Women’s and Junior’s events. Fistral Beach Newquay 12th/14th June 2009
The month of June sees the very first Gul night surf at Fistral beach and what a spectacular it is going to be. With Men’s Open, women’s Longboard, Grommet (U12 open, U16 boys and U16 Girls) and Stand up paddleboard. The event will be held at the British surf capital Fistral beach in Newquay on the 12th 13th and 14th of July.
Friday 12th of June see’s the start of the Women’s event which is going to be very exciting. The talent at the Saltrock Open was second to none, and the Gul Night surf is set to attract the same high level of female surfers. The UK Pro Surf Tour attracts female surfers from all over the world making a very exciting competition to watch.
The Gul night surf has already seen a huge number of entrants, you will see competitors that may not compete at other events, this is the attraction that Fistral beach has, being the UK’s best know surfing location. Here we have the best chance of picking up swell and producing world class waves for the weekend.
Gul’s Brand Manager Jake Patterson comments, “At Gul we are going to great lengths to support women’s surfing in the UK. Female surfers in the water have grown rapidly over the last 5 years and the standard is out of this world. We are fortunate that we sponsor one of the UK’s best surfing stars Beth Mason, she is a very powerful surfer and a great ambassador for Gul and female surfing.
This year Gul team Ambassador Celine Gerhert will also be competing and we see the debut year of the current university champion and Gul Ambassador Amy Brock-Morgan on the UK Pro Surf Tour. We are very excited to have this strong female team competing on the prestigious tour”
The Groms will start on the Sunday and it is going to be a very exciting showdown. The future British talent will battle it out for the title of the most exciting European surf event this year. With strong competition from young male and female competitors it is set to be a memorable event.
“The Standard of our young British surfers is higher than it’s ever been and the manoeuvres that some of these youngsters are doing are making the older more experience surfers eye’s water! With talent like this and the continued growth of surfing there will be more world class Brits over the next 10 years than we can
imagine. At Gul we have always been on the look out for the best new talent to help progress and nurture there skill, and supply them with top quality product. This year we are looking for new groms to sponsor and I am hopeful that we can sign some new talent over the Night surf weekend” (Jake Patterson Gul Brand Manager)
For further information please contact Dave Reed on 01637 854854 or dave@ukprosurf.com, also visit the website ukprosurf.com. Or Jake Patterson Gul International JakeP@GUL.co.uk
Opening Round of Arnette Queensland Junior Surfing Titles Completed On Gold Coast
(Sunday 7th June, 2009): NOT even a wild storm could slow down the state’s next wave of surfing champions, as the opening round of the Arnette Queensland Junior Surfing Titles was finalised on the Gold Coast today.
A freak storm lashed the region mid-morning, with gale force winds and heavy rain causing contest organisers to place day two of competition on hold until conditions cleared.
When surfing resumed, Queensland’s junior top guns went head-to-head in the race for an early ratings lead, busting out an entertaining, high performance spectacle in clean 2-3ft beach break peaks at Main Beach.
Coolangatta ace Jack Freestone drew first blood in the U/18 boy’s state title race, using plenty of style, flair and class to beat fellow Coolangatta surfer Thomas Woods, North Stradbroke’s Tim MacDonald and Dicky Beach ripper Josh Menger.
After demolishing his opponents in his earlier semi final, Freestone was on the front foot early in the 20-minute final, locking in an 8.00 in the opening seconds before sealing the win with a near perfect 9.67 late in the exchange.
17-year-old Freestone recording a 17.67 combined two-wave total to Wood’s 11.16. MacDonald finishing in third on 9.16, with Menger in fourth on 7.26.
Post final, Freestone says he was stoked to get a jumpstart on his fellow finalists heading into round two of the three-event titles.
“The win gives me plenty of confidence for the rest of the series,” he said.
“I was able to jag a good wave straight after the opening siren and everything kept getting better from that. The win felt good.”
The competition was just as fierce in the U/18 girl’s final with Sunrise Beach star Naomi Stevic getting the better of Coolangatta gidget Amiya Doyle and Chiana Ireland to claim a win.
She notched up a 24.33 accumulative total across two finals to bag the title and leave her opponents to scrap it out for minor placings.
The U/16 boys didn’t disappoint either, lifting the performance bar in a tight, high-scoring final.
Coolangatta ripper and reigning U/16 champion Noa Deane is one step closer to back-to-back Queensland crowns, dominating the last final of the day against Wurtulla’s Eli Steele, Currumbin’s Hayden Welch and Sunshine Beach up-and-comer Harry Bryant.
Deane, who is the son of Gold Coast surfing legend Wayne Deane, notching up a 9.17 and 8.33 on his way to victory in the final.
