Coastalsurvey

After a rocky start, Day 9 of the RipCurl contest at Peniche, Portugal, turned up with the goods. The world’s top 44 surfers competed in barreling 3-meter waves at Supertubos today.

Slotted at Supertubes

Australians Mick Fanning and Joel Parkinson are numbers one and two in the ASP rankings now. Tomorrow should decide the contest for the men. The next and final event will be on the North Shore of Oahu December 8.

With three events down on the women’s tour, Stephanie Gilmore (Australia), Silvana Lima (Brazil) and Sofia Mulanovich (Peru) lead the ASP ranks as they take up the competition in Portugal.

The next event on the women’s tour will be held at Lobitos, Peru, November 3 through 8.