ISA PRESS RELEASE     JULY 2005

IN THIS ISSUE
1. ISA News
2. ISA Events
3. ISA Calendar
4. Olympic News
5. Adaptive Surfing
6.  Environmental News
7. Regional Surf Association News
8. International News
9. Contact the ISA

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1. ISA NEWS
ISA AGM ANNOUNCEMENT

ISA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM)
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 12, 2005 8:00 PM

Agenda:
Message from ISA President
Activity Reports from ISA Vice Presidents
Current Year-to-Date ISA Financials
Projected Financials 2005
Audited financials 2004
ISA Presentation
Member Motions

Motions for the ISA AGM are due to ISA Head Office by no later than August 31, 2005

2. ISA EVENTS
 
QUIKSILVER ISA WORLD JUNIOR SURFING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2005

The Hilton Waterfront Beach Hotel will serve as Event Headquarters for the upcoming Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships 2005.

All event announcements will be posted here and at the contest site on the beach.  The AGM, team registration, media accreditation, judging seminar and other important meetings will be held at the Hilton.

The hotel is located beachfront, at 21100 Pacific Coast Hwy, Huntington Beach, California, United States 92648-5307. It is walking distance from the contest site and downtown Huntington Beach.
 
Event Schedule:

DATE EVENT
October 6, 7 Team Arrival Dates
October 6, 7 Team Registration
October 7 Media Accreditation
October 7 Manager's Meeting
October 7 Level 1 Judging Seminar
October 8 Opening Ceremony
October 9 - 16 Contest Days
October 10 ISA EC Meeting
October 12 ISA AGM
October 16 Awards Ceremony
October 17, 18 Team Departure Dates

3. ISA CALENDAR

Year Event Location Dates
2005 Aloha Cup: Guatemala, Mexico and El Salvador Guatemala August 2005
2005 ISA World Junior Surfing Championships* California, USA October 8 – 16, 2005
2005 ISA EC Meeting California, USA October 10, 2005
2005 ISA Annual General Meeting California, USA October 12, 2005
2005 PASC Peru November 28 – December 4
2005 Aloha Cup: South Africa, Namibia and Britain South Africa December 2005
2006 ISA World Junior Surfing Championships* TBD TBD
2006 ISA World Surfing Games* California, USA Early October
2006 ISA Biennial General Meeting 2006 California, USA End September /
Early October
2006 ISA Annual General Meeting 2006 California, USA End September / Early October
2006 ISA World Kneeboard Championships* Santa Cruz, CA USA Fall 2006 (TBD)
*An ISA Sanctioned Event

4. OLYMPIC NEWS
RESULTS OF THE VOTE: LONDON 2012

(July 6, 2005) The city of London has been elected host city for the Games of the XXX Olympiad in 2012. The announcement has just been made by IOC President Jacques Rogge; in the framework of the 117th IOC Session in Singapore London was elected in the 4th round of the vote.

The IOC members made their choice based on not only the presentations made today by the delegation from Paris, New York, Moscow, London and Madrid, but also the detailed report by the IOC Evaluation Commission, chaired by Nawal El Moutawakel

5.  ADAPTIVE SURFING
2005 HONDA US OPEN OF SURFING

(July 7, 2007) Win a chance to surf at the US Open! Life Rolls On will be auctioning off two spaces to surf in the 5th Annual They Will Surf Again Expression Session at the Honda US Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach on July 31st.

Jesse Billauer will be surfing with top professional surfers Kelly Slater, Rob Machado, the Irons Brothers and more (*) to raise awareness for spinal cord injuries. Proxy bids an be sent by email and confirmed by phone prior to the live auction to be held at the July 24th Night By the Ocean event. Winners will join Jesse and top pros in the water on the day of the Final!

Even if you are unable to attend the event, you can support Life Rolls On through our online pledge campaign to raise money for spinal cord injury research. Make a pledge today for the expression session.
Come down and visit the LRO booth July 28 - 31 by the Huntington Beach pier.

Rolling (Issue #5). For more information, visit www.liferollson.org

5.  ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
SURFRIDER'S STATE OF THE BEACH REPORT RELEASED JULY 28TH

What state is your beach in? Find out the answer to that and many other questions in Surfrider Foundation's 2005 State of the Beach report released on July 28th. The State of the Beach Report web site is fueled by a database of over 600 pages of great coastal information. The State of the Beach report is a deep coastal resource that's great for anyone with more than a passing interest in our coastal environment. Especially useful for Coastal Zone Managers, too. See the 2005 report at http://www.surfrider.org/stateofthebeach and also see Surfrider's press release.

MUNDAKA IS DEAD?
(July 8, 2005) One of the world’s best left-hand sandbars has mysteriously vanished. Will the sand return?

The winter of 2004/2005 was as strange along the farthest recesses of the Bay of Biscay as it was weird in California. But in Spain the problem wasn’t so much too much rain as it was lack of swell. Beginning in January, the fabled left-hand sandbar which breaks along the river mouth at Mundaka began to suck -- from lack of swell, but also from another phenomenon that no one there had ever seen. As winter faded to spring, local Spanish surfers and disappointed travelers were left standing along the atalaya overlooking the left sandbar at Mundaka scratching their heads: “Where’s the beach?”

Mysteriously and tragically, the sandbar that created one of the best sand-bottom lefthanders in the world had just disappeared.

