Rusty went all out at this year's US Open. We had a full on carnival in front of Jack's complete with a jumbo slot machine and hi striker hammer while our team signed autographs for fans. Also, the Rusty crew was cranking out custom hats from our press and handing out free swag to all who came by the booth. After the day was over we headed to 301 Beachfront for a rocking after party with the Rusty team and some special guests such as Grind TV's Erica Hosseini.
The US Open is in full swing and the Men's competition starts today. Rusty's Damien Fahrenfort is set for Heat #6 at 12 PM PST and Jayke Sharp surfs in Heat #10 at 1:45 PM PST. Check out the live webcast if you're not in Huntington!
Airing Tuesday, June 15 at 9:00 pm Eastern Time (6:00 pm Pacific Time) and telecast three additional times Daniel Dhers, Jayke Sharp and Damien Fahrenfort will appear on “The Daily Habit.”
Today, guest host Will Tant is joined by a Verizon team rider that has more medals than most generals, pro BMXer Daniel Dhers is here. Plus, Rusty team surfers Jayke Sharp and Damien Fahrenfort drop into the studio. Also, we head to the Newport Beach Film Festival with correspondent Chris Cote to check out the premiere of "Machotaildrop."
We're a little late in getting these photos up, but give us a break we went huge for Memorial Day at the Rusty Team House in Newport Beach, CA! Th Rusty Team including Damien Farhenfort, Jayke Sharp, and Kalani Chapman fired up the grills early, had a ice tub fully stocked with Natty Light, and invited plenty of cute chicks over. It was an all around good time so check out a preview of the action below and click here for the full gallery!
Perfect conditions greeted competitors in the official Trial Event for the 2010 Drug Aware Pro held today at Surfers’ Point Margaret River.
Light offshore winds and a solid 2m swell led to consistent 4-6 foot sets. Some very competitive surfing culminated in former Margs Champ Jake Paterson winning through to the main event. The 1998 Winner will be joined by 2009 WA State Champion Dave Delroy-Carr in the field of 128 who will take to the line-up tomorrow. The two locals won their semi-finals over stand out surfers Matt Mahogan (USA) and Anthony Walsh (Lennox Head, NSW).
In further news leading in to the start of the event tomorrow, two replacement Wildcard entrants were named today. Local young gun Jay Davies has been forced to withdraw from the event due to a severe ankle injury. His Wildcard entry will now be filled by fellow Rusty team rider Jayke Sharp (Coffs Harbour, NSW). Also added to the field is local Tom Innes who will replace Mark Occhilupo who has been delayed on the east coast due to personal reasons. Occhilupo is expected to head West later in the week to fulfil commentating duties for Fuel TV at the event.
With more great conditions forecast for the week ahead the Men’s Round of 128 will commence this morning. Two Hawaiian’s at the opposite ends of their professional careers are likely to surf today, 2000 ASP World Champion Sunny Garcia and 2009 ASP Junior World Champion Kai Barger. Competitors in the Women’s Round of 60 have also been placed on standby for this afternoon.
The 2010 Drug Aware Pro presented by Rusty will showcase not only the world’s top ranked surfers, but will launch the inaugural MASS festival, a six day lifestyle event encompassing Music, Arts, Surf and Style in the surf capital of Western Australia.
Headlining the six day event will be the Drug Aware Pro, a six star prime rated men’s and women’s world qualifying series event, sanctioned by the ASP and an important part of the new look World Surfing Tour with the now one tiered ranking system. The competition, running from March 16th – 21st will feature a huge swell of surfing talent, including Rusty's Nate Yeomans and Josh Kerr, newly crowned world champ Mick Fanning, last year's runner up Joel Parkinson, the Hobgoods, and more!
Monday March 15th
Men's Round of 128 (AM)
Women's Round of 64 (PM)
Tuesday March 16th
Men's Round of 96 (AM/PM)
Wednesday March 17th
Women's Round of 48 (AM/PM)
Thursday March 18th
Men's Round of 64 (AM/PM)
Women's Round of 24 (AM/PM)
Friday March 19th
Men's Round of 48 (AM/PM)
Women's Round of 16 (AM/PM)
Saturday March 20th
Men's Round of 24 (AM/PM)
Women's Finals (AM/PM)
Sunday March 21st
Men's Finals (AM/PM)
MASS MUSIC
Following the Women’s Final on Saturday afternoon March 20, the first ever MASS Music Festival, presented by Sunset Events will launch in the heart of Margaret River. Whilst the finer details are being locked down, event management will deliver an on-stage line up to match that at The Point, with the concert set to be headlined by Perth rock stalwarts Gyroscope.
Joining them at the inaugural MASS Music Festival will be progressive rockers Cog, prominent Melbourne-based rock group Eddy Current Suppression Ring, psychedelic hypno-groovers Tame Impala, Sydney posse Philadelphia Grand Jury, hip-hop MC Urthboy, party spinners Yacht Club DJs and local indie band King George.
MASS ART
Further enhancing the festival concept, MASS Art will be displayed across the event week, with painters, photographers, sculptures, and live installation artists interpreting the theme “Children of the R.evolution”. Their works will be exhibited at a number of Margaret River venues including Wino’s, Must Bar, Gnarabar and The Settlers Tavern. Information on featured artists will be released closer to the event.
MASS STYLE
One of the hottest tickets for the week will be for MASS Style, the “Fashion for Fascists” event to be held on Friday March 19 at The Settlers Tavern. To be attended by members of the surf, art and music industries, the presentation will include a style preview and “walk off”, featuring outfits and themes from the Rusty 2010 Summer Collection along with a live performance from the Sneaky Weasel Gang.
Entry to the Drug Aware Pro is free. The MASS Music Festival tickets will be on sale from February 15 and are $59.00 + BF. Tickets available from Moshtix outlets, www.moshtix.com.au or 1800 GET TIX (438 849). For more details on the Drug Aware Pro and the MASS Festival please visit www.drugawarepro.com
21 year old Aussie threat, Jayke Sharpe, comes out with guns blazing when it counts. With a flurry of grab rail cutbacks, massive hacks, huge foam climbs, unthinkable floaters, and a repertoire of aerial maneuvers, Jayke Sharpe is not a name you want to see on your next heat sheet. Sharpe demonstrated his explosiveness in the recent Kirra Teams Challenge, where Surf Clubs across Australia competed for home town pride, by dominating his heat and taking home points for his team.
