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Sunset Beach, HI – (Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009) – World title campaigner Mick Fanning (Australia) clocked in at the O’Neill World Cup of Surfing today, hitting the water at Sunset Beach for his debut heat of the 2009 Vans Triple Crown of Surfing presented by Rockstar Energy Drink. He looked sharp, highly motivated and ready to get to work as he advanced behind Sunset Beach’s favorite son, Pancho Sullivan. Even though this event has no bearing on his world title campaign, it’s a critical warm-up to next week’s ultimate, season-ending battle at Pipeline.
Fanning’s entrance came during the last heat of an intense day that was full of action, upsets, and super clean waves in the six-foot range. Those spectators who stuck it out were rewarded – not only by Fanning’s highly anticipated flair, but by Pancho’s radical, full-body, on-rail attack that was fueled by his determination to lay claim to his home break.
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