Some say the disappearing sandbar was caused by the dredging of a channel at a shipyard four kilometers from Mundaka. The local Basque government is taking the situation seriously, understanding the importance of Mundaka and surf tourism to Spain’s global reputation and the local economy. “We live from tourism,” hotel worker Maria Rosario Alkorta was quoted in a short news piece on the Internet. “In the summer more than 10,000 surfers gather here. If they don't come we'll run into difficulties.”

Craig Sage was quoted in the same Internet piece: “Surfing tourism is essential for this place, but there is something more. Mundaka is the symbol for surfing in Europe. If we lose it, it will be like losing part of our soul.”

If Sherlock Holmes surfed, he would be all over this: The Case of the Disappeared Sandbar. A nullified Mundaka is not a good thing for the local or the global surf scene. It’s as if all of a sudden, over the course of four months, Malibu just stopped breaking, or the Superbank went kaput. The mystery has yet to be solved and the future of Mundaka is still in doubt.

Excerpt from SurfMag.com Newsletter. Stay tuned to www.surfermag.com for future updates on the situation in Euskadi.

6.  REGIONAL SURF ASSOCIATION NEWS
PASA SURFING GAMES 2005 OFFICIAL INVITATION & INFORMATION

Monday December 5 – Sunday December 11, 2005
Organizers: Federación Deportiva Peruana de Tabla
Sanctioned by: Pan-American Surfing Association

The Pan-American Surfing Association (PASA) in conjunction with the Federación Deportiva Peruana de Tabla (FEPTA), have the pleasure of presenting this opportunity for national federations to send national teams to Lima, Peru to compete in the seventh annual Pan-American Surf Games, 2005.

The participation of national teams is a unique and historic opportunity for athletes personally and professionally.

IMPORTANT CONTACTS
 
PASA:
Antonio Sotillo
President
asfvsurf@c-com.net.ve
 
Maile Aguerre
Vice-President
E-mail: maile@isasurf.org

5580 La Jolla Blvd. PMB 145
La Jolla, California 92037 USA
(858) 336-2288
(858) 551 - 5290 (Fax)

Hosting Nation:
PERU Federación Deportiva Peruana de Tabla (FEPTA)

Eduardo Cáceres
President

Event Director:
Karin Sierralta
Av. Argentina, 2051
Lima 1- Perú
Tel: [51] 422 4585
Fax: [51] (14) 22 7173
E-mail: karin@surfingperu.org
Website: www.surfingperu.org
Submitted by Maile Aguerre: Maile@isasurf.org

EUROSURF 2005 
22 - 30 October 2005
Costa da Caparica – PORTUGAL

For more information contact:
All teams list should also send to karen@eurosurfing.org and td@eurosurfing.org
 
 Miguel Inácio / Luís Semedo
natural.factor@mail.telepac.pt
Rua Pedro Alvares Cabral 3 A
Costa de Caparica – Portugal
2825 – Costa de Caparica

Federação Portuguesa de Surf
fps@surfingportugal.com
Tel: +351 219228914
Fax: + 351 219228915

CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR 2005 – EUROPEAN TOUR OF BODYBOARD
August 24 - 28, 2005 Sintra Pro 2005, Portugal
August 30-31, 2005 Miss Sumo Cup 2005, Portugal 
September 2-4, 2005 ETB Ferrol 2005, Spain
September 9-11, 2005 Mimizan Bodyboard Pro, France
September 16-18, 2005 Royan Bodyboard Pro, France
November, 2005  Sahara Pro, Morocco
 
For more information contact: dtn@surfingportugal.com

7.  INTERNATIONAL NEWS
BARBADOS
CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR 2005 – BARBADOS SURFING ASSOCIATION

August 20-21, 2005          Surfer of the Year Series (SOTY) 5
October 15-16, 2005          Surfer of the Year Series (SOTY) 6
November 12-13, 2005      Independence Pro Classic 

Calendar submitted by BSA
BRAZIL
BORE BEATS ENGLISH RECORD TO ENTER THE GUINNESS BOOK

Paraná-born Serginho Laus reached unbelievable 10.1 km surfing non-stop the same bore wave, beating the English record of 9.1 km registered in the book of records

On June 24th, Friday, Paraná-born Serginho Laus achieved an unbelievable record of 10,1 km surfing non-stop the feared meeting of waters, known as bore, conquering the new world record on a tidal wave, that until then belonged to Englishman David Lawson, with 9.1 km on River Severn, registered in the Guinness Book of Records.

 On the mouth of Araguari River in the Brazilian state of Amapá, Laus and his team observed the spring of the bore, reaching for the first time a site never before explored for surfing.   "The attitude of exploring the origin of one of the most frightening bores in Brazil and in the world was fundamental.    The mud banks along the riverside changed, and the only place for a potential breaking of the record was on the mouth of the river, to the ocean side,” said Serginho Laus, who spent 33 minutes and
 15 seconds surfing the bore.

 It was very difficult, on the third and last try I had to make a decision to forget all the pressure, the risks of the wave, the violence the phenomenon shows and keep the integration with nature, to keep control and concentration in moments I thought I wouldn't be able to surf so many kilometers” one of the greatest specialists in the bore phenomenon concluded, thrilled.

In a  "voadeira", a fast regional boat, Laus counted on his team: the photographer Henrique Martin, cameraman Vinicius Sguarezi, pilot Zeca and Noelio Sobrinho, President of Brazilian Association of Bore Surfing, that guided Laus to breaking the record.   Also present - Antonio Barbosa  "Maninho", President of the Paraná Surf Federation, Luiz Fernando Pedroso, Director of Ediouro Publicações, and surfer Ana Carolina Passaro, that took part on the expedition as witnesses to the event.

