Category: Surfing News Archive 2005-2014

NEW MISS REEF CROWNED DURING THE 2010 COASTAL EDGE ECSC

(Carlsbad, CA) September 1- 2010 – A bevy of Miss Reef hopefuls graced the stage at the 2010 Miss Reef Contest this past weekend, but only one contestant took home the coveted title.

Simply going by her first name, Natalia, the Argentine was officially crowned Miss Reef as she won over thousands of spectators and judges at the Coastal Edge East Coast Surfing Championships. Natalia won her share of $2000 in prizes, and will fly to Hawaii in November to compete at the Miss Reef Hawaiian Pro during the first stop of the Van’s Triple Crown of Surfing.

The Miss Reef contest held during the ECSC was a worldly event with contestants representing from up and down the Eastern seaboard, and as far away as Panama, Brazil and Argentina. In fact, the Miss Reef contest is one of the few times where the identity of Miss Reef is actually revealed to the public.… Read the rest

Interview for Phuket Post
By Triin Tulev

The full interview

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Name: Rick Gamble
Age: 40 something
Does for living: Surf Shop and Surf School
Surfing for: 35 years
Lives in: Bang Tao, Phuket
Comes from: Sydney, Australia
Loves: Surfing, Genuine People, Girls who surf, Cold Beer
Can’t stand: Pollution, warm beer

1. How did you become a surfer? When and where?

[b]1. How did you become a surfer? When and where?[/b]Ever since I can remember I have dreamt about the ocean, when I was very young I used to lay on the ground and look up in the sky and imagine the big white clouds where waves rolling in. In the early 70’s I got my first surf mat (pre bodyboard days) and in 1975, I got my first real surfboard a beaten up 7’2 Barry Bennet single fin.

I learnt to surf at Cronulla beach in Sydney Australia and learnt about the ocean when I was 7 years old, with the Elura Nippers surf life saving club at Cronulla.… Read the rest

ADAN HERNANDEZ WINNER COPA LAS AMERICAS DE SURF

Playa Bonfil Acapulco México hosted the start of the International Circuit COPA LAS AMERICAS SURF, competitors from Brazil, Costa Rica, United States, Venezuela and Mexico, competed for the heavy glass, and the $ 1,000 prize, adding points to get to the absolute champion in the three following events, Los Cabos, Rosarito and Boca de Pascuales.

Adam Hernandez riding waves of Quiksilver, a surf spectacular local beat Jose Manuel “Yuco” Trujillo the same team, writing the history of this first event, which is showing at the time.The third and fourth place went to Raul Medina and Jose Manuel Jimenez, managing to get to these places after a battle really hard, because most groups were late because they are high performance athletes who attended this first event of the circuit, as the Costa Rican Jason Torres who created great expectations, but to see the quality of the top 20

ADAN HERNANDEZ LEVANTO LA COPA DE LAS AMERICAS DE SURF
Playa Bonfil de Acapulco México fue la sede del inicio del CIRCUITO INTERNACIONAL DE SURF COPA LAS AMERICAS, competidores de Brasil, Costa Rica, Estados Unidos, Venezuela y México, compitieron por la pesada copa, y el premio 1000 dólares, sumando puntos para llegar hacer el campeón absoluto en los tres eventos siguientes, Los Cabos, Rosarito y Boca de Pascuales.… Read the rest

A glimpse of mentawai syndicate…
In the year 2007, mentawaisyndicate.com a new tourism portal for tourism in mentawai island is available.

Mentawaisyndicate.com is a website about developing and operating sustainable and integrated tourism in mentawai island. This website is operating by west sumatera and mentawai local communities.

Beside developing and operating sustainable and integrated tourism in mentawai island. We also operating 4 boat to surf the beautiful wave along the coast line of mentawai island and we also operating a jungle trekking through siberut island.Mentawai island… surfer paradise….
Our trip through mentawai coast line will be a life time experienced for surfer all over the globe. As we all known The Mentawai Islands offer some of the best surf to be found anywhere on earth.

These islands attracts swells all year round with the most consistent season generally being between March and November.… Read the rest

Kuta to Host Junior Indonesian Surfing Championship Event
Junior surfers will be doing battle as part of the Rusty Gromfest Halfway contest in Kuta next month.

Thailand (PRWEB) March 10, 2010 — Some of Bali’s best young surfers are set to compete in a forthcoming event on Kuta beach.

Taking place on Sunday April 25th, the Rusty Gromfest Halfway contest is the third and final event in a junior surfing series organised by surf equipment firm Rusty and the Coca-Cola Indonesian Surfing Championship (ISC).People with experience of [url=http://www.saltwater-dreaming.com/hotels/bali.htm]Kuta hotels [/url] will know that the resort is one of the most popular surfing spots in Bali, due to its long sandy beach and variety of waves.

The tournament is open to all surfers under the age of 16 and entry is free, although local competitors will be given priority due to the limited number of places.… Read the rest