ISA PRESS RELEASE OCTOBER 2005

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

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 1 November, 2005 : - - The ISA Press Release - OCTOBER 2005 includes information on ISA members and the latest ISA surfing news.


1. ISA NEWS

CBS TO HOST THE 2006 QUIKSILVER ISA WORLD JUNIOR SURFING CHAMPIONSHIPS IN MARESIAS, BRAZIL

October 31, 2005- The 2005 Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships will bring the best junior surfers from all corners of the globe to compete for the prestigious world junior surfing title May 6-14, 2006 in beautiful Maresias, Brazil.   Confederação Brasileira de Surf (CBS), the national governing body for the sport of surfing in Brazil, will host the event.

This announcement follows the crushing success of the Quiksilver ISA World Juniors Surfing Championships hosted by Surfing America and held earlier this month in Huntington Beach, California

Age Divisions and Team Size
The contest is categorized into three divisions. Each team is allowed four athletes in each division, as well as a manager, assistant manager and coach.
a.) Boys Under 18*  4   d.) Manager  1
b.) Girls Under 18*  4   e.) Assistant Manager 1
c.) Boys Under 16*   4   f.) Coach   1

* Under 18 and Under 16 surfers are those competitors who have not reached the ages of 19 years or 17 years on December 31st of the year during which the WJSC will be held and in which they will compete as an Under 18 or Under 16.

World Junior Surfing Championship History
The first World Junior Surfing Championships were held in 1980 as part of the ISA World Championships. That year Tom Curren was crowned champion in Biarritz, France. The event was held every other year until 2002 in Durban.  In 2003, the World Junior Surfing Championships were held in Durban independently from the World Surfing Games, in order to provide a singular focus for world junior surfing.  The following year, the contest was held in Papenoo, Tahiti as the Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships, which is the official name of the event.

The World Championships, also called World Surfing Games, dates back to 1964, with the first event being held in Manly, Australia.  Bernard "Midget" Farelly won the Open Men's division and Phyllis O'Donnel won in the Open Women's Division.

Past Winners
2003 World Junior Surfing Championships, Durban, South Africa
  Junior Team  Brazil
  Boys Under 18  Ben Dunn (Australia)
  Boys Under 16  Jordan Smith (South Africa)
  Girls Under 18  Jessie Miley Dyer (Australia)

2004 World Junior Surfing Championships, Papenoo, Tahiti
  Junior Team  Australia
  Boys Under 18  James Wood (Australia)
  Boys Under 16  Matt Wilkinson (Australia)
  Girls Under 18  Stephanie Gilmore (Australia)

2005 World Junior Surfing Championships, Huntington Beach, California
  Junior Team  Hawaii
  Boys Under 18  Jefferson Silva (Brazil)
  Boys Under 16  Tonino Benson (Hawaii)
  Girls Under 18  Stephanie Gilmore (Australia)

Next year’s contest will be available to view online with live scoring and streaming video enabling people from around the globe to watch and root for their home country.  Check www.isasurf.org for more details

Content:  SnL Communications WJSC 2005 Fact Sheet

2. ISA EVENTS
QUIKSILVER ISA WORLD JUNIOR SURFING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2005

Visit the official event website for full coverage on the event

http://www.quiksilver.com/isa

 
QUIKSILVER ISA WORLD JUNIOR SURFING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2006

The ISA, in conjunction with the Confederação Brasileira de Surf will be present the Quiksilver ISA WJSC 2006 in Maresias, Brasil. The contest will be held from the 6th of May to the14th.

More information to follow shortly.

ISA WORLD SURFING GAMES 2006

The ISA, in conjunction with the Surfing America will be presenting the 2006 ISA WSG in Surf City USA – Huntington Beach, California. The contest will be held from the 9th to the 16th of October.

More information to follow shortly.
 

3. ISA CALENDAR

YEAR EVENT LOCATION DATES
2006 Aloha Cup: South Africa, Namibia and Britain South Africa January 2006
2006 PASG Peru January 15 – 23, 2006
2006 ISA World Junior Surfing Championships* Maresias, Brazil May 6 – 14, 2006
2006 ISA World Surfing Games* California, USA Early October
2006 ISA Biennial General Meeting 2006 California, USA 
Early October
2006 ISA Annual General Meeting 2006 California, USA Early October
2006 ISA World Kneeboard Championships* Santa Cruz, CA USA Fall 2006 (TBD)

4.  ISA DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

(October 28, 2005) At the recent Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships at Huntington an evening Development Workshop was conducted to review progress in this area.
 
Presentations on the philosophy surrounding accreditation of coaches, judges and surfschools and also the benefits to their host National Organizations were provided.
 
ISA members present were very heartened to see the group numbering 60 persons and also the seriousness in which the subject was regarded. It seems that many member associations are just now beginning to deal with questions of coaching standards, surfschool operating standards, judging standards, promotional opportunities in the surfschool area and professional development of staff in general. 
 
From this meeting we also appreciate that our business models may not be universally acceptable in their current form.  During and after the presentations we had very good feedback from experienced persons at the meeting and we have taken their comments on board concerning marketing and structure of the programs.
 
Overall we had a valuable insight into the ideas of member nations.  We had a number of enquiries concerning coaching and judging licenses and License contracts with South Africa, Barbados, Costa Rica and Ecuador were completed.
 
Over the next 2 months we will be working to improve the packages to suit other countries wishing to be involved.  We are also working to try to involve sponsors in our programs.
 
Marcos Conde is working already on material for programs in 2006 in Barbados and Costa Rica. 
Glen Elliot is coordinating the judging presentations and I am overseeing the programs generally.  If there are any questions member nations have on these areas, we are available by email at any time.
 