With GPS (Geographic Position System) technology, precise equipment that offer geographic positions and navigation data, the Surfing in the Jungle team, with the Brazilian Guinness Book representative, Director of Ediouro Publicações Luiz Fernando Pedroso, took care of measuring and registering the record according to the bureaucratic rules established by the book of records.

"It’s a pleasure being able to register the breaking of a record in Amazonia, in such an impressive phenomenon as the bore. Now Serginho Laus is taking not only his name to the world's bestseller, but also the state of Amapá and the green and yellow of Brazil" said Luiz Fernando Pedroso, director of Ediouro Publicações, which distributes and represents Guinness Book in Brazil.

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
FEDOSURF AND SURFING RECOGNIZED BY THE DOMINCAN REPUBLIC NATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE

(July 8, 2005) The International Surfing Association (ISA) wishes to congratulate the Federacion Dominicana de Surf (FedoSurf) on having achieved official recognized sport status with the Dominican Republic Olympic Committee (DOM).

Members of Fedosurf appeared before the Dominican Republic Olympic Committee Extraordinary Assembly on the 7th of July with a petition for recognition. With great satisfaction to Fedosurf, the request was approved. The National Governing Body of surfing in the Dominican Republic, and ISA member since 1992, now holds full voting capacity member status with the COD in the name of surfing.

Fedosurf President, Néstor Puente, shared the news with ISA Executive Committee members commenting "The announcement fills us with satisfaction. In closing one circle in the achievement of this goal, we open a new harmonious circle between the ISA, PASA and Fedosurf to broaden the reach of surfing and to enrich the sport".

On receiving the news, ISA Vice President Maile Aguerre stated "With this recognition, we are all closer to a better future for all surfers, all over the world".

The Dominican Republic occupies the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean. The Spanish-speaking nation has surfing on both coasts, primarily in the winter season.

The International Surfing Association (ISA) has been working for a better surfing future since it was founded in 1976. For almost 30 years, the ISA has guided the growth of the sport, expanding membership to over fifty National Federation nations and bringing surfing to new places.
 
In March 1995 the International Olympic Committee (IOC) originally recognized the International Surfing Association (ISA) as the worldwide governing authority for surfing and all other waveriding sports.

IRELAND
SALTROCK CO SLIGO OPEN –

(July 28, 2005) Saltrock and Strandhill, Co. Sligo are reunited this coming weekend the 30-31st July for an epic Irish session as the best of Ireland's accomplished surfers descend on the legendary break for this year's   Saltrock Co. Sligo Open. 

The perfect conditions last July were mastered by Saltrock rider Cain Kilcullen for the Open and Junior heats but gladiators Mike Morgan, Stephen Kilfeather and John McCarthy are storming to make it their own this year. 2004's competition saw the spectacular comeback of Andrew Hill to competitive surfing who after a long absence, had knocked out some of Ireland's top young surfers to progress to the Open final. 

Easkey Britton took a clear first in the Women's final last year with the other three finalists closely tied. Shauna Ward finished 2nd, Aine O'Donnell, 3rd and Nicole Morgan, who scopped the women's title at the Lusty Glaze event last weekend, finished 4th. 

Saltrock are only too proud to be involved as main sponsors for the weekend.  Having sponsored events in Ireland since the late 80's including the sponsorship of the World Championships at Bundorran in the mid 90's, Saltrock's affinity with Ireland is part of a long-term commitment the company has towards the evolution of the country's surf industry and it's surfers.   Martin Peirce Saltrock Marketing Manager adds:
"Every year we're blown away by the enthusiastic spirit of the spectators and athletes alike.  The atmosphere at Strandhill will not disappoint; the Irish certainly know how to surf hard and celebrate a good competition.  It's important to Saltrock that we continue to show our support to the ISA and the growing number of talented individuals coming out of Ireland". 

Irish Surfing Association Organised, the competition surrounds the National Team selection process, with competitors also surfing for a place in the squad. As well as the men's Open, the events include a Women's Open, longboard and bodyboard event and an Under 18's surf category.

The Saltrock Co Sligo Open will kick off at Strandhill with entries being taken at 10am on Saturday morning (30th July) and heats starting as soon as possible afterwards. Entry fee will be €10 for first entry, €5 for second or more entries. The event will include Open, Women, Longboard, Bodyboard, U18 divisions.

RONAN OERTZEN TO REPRESENT IRELAND AT INTER CELTIC WATERSPORTS GAMES

(July 27, 2005) Belfast Grommet Ronan Oertzen will be representing Ireland when he competes at Inter Celtic Water Sports Games, in Salinas, Spain on the 25th to 29th of July. Ronan is one of the top U16 surfers in Ireland and a member of the National Squad. He will be aiming to reach the final at the Games competing against surfers from Wales, Cornwall, Scotland, Brittany, Asturias, North of Portugal and Galicia

SAUSAGES HEAP PRESSURE ON ISA PHONE LINES AND E-MAIL!
 
(July 1, 2005) It may sound like a joke but the recent hype of Irish surfing in advertisements (now even sausages!) on TV and in the media in general has created enormous pressure on the workings of the Irish Surfing Association. Failte Ireland (Irish Tourist Board) has also used surfing as a tool to try to get more visitors to certain areas of Ireland and this also has added to the pressure. The effect is that lots of people are getting interested in surfing and naturally want to contact the Irish Surfing Association to get more information on it.

