Mark Occhilupo Surfing Results
..d. I don’t feel much pressure this year, last year I did, but this year I’m not feeling pressured.”
Mark Occhilupo (AUS), 45, 1999 ASP World Champion, marched to an equal 3rd place finish at the Australian ASP PRIM.. (BRA) 12.73, Shaun Joubert (ZAF) 12.37, Brian Toth (PRI) 12.20
Heat 21: Adrian Buchan (AUS) 16.93,
Mark Occhilupo (AUS) 12.63, Wiggolly Dantas (BRA) 11.90, Dylan Graves (PRI) 9.67
Heat 22: Nathan Yeomans (USA) 14.
.. Bacalso, Knox was able to settle into a big right and demonstrate his patented carves for the day's highest single wave score-- no aerials required.
To complete the flashback day, the legendary
Mark Occhilupo advanced to the second round with some signature hacks, which was a stark contrast to most of the light-footed surfers on the heat roster. He will surf again tomorrow in the final heat of the second
..fing with several "can't miss" heats that include the likes of Andino, fellow Californian Dane Reynolds, defending champion Miguel Pupo, as well as former world champions CJ Hobgood and
Mark Occhilupo.
Occhilupo, 46, has landed in California nearly 30 years after he set it on fire back in 1983, igniting the modern era of professional surfing playing the loveable Australian foe to America's s
..ars in 2011, both just barely inside the top 16 in the rankings, so it was obvious they...
Meet the world's most expensive surfboard. No, it didn't belong to Kelly Slater, Duke Dahanamoku,
Mark Occhilupo or Patrick Swayze. Yes, you're right, it's the ultra, mega famous "Baywatch" surfboard. The 7'1" red Malibu with the yellow "Baywatch"logo can be yours for only
..uristico Santo Domingo and the Associations of Surfing and Bodyboard in Santo Domingo.
Meet the world's most expensive surfboard. No, it didn't belong to Kelly Slater, Duke Dahanamoku,
Mark Occhilupo or Patrick Swayze. Yes, you're right, it's the ultra, mega famous "Baywatch" surfboard. The 7'1" red Malibu with the yellow "Baywatch"logo can be yours for only
..wo hours surfing every morning and three hours every afternoon during their July stay.
Meet the world's most expensive surfboard. No, it didn't belong to Kelly Slater, Duke Dahanamoku,
Mark Occhilupo or Patrick Swayze. Yes, you're right, it's the ultra, mega famous "Baywatch" surfboard. The 7'1" red Malibu with the yellow "Baywatch"logo can be yours for only
..you get the idea".
Get the "Baywatch" surfboard for only $1,000,000.
Meet the world's most expensive surfboard. No, it didn't belong to Kelly Slater, Duke Dahanamoku,
Mark Occhilupo or Patrick Swayze. Yes, you're right, it's the ultra, mega famous "Baywatch" surfboard. The 7'1" red Malibu with the yellow "Baywatch"logo can be yours for only
..st Rip Curl Pro Gold Pass recipients:
2003: Brian Singer/Doug Warbrick/Simon Anderson/Rabbit Bartholomew
2004: Tom Curren/Wayne Lynch/Michael Peterson
2005: Jeff Hakman/Mick Dooley/Sunny Garcia
2006:
Mark Occhilupo
2007: Nat Young/Kelly Slater
2008: Damien Hardman
2009: N/A – Michael Peterson collected his 2004 Pass
2010: Terry Fitzgerald/Layne Beachley
2011: 50th Anniversary, not awarded.
The 51st Rip Cu
..ld Championship Tour, Wright draws inspiration from 1999 ASP World Champion and goofy-footed legend
Mark Occhilupo (AUS), 45. Coincidently, Occhilupo is the last goofy-footer to claim the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach, .., back in 1998.
“I’m feeling in form and I’ve actually been drawing a lot of inspiration from Occy (
Mark Occhilupo) at Margaret River last week,” Wright said. “He’s 45 and he’s still pushing the limits of surfing a
..ld Championship Tour, Wright draws inspiration from 1999 ASP World Champion and goofy-footed legend
Mark Occhilupo (AUS), 45. Coincidently, Occhilupo is the last goofy-footer to claim the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach, .., back in 1998. “I’m feeling in form and I’ve actually been drawing a lot of inspiration from Occy (
Mark Occhilupo) at Margaret River last week,” Wright said. “He’s 45 and he’s still pushing the limits of surfing a
..d Championship Tour, Wright draws inspiration from 1999 ASP World Champion and goofy-footed legend
Mark Occhilupo (AUS), 45. Coincidently, Occhilupo is the last goofy-footer to claim the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach..ck in 1998.
