Australia's Layne Beachley doesn't want a watch as a retirement gift.

She'd prefer a Vans Triple Crown of Surfing championship.

Beachley's last contest as a competitor on the ASP Women's World Tour will be the Billabong Pro Maui.

The contest is scheduled to run Dec. 8 through Dec. 20 at Honolua Bay, Maui.

Beachley, 36, has announced that this will be her last year on the world tour.

"A win at the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing would be a swan song for me," she said. "I have been coming to Hawai'i for so many years, and I love surfing here. I've won the Vans Triple Crown twice, and to make it a three-peat would be fantastic."

Beachley is the leader in the Triple Crown standings after the first two contests. The Billabong Pro Maui will be the final event for both the 2008 world tour and the Triple Crown series.

Beachley already owns records of seven women's world championships and two women's Triple Crown championships.

"A lot of people have been asking if I am reflecting at events now that this is my last full season," she said. "It's impossible not to, but it's certainly not at the forefront of my mind. I know that although this is my last season in Hawai'i as a full-time competitor, it's certainly not my last season coming here to surf these waves."

The 2008 ASP women's world championship has already been decided. Australia's Stephanie Gilmore clinched it by winning the Roxy Pro this week at Sunset Beach.

Gilmore is 50 points behind Beachley in the Triple Crown standings. Gilmore won the Honolua Bay contest last year.

"I suppose I'm still letting the ASP women's world title sink in, but the season isn't over yet and I'm frothing to get over to Maui to defend my event title," Gilmore said. "The Vans Triple Crown of Surfing title is easily the next best thing to a world title."

The Billabong Pro Maui is the last chance for surfers to retain their spots on the 2009 ASP Women's World Tour.

Only the top 10 surfers in the final 2008 ratings get to return to the 2009 elite tour.

Melanie Bartels of Wai'anae is currently ranked No. 10, and Megan Abubo of Waialua is No. 12.