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On The Cover:Yadin Nicol Flies his way to the finals Photo Credit: Jacobson
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This page: Calm before the storm
Photo: Shea
Spending a week in huntington. Wan hernandez, Mike Pagan, Alex Shea, Reuben Pascual and my-self made our way down to the pier on Tues. August 2nd with a game plan for our coverage; who to interview, where to shoot from, who was shooting action and who was covering lifestyle etc. it was all thrown out by noon.The uS open at 9am on Tuesday is misleading. The beach is basi-cally empty, there are only a handful of photographers , the pro’s are easily accessible and getting from the strand to the water is simple. We started off on a roll!By mid-day the beach is swarming with people. Each pro is horded with autograph/picture seeking fans as they exit the wa-ter. People are hearding through the exhibit area searching for freebies and the opposite sex. our organized team was now scat-tered throughout the beach. Come Sunday the crowd attendance record was shattered. Pho-tographers were forced to shoot in knee-waist high water from the crowd surges and we were prepared from a week full of prac-tice. Thanks to the full Civic Couch team for working hard to cover this beachside circus. Check out our facebook page to view our full video and photo coverage from the entire event.
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CiviC 4 CouCh
A WEEK OF...
i*RecoRd Setting AttendAnce
*39 yeAR old MAle WinneR(SlAteR)
*16 yeAR old WildcARd feMAle finAliSt (lAkey PeteRSon)
*SuRfeR Blood And MgMt Rock the BeAch
*AiRS...AiRS...AiRS
*$100,000 PAydAy
*fog delAy
*WAlk of fAMe
* BMX-SkAte ShoW
*lotS of BikiniS
*Jet Ski ASSiSt & MoRe
Kolohe Andino Photo: Jacobson
39 yeard old, 10x World Champ Kelly Slater takes home the top honors and a check for $100,000!Photo: Jacobson
W I N N I N GNEVER GETS OLD
W I N N I N GNEVER GETS OLD
Dane is being watched Photo: Jacobson CiviC 8 CouCh
FEB / MARCh 6 CiviC CouChKelly and a few of his fans. Getting out wasn’t easy, especially for the 10 x champ. Photo: JacobsonCiviC 10 CouCh
Staying home
FEB / MARCh 7 CiviC CouChKelly and a few of his fans. Getting out wasn’t easy, especially for the 10 x champ. Photo: Jacobson
SEEKiNG A LiTTLE hELP FRoM...
CiviC 10 CouChPhotos: Jacobson
Photo: Shea
The 3-Man heat involving Taj, Kelly and Tanner was the best of the week highlighted by back to back to back barrels by Kelly and Taj.
Photo: Jacobson
CiviC 15 CouCh
John John FlorencePhoto: Jacobson
Kolohe AndinoPhoto: Jacobson
Photos: Jacobson
Co Co ho
Taj Burrow
SlaterAll photos: Jacobson
CiviC 29 CouCh
Left: Kalani David Above: Shadow Skating Below: The coastal carnage setupAll Photos: Jacobson
Kelly Slater’s total heat score of 18.77 included this wave, an in and out barrel followed by this on the inside.Photos: Jacobson
CiviC 31 CouCh
Yadin Nicol blasting through the quarters.Photo: Jacobson
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BAD KNEEDane’s knee held up through the open taking him
within .11 score of advancing through to the Semi’s. photo: Jacobson
Richard Christie’s snapphoto: Jacobson
CiviC 37 CouCh
Andino’s kickphoto: Jacobson
CiviC 38 CouCh
Smiles Simpson
Machado Sunny
opposite: (Seq) Snapping it for the camera-ski This Page: Smoke near the water photos: jacobson
His smile says it all
Machado’s easy demeanor makes him a crowd favoritephoto: Jacobson
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CiviC 45 CouCh
Andino was within a point from making the finalsphoto: Jacobson
Bede Durbidge impresses the driverphoto: jacobson
Carissa Moore took a hard , last minute loss in the semis to Lakey.