“I’m feeling in form and I’ve actually been drawing a lot of inspiration from Occy (
Mark Occhilupo) at Margaret River last week,” Wright said. “He’s 45 and he’s still pushing the limits of surfing
..ld Championship Tour, Wright draws inspiration from 1999 ASP World Champion and goofy-footed legend
Mark Occhilupo. Coincidently, Occhilupo is the last goofy-footer to claim the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach, back in 19..ack in 1998.
“I’m feeling in form and I’ve actually been drawing a lot of inspiration from Occy (
Mark Occhilupo) at Margaret River last week,” Wright said.
“He’s 45 and he’s still pushing the limits of su
Part 2 of the roundtable discussion and preview of the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach. #PutOccyInBells!
..ers of the surf teams from San Dieguito Academy and Carlsbad High (Taylor’s alma mater). “I really enjoy helping the kids out whenever I can,” said Knox. “I grew up idolizing guys like Tom Curren and
Mark Occhilupo and I can’t wait to impart some of their technique to the kids.”
With full rail turns in mind, Taylor and his buddy/trainer Paul Hinnecker got the kids lined up on the beach (no easy task) and stra
..) 15.43
TELSTRA DRUG AWARE PRO MEN’S SEMIFINAL RESULTS:
SF 1: Olamana Eleogram (HAW) 11.67 def.
Mark Occhilupo (AUS) 9.84
SF 2: John John Florence (HAW) 19.13 def. Kai Otton (AUS) 14.37
TELSTRA DRUG AWARE P..MEN’S QUARTERFINALS RESULTS:
QF 1: Olamana Eleogram (HAW) 14.83 def. Josh Kerr (AUS) 2.34
QF 2:
Mark Occhilupo (AUS) 17.63 def. Tom Whitaker (AUS) 16.03
QF 3: John John Florence (HAW) 15.44 def. Nic Muscroft
..one now feels great, and each year I come back I feel like I get to know the waves better and better. Now I’m looking forward to going to Bells because this place is great training for down there.”
Mark Occhilupo (AUS), 1999 ASP World Champion, although retired from full-time competition decided to come to Margaret River and attempt to win the event for his third time. Occhilupo’s affinity for Margaret River
.. AWARE PRO MEN'S SEMIFINAL RESULTS:
John John Florence (HAW) 18.76 def. Olamana Eleogram (HAW) 15.43
TELSTRA DRUG AWARE PRO MEN'S SEMIFINAL RESULTS:
SF 1: Olamana Eleogram (HAW) 11.67 def.
Mark Occhilupo (AUS) 9.84
SF 2: John John Florence (HAW) 19.13 def. Kai Otton (AUS) 14.37
As the majority of sticker-punching pro surfers continue pushing the limits of progression and design by shaving a quar
..Mark Occhilupo (AUS) is gunning for his
Mark Occhilupo (AUS) is gunning for his third Telstra ..ree-surf the heat and it worked.”
Mark Occhilupo (AUS), 1999 ASP World Champion and two .. (AUS) vs. Olamana Eleogram (HAW)
QF 2:
Mark Occhilupo (AUS) vs. Tom Whitaker (AUS)
QF 3: Nic ...16 def. Owen Wright (AUS) 9.23
HEAT 3:
Mark Occhilupo (AUS) 13.17 def. Fredrick Patacchia (HA..3.13 def. Gabe Kling (USA) 9.47
HEAT 3:
Mark Occhilupo (AUS) 16.60 def. Blake Thornton (AUS) 1
MARGARET RIVER, WA/Australia (Friday, March 23, 2012) – Sunny skies and picture perfect waves treated competitors and surf fans to an epic day of competition at the ASP Prime rated Telstra Drug Aware Pro today. The call was made to run a full day of the Men’s event to take advantage of the clean 5 – 6 foot (2 meter) surf on offer and reduce the field to just eight Quarterfinalists.
