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JULY, 2009
BALI CHRONICLES: A WEEK OF WAVES (07/04) Out of the way spots (and Uluwatu) see solid run of surf	CLASH OF THE ICONS! (07/03) Occy to surf against Curren at Billabong Pro J-Bay
BALI CHRONICLES: KILLING TIME AT THE HURLEY HOUSE (07/02) Behind closed doors with Timmy, Yadin and crew at their Canggu villa	RYAN PAYNE WINS XCEL SUPERTUBES SHOWDOWN (07/02) Inaugural specialty event sees perfect barrels at J-Bay
INTERVIEW: CJ HOBGOOD (07/02) Catching up with current ASP World Tour #4 on blogging + tweeting, giving back to surfing, and how to stay motivated	BALI CHRONICLES: ENCHANTING MOODS (07/01) A photographic journey in and around Bali's majestic surf scene

JUNE, 2009
GEAR REVIEW: MAGMA WAX (06/30) Checking out the new color-coded, soy-based performance wax	SPOT CHECK: PUNTA LOBOS, CHILE (06/30) Looking at South America's most famous left pointbreak
SURFLINE HEALTH AND FITNESS: STAYIN' ALIVE (06/29) Dr. Tim Brown + team offers advice on how to increase endurance for surfing	KEANU ASING WINS NIKE 6.0 PIER PRESSURE (06/29) Perillo, Wilson + Thompson round out final of Grade-4 Pro Junior at HB
SURFING DISNEYLAND (06/29) Mick Fanning, Jordy Smith, Julian Wilson + more score Mentawais perfection	BALI CHRONICLES: MEET MEGA (06/29) Making choices with top Balinese junior and heir to Uluwatu's Hindu priests
NSSA NATIONALS: FULL STORY (06/28) Kolohe Andino wins Open Mens Championship; breaks Martinez's title record	FACES OF NSSA NATIONALS (06/27) Portraits of America's best junior surfers at Lowers
SLOG BLOG: MALDIVES MADNESS (06/27) Gudauskas brothers enjoy buffets, bars and barrels	2009 NSSA NATIONALS STANDOUTS OF THE DAY (06/26) Evan Geiselman wins 'heat of the event' thus far with a 19.7
DIRTY SOUTH: PART TWO (06/26) CJ Hobgood, Jesse Hines, Peter Mendia + Phillip Watters find more fun surf -- among other things -- in Centroamerica	INTERVIEW: JAY BOTTLE THOMPSON (06/25) Wildcard off to impressive top-16 start going into fourth event of ASP World Tour
SUMMERTIME'S HERE? (06/25) Off-season nor'easter kicks up fun surf on the East Coast	FOLLOW UP TO PWC POWER STRUGGLE (06/25) Darrick Doerner + Tom Stone speak out on PWC use in Hawaii
BEHIND THE SCENES 'STILL FILTHY' PART ONE: SOUTH OF THE BORDER (06/25) Sterling Spencer, Wade Goodall + Laurie Towner score in Mex for Billabong's new movie	BLAKE THORNTON WINS O'NEILL COLDWATER CLASSIC SOUTH AFRICA (06/24) Aussie takes down local favorite Royden Bryson in freezing Cape Town barrels
THE SECRET BEHIND DISPLACEMENT AND BIG-GUY SHORTBOARDS (06/24) Rusty offers advice to the larger set on how to order a high-performance board	BALI CHRONICLES: EAST COAST EPICENTER (06/24) Jamie O, Dusty, Yadin, Mason and crew light up Bali's newest high-performance wave
HOPE FOR THE ATLANTIC TROPICAL SEASON (06/24) A factual look at the 2009 East Coast tropical season - Part 1	WE LOVE LA (06/24) Freedom Artists Surf Series Contest #2 draws community together at Zuma Beach
ONE FOR THE AGES (06/23) Hawaii Auction to Showcase Classic Surf Collection	DIRTY SOUTH: PART ONE (06/23) CJ Hobgood, Jesse Hines, Peter Mendia + Phillip Watters score in Central America
THE SEARCH IS OVER -- FOR THIS YEAR (06/22) Rip Curl names Peniche, Portugal as home to the 2009 Search event	BALI CHRONICLES: THE BENEFITS OF STAYING CLOSE (06/22) Large-scale swell lights up Bali for the faithful
BALI CHRONICLES: EQUATORIAL LINES, PART TWO (06/21) Nicol, Curran, Perillo mix things up on Outer Island strike mission	GENTLEMEN, START THE HYPE (06/21) 10 surfers to watch at the 2009 NSSA Nationals
BOARDS: CHRIS WARD (06/20) Checking in with San Clemente's aerialist + ASP World Tour surfer and his wide range of tools	BIG BLUE YONDER (06/19) Aussie slab hunters score crazy, open-ocean beast
THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING (06/18) This ISD, celebrate and protect your favorite spot with Surf-First.org	JUNE BOOM (06/18) Deconstructing two weeks of relentless South Pacific swell from Tahiti, Hawaii, Central America, Mexico and California