Alan Atkins
 
Alan Atkins  VP ISA.     alanatkins@surfingaustralia.com
Marcos Conde Coaching Director CBS marcosconde@highway.com.br
Glen Elliot Judging Coordinator ISA glene@surfingaustralia.com

5. ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS

6.  REGIONAL SURF ASSOCIATION NEWS

For more information contact:
 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

OCTOBER CSI REPORT
 (Oct 3 2005) - CSI exists to serve the world surfing community with the love of God. CSI is essentially local surfers from local churches interacting with their local communities. Our national groups interact with the amateur surfing bodies where they exist. Contact info@christiansurfers.net or www.christiansurfers.net

Japan – Japan CS had over 65 surfers at recent national conference with special surprise speaker Eric Arakawa turning up along with Australian Andrew Carruthers. Numerous events are run around the country, new base planned to be established at Murisaki centre Chiba. For more information contact Dave Levey info@christian-surfers-japan.com

Australia – The 2nd annual Tuncurry Jesus Classic was held over the weekend of the 1st and 2nd October about 3.5hrs north of Sydney. The competitors ripped in the small but clean conditions. Joe Haddon nudged out Joel Fitzgerald in the small and inconsistent final to win $500 cash, and prizes put up by Xcel and Correll among other great sponsors. Matt Dunlop just beat his younger brother Adam to win the cadets and Emma Claxton took out the women’s division.

Bali – With another recent tragedy in Indonesia, and for the third time in as many years, former CS Australia members Ado and Brad, with friends, are aiding the Balinese community through lending a hand at hospitals and  at the site of last weeks bombings. The tragedy has seen as many as 35 Australians dead amongst many other nationalities. Again the worst hit, are the Balinese. Re the building project, foundations are now laid for Bali’s first Youth and Community Centre supported by CS Australia and friends. The `Buy a Brick for Bali’ has been a great success now with some A$165,000 raise towards the final amount of $180,000. Ado says `Guys are stoked to hear that we are offering this service free to locals as a place they can hang out, learn English, gain other skills and surf”. There are 5 building teams needed to assist in finalizing the project in Feb. 06. See www.christiansurfers.org.au for fundraiser or contact Richard Agius if you are interested in serving on a building team maltman71@yahoo.com.au  
 
Indonesia – Last month 2 father and son teams from Australia joined South Africa CS on a boat trip. Together they raised $5000 for fibreglass canoe moulds for locals at the Hinako Island village. For more information on Holidays with Purpose visit www.leapin.org
Canary Islands – A first at Tenerife as Chris and Elena Norris open a surf café above local surf shop. `Our vision is to have a café that is great value and will be a refuge for surfers and their friends as we give them food for body and soul’. chriselena@arsystel.com 
South Africa (Son Surf Clubs) - Roy Harley says the son surf schools at Durban and Capetown have had great impact in the disadvantaged community. `We are consistently there week in week out with many disadvantaged kids offering surf equipment and coaching for next to nothing. You should see the stoke on those kids faces!” The recent national leadership conference had some 80 present at it. Contact Roy Harley on roy@sonsurf.co.za

UK – The Jesus Surf Classic, one of the UK’s biggest contests was held at North Devon’s Croyde Beach on Sept 10th and 11th. Good waves, and generally good weather, saw Joss Ash take his share of the ₤2000 prize money, edging out his younger brother Reubyn in the Open Division. The ladies’ title was taken out by Sarah Bentley, and the younger division titles were taken by Jayce Robinson and Lewis Clinton in the Cadet and Youth surfing categories respectively. The bodyboard competition saw Alex Winkworth beat Steve Wright. During the weekend there was a focus on Tsunami Surf Relief UK, who continue to raise funds for the Tsunami affected areas in Sri Lanka. JC Surfboards Hawaii (John Carper) very generously donated a board for raffling, which raised around £371. Phil Williams from CSUK phil@christiansurfers.co.uk reports that they have had two work teams visit Sri Lanka following on their fundraising with www.tsunamisurfrelief.co.uk UK paddle-a-thon on the Severn Bore raises ₤2000 for Sri Lanka tsunami relief and Bali project. Third support team planned to visit there in November. Further fundraising is ongoing with CSUK. They served at the recent Boardmasters in Newquay and `The Source’ café they have co sponsored has had a great impact in the wild season of Newquay summer. `Come to `the source to chill with some surf movies, great food and non-alcoholic drinks’ say Matt Timms salandmatt@hotmail.com.
Ireland – Over the weekend 1st and 2nd October CS Ireland held the “Walk on Water” Surf and Skate Festival at East Strand, Portrush. The festival included a surf contest with all surfing and Bodyboarding divisions, an indoor street style skate park, skate and BMX demos as well as the Irish Noah’s Arc premier. Check www.christiansurfer.net for more information

USA – two months ago CSUS and Surfing the Nations teamed up for a special visit to Sri Lanka and Aragum Bay where they distributed clothing, supplies and assisted in purchasing boat, nets and other things for locals. Awesome time. CSUS Oregon chapter is sending a team to Santa Cruz during October 17-23rd, where they will be serving meals along side the CS Santa Cruz chapter at the Cold Water Classic. Contact Jason Menke jason@oregonsurfers.com for more information. CSO, desiring to promote higher education amongst surfers, is also looking to award a college bound senior a scholarship. The only requirements are that they must be college bound, a surfer, and from Lincoln City. The Nelscott Reef Pro Tow-In Contest happening over period of October 15-December 15th have requested the help of Oregon CS to assist at the contest. If you would like to contribute to the scholarship program or help out at the comp, again contact Jason Menke jason@oregonsurfers.com. The national leadership conference in August was in Hawaii and had some 120 attending. A new version of the `Surfers bible’ will be released this year. Contact chandler@christiansurfers.com 

Peru – the 2nd Jesus Aloha contest was held last month in Lima with great success and a huge range of sponsors. Meetings in town continue to attract up to 100 people. The team has adopted the poorer community up Chicama way and specifically two disadvantaged boys they sponsor. Each month a team takes clothing and other things and surfing has helped bridge the gap between rich and poor. John Chuman is taking care of the Surfers Bible’s 4th translation, this time into Spanish. Coming soon! Contact John Chuman on jchuman@tablistasparacristo.org  

France – The French version of `The Surfers Bible’ was published last month with personal stories from the likes of CJ Hobgood, sarge, Tim Curren, Eric Arakawa and many others. Contact andrew@christiansurfers.net for a copy. Walking on Water’s “Noahs Arc” free surf movie shared with Frenchmen at Robbie Pages Crème Café in Hossegor, France.  A huge night with over 500 present, all stoked.

