Ok, so this isn't wakesurfing. But you don't get to watch a live surfing competition very often.....
A little more info on this event:
Surfing America, the national governing body for surfing in the USA, is proud to bring the 7th annual Surfing America USA Championships to the south side of the Huntington Beach Pier, CA, June 19-21st, and Lower Trestles, San Onofre State Park, CA, June 23-28, 2010.
Location: South Side Huntington Beach Pier and Lower Trestles, California
Holding Period: June 19 - 28
Verizon Live Webcast: Lower Trestles: June 23-28, 2010
Event Duration: 5 day contest (June 26 is an OFF day)
Format: 4 man, 20 minute heats, ASP Judging
The Surfing America USA Championships decides the undisputed USA Surfing champions by pooling pre-qualified athletes from the top amateur organizations in the United States. Invited athletes represent one or more of the following:
Hawaii Surfing Association (HSA)
National Scholastic Surfing Association (NSSA)
Western Surfing Association (WSA)
Surfing America Prime Series
Surfing America Wildcards (includes East Coast and Texas Gulf competitors)
Shredd Stixx of Europe announced the have a new team rider - César Fournier. César won several contests last year and is one of Europe's top wakesurfers.
Press Release: http://www.shredstixxeurope.com/News.en.3.html
SSE's rider bio page: http://www.shredstixxeurope.com/Riders.en.7.html
Good luck César!
Ragboy and the Wake 9 crew put together a "Polar Bear" wakesurfing event. The name itself sends cold shivers down my spine from what it implies. Thankfully these guys chose wetsuits instead of the traditional trunk-only Polar Bear gear. 44' party barge, check. 3 boats sac'd out boats, check. 20 demo boards, check. And they FROZE from what I can tell. Looks cold. Really, really cold. At least the sun was shining! Did I mention it looks cold? Anyway, looks like the event was a hit!
Event write up: http://wake9.com/blogs/blog/2009/12/18/polar-bear-wakesurf-event-summary/
Pics of the event: http://wake9.com/blogs/blog/2009/12/18/polar-bear-wakesurf-event-photos/
Here are the results and a couple videos from the 1st Annual Northwest Wakesurf Open. Thanks to Wake9 for great coverage of the event and allowing us to use their vids. You can subscribe to Wake9's Podcast Here.
Mens Open
Amateur Female
Masters
Amateur Male
Juniors
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Men’s Open Surf |
Men’s Open Skim |
| Women’s Open Surf 1 Jessica Oswald 2 Noelle Snyder 3 Kimberly Nash 4 Ali Lausch 5 Kayley Gordon |
Women’s Open Skim 1 Bri Chmel 2 Jacqueline Croce 3 Shelby Mons 4 Caroline Villeneuve 5 Heather Jones 6 Kimberly Nash |
| Mini-Kahuna 1 Aspen Snyder 2 Lee Valentine |
Boy’s 1 Ryan Culp 2 Trevor Basten |
| Am Men’s 1 Chad Brown 2 Kory Klostermann 3 Joe Bodie |
Am Women’s 1 Rachel Brown 2 Kimberly Nash 3 Jordan Lausch 4 Julie Magliulo 5 Sarah Bryce 6 Monica Small 7 Mignonne Fourie |
| Master’s 1 Scott Culp 2 Jeff Walker 3 Judy Walker 4 Mark Werbenec 5 Ed Sullivan 6 Jay Thomas |
Longboard 1 James Walker 2 Ed Sullivan 3 Robbie Gordon 4 Jeff Walker 5 Monica Small 6 Judy Walker |
