Carissa Moore repeated history on Sunday with am emphatic win at the Drug Aware Margaret River Pro over Australian nemesis Tyler Wright.
Moore's Western Australian victory vaults the young Hawaiian back into the ratings' lead, which she currently shares with Stephanie Gilmore, heading into the final event of the 2014 Australian leg - the Rip Curl Women's Pro Bells Beach.
A consistently-acknowledged component in elite surfers' programs is quality equipment and a positive relationship their respective board builders. Moore began riding for San Clemente icon Matt 'Mayhem' Biolos in 2009 and the results since have been staggering: 10 elite WCT wins (on Mayhem boards), two ASP Women's World Titles and countless endemic and mainstream accolades.
SHAPER: Matt 'Mayhem' Biolos
MODEL: CM-Pro
DIMENSIONS: 5'11" x 18.38" x 2.20"
FINS: FCS Thruster
TAIL: Round Thumb
VOLUME: Trade Secret
MATERIALS: Polyurethane and Fiberglass
"I don't even know what model it is - just a Mayhem special. I hadn't ridden it until the other day and I actually don't usually ride boards with this much foam in them. But it felt good the other day and I think that, at a wave like Margarets, you need a bit more board to plow through the sections. It felt great." - Carissa Moore
"It's Carissa's own 'CM-Pro' 5'11" file design based off the 5'9 1/2" squash she used last year at Bells. It's her 'good wave' rocker, but I reduced the concave by half so it's more neutral in the bumps and at high speed. Same width and thickness as her high-performance shortboard, but the added length adds volume by default." - Matt 'Mayhem' Biolos
Biolos's success didn't end with Moore either as the Californian had a monopoly on the equipment in the Drug Aware Margaret River Pro Final also shaping for event Runner-Up Tyler Wright.
"Huge congratulations to the one and only @rissmoore10 for yet another convincing victory and stunning display of surfing. Also congrats to runner up @tylerwright for her power surfing performance. I am proud, thankful and humbled to be working with you both and fortunate to call you friends." - Matt 'Mayhem' Biolos (vis instagram: mayhemb3_mattbiolos )
The next stop on the 2014 Samsung Galaxy ASP Women's World Championship Tour will be the Rip Curl Women's Pro Bells Beach from April 16 - 27, 2014
-
Carissa Moore repeats at Margaret River.
- WSL / Kelly Cestari
-
Blasting off the top on her Matt Biolos special.
- WSL / Kelly Cestari
-
Carissa Moore's money-maker: Mayhem 5'11" x 18.38" x 2.20" round tail.
- WSL / Scholtz
-
Another look at the bottom of Carissa's board. Single concave through the fins, FCS.
- WSL
-
Carissa in the Mayhem factory holding the board that would go on to claim the Drug Aware Margaret River Pro and place her back into the ratings' lead (along with Stephanie Gilmore) in the hunt for the 2014 ASP Women's World Title.
- WSL / Mayhem
Magic Board: Mayhem 5'11" x 18.38" x 2.20"
WSL
Carissa Moore repeated history on Sunday with am emphatic win at the Drug Aware Margaret River Pro over Australian nemesis Tyler Wright.
Moore's Western Australian victory vaults the young Hawaiian back into the ratings' lead, which she currently shares with Stephanie Gilmore, heading into the final event of the 2014 Australian leg - the Rip Curl Women's Pro Bells Beach.
A consistently-acknowledged component in elite surfers' programs is quality equipment and a positive relationship their respective board builders. Moore began riding for San Clemente icon Matt 'Mayhem' Biolos in 2009 and the results since have been staggering: 10 elite WCT wins (on Mayhem boards), two ASP Women's World Titles and countless endemic and mainstream accolades.
SHAPER: Matt 'Mayhem' Biolos
MODEL: CM-Pro
DIMENSIONS: 5'11" x 18.38" x 2.20"
FINS: FCS Thruster
TAIL: Round Thumb
VOLUME: Trade Secret
MATERIALS: Polyurethane and Fiberglass
"I don't even know what model it is - just a Mayhem special. I hadn't ridden it until the other day and I actually don't usually ride boards with this much foam in them. But it felt good the other day and I think that, at a wave like Margarets, you need a bit more board to plow through the sections. It felt great." - Carissa Moore
"It's Carissa's own 'CM-Pro' 5'11" file design based off the 5'9 1/2" squash she used last year at Bells. It's her 'good wave' rocker, but I reduced the concave by half so it's more neutral in the bumps and at high speed. Same width and thickness as her high-performance shortboard, but the added length adds volume by default." - Matt 'Mayhem' Biolos
Biolos's success didn't end with Moore either as the Californian had a monopoly on the equipment in the Drug Aware Margaret River Pro Final also shaping for event Runner-Up Tyler Wright.
"Huge congratulations to the one and only @rissmoore10 for yet another convincing victory and stunning display of surfing. Also congrats to runner up @tylerwright for her power surfing performance. I am proud, thankful and humbled to be working with you both and fortunate to call you friends." - Matt 'Mayhem' Biolos (vis instagram: mayhemb3_mattbiolos )
The next stop on the 2014 Samsung Galaxy ASP Women's World Championship Tour will be the Rip Curl Women's Pro Bells Beach from April 16 - 27, 2014
Carissa Moore
Born on Oahu's South Shore in 1992, Carissa Moore grew up like so many Hawaiian groms, learning to surf at Waikiki as waves like Baby
Featuring Yago Dora, Filipe Toledo, Caio Ibelli, Ian Gouveia, Kelly Slater, John John Florence, Gabriel Medina, Julian Wilson, Adriano de
Featuring Yago Dora, Griffin Colapinto, Leonardo Fioravanti, Jordy Smith, Filipe Toledo, John John Florence, Kanoa Igarashi, Italo
Featuring Gabriel Medina, John John Florence, Liam O'Brien, Yago Dora, Italo Ferreira, Carissa Moore, Griffin Colapinto, Tatiana
5X World Champion to Compete at Pipe Pro and Tahiti Pro Ahead of Olympic Games Paris 2024
Drug Aware Margaret River Pro
Championship Tour surfers scored big during the 2014 Drug Aware events at Margaret River.
Sally Fitzgibbons notches a nine-pointer in the dying moments of Quarterfinal 4.
Sally Fitzgibbons posted two excellent-range scores in Round 2 to avoid early elimination.
Tyler Wright dominates her Round 3 matchup, belting a 9.13
Carissa Moore talks about the importance of equipment and wave selection as she heads to Bells Beach.