Andy Irons Defeats Damien Hobgood for Rip Curl Pro Search Chile Crown!
AI wins! 
Andy Irons has gone and done it again!
Chile borders the South Pacific Ocean and sits between Argentina and Peru in Southern South America. It is a big and diverse country, meaning that its coastline offers up a variety of different surfing scenarios. The central and south regions of Chile hold mostly left-hand point break, while Northern Chile – the location for this year’s Rip Curl Pro Search – is known for heavy reef breaks, recommended for very experienced surfers only. As a final note Rip Curl would like to thank the locals again for sharing their home with us this year.
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Andy Irons has gone and done it again!AI over Damien Hobgood in the Rip Curl Pro Search Chile finals!
Andy's photo-ops will involve a Chilean Alpaca vs. last year's Mexican Sombrero, but the outcome is sure to be the same - FIESTA!
RIP CURL PRO SEARCH FINAL:
Final: Andy Irons (HAW) 16.84 def. Damien Hobgood 8.67 (USA)
RIP CURL PRO SEARCH CHILE SEMIFINAL RESULTS:
SF 1: Andy Irons (HAW) 16.33 def. Mick Fanning (AUS) 15.33
SF 2: Damien Hobgood (USA) 13.13 def. CJ Hobgood (USA) 12.00
The Location:
Chile borders the South Pacific Ocean and sits between Argentina and Peru in Southern South America. It is a big and diverse country, meaning that its coastline offers up a variety of different surfing scenarios. The central and south regions of Chile hold mostly left-hand point break, while Northern Chile – the location for this year’s Rip Curl Pro Search – is known for heavy reef breaks, recommended for very experienced surfers only. As a final note Rip Curl would like to thank the locals again for sharing their home with us this year.The Wave:
Spot 1: The wave we’ve chosen to test the Foster’s ASP Top 45 this year is world class. Known as the “South American Pipeline”, the wave is a right and left-hand reef break that spits out big heavy barrels over shallow reef and rock.
The left is a big, short barrel that demands a quick pull-in and check out, while the right-hander is a long tubing ride that can peel off for up to 120ft (40m). The best swell period is between May and September, taking advantage of the solid South Pacific swells.
Spot 2: The swells during June-July get very big quite regularly, so we’ve chosen a back-up spot for when the waves get too big for Option 1. This spot is known as one of Chile's biggest, hollowest, and most dangerous waves and only breaks when conditions are perfect. If word-of-mouth and photos are anything to go by, this wave is one heck of a beast…
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