Tag: Surfing News Archive

SURFERS RULE IN HAINAN?

Why me ? The doubts and fears of a surfer in Hainan

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For some years now, the bad mood among surfers in the Chinese island has been largely reported.

Several incidents recently involved expatriates surfers and classes of Chinese kids and their surf instructors. The province authority decided to react after the agression of an instructor at Shimei by five expatriates who call themselves ‘locals’.During that incident, the man was insulted, then physically attacked. ‘I was the target but i was also responsible for the ten kids who were with me for a lesson. That’s why i decided to fight back and put an end to the escalation’, he said to a local news channel.

Using his martial arts skills he knocked down three agressors, broke the arm of one and immobilized the fifth until police arrival. The Hainan Tourism Board then hired the twelve local surf businesses and three consultants from the Maldives to define tourism rules and long-term local development plans.… Read the rest

JOSH CONSTABLE WINS ASP WORLD LONGBOARD TITLE

Tuesday June 27, 2006
Boca Barranca, Costa Rica

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) MEN’S WORLD LONGBOARDING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Josh Constable (AUS) has won the 2006 ASP Men’s World Longboard Title today, defeating Ned Snow from Hawaii in a very closely contested man-on-man final at the 13th Annual Rabbit Kekai International Longboard Classic held in Costa Rica.Constable, who contested every heat from the first round of the hotly contested event, notched up some of highest total wave scores of the event and was elated with his victory.

“It hasn’t really sunk in yet,” said Constable. “When I get home with family and friends it will probably kick in. Right now it just doesn’t seem real. It was a perfect day!”

Speaking about the event itself he was full of praise for the venue and the organizers.
“It was such a great atmosphere with everyone staying together and surfing perfect lefts early in the event at the Boca,” said Constable.… Read the rest

ROUNDS ONE AND TWO OF ROXY ASP WOMEN’S WORLD LONGBOARD CHAMPIONSHIP COMPLETED

Roxy ASP Women’s World Longboard Championship (WWLC) presented by Evian
Côte des Basques, Biarritz, France
July 3-9, 2006

BIARRITZ, France (Monday, July 3, 2006) – The first two rounds of the Roxy ASP Women’s World Longboard Championship (WWLC) presented by Evian ran in half to one meter (two to three foot) waves at Côte des Basques, Biarritz, on France’s southwest coast today.Preliminary rounds of the inaugural event whittled the field of 60-plus surfers to 48, with today’s winners joining the seeded surfers in round three.

Contest director Marc Sarran will assess the swell, tide and wind daily to capitalize on the best conditions available during the remaining six-day competition window, with three days needed to complete the event due to radical tidal differences.

American Schuyler McFerran, 19, claimed the day’s highest wave score, a 9.00 (out of 10), in winning her round one heat against Margaret Yao (USA) and Grace Davies (GBR).… Read the rest

IRONS/SLATER RATINGS BATTLE TO RESUME IN BILLABONG PRO JEFFREYS BAY

WEDNESDAY JULY 5, 2006

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

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

THE world’s top 45 full time professional surfers will descend on another of the globe’s top high-performance waves next week for the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay beginning on July 12.

For over 40 years “J-Bay” has lured surfers from around the world to the legendary break of “Supertubes” and its ruler straight hollow cylinders.

The multiple sections of the lengthy wave, and its proximity to the swell generating “Roaring Forties”, grant Supers its deserved reputation as one of the world’s best right hand point breaks.The members of the 11-event Foster’s ASP Men’s World Tour will also exchange board shorts for full length rubber following three stops in the warm water locations of Tahiti, Fiji and Mexico.

The Billabong Pro, Jeffreys Bay is the sixth of 11 events on what has been dubbed “The Dream Tour”.… Read the rest

AMERICAN SCHUYLER MCFERRAN CROWNED FIRST EVER ASP WOMEN’S WORLD LONGBOARD CHAMPI

Roxy ASP Women’s World Longboard Championship (WWLC) presented by Evian
Côte des Basques, Biarritz, France
July 3-9, 2006

BIARRITZ, France (Saturday, July 8, 2006) American Schuyler McFerran (Encinitas, California) has won the Roxy ASP Women’s World Longboarding Championship presented by Evian after surfing from the first round and winning every one of the eight heats she contested.McFerran, 19, defeated fellow Californian Jennifer Smith (Pacific Beach) in the final which was held in clean, three foot (one metre waves) at Côte des Basques, Biarritz, France.

McFerran’s win has cemented her spot in the history books as the first-ever ASP Women’s World Longboard Champion. She won the US$4,500 first place prize in the US$30,000 event.

“I’m so thankful and stoked, happy and relieved – there’s just so many emotions. I’ve surfed so many heats that it’s just overwhelming, then to have all of my friends out here screaming and cheering for me, I just broke down,” an ecstatic McFerran said.… Read the rest