In effect this means that everyday hundreds of e-mails are received and up to a hundred calls are coming through to the Irish Surfing Association head office in Sligo. With only one fulltime worker (doing the work of three!)  It is impossible to deal with all the enquiries. In the last year it has snowballed to this level. So if anybody is trying to contact the Irish Surfing Association for tourism related reasons or surf reports etc. please realize we are not in a position to answer much of the time. We would love to be able to provide a tourist service but as you can see we are not in a position to do so.

There is a list of all clubs and groups in the Irish Surfing Association on the website and people are asked to go to these clubs as the first contact for any issues. Also surfingireland.net and other similar websites provide very interesting chat rooms, forums and surf/weather reports for a lot of aspects about Surfing in Ireland.
 
 If anybody wants anything on the website of the Irish Surfing Association newsletter please contact me on michael@isasurf.ie The success of the website and newsletter (which is going out to thousands) has admittedly added to the situation but we are trying to get extra funding to cope with it.
 
...And any marketing people who are thinking of using surfing to promote their product why not consider becoming a sponsor of the Irish Surfing Association and help the development of surfing in Ireland in a very constructive way and help out with all the work we do... Anyone for the last few 'Denny sausages' then?
 
 Submitted by Michael Sceach Kelly

MEXICO
CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR 2005 – FEDERACION MEXICANA DE SURFING
August 2-7, 2005  Planeta Surf Nationals, Cabo San Lucas (www.planetasurflarevista.com)
August, 2005         Central America Nations’ Cup (invitational), Guatemala
November, 2005             National Circuit Grand Finals, Colima (www.surfer.com.mx)

Submitted by Alejandro Vega Meza: fmssurfingpresi@hotmail.com

NEW ZEALAND
RIP CURL GROMSEARCH TWO SIGNED SEALED AND DELIVERED
(July 15, 2005) An ensuing storm with predicted gale nor-westerlies sealed the fate of Event Two in the Rip Curl GromSearch Series at Muriwai today (Saturday) with the event being completed in dying light.  The decision was made all the more easy by the presence of a perfect 1.5m swell and excellent surface conditions.
 
The dark of the night did not hinder the Under 16 Boys as they went rampant on the Maori Bay waves.  Most would have needed night vision glasses to surf but the ‘old men’ of the event let rip.  Barely 10 seconds into the final Ryan Hawker (Piha) opened his account with a 7.0-point ride that proved to be the best of the final.  Where the other finalists completed one or two big manoeuvres Hawker strung together several just the same to out score his opponents.  With Billy Stairmand and Tim O’Connor hot on his tail Hawker sealed his first win of the year in the SNZ Under 16 Grom Series with a 5.95 on his last wave of the final.  Interestingly the win gave Hawker back-to-back double victories after winning both the Under 16 and Under 14 Boys at the same event last year.  O’Connor scored a total heat score of 11.55 to finish second little over a point ahead of Billy Stairmand both surfers falling on several waves which hindered their scoring.  Local surfer Louie Wray-Murane surfed in his first final of the series placing fourth ensuring local surfers had a presence in the finals.
 
Paige Hareb (Tara) showed her class in the tough Under 16 Girls Division final.  Hareb lead from the outset posting a final-high 8.25 on her first wave.  Jessica Welch (Gis) came back hard and fast with a 7.5 as her highest scoring wave but could not secure a good second scorer.  Hareb built on her scores throughout the final until her last wave where she zapped through a small barrel and hit the end section for a 6.00 and the win.  Both Laura Rishworth and Anna Hadfield of Mount Maunganui could not find the longer waves and had to settle for third and fourth respectively.
 
Ryan Hawker (Piha) dominated the Under 14 Boys earlier, convincingly taking out first place after posting rides of 7.0 and then a near perfect score of 9.0 ‘combo-ing’ the other three.  He then strengthened his led with a late 8.0 ride.  Gisborne duo Jay Paddock and Adam Cranston fought long and hard exchanging second and third continually before Paddock finally got his nose in front to finish ahead of Cranston.  Mathis Smith (Tara) left it late to open his account and could not make up the lost ground rounding out the top four.
 
Piha surfer Maddy Phillips completed a hat trick of wins today victorious in the Under 14 Girls.  Using her west coast wave knowledge, Phillips looked at home in the solid waves and took some big drops to post 10.25.  Grace Spiers (WGM) secured second on her last wave ridden pushing Annie Stewart (Aucks) into third and Georgia Cooper finished in fourth.

The Under 12 Boys and Girls took to the challenge of the full tide conditions some making it out the back while others got washed into the reforms.  Ben Poulter (Waihi Bch) was one surfer that managed to get out the back and it proved fruitful for him as he took out the final scoring 11.5.  Left to battle out for the minor placings were Fraser Chatham (WGM) who on his last wave, moved into second pushing Peri Matenga (Mnt) into third with Chad Jones (Tara) finishing in fourth.  Alexis Poulter (Waihi Bch) made it two wins for the Poulter family winning the Girls Division after scoring two good rides (11.0) out the back.  Grace Spiers (WGM) finished in second close behind after scoring a 6.5 on her best wave.
 
