HALE‘IWA — The 26th annual Vans Triple Crown of Surfing is poised to kick-off first thing this morning at Hale‘iwa’s Ali‘i Beach Park, with an incoming west-northwest swell building for the start of the Reef Hawaiian Pro. Kaua‘i’s Roy Powers will defend his event title against last year’s Triple Crown winner Bede Durbidge.
The $170,000 Reef [...]

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Roy Powers of Kaua’i won his second round heat in the Santa Catarina Hang Loose Pro yesterday at Brazil.
The second round was completed in 1- to 3-foot waves at Imbituba, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
Powers defeated Brazil’s William Cardoso, 12.76-11.67, to advance to the third round.
Powers is currently ranked No. 24 on the World Championship Tour, and [...]

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Rip Curl Pro Search 2008: LIVE
Hawai‘i’s top surfers have hit the water again, this time for stop No. 6 of the Association of Surfing Professional’s Rip Curl Pro Search in Indonesia.
The competition started early yesterday morning with the south swell blowing the surf to 6 feet.
Kaua‘i’s Andy and Bruce Irons, and Roy Powers were the [...]

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Winning the REEF Hawaiian Pro last November was just the start of a high-profile surfing career for the 27-year-old surfer from Hanalei, Roy Powers.
Powers started competing in 2002, but up until last year’s major win and his finishes this year, his highest ranking on the Association of Surfing Professional’s World Tour he enjoyed was 34th [...]

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Kaua‘i’s Kyle Ramey and Jesse Merle-Jones won their heats yesterday and 10 Hawai‘i surfers are still surfing strong at the Go211 LIVE Honda U.S. Open of Surfing at Huntington Beach, Calif.
Surfing the 3- to 4-foot waves, Ramey, of Po‘ipu, won Heat 17 of Round 2, with a score of 15.70, edging out Roy Powers of [...]

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Kaua‘i’s Roy Powers and several of his Hawai‘i surfing colleagues were the latest victims to fall in the Drug Aware Pro, yesterday, at Margaret River in Australia.
Powers only caught three waves and finished with a score of 6.24 to end up fourth in his heat behind Rodrigo Dornelles, Chris Ward and Drew Courtney. Powers is [...]

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