Tom Whitaker
MARGARET RIVER, WA/Australia (Friday, March 23, 2012) – Sunny skies and picture perfect waves treated competitors and surf fans to an epic day of competition at the ASP Prime rated Telstra Drug Aware Pro today. The call was made to run a full day of the Men’s event to take advantage of the clean 5 – 6 foot (2 meter) surf on offer and reduce the field to just eight Quarterfinalists. Tom Whitak
..j, all went down in pumping surf. Perhaps the most surprising quarterfinal birth was by 45-year-old
Mark Occhilupo, who beat Blake Thornton and Freddy Pattachia in consecutive heats with his signature hacks, remini..RA DRUG AWARE PRO MEN'S QUARTERFINALS:
QF 1: Josh Kerr (AUS) vs. Olamana Eleogram (HAW)
QF 2:
Mark Occhilupo (AUS) vs. Tom Whitaker (AUS)
QF 3: Nic Muscroft (AUS) vs. John John Florence (HAW)
QF 4: Kai Otto
..46, Jay Quinn (NZL) 14.83, Messias Felix (BRA) 8.60
HEAT 2: Tom Whitaker (AUS) 17.04, Adrian Buchan (AUS) 14.00, Patrick Gudauskas (USA) 9.90, Joan Duru (FRA) 6.16
HEAT 3: Blake Thornton (AUS) 14.27,
Mark Occhilupo (AUS) 12.67, Damien Hobgood (USA) 12.46, Jadson Andre (BRA) 4.60
HEAT 4: Josh Kerr (AUS) 16.17, Dion Atkinson (AUS) 13.00, Billy Stairmand (NZL) 6.80, Hizunome Bettero (BRA) 5.90
HEAT 5: Olamana Eleo
.., Jay Quinn (NZL) 14.83, Messias Felix (BRA) 8.60
HEAT 2: Tom Whitaker (AUS) 17.04, Adrian Buchan (AUS) 14.00, Patrick Gudauskas (USA) 9.90, Joan Duru (FRA) 6.16
HEAT 3: Blake Thornton (AUS) 14.27,
Mark Occhilupo (AUS) 12.67, Damien Hobgood (USA) 12.46, Jadson Andre (BRA) 4.60
HEAT 4: Josh Kerr (AUS) 16.17, Dion Atkinson (AUS) 13.00, Billy Stairmand (NZL) 6.80, Hizunome Bettero (BRA) 5.90
HEAT 5: Olamana El
.. super stoked to be back in Margaret River, I’m loving the waves and this whole place.”
Mark Occhilupo (AUS), 1999 ASP World Champion, was back to the kind of form that saw him earn the nickname ‘..e (BRA) 10.17, Charlie Brown (BRA) 8.43, Vincent Duvignac (FRA) 7.43
HEAT 8: Josh Kerr (AUS) 15.00,
Mark Occhilupo (AUS) 14.27, Shaun Joubert (ZAF) 9.57, Kai Barger (HAW) 8.67
HEAT 9: Bede Durbidge (AUS) 14.50, Nat
..You’ve got to be a little bit lucky out there and try to find the waves that allow you to do one big turn. I’m super stoked to be back in Margaret River, I’m loving the waves and this whole place.”
Mark Occhilupo (AUS), 1999 ASP World Champion, was back to the kind of form that saw him earn the nickname ‘the Raging Bull’. Occhilupo was the winner of the first ASP event at Margaret River back in 1985, he also
..Ouch.
Fast-forward though the draw and the big winners include Josh Kerr, who pipped a rampaging
Mark Occhilupo in heat eight. Fellow Australian Owen Wright who smashed heat 1. Brazilian Raoni Monteiro, who matc.. (BRA) 10.17, Charlie Brown (BRA) 8.43, Vincent Duvignac (FRA) 7.43
HEAT 8: Josh Kerr (AUS) 15.00,
Mark Occhilupo (AUS) 14.27, Shaun Joubert (ZAF) 9.57, Kai Barger (HAW) 8.67
HEAT 9: Bede Durbidge (AUS) 14.50, Na
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Sherm:
This image is of Occy around ‘99 when he won his world title. And this is in Honolulu at the ASP
..ng to win, because he had so much momentum it almost feel like it was inevitable. I wasn’t there when he got the interference – I came to the beach and was, “What? He’s out? What happened?” Then Occ [
Mark Occhilupo] had Dooma, and he said to me, “I’m taking him out, BL, you watch!” Then Dooma was gone, I took down Curren and it was just that heat against Winton.
