Event: The Ocean Current Sandy Beach Pro presented by Dave and Busters of Honolulu

Dates: July 4-5, 2009

Sponsors: Body Glove, Ocean Current, Dave and Busters, Custom X Bodyboards, Wahoo’s Fish Taco’s, Vitamin Water,Swellinfo.com and Town & Country Surf Shops.

The USBA is proud to host its 6th annual Sandy Beach Pro. With over 20 years of history, The Sandy Beach Pro has acted as the Pipeline trials and at present is a prestigious National Tour event on The Body Glove USBA Grand Slam Tour. The title is fiercely sought by all of the top US Pros, and this year we have international heavy weights coming out in full swing to bring home the title. Ten time world and Pipeline Champion Mike Stewart has been training at Half Point daily for the world tour and is poised and excited for the event. South Africa’s Alister Taylor moved back to Oahu this year and is ready to compete for USBA points and a chance to break the top 8 and gain a slot at the IBA Pipeline Pro. Jeff Hubbard and Jacob Romero will be returning from surf travels to make things interesting at this years’ event. All of these names, along with the long list of local talent will make this years tour one to remember. Former Drop Knee Pro winner, Bud Miyamoto and Sandy Beach legend Eugene Teixeira will be taking time out of their schedules to show the World Tour Pros what local knowledge is all about!

This years’ event has had great support from new and returning sponsors. Ocean Current clothing is welcomed Title Sponsor to the Sandy Beach Pro, with Dave and Busters of Honolulu presenting this year’s event and will be hosting branded pre and post parties. Veteran sponsor Glaceau’s Vitamin Water will be keeping the beach Hydrated over the July 4th Holiday weekend. US Bodyboard industry player, Custom X has come on board as the sole Bodyboard brand to the 2009 Sandy Beach Pro. Come out to the beach and be part of this years USBA event!

Event Websites:
Webcast: http://www.usbatour.com/live
Official event site: http://www.usbatour.com/
New issue of USBA MAG: http://www.usbamag.com/ (Launching July 3rd)

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Nike 6.0 Pier Pressure Final Results:

1. 1- Keanu Asing (HAW) 13.00
2. Dillon Perillo (USA) 11.00
3. Evan Thompson (USA) 10.20
4. Chase Wilson (USA) 9.50

Keanu Asing (Ewa Beach, HI), 16, won the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Grade-4 Nike 6.0 Pier Pressure presented by Jack’s Surfboards at South Huntington Beach Pier this afternoon over fellow finalists Dillon Perillo (Malibu, CA), 19, Evan Thompson (Jacksonville Beach, FL), 17, and Chase Wilson (Newport Beach, CA), 18.

The Nike 6.0 Pier Pressure is the only ASP Grade-4 event on the 2009 calendar, making the premier contest an integral stop in all surfers’ campaigns in their quest for qualification for the ASP World Junior Championships. All regional surfers are out to compile their top four results this year in hopes to finish within the top three on the ASP North America Pro Junior Series to earn their shot at an ASP World Junior Title.

Asing battled through the tough conditions on offer at South Huntington Beach Pier this afternoon, blasting strong outside turns on the set-waves and managed to work his way through the infamous reform, finishing each wave with strong maneuvers.

“There weren’t too many waves, but I just tried to wait my turn and get the best waves I could,” Asing said. “Luckily it worked out.”

Asing, who was a finalist at the ASP Grade-3 Arnette Pro Junior last month, earned his first ASP Pro Junior victory of the year, cementing him as the top Hawaiian in the regional ratings.