Check out the results from the event:
 
U16 Boys Finals
Ryan Hawker, Piha, 1, Tim O’Connor, Mnt, 2, Billy Stairmand, Rag, 3, Louie Wray-Murane, Muri, 4
 
U14 Boys Finals
Ryan Hawker, Piha, Jay Paddock, Gis, Adam Cranston, Gis, Mathis Smith Tara
 
U12 Boys Finals
Ben Poulter, Waihi Bch, 1, Fraser Chatham, Whmata, 2, Peri Matenga, Mnt, 3, Chad Jones, Tara, 4
 
U16 Girls Finals
Paige Hareb, Tara, 1, Jessica Welch, Gis, 2, Laura Rishworth, Mnt, 3, Anna Hadfield, Mnt, 4
 
U14 Girls Finals
Maddy Phillips, Piha, 1, Grace Spiers, Whmata, 2, Annie Stuart, Auck, 3, Georgia Cooper, Piha, 4
 
Under 12 Girls Finals
Alexis Poulter, Waihi Bch, 1, Grace Spiers WGM, 2

The Rip Curl GromSearch Series is the longest running grommet series in New Zealand. The series comprises four events in 2005.  Events are scheduled for each of the school holidays and are dotted around New Zealand.  Rip Curl GromSearch events focus on participation in the sport of surfing and are held worldwide.  The events offer an excellent opportunity for youngsters to meet other surfers and compete against each other many for the first time in their lives.

This year will see the introduction of an all new National Finals to be held at the Rip Curl Pro – Raglan in February next year.  The winners of this event will get the chance to compete at the International GromSearch Series final to be held at the Rip Curl Pro, Bells Beach Australia in April 2006!
 
Check the below details for dates and locations of the remaining two events in the series after this weekend.

Rip Curl GromSearch Event Three, ¬Gisborne, 1st – 2nd October
Rip Curl GromSearch Event Four, Dunedin, 10th – 11th December

The 2005 Rip Curl GromSearch Series is sponsored by Rip Curl.
 
Event Two would be not possible without the support of Maori Bay Boardriders and Surfing New Zealand.
Surfing New Zealand are proudly supported by Lion Red, SPARC, Smokefree and Hyundai

Submitted by Ben Kennings benkennings@surfingnz.co.nz

MAZ QUINN TO TAKE ON THREE TIME WORLD CHAMPION ANDY IRONS
 
(July 6, 2005) New Zealand’s #1 surfer Maz Quinn (Gisborne) will face off against three time and defending World Champion Andy Irons (Haw) at the Mr Price Pro in South Africa later tonight (6.30pm Thursday, NZ time).  The event is a six star World Qualifying Series (WQS) event that the world’s best surfers use in the build up to the Billabong Pro World Championship Tour (WCT) event that begins next week at Jefferies Bay, South Africa.
 
Quinn beat WCT surfer and current world #33 Kalani Robb (Haw), Chris Davidson (Aus) and Luke Munro (Aus) in the Round of 96 surfers overnight to progress to the Round of 48 surfers.  He now takes on Irons along with Bede Durbidge (Aus) and Guilherne Hedry (Brz).
 
Quinn is aiming to qualify for the WCT in 2006 needing to place in the top 16 surfers on the WQS to assure himself a place on what many surfers call the ‘dream tour’.  Quinn is currently ranked 51st and will jump up the ratings after this event.  Just how much Quinn will jump depends on his performance throughout the remainder of this event.  The event is set to finish on the 10th of July.
 
Jay Quinn was also competing at the event bowing out in the first round.  Lisa Hurunui the sole New Zealand female competing full time on the Women’s WQS is set to begin her campaign at the event overnight where she will surf against Jacqueline Silva (Brz), Falina Spires (USA) and Nikita Robb (ZAF) in the Round of 48 surfers.
 
Live scores from the event can be accessed from www.mrpricepro.com.
 
NEW ZEALAND JUNIOR SURFERS FIND SUCCESS IN AUSTRALIA
 
In excess of 20 school age surfers travelled to Australia last week to compete in two events – Occy’s Grom Comp and the Rusty Gromfest.  The storms that ravaged the New South Wales coastline played havoc with both events causing the final of Occy’s Grom Comp to be delayed until yesterday (Wednesday) and the Rusty Gromfest to run an extra day finishing on Tuesday this week.  The New Zealand groms must have been used to the big conditions as they achieved several outstanding results.
 
Topping the list was Ryan Hawker (Piha) who placed third in the Under 14 Boys Division of Occy’s Grom Comp, which was completed yesterday.  Ryan Hawker was touted as the surfer to beat throughout the event; surfing strong enough to post a perfect 10-point ride in his semi-final.  Coming up a little short of the win in the final, his third placing is still highly impressive and he has made a name for himself in the cut throat junior surfing community in Australia.  The experience gained in Australia will also help his build up to the World Junior Championships to be staged in California during October this year.
 
Sandy Bay’s Wini Paul placed third in the Under 16 Girls Division and Piha’s Tane Wallis finished fourth in the Under 12 Boys.  Earlier in the day Tim O’Connor (Mnt) was pushed back to third in the semi-finals being beaten by the overall first and second placed surfers Chris Bennetts and Ellis Ericson both of Australia.  O’Connor placed fifth overall.
 
Late on Tuesday the Rusty Gromfest was completed at Lennox Heads with further good results form the groms.  New Plymouth’s Mathis Smith surfed his way to fourth in the Under 14 Boys, which was a huge result.  The Rusty Gromfest is considered the biggest and most prestigious event of its kind.  On his way to the final Smith also ousted Ryan Hawker in the quarterfinals.
 
