Mick Wins Billabong Pro Tahiti!

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2012 Nimbus Trailer Nimbus Independent has just dropped there trailer for the 2012 season. Here is the schedule for the release of the 3 edits... Schedule for three full length webisodes: En Route Hokkaido October 1st. En Route Arlberg November 5th. En Route Sled BC December 3rd. Nimbus 2012 trailer from NIMBUS INDEPENDENT on Vimeo. TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2012 ROB MACHADO | FRAME OF MIND | AN OPEN MIND Rob Machado: Frame of Mind- An Open Mind: This webisode gives us an inside look at where Rob is at in his life, his passion for surfboard design, and that he still can blow the top off a lip. Check out this fresh, new footage with music by upcoming artist/surfer Ben Howard. This webisode is the last of a four-part series called Frame of Mind: The B-Sides of Life, featuring Mick Fanning, Evan Geiselman, Owen Wright, and Rob Machado. This video collection of short stories is a view into the different sides of the surfer's personalities. ROB MACHADO | FRAME OF MIND | AN OPEN MIND from DRAGON ALLIANCE on Vimeo. MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2012 MICK WINS TAHITI After a come-from-behind, last-minute, heroic, fairy tale, whatever you want to call it, ending, Mick Fanning ousts Joel Parkinson in a unbelievable climactic finish to win the 2012 Billabong Pro Tahiti. From start to finish, Mick was the in-form surfer to beat. From the Quarterfinals on, he never posted anything under a 9-point ride. Scoring seven 9's and a 10 in his route to victory and Mick's maiden win in Tahiti. With a slow start to the 35 minute final, Parko had Mick comboed in the first 3 minutes, scoring a 9.5 and an 8.87. With his back against the wall, Mick started his late charge, eventually posting a 9.37 and 9.5 in the dying minutes of the heat. "I'm just super stoked with this victory," says Mick. "I knew I had 35 minutes in the final. It's a long time and I knew a wave was gonna come, it was just a matter of when. I had to have patience and keep my composure."With this win, Mick cements his lead in the world title race, heading into the Lowers Pro.