Category: Surfing News Archive 2005-2014

Bethany Hamilton visits Phuket Surfers

Bethany signing autographs for a stoked Thai surfer 😀

Phuket was honoured to have Bethany Hamilton visit in her quest to help and support children living in poverty. Her trip was organised by TAT, World Vision and Rip Curl and she came to Patong Beach on Sunday 28th of August 2005 to run a surf clinic for the local up and coming Thai surfers.Bethany suffered a shark attack in 2003 where she lost her arm, but faught against the odds to become an ambassador for surfing and now participates in fundraising activities around the world.

Bethany is working with World vision to raise awareness of the issues and challenges facing millions of children with disabilities in the developing world. Sadly, these children are often ostracized and lack basic support and services to function in society.

Bethany has a fundraising page through which individuals can contribute to World Vision programs helping these children: www.justgiving.com/pfp/bethanyhamilton… Read the rest

Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay
Stop No 5. of 10 on the 2007 Foster’s ASP World Tour
Jeffreys Bay, South Africa
July 11 -July 22, 2007

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JEFFREYS BAY, South Africa (Saturday, July 21, 2007) – Australian Taj Burrow beat
eight-time Foster’s ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (USA) to win the Billabong Pro
Jeffreys Bay today. The victory is Burrow’s second on the 2007 Foster’s ASP World
Tour and has moved him to World No. 2 on the ASP ratings.”It feels amazing!” Burrow said. “I’m so stoked to have won two events. I’ve had so
many bridesmaids over the last couple of years and to get this monkey off my back,
it just feels really good!

Burrow overcame current ratings leader Mick Fanning (AUS) and World No. 5 Joel
Parkinson (AUS) en route to his victory over Slater today.… Read the rest

Roxy ASP Women’s World Longboard Championship (WWLC) ASP Women’s World Longboard Tour Côte des Basques, Biarritz, France July 11-16, 2007

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BIARRITZ, France (Sunday, July 15, 2007) – Jennifer Smith (USA) has been crowned the 2007 ASP Women’s World Longboard Champion, following her victory in the Roxy ASP WWLC in Biarritz, France this afternoon.“I feel so blessed to be in the situation I’m in right now,” Smith said. “I made the final last year and lost, so to come back and make the final again and take the title is just an incredible feeling.”

Smith attributed her board selection as a big part in both her semifinal and final victories.

“I rode my heavier board in these offshore conditions,” Smith said. “It allowed me to get into the waves way earlier than my lighter board.… Read the rest

Billabong Girls Pro Itacaré Brazil
Stop No 3. of 7 on the 2007 ASP Women’s World Tour
Praia da Tiririca, Itacaré, Bahia, Brazil
August 20-27, 2007

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PRAIA DA TIRIRICA, Brazil (Saturday, Aug. 18, 2007) – The small seaside village of Itacaré, Brazil will take centre stage when the world’s Top 17 female surfers plus one wildcard paddle out to compete in the Billabong Girls Pro Itacaré, on Sunday,Aug. 20, 2007.The third of seven events on the 2007 ASP Women’s World Tour, the Billabong Girls
Pro will take place at the renowned surfing beach of Praia da Tiririca, following a
4-Star ASP Women’s World Qualifying Series (WQS) event being held there now.

2004 ASP World Champion Sofia Mulanovich (PER) is one of a niche of South American
athletes currently competing on the elite tier tour. At World No.… Read the rest

Billabong Girls Pro Itacaré Brazil
Stop No 3. of 7 on the 2007 ASP Women’s World Tour Praia da Tiririca, Itacaré, Bahia, Brazil August 20-27, 2007

PRAIA DA TIRIRICA, Brazil (Monday, Aug. 20, 2007) – If Round 1 of the Billabong Girls Pro Itacaré is any indication of what we can expect for the remainder of the 2007 ASP Women’s World Tour, the battle between ratings leaders Chelsea Hedges (AUS) and Stephanie Gilmore(AUS) is set to be fierce.

Hedges set the benchmark for her fellow competitors when she opened her account with a near perfect 9.50 (out of a possible 10.00) and followed it with a 9.00 leaving her opponents Nicola Atherton (AUS) and Jacqueline Silva (BRA) needing a combination of good scorning rides to catch her.“I was just lucky,” Hedges said. “It’s one of those places where if you’re in the right spot at the right time and those waves come through, it can make or break the heat.… Read the rest