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| Under 16 winners : photo Tim Hain
Rip Curl GromSearch Indonesian Surfing Champs Rip Curl GromSearch runs in perfect conditions at Lakey Peak, Sumbawa The first leg of the 2010 Rip Curl GromSearch series ran in pumping waves at Lakey Peak Sumbawa this weekend 7th March. Groms from all around the Lakey area took on the triple overhead conditions in the under 16 division giving the judges a taste of the gutsy talent that is on offer in this region. The evening before the event kicked off a meeting was called in Lakey Beach Inn where a unanimous decision was reached by the kids– some as young as 9 years old – to hold the main event out at the peak, one of Indonesia’s most perfect waves. In the morning the crew were greeted with perfect conditions giving Rip Curl Indo’s best team riders the opportunity to put on an amazing free-surfing display of tube riding skill and Ariel antics. Once the tide filled in with more water flooding over the shallow reef, contest officials decided it was time for the first heats of the day to be run. From the first horn until the end of the Under 16 finals in the early afternoon, local boys ripped the peak to pieces with stand out performances including 10 year old Andri Anwar, an existsting Rip Curl team rider who signed another 2 year contract with Rip Curl during the event weekend.
Dominating the under 16’s division were local boys Bombar, Mansur, Sin and Usman who slayed their way into a 4 man final with impressive late drops flowing turns not to mention the odd tube ride on some of the biggest set waves of the day. However, it was local boy Usman who took first place defeating Mansur in 2nd, Sin in 3rd and Bomar in 4th. Usman and runner-up Mansur both walked away with tickets to the Rip Curl GromSearch National final to be held during the Rip Curl Surf n music festival at Kuta Beach on October 23rd. As the tide dropped out in the afternoon main competitors gave a welcome break for the older boys to take to the water for the SKULLCANDY EXPRESSION SESSION with local boy Ornot winning best wave and Firman best trick, both winning the latest Skullcandy headphones for their efforts. With the Under 16’s and expression session finished the contest site was moved to the beach inside Lakey Pipe where the Under 14’s division was contested in fun 2 foot waves offering some playful sections for the remaining kids.
Winning the under 14’s division was Ompu Imran, with Lakey Irmansyah in 2nd place, M.Sirajudin 3rd and Irfan 4th. Rip Curl team manager Wayan Yudha said: ‘Were stoked to be welcomed by the local boys here at Lakey to run this event, it gives some of the youngest grommets a taste of competition surfing for the first time in a friendly, fun environment. This event also gives us a chance to look out for new up coming talent as some of Rip Curl’s best team riders have been found during the GromSearch in this region in the past” Rip Curl would like to thank its sponsors – Skullcandy, Light Surfboards, Eat Sleep Surf, OZ radio, Gus foundation, Surftime, Magic Wave and CocaCola/ ISC Tour. |
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What’s triple-overhead to a grom? Lakey Peak dishes
Thirteen year old Chelsea Tuach created history
Thirteen year old Chelsea Tuach created history earlier this year by becoming the first female surfer in Barbados to be given the prestigious National Sports Council Award of Junior Outstanding Sportsperson – Female. This Award was given to this talented, dedicated athlete based on her 2009 results as follows:
In January 2009, Chelsea became the first surfer in Barbados to win a NSC Youth Award for her achievements in sport in 2008 at such a young age and an Appreciation Award as one of the three athletes nominated as Junior Female Outstanding Sportsperson of Barbados for 2008. She was given this award for her outstanding results on the local, regional and international scene at the age of 12. She ended the year ranked No 2 in the Open Ladies and Under 18 Girls, was the CSN Makka Pro and Soup Bowl Pro Women’s Champion in 2008 and achieved a World Ranking of 25 in the Under 18 Girls’ Division at the ISA World Junior Surfing Championships held in Seignoss, France, the highest ever ranking of a Barbadian junior female at these Championships.
Chelsea went on to dominate the local surf scene in 2009, winning both the Ladies Open and the Under 18 Girls’ Division in the first Surfer of the Year event held in early February. In the School Surfing Championships she won the Under 16 Girls Division and placed second in the Under 18 Girls’Division and also won the award for the most radical manoevre among the girls. Read the rest of this entry »
FOR THE LOVE OF SURF – “THE CUBA EXPERIENCE”
My journey to visit the Hispanic Island of Cuba by Ametza Nicholls for “PROJECT CUBA” was an inspirational first Pan-American Surfing Association’s (PASA) trip to open doors and develops relationships with our Spanish Speaking Caribbean Neighbour.