Nike 6.0 Pier Pressure Final Results:

1. 1- Keanu Asing (HAW) 13.00
2. Dillon Perillo (USA) 11.00
3. Evan Thompson (USA) 10.20
4. Chase Wilson (USA) 9.50

Nike 6.0 Pier Pressure Semifinals Results: (1st and 2nd advance)
Heat 1: Chase Wilson (USA) 11.25, Keanu Asing (HAW) 10.25, Phillip Goold (USA) 8.65, Chase Wilson (USA) 8.15
Heat 2: Evan Thompson (USA) 9.75, Dillon Perillo (USA) 9.30, Luke Davis (USA) 8.25, Cory Arrambide (USA) 7.25

Nike 6.0 Pier Pressure Quarterfinals Results: (1st and 2nd advance)
Heat 1: Nat Young (USA) 12.35, Chase Wilson (USA) 10.75, Michael Dunphy (USA) 10.65, Kolohe Andino (USA) 10.25
Heat 2: Phillip Goold (USA) 10.30, Keanu Asing (HAW) 8.80, Kai Barger (HAW) 7.90, Hunter Heverly (USA) 4.60
Heat 3: Luke Davis (USA) 13.40, Dillon Perillo (USA) 12.75, Cody Thompson (USA) 12.25, Kiron Jabour (HAW) 8.30
Heat 4: Cory Arrambide (USA) 14.50, Evan Thompson (USA) 10.45, Evan Geiselman (USA) 10.45, Tyler Newton (HAW) 7.85

Nike 6.0 Pier Pressure Round of 32 Results: (1st and 2nd advance)
Heat 1: Chase Wilson (USA) 13.50, Michael Dunphy (USA) 10.40, Andrew Doheny (USA) 8.85, Dylan Goodale (AUS) 8.75
Heat 2: Kolohe Andino (USA) 14.50, Nat Young (USA) 12.00, Fisher Heverly (USA) 11.10, Shaun Joubert (ZAF) 10.65
Heat 3: Keanu Asing (HAW) 13.25, Hunter Heverly (USA) 6.65, Brent Reilly (USA) 6.48, Levi Gonzales (HAW) 5.60
Heat 4: Kai Barger (HAW) 12.75, Phillip Goold (USA) 10.40, Ian Gentil (HAW) 10.10, Riley Metcalf (USA) 7.50
Heat 5: Kiron Jabour (HAW) 14.50, Luke Davis (USA) 13.25, Gabe Garcia (USA) 9.00, Spencer Regan (USA) 7.75
Heat 6: Cody Thompson (USA) 14.75, Dillon Perillo (USA) 12.50, Nick Rupp (USA) 11.50, Albee Layer (HAW) 7.50
Heat 7: Cory Arrambide (USA) 13.85, Evan Thompson (USA) 11.70, Matt Pagan (USA) 9.95, Oliver Kurtz (USA) 9.35
Heat 8: Tyler Newton (HAW) 11.65, Evan Geiselman (USA) 9.35, Dege O’Connell (USA) 7.95, Rob Kelly (USA) 7.75

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Supertubes Showdown
Presented by Xcel

Jeffreys Bay South Africa
5 – 21 June 2009

Final results:

1. Ryan Payne
2. Warren Dean
3. Deon Lategan
4. Stan Badger

Best move:
Deon Lategan – Firewire surfboard.

Best barrel:
Ryan Payne – Sector 9 skateboard.

Wave of the Day:
Warren Dean – R2000 from Billabong

Victory For Ryan Payne In Cooking Supertubes Barrels

Jeffrey’s Bay — In what can only be described as perfect waves, Ryan Payne outpointed Warren Dean in a dramatic and incredibly close final of the inaugural Xcel Supertubes Showdown. The surf varied between four to six-foot, and most of the surfers throughout the event were just chasing the tube – the highest scoring move in surfing.

One of the standouts of the day was 14-year-old Dylan Lightfoot, who had been charging the solid surf the previous day. despite putting on a sterling performance he was left agonisingly close to the final, needing 0.4 to advance. Remi Peterson and Steven Sawyer were the two other junior surfers who were invited into the event and both gave fine performances in the challenging Supertubes surf.

Head judge Mike Ginsberg also commented on Steven Sawyers’ performance. “Steven was surfing exceptionally well,” said Ginsberg. “He was surfing really tight, and he got the best tube out of the groms, and it was on his backhand.”

Another competitor, Ashley Walter, caught a wave in his heat that he called, “My best wave in seventeen years,” giving more evidence of how good the waves were for the event.

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