Brazil – Sergio is in the process of producing the Surfers Bible’s in Portuguese For more information contact Sergio Busatto sergiobusatto@ig.com.br
All information is available on www.christiansurfers.net

CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR 2005 – EUROPEAN TOUR OF BODYBOARD 
November, 2005  Sahara Pro, Morocco
 For more information contact: dtn@surfingportugal.com

PASA SURFING GAMES 2006 (NOTE DATE CHANGE)
January 16 – 23, 2006
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

7.   INTERNATIONAL NEWS
BARBADOS
BSA HOLDING REEF BOWL AT WORLD CLASS SOUP BOWL

(October 26, 2005) The Barbados Surfing Association is hosting the 'Reef Bowl" international pro-am surfing classic, an exciting annual event which attracts athletes from all over the world to the Caribbean's # 1 surf break, the Soup Bowl, Bathsheba. 

“Soup Bowl" is the premier right point surf break on the island. Regarded as one of the top 10 spots for Six-Time World Champion Surfer Kelly Slater, "Soup Bowl" has a reputation for providing the most consistent high performance surf in the Caribbean.

The contest will be held on Friday November 4th, Saturday November 5th and Sunday November 6th from 7 am.  There will be two Divisions, the Open Division and the Under 18 Junior Boys Division.

The main sponsor is of the event is Reef.  The entry fee for the Open is US$75 with a prize purse of Bds$20,000 (US$10,000). The entry fee for the Junior Division is US$25 with trophies for the winners. 

CONDITIONS IN NOVEMBER
Average Air Temp:  24° C - 31° C
Average Water Temp:  24° C
Climate:  Strong tropical sunshine is the norm so bring the necessary SUNBLOCK.
Surfboards:  High Performance Boards are recommended.
Swell:  East, East North East, Right Point Break
Swell Size:  3-5 feet; 6 plus feet occasionally (very likely in November)
Sunrise: 5:30 am  Sunset:  6:00 pm

EVENT SCHEDULE
Nov 1 - 3  Arrival days
Nov 2  WELCOME PARTY - BOATYARD 6 pm until...!
Nov 3         Registration:  1 pm - 7 pm - Edgewater Hotel
Nov 3  7:00 pm Officials’ Meeting (Contest Director, Beach Marshals, Tabulators, Timers):
  7:30 pm - Judges Meeting with Head Judge
Nov 4  DAY #1 OF SURFING CONTEST - from 7 am (subject to change)
Nov 5  DAY #2 OF SURFING CONTEST - from 7:00 am (subject to change)
  5:00 pm  - MISS REEF GIRL CONTEST
Nov 6  DAY #3 OF SURFING CONTEST
7:00 pm - REEF BOWL AWARDS CEREMONY & BUFFET DINNER AT EDGEWATER HOTEL (Cost: $55.00 (Adults); Children 10 & Under 1/2 price)
Nov 7 - 9 Departure Days

For more information, check out the BSA Website: www.bsasurf.net .
Submitted by BSA Secretary Margot Tauch: margot@tuach.com

CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR 2005 – BARBADOS SURFING ASSOCIATION
November 4 – 6, 2005 Reef Bowl
November 12-13, 2005      Independence Pro Classic 

BRAZIL

OFFICIAL NOTICE: ISA WORLD JUNIOR SURFING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2006

(October 24, 2005) -- Curitiba, The Confederação Brasileira de Surf (CBS) using its authority as the official governing body of surf in Brazil announces that:

CBS, in conjunction with the ISA and the Federação Paulista de Surf and with the exclusive sponsorship of QUIKSILVER, will hold the 2006 World Junior Surfing Championships from May 6th to the 14th, in Maresias, São Paulo.

The Brazilian Team will be defined using the following criteria:

1. JUNIOR – one selected by CBS + three spaces filled by second stage ranking
2. GIRLS – one selected by CBS + three spaces filled by second stage ranking
3. UNDER 16 – four spaces filled by second stage ranking

The first two stages of the CIRCUITO MARESIA BRASILEIRO DE SURF AMADOR of 2006, will be dates and locations will be defined and posted on the CBS website.

Under the authority of CBS, Contest Director Marcos Bukão will determine the scoring criteria of the second stage, which will be carry the most weight in selecting the Brazilian Team.

Submitted by Antonio José Marchesini de Barros CBS President

CANADA

CHRISTMAS CONTEST SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY, DEC 26TH   WILL BE A QUALIFIER FOR NEXT YEAR’S WORLD JUNIORS IN BRAZIL AND ISA WORLDS IN CALIFORNIA.

(October 25, 2005) The Canadian Surfing Association will be holding a contest on December 26, 2005. The water temperature is expected to be approximately 1-2°C (33-35°F).  This contest is put on with the help of Billabong and will be used as a qualifier for the selection of the World Junior and World Team for the respective world contests in 2006. (I.e. for the selection of the Nova Scotia part of the Canadian team).
 
More information to follow in the next newsletter.   Also information can be found on SANS web site http://thanksgivingclassic.tripod.com/
 
John Fluke
Canadian Surfing Assoc. President

HAWAII
'LITTLE TONY' LIVING OUT DREAM

(October 18, 2005) The surfer whose first name means "Little Tony" is feeling pretty big right now.
         
One day after winning a world championship in his age division, Tonino Benson was still surfing on air.
    
