Category: Thailand Surfing News 2004-2015

Ekkarat Sriden Takes Men’s Open Win at Quiksilver Thailand Surf Series Monsoon Riders Contest at Kalim Beach in Phuket

Sat 25th Updated

Quiksilver ‘Monsoon Riders’ Schedule aka. Kalim Contest

Here is the draft program for Quiksilver TSS – Monsoon Riders (Kalim Beach) on 12-14 June 2009. Please note that this schedule is approximate and may change with surf and weather conditions.Friday 12 June 2009

0700-0800 Registration
0800-0900 Opening Ceremony
0900-1130 Shortboard 1st round (heat 1-10)
1130-1230 Break
1230-1430 Longboard 1st round (heat 1-8)
1430-1700 Shortboard 1st round (heat 11-20)

Saturday 13 June 2009

0900-1130 Shortboard 2nd round (heat 1-10)
1130-1230 Groms 1st round (heat 1-4)
1230-1330 Break
1330-1430 Women 1st round (heat 1-4)
1430-1630 Shortboard 3rd round (heat 1-8)

Sunday 14 June 2009
0900-1000 Shortboard quarter-final (heat 1-4)
1000-1100 Longboard quarter-final (heat 1-4)
1100-1200 Break
1200-1240 Shortboard semi-final (heat 1-2)
1240-1320 Women semi-final (heat 1-2)
1320-1400 Grom semi-final (heat 1-2)
1400-1440 Longboard semi final (heat 1-2)
1440-1540 Break
1540-1600 Women Final
1600-1620 Grom Final
1620-1640 Longboard Final
1640-1700 Shortboard Final

1900-2300 Award Party

Note: Schedule is approximate and may change with surf and weather conditions.… Read the rest

Quiksilver and Phuket Boardriders Club visit the Phuket Governor

In preparation for the upcoming Thailand Surf Series (TSS) sponsored by Quiksilver, Australian surf legend Jake Paterson and Quiksilver Southeast Asia CEO Paul ‘Hutty’ Hutson visited Phuket to inspect venues and tour with the Phuket Boardriders Club. Their whirl-wind two-day itinerary included meetings with Phuket Governor Wichai Phraisa-ngop and Patong Deputy Mayor Chairat Sukban.It was a great honor for Phuket surfers to share quality time with pro surfing legend and world traveler Jake ‘the Snake’ Paterson, winner of such prestigious surfing events as the 1996 and 2002 WQS Tour, the 1998 Pipeline Masters, and one after the other wins in 2000 and 2001 at Jeffrey’s Bay South Africa.

In 2003 he won the Rip Curl Cup at Sunset Beach. Currently living in Bali and working as a sports marketing rep for Quiksilver, Paterson originally hails from the wave-lashed shores of Western Australia, where he mastered all types of surf in his youth, from sparkling-clear beach breaks to barreling reef breaks and points.… Read the rest

8th Phuket Surfing Contest 2008
on 5 -7 September 2008
Karon Municipality , TAT Phuket , Sport Ministry Phuket ,Kata-Karon Hotel’s Business Association , KATA-KARON SURFING CLUB

Objectives of the Contest

– publicities on tourism for Kata-Karon Beaches and in Phuket Province, introduction to surfers specially during the months of August and September which is the end of current season and the beginning of the new tourist season.
– to promote and support tourists who love the challenge of board surfing
– to promote and support youth and general public to have interest in sports and physical exercises under the Government’s policy with the stress of keeping youth away from drugs
– to support water sports that are not destructive to the environment

– to allow surfers to modify use of surf board in rescue of tourists at sea

ประเภทการแข่งขัน
ค่าสมัครแข่งขัน
บุคคลทั่วไป
รางวัล

LONG BOARD OPEN DIVISION
SHORT BOARD OPEN DIVISION
GROMMET DIVISION
GIRLS DIVISION
BODY BOARD DIVISIONDate, time & venue for enrolment : Apply at Education Department, Floor 3, Municipality Office of Karon, from now until September 2, 2008.… Read the rest

4th ANNUAL KALIM SURFING CONTEST 2008

Kalim Beach, Phuket, Thailand

the 4th annual Kalim Surfing Contest to be held at Kalim Beach on July 18 � 20, 2008.

In its 4th year, this annual contest aims to promote the sport of surfing to the general public, to encourage sustainable tourism to the island of Phuket (particularly during the low season), to raise the level of surfing amongst the Thai community, and to perpetuate education and ocean safety awareness.The contest has grown in size and interest every year and continues to draw participants from around Thailand and the world, including the United States (and Hawaii), Europe, Australia, South Africa, and our Asian neighbors from Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia.

The event will feature 3 divisions: the open shortboard division, the longboard division (for boards over 8 feet in length), and the grom division for competitors 14 years of age and under.… Read the rest