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“Quiet Assassin” Wins SABA Wedge Classic

Saturday, July 8th, 2006

SABA Wedge Classic

5A Rated South African Bodyboarding Association (SABA) sanctioned event

Sponsored by: First National Bank, Robberg Seafoods, Wavecrest Distributors, Ocean Life, Fish Bone Design Studio and deBIS Fleet Management

The Wedge, Plettenberg Bay – Southern Cape

Ian Kruger (CT) earned himself the nickname of the “quiet assassin” for his stealthy tactics of sitting alone away from the pack picking off perfect waves which he annihilated to win the SABA Wedge Classic.Kruger’s victory in the Pro division of the 5A rated Plettenberg Bay event will boost his position on the SABA ratings. Major sponsors of the R17, 500 event include First National Bank, Robberg Seafoods, Wavecrest Distributors, Ocean Life, deBIS Fleet Management and Fish Bone Design Studio.

“The pros this year showed such maturity and camaraderie – more so than any other division. I experienced this in my drop knee semi-final where I surfed my best heat ever, there was no hassling we just shared waves amongst ourselves; it was an unreal atmosphere.… Read the rest

DAY OF UPSETS AT ROUND ONE, BILLABONG PRO, JEFFREYS BAY

FRIDAY JULY 14, 2006

BILLABONG PRO
JEFFREYS BAY, SOUTH AFRICA
JULY 12 – 22, 2006

Live on www.aspworldtour.com and www.billabongpro.com

It was a day of upsets at the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay today as numerous underdogs and local wildcards dominated the round one proceedings.

Insane surfing was the norm and conditions were an excellent 1.5 to two metres (five to six feet) and incredibly clean at the break known as “Supertubes” which sits right at the top of the unbelievably perfect Jeffreys Bay setup – and contestants were loving every minute of it.Adding spice to the mix was the fact that the top five seeds on the Foster’s ASP Men’s World Tour, including Bobby Martinez (USA), Taj Burrow (AUS), Damien Hobgood (USA) and Andy Irons (HAW) were all relegated to round two after being well beaten by their lesser ranked rivals.… Read the rest

KALIM SURFING CONTEST 2006

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KALIM Surfing Contest 2006

Written by Joob

Jul 16, 2006 at 09:13 AM


Kalim surf contest

The second annual Phuket Boardriders Kalim Beach Surf Competition will be held on August 5th and 6th at Kalim reef on the north end of Patong Bay. Up to 48 local and visiting surfers will take part in the event with prizes being awarded to the top 4 finishers.The contest will kick off at 9am on Saturday and run through the weekend. Other than surfing, the event will include a car audio demonstration by Sapam Auto Sound as well as two live bands performing on Sunday evening after the prize giving ceremony.

Competitor entry fee is 300 Baht which includes a free T-Shirt. Entry deadline is July 31st. Surfers wishing to take part in the competition should contact their local Boardriders representative or call club president, K.… Read the rest

ROOKIES CONTINUE TO PREVAIL IN BILLABONG PRO ROUND TWO

MONDAY JULY 17, 2006

BILLABONG PRO
JEFFREYS BAY, SOUTH AFRICA
JULY 12 – 22, 2006


Live on www.aspworldtour.com and www.billabongpro.com

It was another huge day for the underdog today at the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay with round two getting underway today in clean one metre (three foot) waves at the famed break known as “Supertubes”.

With the swell being somewhat inconsistent many of the biggest names in the sport found the going tough as the rookies and lesser-ranked competitors flourished.Finding themselves ousted from the event were none other than three-time Foster’s ASP Men’s World Tour champion Andy Irons (HAW), his brother Bruce Irons (HAW), currently third ranked Bobby Martinez (USA), 2001 world champion CJ Hobgood and 2005 ASP Rookie Of The Year Fred Patacchia (HAW).

Finding the big scores needed to claim wins were rookies Roy Powers (HAW (defeated Andy Irons), Jarrad Howse (AUS) (defeated Martinez), David Weare (ZAF) (defeated Bruce Irons), Mikael Picon (FRA) (defeated CJ Hobgood) and Pancho Sullivan (defeated Patacchia).… Read the rest

SIX HEATS OF ROUND THREE COMPLETED AT BILLABONG PRO

THURSDAY JULY 20, 2006

BILLABONG PRO
JEFFREYS BAY, SOUTH AFRICA
JULY 12 – 22, 2006

Live on www.aspworldtour.com and www.billabongpro.com

With poor wave quality and consistency plaguing the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay today, organisers managed to only hold six heats of the 16 in round three.

On the horizon however are excellent forecasts, which indicate that a sizeable swell is on the way, set to arrive tomorrow and to hold out until Saturday.The standout performer of the day was none other than 2002 Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay champion and 2005 Fosters ASP Men’s World Tour number three Mick Fanning (AUS).

Blasting up and over the short yet punchy sections, Fanning came home with the highest total score of the day, a 15.66 to down Hawaiian Roy Powers.

Fanning attributed the win to getting busy and not stopping while his foe had priority.… Read the rest