Tag team air show during the All-Star Surf Session
Kelly’s backside air in the finals drew a roar from the crowd
MUSIC SERIESMGMT, Jimmy Eat World, Surfer Blood, The Sounds and Dead Country
MUSIC SERIESMGMT, Jimmy Eat World, Surfer Blood, The Sounds and Dead Country
photos: Shea
Relecting on his heatphoto: Jacobson
Yadin Nicol photo: Jacobson
Alejo Muniz photo: Jacobson
Best seat In the house on Friday, contest director Pat o’Connell ordered for jet ski assistancephoto: Jacobson
The Slater- Taj rivalry heated up again as they faced each other twice during the open. Kelly beat Taj by a narrow .23 point margin in the quarters.
Above: Line-up looked good on Friday Below: Richard Christie photos: Jacobson
Above: Line-up looked good on Friday Below: Richard Christie photos: Jacobson
9am Tuesday morning is misleading. photo:shea
CiviC 23 CouCh
The Brazilians lead a freesurf air attack just south of the contest area. Medina lead the way
photo:jacobson
Sally Fitzgibbons charging through the finals photo:jacobson
Pat Gudauskas photo:jacobson
Sally Fitzgibbons charging through the finals photo:jacobson
Rob heading out for the All Stars Show photo:jacobson
Smiling Sally photo: jacobson
No stranger to the winners podium
photo: jacobson
2011 US OPEN CHAMPSphoto:jacobson
A few fans showed up for the finalsphoto: jacobson
Kelly Zaun soars through the early rounds
CiviC 52 CouCh
The Graffitti Art Wallphoto:shea
Tanner Gudauskasphoto: jacobson
Enjoying the scenephoto: jacobson
Sunny, post heat showerphoto: shea
Rosecrans
People crowded the beach for a show and Kelly provided exactly what they wanted Photo: Shea
CiviC 27 CouChCiviC 57 CouCh
Kolohe Andino - crowd pleaser Photo: Jacobson
Chris Rodriguez coming around the corner
the crowd on the pier was deep. People packed in to get the best view of the action in the water.
photo: jacobson
Photo by Scott Gorski
Waiting for the concertphoto: Shea
Junior lifeguards waiting to runphoto: Jacobson
CiviC 61 CouCh
LINES
Waiting to crossphoto: Shea
Chris Wells headed south to work a different pierPhoto: Jacobson
Chasing the South Swell
CiviC 63 CouCh
aCtion
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CiviC 64 CouCh
Taj layed this all the way down, lost his back foot and somehow got it back together to ride offphoto: Jacobson
CiviC 82 CouCh
Dane Reynolds, bad knee and still turning on a dimephoto: Jacobson
Chasing the swell sometimes requires driv-ing north: Malibu lined up
Photo: Fisher
Chasing the South Swell
Getting creative with the angle at Malibu
Photo: Fisher
16 year old wildcard Lakey Peterson took home first in the juniors division and second in the womens. photo: jacobson
Dane Reynolds Photo: Fisher
Kelly deep during the “All Stars” photo: jacobson
Joel Tudor won the noseride division...again! photo: jacobson
Yadin Nicol Photo: Jacobson
CiviC 70 CouCh
“I try and tell my friends at home how mad it is and you can’t do it justice until you’re actually here” - Taj Burrow
“It’s one huge beach rager for sure...it’s like noother contest in the world, it’s the most
incredible vibe” - Laura Enever
“It’s surf city, everyone is here to surf and be stoked and en-joy the warm weather. The fans that come down here know what’s going on and they really enjoy the sport. “- Brett Simpson
Everyone is doing itphoto: jacobson
Alejo Muniz - Expression Sessionphoto: jacobson
Dane going big for the crowd photo: jacobson
CiviC 93CouCh
John John Photo: Shea
Dane Reynoldsphoto: Jacobson
Gabe Klingphoto: Jacobson
Taj Burrowphoto: Jacobson
Launching during the All Star expression sessionphoto: Jacobson
Bebe Durbidgephoto: Jacobson
Laying down the backhand photo: Jacobson
LAST SHOTParko waving goodbye unconventionallyphoto: Jacobson
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