27th Annual Buffalos´ Big Board Surfing Classic results.

Buffalos´ Big Board Surfing Classic

27th Annual Surfing Classic
Makaha Beach, Oahu- Hawaii
9 March 2003

Finalists both professional and amateur surfers, local and from around the world made their way again to Makaha Beach today March 9, for the final day of the 27th Annual Buffalo’s Big Board Surfing Classic, presented by Real B Voice. Only those skilled watermen/women that made it through the many rounds reunited for the finals of one of the longest running Hawaiian surfing festivals this weekend at the superb surfing site, Makaha Beach.

Spectators where treated to a world class display of all that surfing has to offer. The wide variety of categories of surfing include traditional styles to the latest trends.

Results for the following division are below Canoe, Paipo Board, Women´s Surfing, 250 lbs. + Surfing, Foreign Division Surfing, Men’s Surfing,Team Bodyboard, Bully Board 250 lbs.+ Bullyboard Tandem, Tandem Surfing, Legends 60 yrs.+ Surfing, Team Surfing, Team Bodysurfing:

Canoe
1st Team Quik
2nd Team Soul Sorry
3rd Team Mo Betta Make Baby Kine
4th Team Honolua

Paipo Board
1st Jimmy Keaulana
2nd Dave Parmenter
3rd Noland Martin
4th Mel Puu
5th Damien Reyes
6th Kekoa Aunge

Women Surfing
1st Desiree Desoto
2nd Teddi Lee Sipe
3rd Claudia Parmenter
4th Shannon Kauihou
5th Kumi Ishii
6th Haze Wentling

250 lbs. + Surfing
1st Kimo Leong
2nd Bruce Desoto
3rd Eddie Maldonado Jr.
4th Moki Rapoza
5th Derrick Asing
6th Ken Dillerg

Foreign Division Surfing

1st Toru Yamaguchi
2nd Minoru Hirono
3rd Meric Alban
4th Takuji Araki
5th Kengo Tomonari
6th Toshihiro Ooba

Men’s Surfing
1st Russ Keaulana
2nd Kekoa Auwae
3rd Mel Puu
4th Kamu Auwae
5th Bruce Desoto
6th Dave Parmenter

Team Bodyboard
1st Brian Keaulana & Kathy Terada
2nd Jimmy Keaulana & Tiare Lawrence
3rd Cito & Des Desoto
4th Craig Davidson & Miku Uemura

Bully Board 250 lbs.+
1st Ele Keliikoa
2nd Kimo Leong
3rd Bruce Desoto
4th Matt Patterson
5th Wayne Uta
6th Koa Young

Bullyboard Tandem
1st Russ Keaulana & Milo Uemura
2nd Brian Keaulana & Kathy Terada
3rd Kamu Auwae & Nani
4th Brandon Martin & Kaimana Beauford

Tandem Surfing
1st Mel Puu & Mio Uemura
2nd Brian Keaulana & Kathy Terada
3rd Meric Alban & Marie Vigne
4th Eric Demalelaere & Claire Dereux

Legends 60 yrs.+ Surfing
1st Jesus Navarro
2nd Charlie Carroll
3rd Grant Kauhane
4th Rabbit Kekai
5th Tom Bionde
6th Buffalo Keaulana

Team Surfing
1st Russ Keaulana & Bonga Perkins
2nd Kamu & Kekoa Auwae
3rd Makamae & Cito Desoto
4th Desiree Desoto & Miku Uemura

Team Bodysurf
1st Sunny Jullien & Bonga Perkins
2nd Craig Davidson & Mel Puu
3rd Jon Parrish & Eddie Maldonado III
4th Brian Keaulana & Dave Parmenter

The contest was founded by legendary waterman, Buffalo Keaulana in 1977 and was developed out of a desire to maintain and further develop the Hawaiian culture, especially in the ocean and surfing. On Keaulana’s return home from a sailing trip that was focused on retracing ancient Polynesian migration roots to and from Hawaii, he recognized a huge need to keep the Hawaiian surfing heritage growing with an attitude that stressed fun and camaraderie in surfing contest. This appeals to competitors who join the contest to enjoy the Hawaiian culture, family involvement and fun side of surfing that, through this event, is brought to the contest circuit.

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