My Friend Icah Wilmot from Jamaica had been working on a discovery trip to Cuba for some time and
was trying to get some sponsorship from various international Surf Companies and magazines. It all
looked really good until the last minute…. It ended up being way too expensive so just about
everyone backed out. Maile Aguerre, the President of PASA, took the opportunity that Icah was
working on Cuba to join in his initiative and help put together the first Cuban Surf Nationals and a
PASA invitational in the Island at the same time as we were there. Icah and I surfed the event
representing our own countries against participants from Cuba and The Dominican Republic. Those
were the 4 countries participating in this, the first ever International Surfing Event in Cuba, which
really meant a lot to the surf lovers of Cuba and to us being the first participants and hopefully the first
of many.
PASA conducted a training/judging seminar lead by Marcos and Juca of Brazil, which was very well
received by all of those involved in the sport there and our job was to showcase our talents as top
surfers in our respective countries and to let the Cuban surfers experience the competition first hand.
There were only two divisions for the competition. This was the bodyboarding and the open. There
were no girls participating and therefore I was asked to surf in the open. At the end of the prize giving I
donated one of my personal boards to top Cuban surfer Umberto Rodriguez who had recently broken
his favourite board and also a 7’ board given by Alan Burke of Burkie Boards, compliments of Nick
Parker, to Yaima Espinosa who runs a kid’s surf training camp in Santa Fe, La Habana, Cuba.
The final of the open went as follows:
1st Icah Wilmot – JAMAICA – 2nd Junior Gomez – DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
3rd Umberto Rodriguez – CUBA – 4th Ametza Nicholls – BARBADOS
The Association of Cuban Surfers – as it translates – is not yet recognized by the Cuban Government.
It is run by self appointed Eduardo Valdes who makes, fixes, lends and donates boards to whoever
cares to learn the sport if he happens to be in a position to do so. Hopefully this can change soon.
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There is also Cuba Surf, headed by Luis Manuel Mazorra. This is a group of young surfers who pretty
much do the same as well as make sure that any surfer coming to experience the surf of this island is
taken to where they should go, told where they should not go, shown a great time, personally
entertained and provided with an insight into the life of a Young Cuban Surfer.
By Ametza Nicholls
Tsunami Threat: Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast OFF for now
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| Joel Parkinson : ASP?SWcholtz
Quiksilver Pro / Roxy Pro Gold Coast ASP World Tour Men’s event #1 Live Coverage | Results/Photos/Videos etc AM Report: Tsunami threat forces Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast OFF for today Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia – A magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Chile early Saturday morning, resulting in a tsunami warning for the East Coast of Australia effective today. Report here Event organizers, coordinating with the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology, were forced to call both the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast presented by Land Rover and the Roxy Pro Gold Coast events for the day, with the potential tsunami projected to hit at 8:15am. “We’ve been monitoring the situation with chief meteorologists throughout the night and all projections are indicating the effects to hit the Gold Coast at approximately 8:15am,” Rod Brooks, Quiksilver Pro Contest Director, said. “What those effects will be, we cannot be sure. We’ve been advised that the biggest surge could hit anywhere from six to 12 hours after the initial surge, so we’ve called competition off for the day. The event site is closed for the day, and we’ll check back tomorrow at 6:30am.” Check the Queensland Tsunami Bulletin | Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre Event No. 1 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour, the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast enjoyed incredible surfing for Round 1 yesterday, with reigning two-time ASP World Champion Mick Fanning (AUS), 28, and former nine-time ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (USA), 38, dominating the opening day of competition. Day 1 video highlites are below. The event site is closed today. Event organizers will reconvene tomorrow morning at 6:30am to assess conditions for a possible 7:30am start. Day 1 video highlites are below. When Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast competition resumes, up first will be current ASP World No. 4 Taj Burrow (AUS), 31, up against wildcard Garrett Parkes (AUS), 18, in the opening heat of the man-on-man elimination Round 2. Read the rest of this entry » |