Whangamata’s Stefan White placed 7th in the same division being eliminated in the semi-finals.  Also from Whangamata, Grace Spiers placed 2nd in the Under 12 Girls ahead of young sister of Airini Mason, Sarah, in fourth.
 
All of the groms travel back to New Zealand where they will compete in the Rip Curl Gromsearch at Muriwai on the 16th and 17th of July.
Surfing New Zealand are proudly supported by Lion Red, SPARC, Smokefree and Hyundai
CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR 2005 – SURFING NEW ZEALAND
July 1-4, 2005    Rusty Gromfest
July 16-17, 2005   Rip Curl Gromsearch

Submitted by Ben Kennings benkennings@surfingnz.co.nz

PORTUGAL
CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR 2005 – FPS
July 6, 2005    Estágio Selecçäo Nacional de Séniores Eurosurf 2005, Costa da Caparica
July 15-17, 2005   4a Etapa Circuito Nacional Surf Esperanças, Praia da Barra
July 23 - 24, 2005 2a Etapa Circuito Nacional Longboard, Praia do Furadouro
July 26 - 31, 2005  Taça de Portugal, Lourinhä
August 5-7, 2005  5a Etapa Circuito Nacional Surf Esperanças, Praia da Mariana
August 6-7, 2005  3a Etapa Circuito Nacional Longboard, Algarve
August 12-13, 2005 5a Etapa Circuito Nacional BB Esperanças, Praia da Tocha
August 14-15, 2005 4a Etapa Circuito Nacional Longboard e Kneeboard, Praia da Tocha
August 24-28, 2005 Circuito Mundial BB, Sintra
 
For more information contact FPS: fps@surfingportugal.com or visit www.surfingportugal.com

SOUTH AFRICA
ROXY SURF JAM USES MOBILE VENUE TO PRODUCE GREAT SURFING
 
(July 25, 2005) The second of three events in the Roxy Surf Jam series for junior girls made full use of the Cape Peninsula's mobile venue format to produce outstanding surfing performances when the final day of the contest, Sunday July 26, was moved from Muizenberg to Long Beach in Kommetjie.
 
National junior team member Tarryn Chudleigh (Kommetjie) took advantage of the switch from the gentle rolling waves of False Bay to the more powerful Atlantic Ocean surf of her home town by winning the prestige Pro Junior (u/20) title and finished runner-up in the u/16 category to earn a total of R2 150.
 
Fellow national junior team member Chantelle Rautenbach (Melkbosstrand) was just as effective on the Atlantic side of the Peninsula, completely dominating the u/18 final, where she recorded the highest winning total of the event, and then finished less than a point behind Chudleigh in the u/20 final to pocket a total of R2 000 for her weekend's work.
 
A third member of the National Junior team, Somerset West's Lisa Mace, duplicated Rautenbach's results by narrowly defeating Chudleigh in the u/16 final, where she recorded an outstanding 8.5 point ride, and then went on to place a solid second in the u/18 final to take home R1 150.
 
The u/14 title went to Tanika Hoffman from Kirstenhof, another regular at Long Beach, who secured a well deserved victory over a highly rated trio of future stars, all of whom featured in finals in other age divisions.
 
Bianca Buitendag from Victoria Bay in the Southern Cape placed second in the u/14's and third in the U18's, Holly Armstrong (Kommetjie) secured third in the u/14's and fourth in the u/18's while young Heidi Palmboom came all the way from Durban's Bluff to finish fourth in the u/14's and an excellent third in the Pro Junior category.
 
Others to star in the finals included Gabrielle Kool (Gillitts, KZN), a last minute entry who took fourth place in the Pro Juniors, fellow KwaZulu Natal surfer and Roxy team rider Sarah Baum, who although only 12 years old placed third in the u/16 Division.
Rookie Roxy finalist Sandra Olmesdahl from Marina da Gama, near Muizenberg, surfed her way into fourth place in the u/16's.
 
Well run by Western Province Surfing and experienced contest director Chris Dunt, the event day one's proceedings took place in good 2-3 foot surf at Muizenberg Corner with the final day taking place in better 4 to 5 foot waves at Kommetjie.
 
In a highly appreciated decision the organisers opted to raffle the four hampers of Roxy products that would have been won by the girls performing the most radical manoeuvres in each age division and to donate the proceeds to the Shark Watch program on Muizenberg Beach.
 
"The Shark Watch program is doing a great job in making surfers, especially those still learning, feel more comfortable about surfing at Muizenberg," explained Roxy marketing manager Natasha Bellingan, adding "Our Roxy Surf Club operates there so we are very happy to assist in making the area safer."
 
A flood of last minute entries boosted the total number of participants to more than 75 as both established performers and newcomers took advantage of the opportunity to compete in the girls only series.
 
The Roxy Surf Jam series is supported by Saltwater Girl, Mentos and Roxy Sunnies and sanctioned by Surfing South Africa. The U20 division is also accredited by ASP Africa with the results of this division counting towards the Pro Surf Tour (PST) girls Pro Junior title for 2005.
 
The first event in the 2005 series was held in Jeffrey's Bay in April and the grand final, where all the prize-money amounts are doubled, will take place at Bay of Plenty in Durban on the weekend 15 & 16 October.
 