"I woke up (yesterday) and thought it was all a dream," said Benson, 15. "I guess I'm still kind of soaking it in."
    
Benson won the Boys Under 16 division of the Quiksilver ISA World Junior Championships on Sunday at Huntington Beach, Calif.
    
The contest is considered the world championship for surfers under 18. Benson, whose real first name is Anthony, beat more than 100 surfers from 28 different countries to win his division.
    
Led by Benson, Hawai'i also won the team championship for the first time. Because of its storied history in the sport, Hawai'i was allowed to enter as its own nation.
    
"I had a feeling we could win it as a team," said Benson, who is from Kailua, Kona. "When we got there, I watched the other teams surf and I knew we were better."

Over the eight days in the contest, no one was better than Benson in the under 16 division.
      
Hawai'i head coach Rainos Hayes said he knew Benson had world championship potential. He just didn't know it would be fulfilled this early.

"His technical surfing is so great, I knew he was capable of something like this," Hayes said. "But for kids at that age, it's tough to keep surfing at a high level, day after day, in a contest like this. I was pleasantly surprised that Tonino pulled it off."
    
Hawai'i assistant coach Bert Ishimaru added: "Before this contest, we thought of Tonino as a diamond in the rough. He had all the skills. It was just a matter of putting it all together."
    
Benson prepared for the contest by practicing daily — in small waves and big waves — at a spot called Banyans near his Kona home.
    
While Tonino was surfing, his father Peter would film the sessions in 15- to 20-minute intervals.
    
"We'd make it just like a contest heat," Peter said. "Then we'd go back home and watch the video and try to score his waves."

The practice paid off in Huntington Beach, even though the waves were generally small and choppy.

Jack Shipley, who represented Hawai'i on the international judging panel, said of Tonino's performance: "He didn't put up phenomenal scores, but for the conditions and the competition he was up against, he was very impressive. He was doing stuff in the junk waves nobody else could do — that's how you win."
    
Tonino is capable of pulling off spectacular maneuvers, but he said he made sure to stick to the basics at Huntington Beach.
    
"Sometimes, I can go a little overboard with my moves because I want to look good," he said. "But this time, I just concentrated on making my heats. But if there was room for a big move, I went for it."
    
Part of Tonino's sense of balance can be traced to another sport. His parents enrolled him in gymnastics when he was 4.
    
"He was kind of a natural in that, too. He could do all the backflips," his mother Mary said. "I'm sure that helped him with his surfing."
    
By age 9, Tonino was addicted to surfing. By age 14, his parents enrolled him in home school so he could practice surfing during the days.
    
"I used to go out surfing with him when he was really young, but he passed me by a couple years ago," his father said.
         
Tonino's surfing improved so much this year; his coaches started entering him in some of the smaller professional events. Sponsorships by Billabong, Oakley, Reef Brazil and Hawaiian Island Creations are paying for most of his travel.
        
He even stayed in California this week to enter a pro meet in Santa Cruz.
        
"That's the only way I'll get better," Tonino said. "I want to be ready for the pros by the time I'm 18."
        
Tonino is already in elite company when it comes to world titles. Current pros Kalani Robb and Joel Centeio are the only other surfers from Hawai'i to win junior world championships as amateurs.
         
After his victory, Tonino was treated to a steak dinner by one of the team's sponsors. He also received congratulatory calls from pro surfers Shane Dorian and Rob Machado.
           
"We feel like this is his reward for all that effort he put into it," his mother said. "Not just in surfing, but with his school work, too. He took his books up with him last week and he made sure to get his study time in."
      
Tonino and the rest of the Hawai'i team must also focus on defending their titles. The 2006 World Junior Championships will be held at Brazil in May.
         
"We're going to have to pick that team soon," Ishimaru said. "And obviously, we have to start with Tonino."
    
Reach Dayton Morinaga at dmorinaga@honoluluadvertiser.com.

IRELAND

IRELAND FINISHES 8TH
(October 30,2005) Ireland has finished 8th place overall at the European Surfing Championships that concluded today in Costa De Caperica, Portugal. Contributing to the improved team ranking, up one places from last time when Ireland finished 9th at the Championships in 2003, were certainly the performances in the Open division of Cain Kilcullen, Enniscrone and Mike Moran, Bundoran. With solid performances both surfers made it in to the elite top 24, with Mike finishing 24th and Cain 17th. Nicole Morgan surfed well too finishing 11th overall in the women's division.
Congratulation to everybody on the team.

FAMOUS WEST COAST CHRISTMAS HAWAIIAN NIGHT!
(October 20, 2005) What a year so far? So much going on! Tons of events! Competitions! Sessions! And Festivals! Time to relax?

...NO WAY...’COS IT'S that time of the year again...Time to plan and book for the now Famous West Coast Christmas Hawaiian Night!

.... The West Coast Surf Club is holding their annual Hawaiian Xmas Session on December 3rd at 8pm in the Armada Spanish Point.  Tickets are €33.00.  There is a 5-course meal, followed by the band "Milhouse"; they played at the longboard comp, then a disco.
 
For tickets contact 065 7081543 and to book early to avoid disappointment

FROLICS EXPRESSION SESSION CASTLEGREGORY - 30TH OCTOBER 2005 @ 11PM*

Once again its that time of year, the October bank holiday looms. For the second time, FROLiCS Surf Club are pleased to announce our 'End of Surfers Summer' Expression Session will be held in Castlegregory, Co. Kerry. For those of you who were not there last year, the Expression Session is dedicated to the fun element of surfing. We have surfers of all abilities and ages partaking for the love of the sport.

This expression session is not to be thought of as a competition, just an event. An opportunity to grab your surf gear, get in the water, show yourself at your best (or worst), hopefully get a prize for doing so, but most of all, to have FUN.