Deane’s two wave scoring total of 17.50 was enough to secure the win by 4 points over Steele (13.5), with Welch (10.33) in third and Bryant (8.73) in fourth.
Meanwhile, Currumbin’s Eden Putland stamped her authority in the U/16 girl’s division final, demonstrating a mature approach to overcome Coolangatta carver Brodie Doyle, Noosa’s Sophie Callister and Moffat Beach surfer Laura Poncini.
Final scores: Putland (14.33) Doyle (6.64), Callister (6.57) and Poncini (5.27).
In the Arnette Expression Session, the state’s best juniors traded blows across one, 30-minute final.
Coolangatta’s Mitch Duggan won ‘best move’, Noosa’s Hayden Cervi claimed the ‘best air’, while Sunshine Beach top gun Harry surfed away with the best ‘novelty move’.
Round two of the Arnette Queensland Junior Surfing Titles will be held on North Stradbroke Island on June 30 – July 2.
Series winners will join a who’s who of the Queensland surfing scene that have netted state junior titles including reigning world champion Mick Fanning (Coolangatta), world no.2 Joel Parkinson (Coolangatta), world no.3 Bede Durbidge (Currumbin) and world tour competitor Dean Morrison (Coolangatta).
Top seeds from events 1 and 2 will be eligible to compete in the final event on the Sunshine Coast on August 8-9. The top 24 rated – U/16 and U/18 year old boy surfers and the top 8 – U/16 and U/18 year old girl surfers will be invited to contest the final event.
2009 champions will be decided from a surfer’s best three results from the three event series.
Please note: Surfers must meet eligibility requirements as per Surfing Queensland’s ‘Eligibility for selection’ document found on www.surfingqueensland.com in the documents link.
The Arnette Queensland Junior Surfing Titles are proudly supported by WAECO, Australia’s Surfing Life (ASL) Magazine and Surfing Queensland.
The dates and locations for the three-event titles are:
Arnette All-Day Antics Presented by Jack’s Surfboards
ASP Grade 3 Mens Pro Junior event
54th Street Newport Beach, California
6 – 7 June 2009
Nat Young Claims ASP Grade-3 Arnette Pro Junior
Newport Beach, Ca — Nat Young (Santa Cruz, CA), 17, won the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) North America Pro Junior Series Grade-3 Arnette All Day Antics Pro Junior presented by Jack’s Surfboards in two-to-three foot (1 metre) surf at 56th street in Newport Beach, California topping fellow finalists Keanu Asing (Ewa Beach, HI), 16, Cory Arrambide (Ventura, CA), 19, and Cody Thompson (Jacksonville, FL), 19.
All surfers competing on the ASP North America Pro Junior Series are battling for their spot at the ASP World Junior Championships held in Narrabeen, Australia each January. ASP North America will send the series’ top three finishers at year’s end to the coveted event, where each surfer earns the chance to claim the prestigious title of ASP World Junior Champion.
Young’s dominating performance in the Arnette All Day Antics explained why he is a threat in every ASP North America Pro Junior Series event. The humble goofy-footer annihilated his competition today and jumped out to an early lead in the Final, posting two average scores before smashing an 8.25 out of 10 on his last wave to solidify the win.
“The Final was kind of weird,” Young said. “There weren’t many good waves, so I just tried to stay busy and keep improving my scores and luckily on that last wave I got two good turns in and got a solid score.”
The Santa Cruz native’s lightning-quick forehand approach and impeccable wave ion on the racy lefthanders at 56th street played a critical role in his impressive showing. ”I think it definitely helps to be on your forehand out here on these lefts,” Young said. “It’s pretty fast, but in the end you’ve really just got to get the best waves out there. It’s whoever gets the best waves.”
The Arnette All Day Antics Pro Junior victory by Young will play a critical role in his quest toward requalification for next year’s ASP World Junior Championships and will launch him towards the top of the 2009 ASP North America Pro Junior Series ratings.
“I’m stoked to win the Grade-3,” Young said. “This is my first win of the year and it’s especially good because of the extra points, so it’s important for this year.”
Asing quietly marched his way through to a second place finish, smashing the 56th street lefthanders on his backhand throughout the event in route to his standout performance. The explosive Hawaiian got off to a slow start in the Final, but worked his way back up the ladder to finish behind Young.
“I’m just really happy to make the Final,” Asing said. “It’s great to come over here and get some points. Congratulations to Nat (Young) and all of the other finalists, everyone was surfing well.”
