Mitch Crews (Currumbin, Qld) today claimed the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Grade–5 Oakley Pro Junior in a dominating fashion ahead of Narrabeen’s (NSW) Davey Cathels.

Held in clean three foot (1 metre) waves at Main Beach on Queensland’s (Australia) North Stradbroke Island, Crews defeated Cathels in the Final of the prestigious professional junior event, registering a combined two-wave total of 16.30 points (out of a possible 20) to Cathels’ 13.00.

“The monkey is finally off my back,” Crews said. “I won a Pro Junior about three years ago as a grommet and have been struggling to get over that final hurdle again for ages, so I’m just super stoked. This year had been so frustrating, because in the first three events of the series I’ve finished Runner-Up twice and made a Semifinal, so to finally win one…I’m just over the moon.”

After disposing of 140 of the world’s best international surfers this week, today’s result levels the score between Crews and Cathels at one win a piece in finals this year, after Cathels toppled Crews in the Final of last month’s opening event of 2010 ASP Australasian Pro Junior Men’s series.

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2010 ASP Australasian Junior Men’s Series Ratings
* After The Oakley Pro Junior:

1. Mitch Crews (Currumbin, QLD) 9490 points
2. Davey Cathels (Narrabeen, NSW) 8000 points
3. Chris Friend (Alexandra Headland, QLD) 7130 points
4. Dean Bowen (Gerroa, NSW) 6830 points
5. Chris Salisbury (Newport, NSW) 6230 points

Visit www.oakleyprojunior.com for news, photos and updates relating to the 2010 Oakley Pro Junior.

The Oakley Pro Junior will commence February 9 and conclude on February 13, 2010.

Billabong today announced the launch of its next generation of wetsuit technology – a super-lightweight steamer that has the fit of a second skin. The new SGX, available for  delivery into Australian retail stores on March 18 is significantly lighter when wet than traditional wetsuits.

It is made of durable lightweight material that soaks dramatically less water than conventional wetsuits and its water repellent characteristics minimise resistance when paddling. “The new SGX has all of the qualities a surfer expects in a high performance wetsuit – warmth, comfort and flexibility – but it’s so much lighter and has less resistance,” said Billabong wetsuit designer Scott Boot.

The wetsuit, the only one of its kind on the market, utilises advanced Japanese technology that includes a high-grade, yarn-coated exterior, a specially-knitted carbon-infused jersey and a high-grade foam core to maximise its thermal properties. The lightweight SGX weighs just over 900 grams when dry and only absorbs 268 grams when wet, tipping the scales at a meagre 1.196kg.

It also uses optimum seam positioning to ensure greater flexibility without compromising fit. The new SGX is the next generation of Billabong’s technology-focused wetsuit program and follows last winter’s introduction of the B9 environment-conscious wetsuit made largely from recycled materials.

It will be available in all good Australian surf retail stores on March 18, 2010.

www.billabong.com.sgx

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