A big thanks must be given to all our sponsors who are: Tubes Surf Shop, C-Skins
Troggs Surf Shop, Outer Reef sports, The Green Room, Incide Surf Shop, Loose-Fit Surfboards
Jamie Knox Watersports, Castlegregory, Glide Surfboards, Bulldog, Sexwax, Papa Surf - Midleton Co. Cork, irishsurfer.com - Irelands leading Surf Website, and Fuji film

There will also be a Special Event sponsored by Tubes: - *The Tubes Tandem Challenge* - so get yourself a partner now!!

To enter this event cost a mere €10, however you must be an Irish Surfing Association Member. If you are not currently an I.S.A member, but would like to join, the easiest way you can do this is to join an I.S.A Affiliated Club. There is a list of clubs affiliated to the I.S.A on their website, www.isasurf.ie <http://www.isasurf.ie>. We will be accepting membership on the day.

If you want to enter this event, please fill in the registration form at
http://www.surfingfrolics.com/register.html

*/SERIOUSNESS DISCLAIMER/*

1. FROLiCS judges will endeavor to be as fair as possible in all regards for this event, but it is an event, *NOT* a competition. Please don’t be harassing the Judges. Bribes will be entertained however.

2. This event is meant to be fun, frowns or other outward shows of anger, disapproval, tantrums or boredom, will not be entertained by the judges.

*Due to the fact that wetsuits are by in large black, we must ask all part-takers to* bring something distinctive to wear over their suits*. That can be a rash vest, Hawaiian shirt, boardies, Santa hat, or all of the above (remember it's Halloween). It's gonna be the only way we will be able to distinguish you, so have a good ol' think about it...you could even win the best dressed prize. *

*Entrants are encouraged to share cars when going to the beach to help prevent congestion. *

MEXICO

CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR 2005 – FEDERACION MEXICANA DE SURFING
November, 2005             National Circuit Grand Finals, Colima (www.surfer.com.mx)

Submitted by Alejandro Vega Meza: fmssurfingpresi@hotmail.com

NEW ZEALAND

PIHA GOES OFF FOR VODAFONE SURF SESSIONS
 
(October 22,2 005) Piha reached capacity today with a crowd of at least 15,000 people when New Zealand took on the World at the Vodafone Surf Sessions.
 
The New Zealand surfers – Maz Quinn, Daniel Kereopa, Bobby Hansen and Morehu Roberts – took on world team of Parko, Occy, Irons and Garcia. The World team won the overall competition scoring 60 points compared to New Zealand’s 50.
 
Cars were turned away about from 2pm when parking at the West Coast beach reached its limit. There was even a rumour that people were parking at nearby Karekare Beach, some 10 kilometres away and walking in.
 
The first round of four heats was a tie, with Maz Quinn, Daniel Kereopa and Andy Irons winning their heats.  The second round – a tag team competition, saw Andy Irons seal the victory for his team and proving his status as the power surfer. Andy nailed the highest wave of the round scoring a 9.0 out of a possible 10 and stole the hearts of the crowd with a number of phenomenal moves.
 
Conditions at Piha were “contestable” with waves of one metre and the rain holding off.
Early in the competition Andy Irons treated the capacity crowd to the awesome sight of an aerial manoeuvre to score 9.8. Local Piha icon and commentator Indian Nick told the crowd he was about to faint at Irons’ wave.
 
However the New Zealand team was not to be eclipsed when Maz Quinn executed some powerful turns producing a ton of spray.
 
At the prize giving after the competition, surf legend Sunny Garcia said he was amazed with the hospitality the world team had received since arriving in New Zealand.
 
“We don’t even get treated this way on the ASP World Tour!,” said Sunny.
 
He went on to say that with the crowd’s support he was sure the New Zealand surfers could go a long way internationally.
 
Current World Champion Andy Irons said it had been the most generous crowd he’s ever surfed in front of and that he’s looking forward to definitely returning to New Zealand in the future.
 
Gisborne local Maz Quinn said, “This is the most people I’ve seen at a surfing event anywhere in the world.”
 
Greg Townsend, Chief Executive Surfing New Zealand says the success of the event is sure to help attract the world’s top surfers to our shores in the future.
 
The World team picked up a trophy board designed by Aaron Kereopa, Daniel’s brother, which featured the Maori god of the elements in its design. The day’s activity was topped off by the Vodafone Signing Session where the fans got to meet their heroes face to face.
 
For further information please call:
Ben Kennings – Surfing NZ, 021 227 8732.
Sarah Rogan – Mango Communications, Vodafone PR 021 445 608.

COMBOS, COUNTBACKS AND DUAL WINS AT THE RIP CURL GROMSEARCH
 
(October 1, 2005) They called him the ‘Timinator’ on day one and his form held true as he stormed away to win the Under 16 Boys division in event three of the Rip Curl GromSearch at Gisborne today (Sunday).  The surf cranked beyond expectation in the morning but the evil southerly wind whipped up the coast to worsen 2-3ft swell conditions considerably by the time Tim O’Connor came in the victor in the last heat of the day.  The other three surfers required a combination of scores in excess of 10 points to catch O’Connor’s 14.50 heat score and it wasn’t until the last wave surfed by Mathis Smith (Tara) that any of his competitors came with in reach of him.
 
The win was O’Connor’s second on the Rip Curl GromSearch Series.  By way of coming second, Smith now secures his spot in the national final along with O’Connor and also the injured Ryan Hawker who won event two.  Louie Wray-Murane (Muriwai) held second place until the dying stages of the final when Smith pipped him.  Whangamata’s Braedon Williams finished in fourth place.  
 
Playing the waiting game can wreck havoc with a surfers nerves but patience is a virtue.  Wini Paul (Sandy Bay) had all the patience in the world in the Under 16 Girls final and with one minute to go she locked in only her second scoring ride but it was enough to win what turned out to be the closest heat of the event.
 
