GSI Noosa Festival of Surfing 2008

ASP LQS 2 Star Men's Event
Banana Boat Women’s Pro
Noosa, Queensland
3 - 9 March 2008

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Global Surf Industries Noosa Festival of Surfing Kicks off at Main Beach

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 3 March, 2008 : - - An amazing week of surfing got underway today at the Global Surf Industries Noosa Festival of Surfing with organizers kicking off competition on Noosa’s Main Beach. Both the elite ASP 2Star LQS US$10,000 Telstra Men’s Pro and US$3,000 Banana Boat Women’s Pro trial rounds were run in clean three quarter of metre surf. 

Comprising a staggering twenty surfing competitions (3 professionally sanctioned by the ASP/WTT), a three day Surf Summit (attracting the big 3 – Rip Curl, Quiksilver, Billabong’s CEO’s/Global Brand Managers, the International Directors of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and world surfing’s biggest names), a seven day SURFEXPO, an Ocean Marathon, a major music concert and a Festival Village that will showcase everything from the ‘History of the Bikini’ since the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, 80’s by RAQ Fashion Design Award Winner Karen Neilsen to the largest Surf Memorabilia Auction ever staged in Australia.

Juli Warisaya : photo courtesy Noosa Festival of Surfing

Classic cars, daily live music, art/photographic exhibitions, book signings, FREE surf clinics, a surfing test drive centre by the world’s largest surfboard manufacturer, movie screenings, giveaways and the chance to ‘Meet the World Champs’ including 8 time ASP WCT champion Kelly Slater (Florida USA), Current ASP World Champions Mick Fanning and Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), 7 time ASP WCT Champion Layne Beachley, 4 time ASP WCT Champion Mark Richards, 3 time ASP WCT Champion Tom Curren (USA) and 1977 World Champion Shaun Tomson (RSA) just to name a few!

www.noosafestivalofsurfing.com   

Previous reports:
# 1 : Oz stars Emma Snowsill and Craig Walton hit GSI Noosa
# 2 : GSI Noosa Fest of Surfing honors 'Bustin Down the Door'
# 3 : Dave Rastovich drops in on GSI Noosa Festival of Surfing

# 4 : Men's pro at GSI Noosa Festival of Surf scores LQS 2 star 
# 5 : Noosa Festival of Surfing will host memorabilia auction 
# 6 : GSI Noosa Festival of Surfing 2008 unveils new events 

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Darren Landers
Media Manager | Noosa Festival of Surfing
darren@freshlogicmedia.com.au

Garth Prowd OAM
Managing Director | USM Events
gp@usmevents.com.au

Georgie Hannon
Event Management | USM Events
georgie@usmevents.com.au

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