BUD FRIETAS WINS FROGGY SURF CONTEST (06/17) Local surfers shine in near flawless conditions at Steamer Lane in Santa Cruz	BALI CHRONICLES: EQUATORIAL LINES, PART ONE (06/17) Yadin Nicol, Tim Curran, Dillon Perillo strike and score Outer Island perfection
RIP CURL GROM SEARCH KICKS OFF IN HB (06/16) Newport's Taylor Thorne and Colin Moran win U-16 and U-14 Boys divisions at Grom Search's first leg	IF THESE BOARDS COULD TALK: KELLY SLATER'S GLASS SLIPPER (06/16) The board that almost wasn't there
WHEN GROMS ATTACK: NEW JERSEY (06/15) Ihnken, Raia, and crew hold it down in North Jersey	GEAR REVIEW: XM TANGLE-FREE LEASH (06/15) Checking out the newest in legrope technology
REEF GIRL PHOTO CONTEST (06/15) Bikini contest honoring the 25th Anniversary of Reef. Vote on your favorite Reef bikini girls of all time and register to WIN...	OWEN WRIGHT WINS SRILANKAN AIRLINES PRO (06/14) On-fire Aussie goofyfoot takes down Pat Gudauskas in epic high-flying, high-scoring final
BAGUS BLOG: ISLAND ANTICIPATION (06/13) A hurry-up-and-wait start to the Balinese surf season	ALLAN WEISBECKER'S EXPAT JOURNAL ENTRY SIX (06/13) Subject: A questionable gut leads to a reminiscence.
BALI CHRONICLES: SWELL FOR INDO (06/13) Early summer doldrums expected to come to a screeching halt	SEQUENCE OF THE WEEK: PAT GUDAUSKAS (06/12) San Clemente flyboy Pat Gudauskas pulls first-ever in-contest rodeo clown flip at Sri Lankan Airlines Pro
BALI CHRONICLES: SOLO SESSION (06/11) Timmy Curran tears into some alone time off the beaten path	CAPTAIN'S LOG WITH MARTIN DALY: PART TWO (06/11) Still the Best Place on Earth
SEQUENCE OF THE WEEK: LAURIE TOWNER (06/10) Aussie charger scores perfect Teahupoo pit	GABRIEL VILLARAN WINS RUSTY ARICA PRO CHALLENGE (06/10) Peruvian out duels fellow countryman to take three-star in Chile
BALI CHRONICLES: INDO DAZE (06/09) Touching down at surfing's newest epicenter	ALL ABOARD: PART ONE (06/09) Timmy Curran, Benny B + Keith Malloy take the train to NorCal for Josh Landan's new film, 'The Union Express'
MIRA COSTA HIGH WINS RED BULL RIDERS CUP (06/09) Dane Zaun leads Mira Costa over San Dieguito for National Championship	INTERVIEW: JOEL PARKINSON (06/08) Parko on motivation, his new training routine, and what he'll give up to finally win a world title
SURFLINE PHOTO CHALLENGE (06/06) Vote on the top 20 user-submitted photos of the month of May	PHOTO-OF-THE-MONTH WINNER ANNOUNCED (06/05) Golden wave beats all comers in April
RISING STARS: JADSON ANDRE (06/05) Breaking out with Brazil's next World Tour hopeful	CASTLES IN THE SKY (06/04) Hundreds turn out for sneak preview of Taylor Steele's new film
STILL DRY-DOCKED (06/03) Luke Stedman's injury update: back in the water in three weeks	10 QUESTIONS: OWEN WRIGHT (06/03) Sitting down with Aussie phenom after fourth straight Pro Junior win
BEST BET JUNE: SOUTH AFRICA (06/03) Winter storms send long lines to Africa's southern tip	GROM-ON-GROM (06/02) WSA Prime Man-On-Man Invitational goes off at Oceanside
TAHITI TRAINING (06/02) Young Guns get their feet wet at Teahupoo and other South Pacific reefs	PRESIDENT'S DAY (06/01) Emotional celebration honors the life of surf industry icon Dick Baker
DUNGEONS AWAKENS (06/01) Long, Marr and crew scratch into giant, clean surf at Cape Town's big-wave venue

RETURN OF THE KING (FULL STORY) (07/03) Kelly Slater beats Adriano at Hang Loose Pro; gets back in the World Title game HANG LOOSE SANTA CATARINA PRO: DAY SIX (07/02) Slater, Hobgoods, and Aussie battlers still in as Round Four finishes in fun surf HANG LOOSE SANTA CATARINA PRO: DAY FIVE (07/01) Another sunny down-day in Brazil as officials prepare to run on Thursday HANG LOOSE SANTA CATARINA PRO: DAY FOUR (06/30) Slater test-drives quiver as contest remains on hold HANG LOOSE SANTA CATARINA PRO: DAY THREE (06/29) Strong winds and dropping swell force down-day at Praia Vila HANG LOOSE SANTA CATARINA PRO: DAY TWO (06/28) Kelly, Jordy, the Hobgoods, back in the game in R2; Dane loses