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2008 Year-End Wrap-up

Key-Words: Spectacular, Special, Biggest, Lowest, Bugs, Shark Poop  and more ...........

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 31 December, 2008 : - - The traditional year-end wrap-up of stories that drew most attention, comments and readers is always a gas. The complilation highlites achievements great and small in the sport and culture. The following is a smattering of readership milestone articles published in 2008 by Surfersvillage.

- Bugs Salutes Champions
'We had the great one rising once again, another great one leaving. The return of a king, a dynasty in the making, the arrival of a boatload of seriously talented youngsters, and the legend on the longboard throne' - Rabbit Bartholomew
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- Year end summary
'ISA and its members, run more events, with more competitors, than any surfing organization in the world. Our aim is to help surfers and the organizations that support them, fulfill their dreams'. - Fernando Aguerre  
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- What a Special night !
'We have to wait 40 years for Jupiter, Venus, & the Moon to be as close together again as this year. Venus and Jupiter appeared closest together in an event known as 'Planetary Conjunction' - SV Editors
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- ALAS reflects on 2008
'For 2009, the main objective will be have the best waves in Latin America' - Antonio Sotillo 
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- Severe spectacular storm hits Europe
'Wave buoys west of Ireland recorded 58 feet. Sets left the recording chart at 62 feet, The wave buoy off Brittany showed wave heights of 45 feet. The tow-in contingent hoped Basque big wave spot Belharra would work' - SV Editors
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- Arctic Ice Volume Lowest Ever 
'Ice volume around the Arctic region hit the lowest level ever recorded this year. What is happening in the Arctic is one of the key indicators of global warming'. - Michel Jarraud  
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- Seven Europeans Qualify
'With seven men flying the European flag on the 2009 ASP World Tour, we could possibly see a European surfer become an ASP World Champion in the future'. - Greg Puget  
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- Shark Poop Causes 2008 Financial Crisis
'Sharks just keep growing, eating, & putting out fertilizer, more the merrier. Not realizing what is going on, they get scared poop-less & stop producing hardly any fertilizer all. Money, real permanent money, is in short supply'. - Paul Rye 
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- Jamie O'Brien - Air Tahiti Nui-Von Zipper Trials    
'I’ve never came from behind the eight ball like that in the last minute. I figured it’s the kind of stuff Kelly does, so I thought I'd give it a try. I knew the swell was going to be bombing. It was super special, scoring two 10-point rides'. -  Jamie O'Brien
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- Bruce Irons ‘Somewhere' in Indonesia  
'One of my goals when I joined the Tour was to win an event. I wasn’t sure if it was going to happen. The waves pumped this event, the Dream Tour should be like that all the time. I plan on competing at Pipeline & Teahupoo' - Bruce Irons
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- Tiger shark devours goat - Whale shark shits..
We are going, oh my goodness, it's a goat, it's a shark,  and everyone's all excited. Meanwhile a whale shark going to the toilet, saw scientisits scoop the poop out of the water so they could keep it. - SV Editors 
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- Sex or Internet access?
'Younger people are more willing to skip sex in favor of the Web. Women are willing to go without fun in the sack for two weeks, rather than give up Internet access. Only 30 percent of men would forego sex for Web surfing'. - WTOP
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ISA 2008 World Surfing Games results 

WORLD CHAMPIONS
Gold: Australia – 17.238 pts.
Silver: USA – 14.284 pts.
Bronze: Brazil – 12.610 pts.
Copper: France – 11.819 pts.

OPEN MEN
Gold: CJ Hobgood (USA)
Silver: Heath Joske (AUS)
Bronze: Dayyan Neve (AUS)
Copper: Kai Otton (AUS)

OPEN WOMEN
Gold: Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS)
Silver: Marie Dejean (FRA)
Bronze: Camila Cassia (BRA)
Copper: Lauren Sweeney (USA)

BODYBOARD MEN
Gold: Marcus Lima (BRA)
Silver: Manuel Centeno (POR)
Bronze: Hugo Pinheiro (POR)
Copper: David Lee (ZAF)

BODYBOARD WOMEN
Gold: Natasha Sagardia (PRI)
Silver: Heloise Bourroux (FRA)
Bronze: Rita Pires (POR)
Copper: Lilly Pollard (AUS)

LONGBOARD
Gold: Matthew Moir (ZAF)
Silver: Harley Ingleby (AUS)
Bronze: Taylor Jensen (USA)
Copper: Phil Rajzman (BRA)

ALOHA CUP
Gold: France
Silver: Portugal
Bronze: Costa Rica
Copper: South Africa

The Surfersvillage crew wish you all a fantastic year in 2009 

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