Asing is hoping his second place finish will help his chances in representing Hawaii at the Billabong ASP World Junior Championships next year. “It’s really cool to be able to earn points towards qualification for worlds,” Asing said. “I had fun here and I hope this helps my cause.”
Arrambide, who was the defending Arnette Pro Junior Series Champion, was off to a rough start to his 2009 season, but the defending ASP North America Pro Junior Series Champion was back to his usual domineering form en route to his third place result. The Ventura local smashed a seven-point-ride early on in the Final, but could not find another solid score to take out the win.
“I was definitely nervous coming in to this contest,” Arrambide said. “My first two contests were kind of shockers, but since then, I’ve been training harder than ever and I’m stoked to get on a role. I haven’t really had a good heat yet, I’ve just kind of been skimming through.”
Thompson’s Final berth was a notable result for the ASP North America Pro Junior standout, marking his first appearance amongst the final four surfers in three years. The talented Floridian’s fourth place finish at the Arnette Pro Junior helped him break out of his early season slump and Thompson was happy to capitalize on the additional ASP Grade-3 points on offer.
“This is the first Pro Junior Final I’ve made since I was 16,” Thompson said. “I’ve been in a slump, so I’m stoked to have made it here. I’ve had a really bad year. This is the first event that I’ve made it out of my seeded round, so to make it to the Final in this one, a Grade-3, it’s really important to me.”
The next ASP North America Pro Junior Series event will be the ASP Grade-4 Nike 6.0 Pier Pressure presented by Jack’s from June 28-29, 2009.
For all of the LIVE Arnette All Day Antics Pro Junior action log on to arnetteprojunior.com. For additional ASP information check out .aspworldtour.com or .arnetteprojunior.com
Arnette All Day Antics Pro Junior Final Results: 1 – Nat Young (USA) 14.25
2 – Keanu Asing (HAW) 13.05
3 – Cory Arrambide (USA) 10.60
4 – Cody Thompson (USA) 8.50
Arnette All Day Antics Pro Junior Semifinals Results: (1st and 2nd advance)
SF 1: Keanu Asing (HAW) 13.75, Cory Arrambide (USA) 9.90, Luke Davis (USA) 9.45, Chase Wilson (USA) 7.25
SF 2: Nat Young (USA) 15.50, Cody Thompson (USA) 13.00, Andrew Doheny (USA)11.80, Fisher Heverly (USA) 8.00
Arnette All Day Antics Pro Junior Quarterfinals Results: (1st and 2nd advance)
QF 1: Keanu Asing (HAW) 15.15, Luke Davis (USA) 13.35, Jeffrey Lukasik (USA) 11.35, Ian Crane (USA) 7.40
QF 2: Chase Wilson (USA) 11.50, Cory Arrambide (USA) 9.25, Evan Geiselman (USA) 7.95, Matt Meola (HAW) 7.35
QF 3: Nat Young (USA) 15.15, Cody Thompson (USA) 11.75, Mike McCabe (USA) 11.55, Granger Larsen (HAW) 10.35
QF 4: Fisher Heverly (USA) 9.90, Andrew Doheny (USA) 8.50, Quinn McCrystal (USA) 8.35, Tayler Brothers (USA) 6.15
Arnette All Day Antics Pro Junior Round of 32 Results: (1st and 2nd advance)
Heat 1: Jeffrey Lukasik (USA) 11.25, Ian Crane (USA) 9.00, Brent Reilly (USA) 8.45, Evan Thompson (USA) 7.50
Heat 2: Keanu Asing (HAW) 17.00, Luke Davis (USA) 11.60, Oliver Kurtz (USA) 7.60, Adam Lambert (USA) 6.95
Heat 3: Evan Geiselman (USA) 16.00, Matt Meola (HAW) 11.75, Ford Archbold (USA) 11.50, Albee Layer (HAW) 10.50
Heat 4: Chase Wilson (USA) 15.00, Cory Arrambide (USA) 10.00, Evan Kane (HAW) 5.95, Balaram Stack (USA) 2.95
Heat 5: Nat Young (USA) 10.10, Mike McCabe (USA) 8.50, Dylan Goodale (HAW) 7.75, Matt Pagan (USA) 7.00
Heat 6: Granger Larsen (USA) 13.75, Cody Thompson (USA) 13.40, Michael Dunphy (USA) 10.35, Kolohe Andino (USA)
Heat 7: Quinn McCrystal (USA) 10.90, Andrew Doheny (USA) 10.35, Kyle Galtes (HAW) 9.25, Matt Costa (USA) 8.80
Heat 8: Fisher Heverly (USA) 10.35, Tayler Brothers (USA) 9.75, Taylor Thorne (USA) 5.60, Levi Gonzales (HAW) 4.00
