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| COSTA
RICAN FEDERICO PILURZU DEFEATS ROB MACHADO
TO ADVANCE AT THE LACANAU PRO |
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 August
18, 2006, San Jose, Costa Rica – In 4-foot
waves that finally arrived after two flat days
delayed his Round 2 heat, Costa Rican surfer
Federico Pilurzu showed enough radical and controlled
moves to take 1st place over the renowned waterman
Rob Machado at the Sooruz Lacanau Pro in France.
This was Pilurzu´s first European 6-star
World Qualifying (WQS) event of the year, and the
defeat over Machado—who won the Honda U.S.
Open of Surfing in July—
advances him to Round 3 of the tournament.
The tournament, which features other WQS surfers
such as France´s Jeremy Flores, and two dozen
pros from the World Championship Tour (WCT) in
a fight that continues today through August 20
at Grand Plage, Lacanau, Gironde, and offers $125,000
in prize money. “Federico´s victory
over Rob Machado is not only great for him, but
for all of Costa Rica,” said Antonio Pilurzu,
President of the Federacion de Surf de Costa Rica,
immediately after the heat. |
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| EAST
COAST WAHINE CHAMPIONSHIPS: THE PERFECT TEN |
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August 19-20, 2006, Wrightsville Beach, NC -- Women
surfers from Maine to Puerto
Rico came together to  celebrate the 10th Annual
East Coast Wahine Championships.
Consistent one to three foot waves held through
the weekend while light winds made
for favorable conditions.
New to this year’s competition was the Global
Surf Industries One Design Fish and
Funboard division, where surfers rode the same size/shape
surfboard. Winners, Jo
Pickett (NC) and Mimi Munro (FL) were stoked when
they learned they got to take
home a brand new surfboard just like the one they
rode in their heats.
For more information on the East Coast Wahine Championships,
please visit the official website, www.eastcoastwahines.com |
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| PACSUN
USA SURF TEAM ANNOUNCED |
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July, 2006 - San Juan Capistrano, CA. – The
PacSun USA Surf Team was announced at the Team’s
inaugural Benefit
Dinner and Silent Auction in Huntington Beach. The
USA Surf Team will represent the United States at the
Quiksilver
International Surfing Association (ISA) World Junior
Surfing Championships in Portugal in May 2007, where
teams
from around the globe will convene to prove which country
prevails.
The Team was selected based on their participation
in the Surfing America USA Championships July 11-18
in Oceanside,
as well as their performance during Team Trials this
week in Huntington Beach. The Trials brought out 59
of
America’s best up-and-coming talent, including
past members of the USA Surf Team and special invitees
from the ESA,
NSSA, TGSA, WSA, and BIA.
2006 USA Surf Team:
Under 18 Boys – Cory Arrambide;
Trevor Saunders; Cody Thompson; Kris Weirnicki; Michael
Dunphy; and First Reserve
- Jordan Gaudet.
Under 18 Girls – Courtney Conlogue;
Amy Nicholl; Sage Erickson; Sarah Taylor; Kaleigh Gilchrist;
and First Reserve -
Lexi Papilion.
Under 16 Boys – Riley Metcalf;
Evan Geiselman; Kolohe Andino; Luke Davis; Evan Thompson;
Dan Zaun; and First Reserve
- Nick Hagen.
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| JAMAICA:
2006 Junior Champs Series |
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The Jamaica Surfing Association’s 2006
National Junior Surfing Championship Series was held at the Copacabana Surfing Beach on
Saturday, July 15th, 2006.
Twenty three children registered for the event.
The field was divided into two divisions. One
girl and nine boys competed in the under 12
division while two girls and twelve boys signed
up for the under 18 division.
At the end of the day, the top 4 surfers from
the under-18 division competed in a 20-minute
final for a maximum 1,000 points.
The stage was set for a thrilling final with
the islands 4 top juniors facing offat the
famous south coast break. Ackeam Phillips,
Eneson Lightbourn, Jason Pusey and Shane Simmonds
paddled out for the 20 minute final. Eneson
started the heat off with a beautiful ride
which put the pressure on the rest of the field.
