//56// VZ Trials Teahupoo / Billabong Pro Tahiti / Fitty Fitty / O’Neill Highland Open

VZ Trials Teahupoo, Billabong Pro Tahiti pres. by Air Tahiti Nui

May 8th - 18th / Teahupoo, Tahiti
And it happened again. While the waves were absolutely pumping during the VZ Trials, the main event was struggling to get one decent ground swell. Welcome to episode 56 of shralp surf! Once during the trials it actually got so big, that the contest had to be postponed. Coming out on top of the trials was Hawaiian switch footer Jamie O’Brien, second place went to well known Brazilian charger Bruno Santos. Now over to the main event…
While Jamie O’s winning streak ended in round two, local wildcard Manoa Drollet and Bruno Santos created surprises and upsets on their way into the final, eliminating the likes of Slater, Fanning and Burrow. And while the Tahitians tried to scream Manoa to the top of the podium from the channel, it was quiet Santos who took out the 2008 Billabong Pro Tahiti. billabongpro.com

DVD Teaser: Fitty Fitty>
Not much needs to be said about this new DVD by Shagga and Matty Gye cause Parko, Mick and Dingo are simply blowing up on this trip through the Mentawais…
Music: Bliss N Eso, Blazin, myspace.com/blissneso

O’Neill Highland Open

April 23rd - 30th
Thurso, Scotland
Booties, 5/4/3s, gloves and hoods. We finally managed to get our hands onto footage from the coldest professional surf contest on earth, the O’Neill Highland Open, which once again took place around Thurso in Scotland. Winner of the event, which was surfed at Brims, was Australian Adam Robertson, second place went to fellow countryman Adam Melling.