- 2008 Year-End Wrap-up -
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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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- Grant Baker rides biggest wave ever
'The waves were the biggest I’ve ever seen in SA and possibly anywhere. Greg towed me into one giant wave that was so big I was terrified and started hyper-ventilating. We'll keep our eye on that wave, it can get bigger' - Grant Baker
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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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- Legendary Crew Star in Documentary
'Notable legends interviewed in the film were Ian Cairns, Peter Townend, Michael Tomson, Tom Curren, Kelly Slater, & Rob Machado. The soundtrack includes The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Queen, & Leonard Cohen'. - Kirstin Scholtz
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| ASP Dream Tour Rankings |
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Women |
| Top 27 Requalifiers |
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Top 17 |
| Slater, Kelly USA |
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Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) |
| Durbidge, Bede AUS |
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Silvana Lima (BRA) |
| Burrow, Taj AUS |
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Sofia Mulanovich (PER) |
| Parkinson, Joel AUS |
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Layne Beachley (AUS) |
| Hobgood, C.J. USA |
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Amee Donohoe (AUS) |
| Buchan, Adrian AUS |
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Samantha Cornish (AUS) |
| Souza, Adriano de BRA |
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Melanie Bartels (HAW) |
| Fanning, Mick AUS |
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Rebecca Woods (AUS) |
| Martinez, Bobby USA |
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Jessi Miley Dyer (AUS) |
| Flores, Jeremy FRA |
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Jacqueline Silva (BRA) |
| Stedman, Luke AUS |
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Megan Abubo (HAW) |
| Patacchia, Fredrick HAW |
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Rosanne Hodge (ZAF) |
| Irons, Andy HAW |
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Nicola Atherton (AUS) |
| Ward, Chris USA |
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Julia De La Rosa Toro (PER) |
| Otton, Kai AUS |
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Karina Petroni (USA) |
| Reyes, Tim USA |
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Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS) |
| Perrow, Kieren AUS |
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| Whitaker, Tom AUS |
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Longboard |
| Neve, Dayyan AUS |
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Men |
| Irons, Bruce HAW |
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Perkins,Bonga HAW |
| Picon, Michael FRA |
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Delpero,Antoine FRA |
| Reynolds, Dane USA |
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Ingleby,Harley AUS |
| Knox, Taylor USA |
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Moir,Matthew ZAF |
| Hobgood, Damien USA |
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McPhillips,Colin USA |
| Alves, Heitor BRA |
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Bage,Eduardo BRA |
| Smith, Jordy ZAF |
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Creignout,Timothee FRA |
| Dunn, Ben AUS |
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Rajzman,Phil BRA |
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Snow,Ned HAW |
| Top 15 WQS Qualifiers |
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Salazar,Alex(Picuruta) BRA |
| Curran, Nathaniel USA |
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Viudes,Jamie BRA |
| Davidson, Chris AUS |
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Jensen,Taylor USA |
| Bourez, Michel PYF |
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Maurin,Romain FRA |
| Kling, Gabe USA |
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Matos,Amaro BRA |
| Khodr, Jihad BRA |
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Young,Bryce AUS |
| Weare, David ZAF |
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Soto,Duane de HAW |
| Kerr, Josh AUS |
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| Muscroft, Nic AUS |
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Women |
| Bacalso, Kekoa HAW |
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Monahan,Joy HAW |
| Emslie, Greg ZAF |
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Williams,Chelsea AUS |
| Boal, Tim FRA |
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Dawson,Leah USA |
| Barca, Dustin HAW |
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Smith,Jennifer USA |
| Pires, Tiago PRT |
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Meador,Kassia USA |
| MacDonald, Phillip AUS |
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Cox,Julie USA |
| Courtney, Drew AUS |
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Dupont,Justine FRA |
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Barry,Rachel USA |
| ASP Wildcards |
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Karabatsos,Claire FRA |
| Morrison, Dean AUS |
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Uemura,Miku HAW |
| Aranburu, Aritz EUK |
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Dereux,Claire FRA |
| Lipke, Marlon DEU |
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Nicely,Kelly USA |
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McFerran,Schuyler USA |
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Shimajiri,Yuko JPN |
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Flannigan,Jennifer USA |
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Braly,Isabelle AUS |
  
  
  
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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