As the minutes ticked away both Ackeam with
a best 2 wave total of 13.5 and Eneson with
12.83 for his best 2, caught their full quota
of 10 waves each  and had to paddle in and wait
for the final horn. This left some room in
the line-up for the 2 north coast boys to try
and grab a few good ones. Jason made a threatening
charge in the last few minutes, catching his
best 2 waves for 12.16 points but missed second
by 0.67 of a point. Shane scored 1083 for his
best 2 and finished 4th.
The under-12 kids were divided
into two heats of 5 for the first
round which would see the top
6 advancing
to the final. Ivah Wilmot, Shama Beckford,
Ackeam Taylor, Sanjae Lewis, Ricardo Crossman
and Amani Green all paddled out for the 20
minute final. 9-year-old, Ivah caught five
waves which included the highest scoring wave
of the event, a 9.0. His best two combined
for a total of 16.0 points and the win. Shama
scored an 8 point ride totaling 15.0 points
by the end of the heat, which placed him in
second place. Amani Green was a no-show for
the final and was placed 6th.
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| UNDER
18 RESULTS |
| PLACES |
UNDER
18 |
POINTS |
01 |
Ackeam
Phillips (Bull Bay) |
1000 |
| 02 |
Eneson
Lightbourn (Bull Bay) |
860 |
| 03 |
Jason
Pusey (Boston Bay) |
730 |
| 04 |
Shane
Simmonds (Boston Bay) |
670 |
| 05 |
Andrew
Robinson (Bull Bay) |
610 |
| 05 |
Imani
Wilmot (Bull Bay) |
610 |
| 07 |
Michael
Panton (Boston Bay) |
555 |
| 07 |
Travis
Atkinson (Boston Bay) |
555 |
| 09 |
Elim
Beckford (Bull Bay) |
500 |
| 10 |
Gawayne
Gallimore |
488 |
| 10 |
Ronley
Lewis (Bull Bay) |
488 |
| 12 |
Omar
Jacks (Boston Bay) |
488 |
| 13 |
Gabre
Beckford (Bull Bay) |
450 |
| 13 |
Omari
Morgan (Spanish Town) |
450 |
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12 RESULTS |
| PLACES |
UNDER
18 |
POINTS |
01 |
Ivah
Wilmot (Bull Bay) |
1000 |
| 02 |
Shama
Beckford (Bull Bay) |
860 |
| 03 |
Ackeam
Taylor (Boston Bay) |
730 |
| 04 |
Sanjae
Lewis (Boston Bay) |
670 |
| 05 |
Ricardo
Crossman (Bull Bay) |
610 |
| 06 |
Amani
Green (Bull Bay) |
583 |
| 07 |
Ronald
Hastings (Bull Bay) |
555 |
| 07 |
Destiny
Vickerman (Bull Bay) |
555 |
| 09 |
Nick
Robinson (Bull Bay) |
500 |
| 09 |
Warren
Lewis (Boston Bay) |
500 |
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| BUSY
YEAR FOR THE ELEVEN-TIME PANAMANIAN
CHAMPION: GARY SAAVEDRA |
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On
August 31, the eleven-time Panamanian surf
champion, Gary Saavedra left to California
for the ASR (Action Sport
Retail) Convention. In addition to his presence
at the ASR, the Panamanian will continue
training for the last dates of
the ALAS tour and the ISA World Surfing Games
that will take place in California on the
14th of October.
The last four-month period of 2006 will have
much activity for Saavedra. El Salvador will
be the stage for the "Salvador
Latin Pro".
After a Salvadoran shutdown of the ALAS tour,
the greater exponents of surfing world-wide
will meet in Huntington
Beach, California to dispute the World Surfing
Games organized by ISA (International Surfing
Association). The
surfer born in Chitré will be representing
his country.
During the first weekend of November, he will
continue with the ALAS tour. In the waves of
Costa Rica, the Reef Classic
will be disputed in a four-star category event.
Venezuela will be next on the ALAS tour schedule,
from the 17 to the 19 of November. Playa Parguito
will welcome the
best Latin surfers. From there, he will leave
for the Dominican Republic for another event
with Maxima. Finally, in the
first weekend of December, the tour will arrive
at Puerto Rico, where a Latin Champion 2006
will be crowned.
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