What’s it like surfing Pipe with the pressure
..’s elite. For a town that has spawned the likes of Tom Carroll, Barton Lynch, Damien Hardman,
Mark Occhilupo, amongst others, their numbers amongst the world’s finest have dwindled at the top of the spo..for a very long time have terrorized the tour. Tom Carroll, Damien Hardman, Barton Lynch, Rob Bain,
Mark Occhilupo all born and bread 20 clicks north and south of the city centre. There are six-world titles in that
..Eric Geiselman (USA) eliminated 1999 ASP World Champion Mark Occhilupo at the Australian Open of Sur
Mark Occhilupo at the Australian Open of Surfing Today. Image Credit: © ASP/DunbarMANLY, NSW/Australia (Tuesday, 1..ed at Sydney airport this morning and two hours later was in a heat against 1999 ASP World Champion
Mark Occhilupo (AUS). Geiselman didn’t let the jet-lag slow him down, the young Floridian won the closest he
.. see the world’s best surfers at one of Australia’s most famous beaches.
Eric Geiselman (USA) landed at Sydney airport this morning and two hours later was in a heat against 1999 ASP World Champion
Mark Occhilupo (AUS). Geiselman didn’t let the jet-lag slow him down, the young Floridian won the closest heat of the day scoring a 13.90 (out of a possible 20) heat total, with Hawaiian Keala Naihe (HAW) finishing
..see the world’s best surfers at one of Australia’s most famous beaches. Eric Geiselman (USA) landed at Sydney airport this morning and two hours later was in a heat against 1999 ASP World Champion
Mark Occhilupo (AUS). Geiselman didn’t let the jet-lag slow him down, the young Floridian won the closest heat of the day scoring a 13.90 (out of a possible 20) heat total, with Hawaiian Keala Naihe (HAW) finish
..d popular) city has spawned numerous world champions – not to mention a host of top tenners, who at for a very long time have terrorized the tour. Tom Carroll, Damian Hardman, Barton Lynch, Rob Bain,
Mark Occhilupo all born and bread 20 clicks north and south of the city centre. There are six-world titles in that lot alone.
“That’s why we need events like the Australian Open at Manly”, he goes on to tell me.
..o always deliver good waves and it’s warm water and big crowds makes it a good way to start the year – that was a good heat for me and I’m feeling excited about the year ahead.”
Former World Champion
Mark Occhilupo also competed today in Perrow’s heat and despite some good rides and scores from Occy, he was eliminated in 4th place.
“It’s like a mini comeback, nothing too serious but I love competing
..ra Surfriders Club during a recent boardriders event on the Gold Coast. A stellar field also included newly-crowned Pipe Masters champion Kieren Perrow, Joel Parkinson, Owen Wright, Adam Melling and
Mark Occhilupo.
“I needed to take some time off and relieve some pressure on the neck,” Fanning said. “It was definitely a break I needed. I was feeling pretty stale and pretty close to burnout towards the end of t
..il. "Can you imagine having wave pools with perfect waves, operating 24-7, and what that will do for the industry?"
Tension and fight for waves is escalating. Legendary Australian surfer
Mark Occhilupo has already presented a solution for the problem - limiting the number of surfers heading out to the line-up through the keyhole, at Snapper Rocks, in order to halt the ultra-crowding issue.
&
..e 2012 is the year for us, hopefully we get good waves in Ballina, it’s a step closer to our home turf”, said Phillips.
Dave Readon-Smith.
It wasn’t just the final that set big scores, early on
Mark Occhilupo (Snapper B team) posted the mornings highest heat total with a 25.34, then stamped an impressive 31.5 later in the day attempting to secure the Perfect Wave Experience.
But it was Mick Fanning w
..h 12 – 18.
Surfest’s list of past winners echoes the history and prestige of this professional surfing event – including Kelly Slater, Tom Curren, Tom Carroll, Barton Lynch, Mick Fanning,
Mark Occhilupo, Stephanie Gilmore, Pam Burridge, Wendy Botha and local surfer Philippa Anderson.
“With the Men’s and Women’s contest both being ASP 6-Star events offering a total prize pool of US$
..xt March 12 – 18.
Surfest’s list of past winners echoes the history and prestige of this professional surfing event – including Kelly Slater, Tom Curren, Tom Carroll, Barton Lynch, Mick Fanning,
Mark Occhilupo, Stephanie Gilmore, Pam Burridge, Wendy Botha and local surfer Philippa Anderson.
“With the Men’s and Women’s contest both being ASP 6-Star events offering a total prize pool of US$195,000,” Eve
..antastic Noodles Kangaroo Island Pro has even forced four of Australia’s finest former World Tour surfers out of retirement to compete for the KI crown. Trent Munro (AUS), Phil MacDonald (AUS),
Mark Occhilupo (AUS) and Dean Morrison (AUS) collectively have a plethora of competitive surfing experience and they are all currently on the road to Kangaroo Island and hoping to show the younger generation a thin
