The Fantastic Noodles Intense Wave Invitational ‘09, the world’s first big wave invitational for Pro Junior Surfers, will happen in big surf on a remote outer reef in South Australia this Thursday. The swells are brewing right now and are expected to exceed 20 feet in the coming few days.
LACANAU OCEAN - France – Joan Duru (Ondres, FRA), 20, won the ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) 6-Star Sooruz Lacanau Pro today in France after defeating fellow finalist Travis Logie (Durban, ZAF), 30, in consistent clean four foot (1.2 meter) waves in front of a massive cheering crowd. Duru, who had impressed his peers throughout what will be remembered as one of the best editions ever, was unstoppable en route to claiming the prestigious thirtieth edition of the event nicknamed the French Pro. Grabbing 2500 ratings’ points and US$20.000 for his performance this week, Duru’s result rockets the Ondres native from No. 10 to No. 7 on the ASP World Qualifying (WQS) ratings. Duru became the second French surfer since Thierry Fernandez in 1982 to win the event at Lacanau today, the first French surfer to win an ASP WQS major event in France at the same time.
LE PENON, Seignosse - France – Marc Lacomare (Hossegor, FRA), 18, has won the ASP Grade-3 Rip Curl Pro Junior at Seignosse in France today after defeating Hawaii’s wunderkind John John Florence (Oahu, HAW), 15, in testing five foot (1.5 meter) waves. Lacomare, who claimed his second event win this afternoon to jump back in the lead on the ASP European Junior ratings, dominated the crucial event by far with several of the competition’s best scores posted en route to victory.
BUSTIN DOWN THE DOOR MAKES BIG WAVES AT SANTA BARBARA FILM FESTIVALTuesday, 19 February 2008Bustin’ Down the Door premiered to a sell-out crowd of over 2,000
people at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on January 26th
2008 – emerging as the most successful premiere of the festival
according to festival officials. So enormous was the response from
those in attendance that Bustin’, originally scheduled to screen only
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ARTCO SURF: NEW COMPANY TO PRODUCE ONE-OF-A-KIND SURFBOARDS, SKATEBOARDS, APPAREL LINESunday, 17 February 2008What started as a whim between a couple of friends is about to become big business as Raleigh artists Clark Hipolito and Tony Ramsi, along with attorney Steve Gugenheim and marketing expert Ryan Hedspeth, launch ArtCo Surf, a new company offering one-of-a-kind and limited edition surfboards, plus skateboards and apparel.
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