"2009 has been an incredible year for pro surfing and this Hawaii showdown will be a fitting finale," said Doug Palladini, Vice President of Marketing at Vans. "Vans has a 43-year history of giving back to action sports and I can think of no better way to carry on that tradition than with the Triple Threat bonus purse. On behalf of all the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing staff, our event partners Billabong, Reef, O'Neill, Gidget and the ASP, we are proud to share our aloha with the talented surfers who have made the Vans Triple Crown what it is today." The events of the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing Reef Hawaiian Pro (men) - Haleiwa Ali'i Beach Park, Nov, 12-23 Vans Hawaiian Pro (women) - Haleiwa Ali'i Beach Park, Nov, 17-23 Gidget Pro Sunset Beach (women) - Sunset Beach, Nov. 24-Dec. 6 ONeill World Cup of Surfing (men) - Sunset Beach, Nov. 24-Dec. 6 Billabong Pro Maui (women) - Honolua Bay, Maui, Dec. 8-20 Billabong Pipeline Masters (men) - Banzai Pipeline, Dec. 8-20 Featured Surfers of the 2009 Vans Triple Crown of Surfing Pat Gudauskas (San Clemente, CA); Nate Yeomans (San Clemente, CA); Daniel Ross (Australia); Jadson Andre (Brazil); Adam Meilling (Australia); Brett Simpson (Huntington Beach, CA); Travis Logie (South Africa); and of course world title contenders Joel Parkinson and Mick Fanning (Australia), and women Stephanie Gilmore (Australia), Sofia Mulanovich (Peru), Silvana Lima (Brazil), and Coco Ho (Hawaii). Full Article at Surfer's Village