ROXY SURF JAM
 
RESULTS
Event #2 (of 3) Muizenberg & Kommetjie, Cape Town
 
UNDER 20:
1.   Tarryn Chudleigh (Kommetjie)              R1 800
2.   Chantelle Rautenbach (Melkbosstrand)           R1 200
3.   Heidi Palmboom (Bluff, KZN)                            R   500
4.   Gabrielle Kool (Gillitts, KZN)                             R   300
 
UNDER 18:
1.    Chantelle Rautenbach (Melkbosstrand)          R   800
2.    Lisa Mace (Somerset West)                            R   650
3.    Bianca Buitendag (Victoria Bay, S/Cape       R   400
4.    Holly Armstrong (Kommetjie)                           R   250
 
UNDER 16:
1.    Lisa Mace (Somerset West)                            R   500
2.    Tarryn Chudleigh (Kommetjie)             R   350
3.    Sarah Baum (Athlone Park, KZN)                    R   200
4.    Sandra Olmesdahl (Marina Da Gama, CT)    R   150
 
UNDER 14:
1.    Tanika Hoffman (Kirstenhof, CT)                     R   400
2.    Bianca Buitendag (Victoria Bay, S/Cape)      R   250
3.    Holly Armstrong (Kommetjie)                           R   150
4.    Heidi Palmboom (Bluff, KZN)                           R   100
 
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PEUGEOT GETS INAUGURAL SA MASTERS SURFING CHAMPIONSHIPS INTO GEAR
 
The inaugural Peugeot SA Masters Surfing Championships, featuring eight teams representing the provinces affiliated tob Surfing South Africa is scheduled to take place at St Michaels on Sea on the KZN South Coast from August 26 to 28.
 
The Peugeot SA Masters Championships caters for surfers in four different categories with the youngest competitors being the six Senior Men in each team whose ages range between 28 and 34. The Masters division will feature four surfers per team and their ages range between 35 and 44 while three Veterans aged between 45 and 54 will be included in each team at the event.

The most senior group of surfers will be the eight Legends who must be over 55 years of age to represent their respective provinces at the championships.
 
The format of the SA Masters championships will be identical to that used at the National Championships and the SA Junior Championships where surfers compete for individual honours in each of the divisions while at the same time generating points for their provincial team.

The winning provincial team will take home the Peugeot Trophy which will become the trophy is contested at every future SA Masters Championships.
 
The eight provinces that will take part in the tournament are hosts Southern KZN, KwaZuluNatal, Western Province, Border, Eastern Province, Zululand, Boland and Southern Cape and early indications are that many of the country's former national team members and champions of yesteryear will be turning out for their provinces at St Mikes.
 
Commenting on what the event means for surfing, SSA President Gary Gravett said "We have been trying to include a dedicated Masters event on to the calendar for a number of years. Thanks to Peugeot's support it will become an annual fixture. I am looking forward to the championship, particularly as it will involve many of our surfers who made their mark on surfing over the last 20 years or so. It is also great to form a partnership with a corporate sponsor such as Peugeot."
 
Although emphasizing that ultimately they were in the business of selling beautiful cars Johnathan Mc Conkey, the National Sales Manager of Peugeot Motors South Africa and a surfer added that "the Peugeot brand has always been associated with adventurous and trend setting style, elegance, class and exclusivity. These elements also form the heart of the surfing world so it is a natural progression for us to be proudly involved with the SA Masters and Surfing".
 
Team lists are expected to finalized by July 20 and a souvenir brochure on the event will be produced by the hosts, Southern KZN Surfing Association and will be available at the opening function of the tournament on August 25 and from Matthew Holmes, the New Vehicle Sales Manager at  the Peugeot dealership in Brickhill Road Durban, during the event.
 
For more information contact
Robin de Kock
General Manager
Surfing South Africa
0824541149
021 6742972
rosadian@iafrica.com
www.surfingsouthafrica.co.za

ANYTHING ANDY CAN DO BRUCE CAN DO TOO...
 
(July 11, 2005) Bruce Irons moved out of the shadow of his elder brother and 2004 Mr. Price Pro Champion, Andy to take honours in the 2005 Mr. Price Pro at North Beach in Durban on Sunday (July 10) to keep the title in the family.
 
The twenty-five-year old Hawaiian set himself a comfortable pace to progress through five rounds of competition before coming up against the powerful and determined Brazilian, Marcondes Rocha, in the final
 
Displaying a progressive surfing style, which was probably better suited to the onshore 3-foot conditions than the top to bottom power moves of the Brazilian, Irons slowly took control of the heat.
 
Hi answer to the Brazilian's power packed backhand attack, and initial 7.0 point score was to land an aerial reverse 360 to score an excellent 8.0. He then followed this ride up with a 7.10 in response to Rocha's 8.0 pointer to hold the edge with only minutes left in the heat.
 
Despite Rocha's critical in the pocket moves, it was Irons's aerial affinity that caught the judge's eyes and in the end gave him a marginal victory over the plucky Brazilian.
 
"I've never done well in this event although I've been competing here for eight years," said Irons.  "My brother (Andy) was disappointed when he got knocked out earlier in the event but he'll be stoked that I took the title today and kept it in the family."
 
Bruce won R105 000 ($ 15 000) and although he his sitting 14th on the ASP World Championship Tour, his win at the Mr. Price Pro six star WQS will significantly boost his World Qualifying Series ratings.
 
Rocha earned significant WQS points and a R52 500 and said through an interpreter  "I am very happy with the second place, it's the best result of my career and a lot of points which is really good for my WQS rating," The Brazilian surfer jumped 50 positions and is now ranked 13th on the ASP WQS.
 
