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In fun conditions on San Francisco's ocean beach, Kelly Slater has won his 11th world title in the 3rd round against Aussie Daniel Ross in what was a great heat, that Kelly was pushed and beaten until the final minutes. It's capped pf a great year for Slater, in which by this stage we all new he was going to do it, but seeing it happen is still special and unbelievable all at the same time.

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Hey World,

Hope you are all smiling, if not well snap out of it because life’s too short.

So a few weeks ago I had an amazing experience that open my eyes and put life back in perspective for me. This single hour touched my heart and I wish to share it with you all.

Barney Miller, a good friend of mine for the past 5-6 years. Was in a horrific car accident about 12 years ago, he is now a quadriplegic and in a wheel chair. He was also told that he would never breath without the assistance of a machine, never to use his right arm and ultimately never to be able to walk again.

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Surfboard Design

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The Quiksilver Pro in France is over for another year. The surfing world however, may never be the same! The dominance of Owen Wright and Kelly Slater in the last three contests was put on hold, for now, there run was stopped in round 5 and the quarters respectively. The final this time consisted of TWS buddy Julian Wilson and Brazilian Super Grom Gabriel Medina!

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The Quiksilver Pro France has been going on the last few days, the usual suspects have been getting through, although a wave starved heat saw Mick Fanning exit early against tour veteran Taylor Knox! It just goes to show that there are no walk throughs on this tour anymore!

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The Quiksilver Pro France has been going on the last few days, the usual suspects have been getting through, although a wave starved heat saw Mick Fanning exit early against tour veteran Taylor Knox! It just goes to show that there are no walk throughs on this tour anymore!

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Another video for you guys to get a load of, it's once again from the waves mag board test 2011 in New Zealand. This Time it's Chippa tearing it up in some solid beahies on a Hayden Fibreflex model, all Hayden's models are available her in store at tradewindsurf.com.au. Check it out!

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Hey guys, Check out Kiwi pro Matt Hewitt in the waves board test, riding the Stuart Bender Model its a type of squashed shortboard really good for fun waves and a great in between board, see what Matt has to say about the board and watch him tear it up on the Bender, I must say, i had never seen this guy surf before, i'm impressed!

Rider: Matt Hewitt | Shaper: Stuart Smith
Model: Bender – X
Dimensions: 5’6” x 19’ 3/8” x 2’ ¼”
Rails: Medium
Rocker: Low
Tail: Rounded Square
Bottom: Single to double concave
Fins: Futures

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Hey Guys, check out TWS friend and Sydney shredder Micheal Spencer's board test in New Zealand in which he rode the-

Rider: Michael Spencer | Shaper: Xanadu
Model: Pig 2
Dimensions: 5’8” x 19’ ½” x 2’ 3/16”
Rails: Mid to high
Rocker: Mid to low
Tail: Round
Bottom: single concave
Fins: FCS

Watch this Vimeo vid to watch him flare up and see what he has to say about the Xanadu Pig 2. The Pig 2 is available in store here on tradewindsurf.com.au as is the whole Xanadu range so check them out and get into them for the upcoming summer! Happy viewing crew.

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They have done it again, Kelly Slater and Owen Wright were the last men standing once again at the Hurley Trestles contest this past week! I'm Starting to wonder whether these two are like Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal of a few years back where they made every Grand Slam final together with daylight to the semis [Mind the pun about the tennis tour].