The deteriorating surf might have had an impact on her strategy but surfing a brilliant 7.50-point ride late in the heat shows a lot of character.  The fact that her top-scoring wave was better than Paige Hareb’s (Tara) top scoring wave of 6.75 was enough for the judges to split the two surfers after finishing originally finishing in first equal.  Hareb was unfortunate not to build on her two early scores of 6.75 and 5.0 and had to settle for second.  Jessica Welch (Gis) and Laura Rishworth (Mnt) had to settle for third and fourth respectively after the surf conditions got the better of them.
 
Hareb and Paul took care of Pae Pou (Riv) in semi one while Welch and Rishworth eliminated Maddy Phillipps (Auck).
 
The Under 14 Boys were dominated by the Gisborne groms so rightly one of the three Gisborne surfers won the final.  The odds were good and it was Buck Woods who came through with the goods to win.  A superb start to the final had Woods leading with two six-point rides that were good enough to hold off the other three for the remainder of the final.  It was Woods first win in the Rip Curl GromSearch Series and the confident young man had a grin from ear to ear.  His buddy Jonnie Hicks came back strong late in the heat with the highest wave of the final, a 7.0-point ride, but fell a meagre 0.10 short of the win.  The only non- ‘Gizzy boy’ was Karne Pitcher (WGM) who fought hard but finished in third just ahead of Jay Paddock in fourth.

It was a disappointed Landem Collier (Gis) who was eliminated by Paddock and Pitcher in the first semi while Adam Cranston (Gis) was put out of the event by Woods and Hicks in the second semi.
 
Whangamata’s Grace Speirs showed some exceptional form in the Under 14 Girls final to back up her win in the Under 12s.  The lack of swell on the east coast obviously hasn’t had an impact on her surfing as she powered her way to dominating wins in both divisions.  Her 14.25 total heat score in the final was highlighted by a long ride that netted her 7.5 to strengthen her lead at the midway point.  Muriwai’s India Wray-Murane left her best until last scoring 4.75 on her last wave to advance to second by the end of the final.  Renee Pearson (Gis) and Maddy Phillips (Piha) rounded out the four finalists in third and fourth respectively. 

On his return to the Rip Curl GromSearch, Tane Wallis (Piha) stormed back into the number one position winning the final with a score of 12.75.  Looking nervous, Wallis took control midway through the 25-minute finale with an excellent 7.75-point wave to back up an earlier 5.0.  After playing around together all day the following four surfers were just as close in the water but it was the confident Ben Poulter (Waihi Beach) who placed runner up with 10.0 points ahead of Peri Matenga (Mnt), Brad Pitcher (WGM) and Kahu Craig Te Ranga (Waihi Beach).
 
Earlier, double finalist Grace Spiers was too good for her fellow competitors in the Under 12 Girls as she stormed away with a massive win notching up a whopping 16.0 in the final.  Her biggest rival Alexis Poulter (Waihi Beach) couldn’t find her rhythm to keep up with Speirs and finished in second ahead of Rosa Thompson (WGM), Ella Williams (WGM) and first time competitor Kate Grealish (Wel).
 
In a first for the Rip Curl GromSearch Series this year, no less than twenty groms, boys and girls, took to the water in an expression session where the surfers were scored on their single best manoeuvre.  Fortune had it that local surfer Jonnie Hicks found the best little section and busted his fins out on a backhand aerial to take home the first prize of a Rip Curl boardbag.

Background information
The Rip Curl GromSearch 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.

Check the below details for final event in the series:
Rip Curl GromSearch Event Four, Dunedin, 10th – 11th December
The 2005 Rip Curl GromSearch is sponsored by Rip Curl and New Zealand Surfing Magazine.
 
Event Three would not be possible without the support of Gisborne Boardriders and Surfing New Zealand.
 
Surfing New Zealand
benkennings@surfingnz.co.nz
www.surfingnz.co.nz
Surfing New Zealand are proudly supported by Lion Red, Vodafone, Hyundai, SPARC and Smokefree

CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR 2005 – SURFING NEW ZEALAND
November, 2005   Globe Auckland Champs
November, 2005   Ocean and Earth National Primary Schools

Submitted by Ben Kennings benkennings@surfingnz.co.nz

PORTUGAL
PORTUGAL IS THE NEW SURF EUROPEAN CHAMPION - - MIGUEL XIMENEZ FROM PORTUGAL WINS THE SURF OPEN
 
(October 29, 2005) Portugal has confirmed the most daring expectations and showed one more time, in the finals of this Championship, the quality and force of their national Surfers winning the European Surf Championship and 3 individual titles. In The Surf Open, Miguel Ximenez got the title of European Champion with only 18 years of age. Rita Pires in the Bodyboard Ladies and Peter Araújo in the category of Surf Master also collected the European titles.
 
The last day of championship was one of the most competitive days especially for Portugal and France. With difficult weather conditions the day started with the big finals.
 
The first final was for the Longboard and in a very disputed heat Eliot Dudley (Wal) won the European title leaving the athlete Jonathan Larcher (Fra) in third place and Sam Bleakley (Fra) and in 3rd. The Portuguese Bruno Grandela finished in 4th place.
 
In the Surf Master the Portuguese Peter Araújo did not gave any chance to his competitors leaving in 2nd place Jamie Owen (Eng) in 3rd Chris Griffiths (Wal) and in 4th place Stefano Giulinani (Ita).
 
Daniel Garci'a (Esp) won the Surf Senior. The Portuguese Pablo Rodrigues was in 2nd position and Didier Piter (Fra) in 3rd position and Clayton Lidster (CHI) in 4th position.
 
Feminine Bodyboard took place at 1:00 p.m. In one emotional final Rita Pires got the European Title sending Eunate Aguirre (Esp) to the 2nd position and Eloise Bourroux (Fra) to the 3rd. Claire McGowan (Eng) got the 4th Position.
 
