Santa Barbara surfing professional Bobby Martinez withdrew from the ASP World Tour event in Tahiti, where he’s a two-time champion.Martinez, not one to sugar-coat his comments about the tour, said in an interview on the Channel Islands Surfboard blog: “"I am not going to do the Chopes event. I love Tahiti and that wave; I just don't like being there for an event with everyone there.”Martinez also said in the interview that he's planning to leave the pro tour.Read the entire … [Read more...]
Lakey tearing it up in small surf at U.S. Open
Wednesday, August 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment
She’s entered as a wildcard in the Women’s Pro Division at the Nike U.S. Open, but Santa Barbara’s Lakey Peterson is surfing like an ace in challenging 1- to 2-foot waves at the Huntington Beach Pier.The 16-year-old Peterson posted the highest score on Wednesday to win her heat and advance to the quarterfinals.“It’s definitely not great out there and hopefully we have some swell coming,” said Peterson, who scored 15.50 out of 20 in beating Tyler Wright of Australia and … [Read more...]
Bobby brings down Slater in Rio
Thursday, May 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
BARRA DA TIJUCA, Rio de Janeiro/Brazil – The Billabong Rio Pro returned to the beachbreak of Barra Da Tijuca after two days at the lefthander of Arpoador and saw massive upsets unfold among the event’s highest scores in punchy four foot waves while completing Rounds 3 and 4 of competition on Thursday.Santa Barbara's Bobby Martinez, 28, was responsible for the upset of the event when he defeated reigning 10-time ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (USA), 39, in a close heat of 14.50 to … [Read more...]
Martinez knocked out of season-ending Pipe Masters
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 By 1 Comment
ASP World No. 17 Bobby Martinez finished his 2010 ASP World Tour season with an equal 25th place after he was eliminated during round 2 of the Billabong Pipe Masters on in Hawaii on Wednesday.The native Santa Barbaran worked hard from the start, riding a total of 11 waves but nothing that allowed him anything over a 2.80 score (out of ten) leaving him in second position behind advancing surfer David Wassell (HAW).The Billabong Pipeline Masters is the final stop on the ASP Men's World … [Read more...]
Martinez set to defend title in Tahiti
Sunday, August 22, 2010 By 1 Comment
Santa Barbara's Bobby Martinez is in eighth place in the ASP World Title Rankings heading into the start of the Billabong Pro Tahiti, which Martinez won last year. It's the fifth stop on the World Tour, marking the half-way point of the season.Martinez started the year off with semifinal appearances in the first two events, followed by two consecutive equal-17ths in Brazil and South Africa. With six World Tour contests remaining, Martinez is still in the hunt for his first World Title but … [Read more...]
Slater, Martinez go big at Bells Beach
Saturday, April 10, 2010 By
Channel Islands team rider Kelly Slater and Santa Barbara's very own Bobby Martinez posted excellent results at the just-finished Rip Curl Pro in Australia.Slater, in a quest for his 10th world title, won his 42nd career tour event to rocket up to second in the world rankings behind Australian Taj Burrow. Martinez and Burrow bowed out in the semifinals to record equal-thirds while Mick Fanning and Slater dueled for the crown.A matching result at Snapper Rocks in early march has … [Read more...]
Burrow takes out Bobby, Gold Coast title
Thursday, March 4, 2010 By 4 Comments
Bobby Martinez's run through the opening contest of the 2010 ASP World Tour ended on Friday as the Santa Barbara native fell to eventual champion Taj Burrow in their semifinal heat.Burrow went on to claim the Quiksilver Pro title at Snapper Rocks in Australia, defeating South Africa's Jordy Smith in the final.Martinez put up a two-wave score of 13.00 to Burrow's 15.67 in the semifinal, surfed in deteriorating conditions at the right-hand point break.“It’s disappointing to … [Read more...]
Martinez advancing through season-opening Quiksilver Pro
Wednesday, March 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Santa Barbara's very-own globe-trotting professional surfer Bobby Martinez and the rest of the world's top surfers have begun their 2010 season in Australia this week, congregating at Snapper Rocks for the Quiksilver Gold Coast Pro.Martinez is off to a hot start, reaching the contest's semifinals after winning two heats on Thursday. The 27-year-old has already greatly improved on a disappointing season-opener from 2009, when he bowed out after the second round in 33rd place. Martinez … [Read more...]
Lakey’s Lines: Let’s get this thing going
Tuesday, October 13, 2009 By 4 Comments
Hey Guys! Let's Get This Going... Hi, I’m Lakey. I’m super excited to be starting this blog where I can talk about surfing, the thing I love to do most. The last year of my life has been really exciting for me, so hopefully I will have some fun stories to share.Ever since I was five years old I loved all sports, but primarily surfing. I learned to surf in Australia in the year 2000, when my parents took my family and me around the world for six months! I loved Australia because the … [Read more...]
Martinez holds, Reynolds jumps in ratings after Jeffreys Bay results
Wednesday, July 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Bobby Martinez maintained his sixth-place standing on surfing's elite "Dream Tour" after recording an equal 5th place finish in South Africa on Wednesday. The Santa Barbara native lost to eventual champion Joel Parkison in the quarterfinals by a score of 15.66 to 10.83 at Jeffreys Bay. VIEW QUARTERFINAL HEAT HEREWith five of ten events completed, the tour takes a seven-week mid-season break before regrouping at the Hurley Pro in September. … [Read more...]
Bobby back on top at Teahupoo
Wednesday, May 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Santa Barbara native Bobby Martinez won his first event of 2009 on surfing's World Championship Tour Tuesday, besting Australia's Taj Burrow in a high-scoring final at Teahupoo for the Billabong Pro Tahiti title.CLICK HERE TO WATCH BILLABONG PRO FINAL HEAT: BOBBY MARTINEZ vs. TAJ BURROWMartinez posted early scores of 8.73 and 9.73 to put Burrow in a huge hole in the final. Burrow clawed back with a 8.17 and 7.93 but Martinez's combined 18.46-out-of-20 score was too much to overcome. … [Read more...]
Martinez Gets Solid Result at Trestles
Friday, September 12, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Santa Barbara’s Bobby Martinez surfed to an equal-fifth place finish on Thursday at the Boost Mobile Pro in San Clemente, losing to eventual champion Kelly Slater in the quarterfinals.Martinez, who moved up in the season standings into the seventh slot with four contests left, earned a two-wave score of 15.16 against Slater’s 17.16. The result was much better than last year, when Martinez was ousted in the third round at Lower Trestles.Slater, 36, then proceeded to eliminate world … [Read more...]
