 Team Tahiti : photo courtesy Surfingaustralia.com
10th Annual Oceania Cup - Samoa - Tahiti crowned Team Champions
Tahiti claims title of Champion nation after the finals of the 10th Oceania Cup were held in Samoa recently.
Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 25 January, 2006 : - - Tahitian surfers claimed titles in three of the four divisions contested with Australian Indigenous surfers claiming places in the finals of three divisions.
Scott Winch came second in the Open Men’s with Otis Carey also claiming second place in the Junior Men’s. Carey then backed up to take third place in the Open Men’s while Amber Mercy came fourth in the Open Women’s.
The Oceania Cup is held annually and is a chance for local island surfers to get together, build relationships, exchange cultures and to promote surfing among indigenous people throughout the South Pacific.
Final Results
Open Men’s 1. Tahutini Heifora TAHITI 2. Scott Winch AUSTRALIA 3. Otis Carey AUSTRALIA 4. Michael Burling TONGA
Open Women 1. Anau Burling TONGA 2. Kaye Wind FIJI 3. Lavinia Sunia TONGA 4. Amber Mercy AUSTRALIA
Jr.’s 1. Tahutini Heifora TAHITI 2. Otis Carey AUSTRALIA 3. Jarwin Carey AUSTRALIA 4. Alan Burling TONGA
Longboard 1. Michelle Dument TAHITI 2. Michael Burling TONGA 3. Ian Muller FIJI 4. Billy Peters SAMOA
Team Champion Tahiti
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