The next final, was the only final where the Portuguese had two surfers and the Bodyboard Open started. In a very difficult and competitive battery the Frenchman Cedric Dufaurre won at the last wave the European Title. The Portuguese and Silvano Lourenço and Hugo Pinheiro got respectively the 2nd and 3rd position leaving Alvaro Ortiz (Esp) in 4th.
 
Around 3:00 p.m. was time for the Feminine Surf. In a very difficult final due to the sea conditions, Patrician Lopes (Por) and Marie M. Abral (Fra) controlled the heat since the beginning disputing between them the first place. The France won the Feminine Surf Title and Patrician Lopes got the 2nd place leaving to the 3rd place Estivaliz Estremo (Esp) and 4th Adelina Taylor (Esp).
 
The Surf Open was the bif final of this competition and was decisive for the both France and Portugal.  Miguel Ximenez dominated completely and made the best wave of his battery, assuring the first place winning European Title against excellent adversaries. In 2nd and 3rd positions we had respectively Simon Marchnd and Joan Duru from France. The 4th place was for Adi Gloska (Isr).
 
Portugal is the new European Surf Champion leaving France, the great rival in second place and Spain in the third position.

After we had the delivery of the European Titles in a ceremony that started with a Demonstration of advanced Yoga by the TÁNDAVA group of the Lusa Yoga Association, executed by surfers who practice Yoga, joining for the 1st time in a surf event Yoga and Surf, demonstrating the spectacular’s benefits of this practice.  

During the ceremony, John Huw of the European Surfing Federation summarized the main objective of this event, affirming that this competition intends to stimulate surf and bodyboard all over the world. John Huw still gave thanks to the Portuguese organization of the event. 
 
EUROSURF 2005 is the most important European competition for teams and brought around 250 athletes from all Europe to Portugal. The best athletes of Masculine and Feminine Open in the modalities of Surf, Bodyboard and Longboard compose each Team.
 
This contest takes place of 2 in 2 years and it is a event of ESF - European Surfing Federation and it attributes individual titles and teams titles.
 
Competing in this Euro surf were 12 teams, composed by 21 elements each: Portugal, Spain, France, England, Ireland, Wales, Germany, Italy, Holland, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Austria, Israel, Channel Islands, and Scotland.
 
Eurosurf 2005 has the big support of Câmara Municipal de Almada and O’Neill, Eastpack, Foster´s, Plantronics, Pepsi, Região de Turismo da Costa Azul, Junta Freguesia da Costa de Caparica, Ibervoice, Lufi Surfboards, Arnette, Xerox e Hotel Costa da Caparica.
 
The media partners are: Antena 3, SURFPortugal, SurfTotal, SurfAction e BeachCam.
                                                                                                                                     
For more information please contact:
 
Press Office: 
Susana Freitas–351 91 9984129
Luís Semedo–351 93 9691010
E-mail: caparicapress@mail.telepac.pt
 
Organization:
Centro Internacional de Surf 
CDS Beach – Costa of Caparica
Telf: 351 21 2919078 Fax: 351 21 2919079
Mobile: 351 91 2531057
E-mail: caparicaeventos@mail.telepac.pt
 
Other available information in www.caparicasurf.com and www.yogacaparica.com

CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR 2005 – FPS
November 5 and 6, 2005  6a Etapa Circuito Nacional BB Esperanças
November 19 and 20, 2005 Finalíssima Campeonato Nacional de Clubes
 
For more information contact FPS: fps@surfingportugal.com or visit www.surfingportugal.com

SOUTH AFRICA
 
OUT OF TOWNER SCOOPS RHINOFISH TITLE
 
(October 23, 2005) Out of town surfer Stanley Badger (St Francis) scooped the Volcom Rhinofish Pro-Am title away from local favourites Shane Thorne (Bluff), Josh Redman (Morningside) and Shane Warren (Bluff) at the weekend.
 
Contestable one to 1.5-metre waves with moderate north-easterly winds and a strong side wash at Durban's Dairy Beach tested the younger surfers' abilities and resulted in some high scoring rides.
 
Badger's unrelenting attack in the powerful onshore surf saw him finish streaks ahead of opponents in the Pro-Am final where he opened his account with 8 points out of a possible 10 and sealed victory with a credible tally of 14.5 out of a possible 20 points. Thorne (Bluff), winner of last season's VQS Championship Final, trailed behind Badger with a top score of 5.5 out of a possible ten points to finish second ahead of an exhausted Redman (Morningside) who surfed back to back finals; Bluff surfer Warren placed fourth.
 
Tamarys de Maroussem (Westbrook) dominated the Girl's final to secure victory over Sarah Johnston (Warner Beach) who has recently recovered from a shoulder injury. Heidi Palmboom (Bluff) once again proved that she has what it takes to be the best when she emerged out of a field of 30 girls to finish third ahead of older peer Michelle Imerson (Warner Beach).
 
Rudy Palmboom (Bluff) was in sensational form during the junior final and was able to overcome a brilliant performance from Chad du Toit (Berea) with a high scoring wave in the dying seconds of the heat. Josh Redman (Morningside) improved on his fourth place finish in the recent Elephant fish to take third away from Kyle Lane (Umhlanga).
 
The Grom final saw a battle between three south coast surfers and a north coast local. Kyle Whitaker (Uvongo) posted a convincing win with 8 out of a possible ten points, which ousted Brett Palmboom (St Mikes) into second place. Blake Freeguard (Umdloti) had been the event standout scoring exceptional rides like 9.5's in his earlier rounds but seemed to have run out of steam in the final when he took third from Ryan Klynsmith (Winkelspruit).
 
In addition to cash prizes and generous Volcom product, all of the finalists were thrilled to walk away wearing a new pair of DVS Shoes.
 
The Volcomstone series is open to all with age groups varying from Groms (14 and under), to Juniors (15 to 17), Girls (all ages) and Pro-ams (opens).
 
The VQS carries a total prize purse of R35 000.
 
The SA tour is divided into three regions and each area has been allocated a name. The final Volcom event of 2005, the Western Cape Baboonfish, takes place on November 5 and 6.
 
