Category: Surfing News Archive 2005-2014

Posted on: Monday, March 5, 2007
Hawai’i’s Moore rides wave of future

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Hawai’i’s Carissa Moore made an amazing run in the 2007 ASP Women’s World Tour opener — the Roxy Pro Gold Coast in Australia. Moore reached the final, where she lost to 23-year-old Chelsea Hedges.

While proving she can compete with the best in the world, Hawai’i’s Carissa Moore says she isn’t anticipating a professional surfing career anytime soon.

“I’m in ninth grade,” Moore said today after losing to Australia’s Chelsea Hedges, 11.33-6.70, in the final of the Roxy Pro Gold Coast in Coolangatta, Australia. “I’m going to finish school.”Moore, 14, became the youngest ever to compete in an Association of Surfing Professionals Women’s World Tour final when she swept through the quarterfinals and semifinals today in 3- to 4-foot waves at Snapper Rocks.

“I grew up watching Carissa develop as a surfer,” said Hawai’i’s Megan Abubo, who fell to Moore in the quarterfinals, 16.50-7.64.… Read the rest

Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast
Event No 1. on the 2007 Foster’s ASP World Tour Snapper Rocks, Coolangatta, Australia February 27 – March 11, 2007

COOLANGATTA, Australia (Wednesday, Mar. 7, 2007) – Mick Fanning (AUS) has set the pace for the 2007 Foster’s ASP World Tour today, winning the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast presented by Samsung at his home break of Snapper Rocks for the second time in three years.

Beating fellow local and unsponsored surfer Bede Durbidge (AUS) in barrelling five to six foot (one and a half to two metre) Snapper Rocks waves, Fanning slotted himself into a series of deep barrels and executed some of his patented searing turns to emerge from the water victorious much to the delight of the 10,000 plus strong crowd.Crowd favorite Fanning, as expected, was elated with his form.

“To win here in front of everyone is a dream come true,” Fanning said.… Read the rest

Miss Bikini World Anita Horvath Has Legs
December 22nd, 2006

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A perfect 10 body with legs all the way up to the jaws are probably the specifications a winner needs to grab the Miss Bikini World title.

Miss Tourism World Organization crowned Anita Horvath of Hungary the winner for 2006 yesterday in an event in Taiwan.more from Bill Belew : PanAsianBiz
Beauty pageants, pretty girls, Miss World Whatever is good business for any location. If they can get the girls to come, guys will follow, watch, oggle, and buy…women, too. It has been my experience that the lady folk enjoy looking almost as much as the men folk do.

Taipei, Taiwan hosted the Miss Bikini 2006 on December 21st.

Anita Horvath from Hungary was crowned winner…but the Taipei merchants were the winners with all the business it brought in.

Philippines’ Pauline Garrison was the top winner in Asia.… Read the rest

“EL MAR TE VUELVE A LLAMAR” (THE SEA BECKONS TO YOU ONCE AGAIN!)

Everything is ready for the Cancún Quintana Roo 2nd Tournament of the Mexican National Surfing Circuit “SURF FESTIVAL MEXICANO 2007”, to take place from January 10 through 25, 2007 . Playa Delfines will be the official site of the event, with alternate location being Playa Chamol in this tourist destination.The Asociación de Surf de Qroo, A.C. (Quintana Roo Surfing Association) in coordination with the Federación Mexicana de Surfing A.C., (Mexican Surfing Federation), the Comisión para la Juventud y el Deporte B.J. (B.J. Youth and Sports Commission), H. Ayuntamiento de Benito Juárez (Municipality of Benito Juarez) and private iniciative have organized this qualifying event for the Mexican National Surfing team that will represent us in the next World Surfing Games 2008 under the aegis of the ISA, (International Surfing Association) in Portugal, and in other international events.… Read the rest

FOSTER’S ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) WORLD TOUR & ASP WOMEN’S WORLD TOUR

The world’s best surfers in the world’s best waves LIVE on www.aspworldtour.com

COOLANGATTA, Australia (Jan. 18, 2007) – While the major focus of the upcoming ASP World Champions’ Banquet to be held on the Gold Coast of Australia on February 24, 2007 will be the official crowning of 2006 World Champions Kelly Slater (USA) and Layne Beachley (AUS), two surfers who will also be savouring their moment in the spotlight will be 2006 ASP Rookies of the Year Bobby Martinez (USA) and Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS).Martinez and Miley-Dyer spent 2005 battling through the ASP’s second tier tour, the World Qualifying Series (WQS), then unleashed on surfing’s elite Foster’s ASP World Tour and ASP Women’s World Tour in 2006 notching up three top tour wins between them.

Martinez who finished the year in fifth place on the final ratings blew minds when he began his stellar season with an astonishing third place at the Quiksilver Pro on the Gold Coast.… Read the rest