Thursday, 20 November 2008

 Reubin Pearce was the shining star of the UK Surf Awards, held last Sunday at the Esplanade Hotel, Newquay. The South African won the 2008 UK Pro Surf Tour in a dramatic finish in the final day of competition at the Animal Newquay Open. Nevertheless, everyone got their names in the list of the surfing awards.2008 SURF AWARDS – IN ASSOCIATION WITH UK PRO SURF TOUR Sponsored awards:1. Fat Face Most Improved Surfer 2008 – Winner: Reubyn Ash (Bude) This year has seen him make his mark on the...
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Wednesday, 19 November 2008

Surf's up for Obama! Crazy Shirts honors Hawaii-born President-elect, and bodysurfer, Barrack Obama with the release of its "Obama Surfs" T-shirt. The newly designed T-shirt is now available at select retail stores in Hawaii, Laguna Beach and San Diego, as well as online at crazyshirts.com."We think it's really cool that our next President is a kama'aina and wanted to commemorate this moment in history with a special design," said Crazy Shirts CEO Mark Hollander. "People around the world saw...
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Thursday, 20 November 2008

For the first time in history, the 2009 kiteboarding world championship title will be sanctioned by the International Sailing Federation (ISAF). This became possible by approving the International Kiteboarding Association (IKA) as official class association during the quadrenual ISAF general meeting in Madrid last week.From now on, Kiteboarding is on par with other parts of international sailing as the "Volvo Ocean Race" or the "Americas Cup".To Markus Schwendtner, executive secretary of the...
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Thursday, 20 November 2008

Howth Inshore Lifeboat (ILB) went to the aid of a kitesurfer who was in difficulty off Dollymount beach this afternoon. The French national had gotten his leg entangled in his gear and was found floating a quarter of a mile east of Bull Island. The Coast Guard requested the assistance of the RNLI after another kitesurfer raised the alarm from the shore. The three voluntary Lifeboat crew (who are all family), and the Coast Guard helicopter coordinated the search for the man from the Martello...
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Wednesday, 19 November 2008

 2009 will see the Raceboard and Mistral One Design World championships held in Germany on the Baltic Sea at the seaside resort town of Warnemünde. The World Championships are scheduled to run from July 7 - 11 with the German Raceboard and RS:X Championships occurring just prior between the 4 and 6 July.There will be the following divisions:• Raceboard 9.5 m2• Raceboard 7.5 m2• Mistral One Design• RSX• Woman• Youth• 35+• 45+55+• 65+ While this is a World championships, event...
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Tuesday, 18 November 2008

The Sandy Pt Speed Fortnight is the premier speed event in Australia, organised by Al Green from Caloundra QLD. The 2008 event was held at the end of September. Australia's fastest riders travelled across the country to gather at the speed mecca of Sandy Point, in Victoria.The first week of the contest did not deliver much wind. A series of small cold fronts came through at the start of the second week, offering some relief to the riders. The conditions were square and moderate during Monday,...
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Tuesday, 18 November 2008

 The final day of the 2008 Sport Chalet Pro saw a different side of Salt Creek! The perfect weather and surf of the day prior switched into a 4 to 5 Californian wind squall. With eight hours of competition left to be run the riders hit the water at 8 am sharp!Major standouts where California’s own Jeremy Wright who was on a consistent roll from day one all the way to the final. Other Cali hopefuls such as Nelz Velicido and Ross McBride had bowed out in the quarters due to the trying...
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Tuesday, 18 November 2008

 Damian Prisk is the new Auto Sleepers 2008 British Champion. The last stage took place in the past weekedend at Porthtowan.Congratulations to Damian Prisk, 2008 British Champion and the recipient of £1,000 cold hard cash!Well done also to Darren Halse 2nd Place £500, Danny Wall 3rd Place £250 and Alex Winkworth 4th Place £150.
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