Category: Surfing News Archive 2005-2014

Haley Kerry Crowned Miss Surfest 2009

IT WAS a case of third time lucky for newly crowned Miss Surfest 2009 Hayley Kerry.

Hayley, a 23-year-old retail assistant who hails from Tarro north of Newcastle, has entered the Ms Surfest competition for the past three years.

Last night she went one better than her runner-up finish in 2008 by securing a win over second-placed Becky Lamb from Georgetown, Newcastle and third-placed Kristylee Waine from Toukley on the New South Wales Central Coast.

Hayley, who works as a retail assistant at Westfield Kotara, was crowned last night at a packed Fannys nightclub.A former contestant in Miss Indy and Best Model Australia, Hayley reckons she came to this year’s contest with more knowledge of what it takes to impress the judges.

“This year I was better prepared and I came with the desire to take home the crown,” she said.… Read the rest

Philippa Anderson wins Maitland Toyota Open and Travis Logie wins Mark Richards Pro

(Merewether, NSW, Australia, 22 March, 2009)

MEREWETHER local Philippa Anderson has become the first ever local surfer to win a final at Newcastle’s 24th annual Surfest competition.

The 17-year-old smashed a 23-year hoodoo that has never seen a local surfer win a main event at Newcastle when she edged out Sunshine Coast surfer Dimity Stoyle (Maroochydore) by less than one-and-a-half points.

In clean, one-metre waves at Merewether beach, the St Phillips Waratah High School student racked up a heat score of 15.10 to Stoyle’s 13.85 to have her name etched on the Maitland Toyota Open trophy.Anderson, who came through the junior ranks of the Hunter Water Stars of the Future program at the Newcastle contest, will soon use her $US2500 prize money to buy a car.

And while she is yet to earn her P plates that will allow her to drive unaccompanied, she proved to the massive crowd of more than 5000 that she is no learner in the water.… Read the rest

Penang 3rd International Skimboarding Competition 2009
Date: Saturday July 11th, 2009

Venue: Batu Feringghi Beach, Penang Island, Malaysia
Time: 9AM – 3PM

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Remarks: Skimboarders from Singapore, Australia, Hong Kong, Taiwan & Philippine will
be participating including Malaysian riders. BBQ party starts at 6PM and this event
is organised by Penang Skimboarding Association in collaboration with Penang State
Government.

Peace,
Jet Shon
Malaysia.

Attachment is the entry form

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Behind the Scenes at ASP Top 17 Shoot with ASL

BURLEIGH HEADS, Australia (Friday, May 29, 2009) – Feeling down? Has the mid-year break in the ASP Women’s World Tour left you with an unfillable void deep within your soul?

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Gone are the commanding performances of Ms. Gilmore! Gone is the electric, new-age trickery of Madames Lima and Bartels, as well as the unexpected competitive prowess and all-around explosiveness of the 2009 rookie class! Gone is the ummm…errr…athletic ensemble choices of Ms. Blanchard!It’s enough to make the stoutest of fans break down in tears. However, there is a ray of hope. In a few, short days, the ASP Top 17 will release a sizzling, hot new Media Kit featuring a gorgeous array of images shot by the world-renowned Ted Grambeau, and Australia’s Surfing Life was on hand at the now-historic shoot to give you a little Behind-the-Scenes Gold!… Read the rest

DYLAN THE FIRST ROUND OF BIG winner COPA LAS AMERICAS PRO AM SURF.

After five stops from the Americas Cup circuit that took place in different beaches in Mexico, Cancun, Acapulco, Los Cabos, Rosarito and Colima Boca de Pascual, of which Dylan won 3 first places that put more scores and therefore winner of this first circuit.

Presented by Pawa and waves of up to four meters, and powerful as we have come tuberosa, Boca Pascuales gave his warm welcome to the more than 50 surfers to contest the closure of the circuit by a bag of $ 81, 000, high surfing you could see, was the absence of Angelo Lozano who was operated in the Appendix.Friday was the opening by the mayor of Tecoman Colima, Juan Carlos Pinto, the director of the Institute of Sport Roberto Gonzalez Colimense.

When moving the event from several groups that were formed by the late real quality of these athletes, much more noticeable in quarterfinals and semifinals, the girls gave MONSTER Energy to competitors when they left to compete.… Read the rest