Civic Couch Images from the
US Open of Surfing
US O PEN OF SURFING
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA
On The Cover: Yadin Nicol Flies his way to the finals CIVIC 2 COUCH Photo Credit: Jacobson
Spending a week in huntington. Wan Hernandez, Mike Pagan, Alex Shea, Reuben Pascual and myself 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 basically 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 water. People are hearding through the exhibit area searching for freebies and the opposite sex. Our organized team was now scattered throughout the beach. Come Sunday the crowd attendance record was shattered. Photographers were forced to shoot in knee-waist high water from the crowd surges and we were prepared from a week full of practice. 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. Brad Jacobson Publisher
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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 4& CIVIC
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Kolohe Andino
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NEVER GETS OLD
39 yeard old, 10x World Champ Kelly Slater takes home the top honors and a check for $100,000! Photo: Jacobson
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Dane is being watched Photo: Jacobson
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Staying Home
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easy, especially for the 10 x champ. Photo: Jacobson FEB / MARCH 7 CIVIC COUCH
SEEKING A LITTLE HELP FROM...
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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
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John John Florence Photo: Jacobson
Kolohe Andino Photo: Jacobson
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Co Co Ho
Taj Burrow
Slater
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Left: Kalani David Above: Shadow Skating Below: The coastal carnage setup All Photos: Jacobson
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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
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Yadin Nicol blasting through the quarters. Photo: Jacobson
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BAD KNEE Dane’s knee held up through the Open taking him within .11 score of advancing through to the Semi’s. photo: Jacobson
Richard Christie’s snap photo: Jacobson
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Smiles
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Sunny
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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 favorite photo: Jacobson
Yadin
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Dane
Evan
John John
Ware
Conner
Kling
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Lakey
Slater
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Andino was within a point from making the finals CIVIC
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Bede Durbidge impresses the driver photo: 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
MGMT, Jimmy Eat World, Surfer Blo
SERIES
ood, The Sounds and Dead Country
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Relecting on his heat photo: 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 assistance photo: 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
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9am Tuesday morning is misleading. photo:shea
The Brazilians lead a freesurf air attack just south of the contest area. Medina lead the way photo:jacobson
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Sally Fitzgibbons charging through the finals
Pat Gudauskas
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Rob heading out for the All Stars Show
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Smiling Sally photo: jacobson
No stranger to the winners podium photo: jacobson
2011 US OPEN CHAMPS photo:jacobson
A few fans showed up for the finals photo: jacobson
Kelly Zaun soars through the early rounds
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Tanner Gudauskas photo: jacobson
Enjoying the scene photo: jacobson
Sunny, post heat shower photo: shea
People crowded the beach for a show and Kelly provided exactly what they wanted Photo: Shea
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Kolohe Andino - crowd pleaser Photo: Jacobson
The crowd on the pier was deep. People packed in to get the best view of the action in the water. photo: jacobson
Chris Rodriguez coming around the corner
Waiting for the concert photo: Shea
Junior lifeguards waiting to run photo: Jacobson
Photo by Scott Gorski
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Waiting to cross photo: Shea
Chasing the South Swell
Chris Wells headed south to work a different pier Photo: Jacobson
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out of the water
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Taj layed this all the way down, lost his back foot and somehow got it back together to ride off CIVIC 64 COUCH photo: Jacobson
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Dane Reynolds, bad knee and still turning on a dime photo: Jacobson
Chasing the South Swell Chasing the swell sometimes requires driving north: Malibu lined up Photo: Fisher
16 year old wildcard Lakey Peterson took home first in the juniors division and second in the womens. Getting creative with the angle at Malibu photo: jacobson Photo: Fisher
Kelly deep during the “All Stars�
Dane Reynolds Joel Tudor won the noseride division...again!
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Photo: Fisher photo: jacobson
Yadin Nicol Photo: Jacobson
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“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 no other 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 enjoy 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 it photo: jacobson
Alejo Muniz - Expression Session photo: jacobson
Dane going big for the crowd photo: jacobson
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Dane Reynolds photo: Jacobson
Gabe Kling photo: Jacobson
Taj Burrow photo: Jacobson
Launching during the All Star expression session photo: Jacobson
Laying down the backhand photo: Jacobson
Bebe Durbidge photo: Jacobson
LAST SHOT Parko waving goodbye unconventionally photo: Jacobson