The top four placed surfers in each division from the Eastern Cape, KZN and the Western Cape are automatically invited to surf in the themed VQS Championship Final that will be held in Durban in early 2006.
 
The winners in Durban will then qualify to compete in the VQS World Championships held in Newport Beach in May 2006 where they will take on qualifiers from Indonesia, Australia, Brazil, Europe, Japan and America. There is an added incentive for the winner of the Pro-Am division who will receive a free air ticket to the VQS Championship finals at Newport Beach.
 
The VQS Tour is sanctioned by Surfing South Africa (SSA).
 
Red Bull provided an energy centre with much needed refreshments.

Issued on behalf of:
 
Volcomstones South Africa
Simon Nicholson (Marketing Manager)
Mobile: +27 72 2042970
Email: simon@volcom.co.za
Web: Submit at www.volcom.com to check out all the VQS action from around the globe
 
Issued by:
 
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Mobile: +27 82 537 8840
Email: olivia@atomgate.com

WESTERN PROVINCE RETAIN TEAM TITLE AT O'NEILL SA JUNIOR SURFING CHAMPIONSHIPS
 
(October 2 2005) The Western Province junior surfing team claimed the team title at the 2005 O’Neill South Africa Junior Surfing Championships for the third successive time when they scored a narrow but deserved victory over arch-rivals KwaZulu-Natal who had won the Freedom Cup for seven consecutive years prior to WP’s first triumph in 2003.
 
WP’s success was earned largely by their younger surfers who dominated the under 14 boys’ division where they took the top three positions through Brendan Gibbens, Matthew Bromley and James Woods, who finished in that order. WP’s Tanika Hoffman also claimed gold in the u/14 girls, Klee Strachan won the u/16 boys, Tarryn Chudleigh was runner-up in the u/16 girls and Megan Kelly took third in the u/18 girls.
 
KZN matched WP’s dominance by filling the top three places in the u/18 boys through Jordy Smith, Josh Redman and Rudy Palmboom and claimed second (Chad du Toit) and fourth (Kyle Beach) in the u/16 boys but stumbled in the girls’ events where they could only manage two fourth places via Danielle le Roux (u/18) and Sarah Baum (u/14).
 
“We’re stoked!” exclaimed WP team captain Wesley Grey after the awards ceremony on the beach at the Strand, admitting “Although we have a good team this year we were surprised to win. Our coach didn’t think we’d done it, especially when KZN got three into the u/18 boys final.”
 
Border, whose girls came up trumps when Rosanne Hodge (u/18) and Nikita Rob (u/16) successfully defended the titles they won last year and Alice McGregor clinched the runner-up berth in the u/14’s, held on to third place in the team standings, less than 500 points ahead of hosts Boland.
 
A similar margin separated fifth placed Eastern Province from Southern Cape while Southern KZN was seventh, Zululand eighth and the Academy squad finished ninth.
 
The four-day event was extremely well run by the Boland Surfing Association, who were hosting a major national surfing tournament for the first time, and the organization and infrastructure drew praise from all involved. The surf at the Pipe on the Strand beachfront was good for the first three days and despite a stiff onshore breeze on the final day, it remained contestable.
 
Jordy Smith, who added the u/18 boys crown to the u/16 title he won last year, was delighted with his victory, saying “I’m really stoked to come away with the win in my first year in the u/18’s and I’m looking forward to defending the title in my home surf (Durban) next year.”
 
Under 14 boys’ winner Brendan Gibbens was equally elated by his first SA title, exclaiming, “I’m so stoked – I worked really hard for this and it finally paid off! The final was intense but I got off to a good start with a 6.5 point ride and established a lead, but I was worried that the others were doing better than that.”
 
Tanika Hoffman, who claimed the u/14 crown with her last ride, commented, “There were nice waves for our final and Bianca (Buitendag) led the heat the whole way, but my last ride gave me the win – I’m really stoked!”
 
The Sportsmanship Trophy which is awarded to a person who goes beyond the call of duty to assist others went to Clinton Gravett who stepped up to look after the Border team when the team management had to leave. The Best / Most Committed team award went to Zululand who never stopped trying and continued to support all their teammates.
 
The judging panel adjudged Shaun Joubert to have produced the most exciting surfing at the event and the u/14 surfer from the Southern Cape received the Zigzag ‘Blowing Up’ award with it’s replica hand grenade trophy.
 
Clinton Welfare, the O’Neill brand manager, thanked everyone involved for making the event such a success and commented on the high energy levels and support that the SA junior champs generate. He then committed the multi-national wetsuit and surfwear brand to another three years of sponsorship.
 
The 2005 O'Neill SA Junior Championships featured more than 160 of the country’s top surfers 18 years of age and younger and was run for the first time by the Boland Surfing Association at the Strand.
 
Distributed on behalf of:
 
O’Neill Sportswear
Contact:            Clinton Welfare Brand Manager
Email:               clinton@fifthelement.co.za
Mobile:              082 787 1035
 
And
 
Surfing South Africa
Contact:            Robin de Kock   General Manager
Email:               rosadian@iafrica.com
Mobile:              082 454 1149
 
Compiled and distributed by:
 
Life's a Beach Communications
Mobile:         +27 (0) 82 423 1964
Email:           lifesabeach@mweb.co.za

CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR 2005 – SSA
November 5 - 6, 2005  SSA Development Academy Cup
November 19 - 20, 2005  Volcomstone Baboonfish
November 26-27, 2005  RipCurl Gromsearch Final
 
For more information contact SSA: rosadian@iafrica.com

8. CONTACT THE ISA

International Surfing Association
5580 La Jolla Blvd. #145 ◦ La Jolla, California 92037 USA 
Tel: 858-551-5292, Fax: 858-551-5290
Layla Marcille, ISA Operations Manager layla@isasurf.org
Website: www.isasurf.org

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