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Patrick Gudauskas has conquered the Mr Price Pro Ballito, at Surfers Beach, in South Africa. The San Clement surfer defeated the Hawaiian Prodigy John John Florence in good surfing waves. Two years ago, Pat's brother had taken the prestigious ASP Prime contest when he topped Florence by a heat total of 11.84 to 8.03.
The US surf and skate industry is managing to keep the sales up, despite the challenging economic times. 54% of core surf/skate retailers believe their gross retail sales are up an average of 16% in 2010 from 2009 levels.
More than 50 percent of all world board riders live on the American continent. The latest surf industry report released by SurferToday.com shows that 29 percent of the US surfers, kitesurfers, windsurfers, and bodyboarders are currently enjoying waves in California, the sunshine state.
Willem Haitink is the new CEO of the O'Neill group. The Dutch businessman is 48 years old and was the former General Manager of Converse Europe, Middle East and Africa.
Robby Naish has surfed the longest wave of his life in Pavones, Costa Rica. The windsurf legend has kicked off a new project with Red Bull to find the longest rides in the world.