Nathaniel Curran wins 2008 Honda US Open of Surfing

After a grueling week of competition, one man took the win home. 

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Chris Cote of Transworld Surf reports on the awards ceremony and all the glory…

It was perfect day in Huntington Beach as the Village offered lots of goodies, food, games, and autographs from the pros.  The Men’s Heats, Boost Mobile Shootout heats, PacSun “Get a Cover shot”, Teen Vogue Fashion show, and the Go211.com Soul bowl added on more to fstivities.  Check out Day 1 photos below and a the complete on TransworldSurf.com

Thanks to Justin Cote & Transworld Surf

The last checkpoint Challenge of the Cali Rally! The teams were plummeted in the gauntlet by the Captiola Junior Lifeguards with water ballons and man were they fierce.  Lukily the Lost team ended up surviving the treacherous task and taking a win home for their team.

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Be sure to check back here next week to find out who the winner is of the Transworld Surf Cali Rally! 

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Two hours, Four Lost surfers, & Hollywood Magic…

And the winner is…Team Volcom!!!!

Venice Beach’s boardwalk served up as the next stop on Cali Rally.  Mikey G slid in on his board to take the win for Volcom. The competition was fierce, but human dumb-bell lifts, handstands on boards, and pants extreme sagging might have been the more fun.

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Photo Credit: Aaron Checkwood

Volcom was up next to sell in PacSun stores, and the team was definitely running a muck in Fashion Island. Nate Tyler even tried to sell some Canadians on some gear.

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Photo credit: Scott Desidero & Lauren Machen

The teams headed out to the OC for their next challenge where bruises, scraped knees, and injured tailbones were what made you cool on the BMX course at the YMCA in Orange.

Tommy “The Flyin’ Floridian” O’Brien took the lead and won for team Billabong taking out Scotty Stopnik in 2nd, and Turkey Stopnik (filling in for an injured Peter Devries) in 3rd.

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Photo credit: Aaron Checkwood & Chris Straley

Justin Cote continues… “Welcome to the real world Cali Rallyer’s. Yep, time to get a job. And what better to place to work than the Pac Sun store at the Horton Plaza mall in San Diego? It’s called the “Pac Sun Sell Off Team Challenge” and the first of the teams to go was the Hurley squad…

Justin Cote, esteemed Online Editor of TransWorld SURF Magazine, fills us in on the first ever Nixon PB Pier Paddle – as 4 teams battle to the death off the Pacific Beach Pier…….