Date of Birth: September 1, 1973

Best Known For: Finding the best sandbar

Local Spot: The Banks, NC

My Crew: Barry Price, Jesse Hines, Brant Doyle, Chris McDonald, Brent McCoy, Craig Watson, Niguel Haynes and Building

Board of Choice: Coils by Mike Daniels and Polyesters by Jesse Fernandez and Put Mulhern: 5’11” x 18.75” x 2.15”

Dream Wave: Anything that is draining, spitting and gets my blood moving

My Top Five:

1.) The Banks 4 to 6 feet, offshore and kegging 2.) My Family: Wife Corissa and kids Ezra and Jaida 3.) Nicaragua 4.) My friends 5.) God (Jesus Christ)

Surf Contest plus tubes ='s a whole lot of fun!

The Volcom Tour came to town , and once again they were rewarded with killer surf ! Daniel Terry (contest director) has got a thing with the Outer Banks. Overall the contest was insane, and so was the level of surfing. Hurley riders Kim Diggs got 6th in the Women's final, and in the Mens final, Michael Powell took 1st, along with myself taking 2nd. Also I was able to squeak out "Electric's Maneuver of the Event" with one of those crazy tubes the Bank's was offering up. Congrats must go out to Michael Powell for his victory -- great surfing !!! For complete contest coverage check link below for story, photo's , and video.

http://www.volcom.com/crusty/EventArticle.asp?EventiD=689&SeasonID=25

Noah Snyder

April and Jim Vaughn celebrate their annual Whalebone party Hurley Style

9/09/09 on the back 9, and by the way -- dress to the 9. Many 9's but for a good reason as this years Annual Whalebone party went Hurley. Hurley hit its 10 year marker as Jim and April also hit their 10 year marker for hosting one of the best party's on the beach. Bob Hurley made the trek over and showed us how to play the back 9. There was music, games, great food, and much much more. Needless to say April did a fantastic job in all the planning and efforts to make this thing so special. Pete don't quit your day job (check golf photo). Till next time...

-NoahSnyder

2009 Winner Ben Bourgeios keeps the WRV/HURLEY PRO title in North Carolina

This year's WRV / HURLEY PRO Contest went down in Nags Head, North Carolina on September 18th -- 20th. Contest winner Benny B. was pretty much on fire for the whole event, but Ben had lot of guys nipping at his heels all the way to the finals. Hurley stand outs included finalist Asher Nolan (3rd) and Michael Powell (2nd). This was Michael's biggest contest result yet. Oliver Kurtz (5th) and Michael Dunphy(9th) made a strong showing, and turned many heads during the event. The three day event saw tons of waves, giveaways, spectators, and just a whole lot of fun. Speaking of fun, the Hurley product launching was a hit (check photos). Special thanks goes out to the whole crew at the Comfort Inn Hotel for letting us take over and do our thing. Also I must thank all the sponsors that made the weekend a hit. Contest MC's were Ian Parnell, John Klientop, Matt Pruett, and myself. Needless to say we had plenty of fun on the microphones. All in all, the Contest was a blast !!! — Noah Snyder

This year's ECSC Contest was just nuts!

For the 47th year in a row the ECSC Surf Contest rocked Virginia Beach. This year the hosting sponsor of the event was Coastal Edge Surf Shop, and they did an amazing job. The Event had surf, skate ,music, games, and so much going on that you couldn't even take it all in -- it was just crazy. From a Hurley standpoint Asher Nolan took 2nd in the Mens Pro while Mikey Detemple took first in the Longboard pro. Meanwhile under the Hurley tent their were games , and prizes for all the spectators. Brian Harrison ( AKA Hurley Rep.), Mark Zee(Hurley tattoo artist ), and myself (Noah the dice man) tried to manage the mass of spectators with our skills -- All i can say is it was absolute madness! See photos for some of the week's action. — Noah

Flying Point surf camp and the Brodeo Tour meet up in New York for the final stop!

New York is becoming a special little treat for the Brodeo Tour, and this year was icing on the cake. Special thanks to the whole crew at Flying Point Surf Shop for letting us be part of their surf camp. It's always good to go out with a bang, and thats how we went out as 40 plus groms went nuts. In and out of the water, this years crew of kids charged the surf fearlessly, and they were rewarded. Hurley T-shirts, autographs, stickers, and much more went out to all the kids that participated. All that was left with the kids were smiles, sand, and surf as the day ended. Till next year

Special thanks: The Petruzziello family

-Noah Snyder