The Pro Junior final, which was a curtain raiser to the main final, highlighted the future of South African surfing with four of the country's best juniors up against each other to contest the title.
 
Top seed and 2005 SA Junior Team captain Brandon Jackson (DBN) posted a decisive victory over Damien Farhenfort (DBN). Josch Schmeltzer (Westville) was third and Dave Richards (Kommetjie, CT) came fourth.
 
"I was leading the PST going into the event so I'm stoked with my win because I wanted to put a little bit more distance between myself and second place. I did that today so I'm really happy with my win," said an elated Jackson.
 
This year's Mr. Price Pro featured a world-class men's, women's and junior field of surfers.
The Mr. Price Pro is a six star rated World Qualifying Series event with a total of R1 Million rand in prize money. Over 250 of the world's elite surfing professionals competed in the event.

MOSSEL BAY SURFERS TAKE TWO OF THE FOUR TITLES IN THEIR LOCAL GROMSEARCH
 
(July 5, 2005) Mossel Bay surfers Daniel Krone and Indi Rooken-Smith won the U16 and Under 14 boys divisions respectively in the fifth Rip Curl GromSearch, which was completed in contestable surf at Inner Pool in Mossel Bay on Sunday July 3.

Krone surfed consistently throughout the event to beat fellow Mossel Bay surfer Lourens van Zyl into second place. Gavin Hutton (Kommetjie) came third in his first Rip Curl GromSearch final with Jurie van Staden (Strand) finishing in fourth place.
 
The U14 Boys final was dominated by local Rooken-Smith who beat consistent finalist Dale Staples (St. Francis) into second spot. Nicholas Godfrey (St Francis),a two time winner in this division this year, was third and Peter van der Merwe (Claremont, Western Cape) came fourth in his first Under 14 Division final at this level.

SA Junior Team member Chantelle Rautenbach (Melkbosstrand) qualified for the Gromsearch final in Durban on November 26 and 27 with her first ever U16 Girl's victory, beating Tanika Hoffman (Kirstenhof) into second place with Holly Armstrong (Scarborough) third and Adele Nortje (Mossel Bay) fourth.
 
Dane Staples (St. Francis) took the U12 Boys title edging out Ballito GromSearch champion Michael February (Kommetjie) while rookie finalist Jeandre Blignaut (Melkbosstrand) placed third and up and coming talent Tim Stirrup (Noordhoek) was fourth.
 
More than 60 junior surfers competed in the four divisions, which make up this Surfing South Africa sanctioned event, one of eight that take place at a variety of venues around the country between April and October.
The top two Under 16 Boys and the top Under 16 Girl from each of the Gromsearches will qualify to compete in the Rip Curl Grand Final in November.
 
The next Rip Curl GromSearch contest takes place in Jeffrey's Bay on September 24 & 25 with the penultimate event scheduled for the Boland on October 8 & 9 and the final event set to take place in Durban on October 29 & 30.
 
Mossel Bay Rip Curl GromSearch Final Results:
 
U16 Boys Final
1. Daniel Krone (Mossel Bay)
2. Lourens van Zyl (Mossel Bay)
3. Gavin Hutton (Kommetjie)
4. Jurie van Staden (Strand)
 
U16 Girls Final
1. Chantelle Rautenbach (Melkbosstrand)
2. Tanika Hoffman (Kirstenhof)
3. Holly Armstrong (Scarborough)
4. Adele Nortje (Mossel Bay)
 
 U14 Boys Final
1. Indi Rooken-Smith (Mossel Bay)
2. Dale Staples (St. Francis)
3. Nicolas Godfrey (St. Francis)
4. Peter van der Merwe (Claremont)
 
U12 Boys Final
1. Dane Staples (St. Francis)
2. Michael February (Kommetjie)
3. Jeandre Blignaut (Melkbosstrand)
4. Tim Stirrup (Noordhoek)
 
Issued by Robin de Kock www.surfingsouthafrica.com

CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR 2005 – SURFING SOUTH AFRICA
July 2, 2005    Mr. Price Pro Junior
July 2-3, 2005  Mr. Price Pro Trials
July 2-3, 2005    Rip Curl Gromsearch #5
July 4-10, 2005  Mr. Price Pro
July 11-23, 2005  Billabong Pro
July 16-17, 2005  Let’s Go Surfing Clinic
July15-17, 2005  Gotcha JPC
July 23-24, 2005  SSA AGM and Natcom Meeting
July 23 – 24, 2005 Roxy Surf Jam #2
July 24,2005  Surf Eyes Junior Series #3
July 30 – 31, 2005 O’Neill Cold Water Classic 
August 5-8, 2005  Billabong Junior Series #5
August 11-14, 2005 National Junior Team Camp
August 20-21, 2005 Mr. Price Schools Championships
August 26-28, 2005 Peugeot SA Masters Championships
 
For more information contact: rosadian@iafrica.com or www.surfingsouthafrica.co.za

SPAIN
O’NEILL GROMMETS MEETING

(July 7, 2005) The "O’Neill Grommets Meeting" continues on course with a good rhythm. With less than 20 days before the start, almost 30 people have registered. O’Neill is organizing the event for boys and girls under the age of 16. The event will have programs for kids who want to learn to surf as well as provide direction for surfers seeking to perfect technical maneuvers.

There will also be mini-competitions, with prizes for participants.
For more information, contact seis@mguerra.com

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