Category: ISA Surfing News 2005-2015

Australia charges in the 2009 ISA World Kneeboard Surfing Titles
Date: 17th April 2009
From: Surfing New Zealand
Event: 2009 ISA World Kneeboard Surfing Titles
Dates: 11th – 17th April 2009
Location: Arawhata Road, Taranaki
Websites: www.surfingnz.co.nz and www.kneeboardsurfingworldtitles.com

Australian surfer Gavin Coleman today (Friday 17th April) defended his World Kneeboard Title beating three fellow Australians in the Open Men’s Final of the 2009 ISA World Kneeboard Surfing Titles. Coleman led the Australians to seven of the eleven titles over the six day event. Taranaki surfer Hamish Christophers took a crowd pleasing victory in the Pro Junior Division with a barnstorming display of surfing to notch up New Zealand’s third title.

The 2009 ISA World Kneeboard Surfing Titles have been taking place at Opunake since the 11th April and today’s action took place at Arawhata Road for the sixth day in a row.… Read the rest

The Billabong ISA World Surfing Games are coming
Costa Rica is getting ready for the biggest surfing championship in history held in Central American coasts

Billabong ISA World Surfing Games
August 1-8, 2009
Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica

One of the most important and traditional global surfing events, the Billabong ISA World Surfing Games will take place from August 1-8 in the perfect waves of Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica. This will be the first time that a Central American country will receive the best surfers from around the world.

Once again, the nations of the world will gather together in the most pure Olympic spirit, full of friendship and camaraderie. The event will have eight historical days full of different colors, religions and languages from all around the planet in peaceful coexistence.The chosen place for the event will be the strong and consistent waves of Playa Hermosa, two hours away from the capital city, San José, and five minutes away from the famous surf city of Jacó.… Read the rest

For immediate release (en Español abajo)
20 May 2009
San Diego, CA, USA

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ISA announces the 2009 Billabong ISA World Surfing Games Judging Panel
The ISA is honored to announce the Judging Panel selected for the 2009 Billabong ISA World Surfing Games to be held in Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica, August 1 to 8.

The ISA Judges are nominated by each National Governing Body and selected by the ISA Technical Committee formed by Alan Atkins of Australia, Marcos Bukão of Brazil and Robin de Kock of South Africa.Meet the panel of judges for the 2009 Billabong ISA World Surfing Games:

Head Judges

Glen Elliott (AUS)
Cyril Nel (RSA)
Jordao Bailo Jr (BRA)
International Judges

Aaron Saranah (AUS)
Robby Haugen (USA)
Andre Albuquerque (BRA)
Bruno Truch (FRA)
Alex Valverde (CRC)
Tiago Matos (POR)
Team Judges

Sandile Mqadi (RSA)
Nathalie Massin (TAH)
Borja Echeverria (ESP)
Trevor Medcalf (NZL)
Fernando Carlin (PER)
Takeshi Hirota (JPN)
Appointed Judges

Elvis Carter (BAR)
Gordon Torry (TRI)
Please contact the ISA Headquarters if you have any questions regarding the selection.… Read the rest

ISA launches the World Stand Up Paddle Surfing Championship

3 June 2009 – The International Surfing Association (ISA), World Governing Authority for Surfing and all its disciplines, recognized by the International Olympic Committee, is proud to announce the creation of the first ISA World Stand Up Paddle Surfing Championship in history.

Stand Up Paddle Surfing (SUP) is one of the surfing disciplines that has grown in recent years. Known in Hawaiian as Ku Hoe He’e Nalu, it is considered by many as a “new” way of surfing, but its history actually started long before in Hawaii where the Waikiki Beach Boys used to surf with outrigger paddles. They also used SUP to take pictures of the tourists that were learning to surf.By early 2000, Hawaiian surfers, including Dave Kalama, Brian Keualana, Rick Thomas, Archie Kalepa and Laird Hamilton, brought the discipline back to life.… Read the rest

TEAM AUSTRALIA WINS FIFTH TEAM GOLD MEDAL AT THE QUIKSILVER ISA WJSC

Pictured: Aussies won today their fourth consecutive Gold Medal in the Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championship. Pic: ISA/Watts

Team Brazil Wins the ISA World Junior Aloha Cup

(Salinas, Ecuador) April 5, 2009 – In a dramatic come from behind victory, Team Australia was crowned the 2009 Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Champions today in Salinas, Ecuador. Australians Dean Bowen and Tyler Wright won individual gold medals for Under 18 Boys and Under 18 Girls. Keanu Asing from Hawaii won the Under 16 gold medal. Team Brazil won the Aloha Cup, an Olympic style ISA specialty tag-team event.

2005 ISA World Junior Champions, Hawaii, received the team silver medal, Brazil bronze and USA copper. France placed fifth overall, South Africa sixth, New Zealand seventh, Tahiti, Peru and Costa Rica came in eighth, ninth and tenth respectively.The… Read the rest