NORTHERN, THE MOST SOUTHERN, THE WILDEST, THE COLDEST & THE MOST CLASSIC SURF CONTEST ON THE PLANET Santa Cruz, California, November 3, 2009 The swell might have dropped slightly, but the competition definitely stepped up on this second day of the O’Neill Cold Water Classic California. With five ASP World Tour surfers in the water today it was always going to be a day of...

With the sun shining, a solid three to four foot swell at Brims Ness and light winds, this is no ordinary day at the O’Neill Cold Water Classic Scotland. Jarrad Howse tells us about the first day in Brims Ness, Thurso. For him Thurso is the perfect canvas for the O’Neill Cold Water Classic Series with its icy water, powerful waves and slaty reefs. In Heat 4 Kevin Sullivan (HAW) progresses to the next round with a solid heat score and some tube time. In Heat 6 German surfer Nicolaus Rupp (DEU)...

The quarterfinalists of the O’Neill Cold Water Classic are decided today in a solid 3 meter swell, light offshore winds and bright Tasmanian sunshine. Surfing’s young talents choose this moment in the wilds of Tasmania to make their mark. Jarrad tells us about the highlights of day 5. It’s a day of upsets and mayhem. Current World Number 2 Jordy Smith snaps his board in his heat and leaves Marco Giorgi (URY) the victory. Royden Bryson (ZAF) takes down Shaun Cansdell (AUS) and moves through to...

CLEAN SOLID CONDITIONS ON DAY FOUR OF THE O’NEILL COLD WATER CLASSIC CANADA AS HIGH SCORES REFLECT IMPRESSIVE SURFING ON DISPLAY THE MOST NORTHERN, THE MOST SOUTHERN, THE WILDEST, THE COLDEST & THE MOST CLASSIC SURF CONTEST ON THE PLANET Vancouver Island, Canada, October 28, 2009 After the strong winds and crisp cold day of yesterday, the O’Neill Cold Water Classic Canada was presented with a calm – albeit grey – day of clean two-meter swell for the fourth day of competition. Once again takin...

Three meter swell, strong offshore winds and right handers peeling almost all the way to the beach from way out to sea provides the perfect platform for some of the most talented young surfers in the world to showcase their skills. In some of the best conditions this competition has seen so far, Stuart Kennedy takes out the 2010 O’Neill Cold Water Classic Tasmania in emphatic style with the highest combined heat total of the event. The 20 year old from Lennox Head, Australia scores 18 points...

June 2009 - Cape Town, South Africa - It started in a remote corner at edge of the world where the Southern Ocean pounds the isolated Tasmanian shoreline. The O'Neill Cold Water Classic Series then moved up to the northern town of Thurso in Scotland for its perfect but freezing reef breaks. The southernmost and northernmost events in professional surfing brought together exploration and competition within the depths of nature. And now come the wilds...

LOCAL SURFER PETER DEVRIES WOWS THE CROWDS ONCE AGAIN AS HE MOVES INTO THE ROUND OF 16 AT THE O’NEILL COLD WATER CLASSIC CANADA THE MOST NORTHERN, THE MOST SOUTHERN, THE WILDEST, THE COLDEST & THE MOST CLASSIC SURF CONTEST ON THE PLANET Vancouver Island, Canada, October 29, 2009 As the O’Neill Cold Water Classic Canada moves that step closer into the final rounds of competition, the excitement in the town of Tofino has been building – primarily focused aro...