Quiksilver KOTG

Fistral, Newquay UK
4 – 5 July 2009

This Weekend at Fistral beach will be the final event of the Quiksilver KOTGS series in the UK which we will see some of the best Boys and Girls under 16’s battle it out for two spots to go to Spain and compete against some of the best surfers in Europe.

Quiksilver’s  Spencer Hargraves  will be running the Uk series with the first event being in Jersey which last years winner Matt Chapman will be trying to defend his title . Then jumping across to Ireland also Quiksilver team rider Aaron Reid will be looking to make it three in row .

With the last of the three finishing in Newquay Spencer said it’s a great format and stepping stone for the grommets and champions of tomorrow if they want to progress onto the big leagues and make a career out of surfing and fantastic way to compete against the best grommets in Europe and the world !!!

The European final

For the second year running, Quiksilver is organizing a European Final of the King of the Groms. From April onwards, the young surfers will be able to compete in qualifying events held across the continent, in an attempt to win their ticket to the final in Zarautz.  In the final, thirty young surfers will come together at the Basque spot, Zarautz.

Up for grabs will be a place in the International Final, due to take place for the second consecutive year on the beaches of Hossegor, Seignosse, Capbreton and Saint Jean de Luz during the Quiksilver Pro France from 23 September to 4 October. Places are precious and only the top two from the European Final at Zarautz will go through to the international event.

story from surfers village

Atlanta, Ga — Less than two months before the August Surf Expo, the show announced its packed event schedule.

“While Surf Expo is known for its business-first attitude when it comes to presenting its bi-annual trade shows for the national boardsports and resort industry, says Show Director Roy Turner, “we are quick to realize that it is our job as promoters to put the ‘show’ into our events and create the excitement that our industries deserve. This year we at Surf Expo have put together an array of world class events and promotions that should help to invigorate both buyers and exhibitors alike.”

Eastern Skateboard Supply is sponsoring a top-notch pro lineup to skate hour-long demos in Team Pain’s Skate Art Skate Park! Look for the names to be announced in the coming weeks. Between sessions, they’ll be signing autographs across from Eastern Skate Supply’s booth. When demos are not going on, Surf Expo attendees are invited to skate the steel and concrete fabricated features that Team Pain premiered at Surf Expo’s January show.

Up next? Wake! For the first time, Surf Expo is bringing a wakeboard pool inside the convention center. Step-Up Productions will be producing a two-pool rail jam to be traversed by some of wakeboarding and wakeskating’s top pros –all already planning to attend Surf Expo for its annual gathering of the industry. And don’t miss the celebration of the sport’s top honors at the 6th annual Wake Awards, sponsored by Wakeboarding Magazine, held at Surf Expo on Thursday, August 20 at 6pm.

The Board Retailers Association will host several free seminars open to all Surf Expo attendees. This show’s topics include Inventory Management, Ecommerce Strategies, Leveraging Social Tools and a Skate Industry Update. For a complete schedule, go to surfexpo.com’s Schedule of Events.

more info at http://www.surfexpo.com/

KwaZulu- Natal, Ballito  –  The event that was scheduled to start on Saturday June 28th was postponed due to extreme surf and gale force winds that prevented organisers from completing the event within the assigned window.

The four remaining heats of the Women’s Round of 48 were completed in choppy two-meter surf at Surfers Beach in Ballito this morning, with the final eight surfers advancing into the Round of 24.

All 24 surfers remaining in the event earned an equal 19th place finish, splitting the prize money and ratings points equally with each surfer taking home R7900 (US$1000) and 1200 ratings points.

Top South African in the event Rosy Hodge (East London) dominated her Round of 48 heat over Johanne Defray (FRA), Laura Enever (AUS) and Claudia Goncalves (BRA). The current ASP World No. 13 used here elite competition experience to out-position her rivals, snatching the two best waves of the heat to advance in first place.

“The way things have gone has been a bit of a shake-up for everyone, I don’t think anyone’s really been in this situation before where you make it through your heats and then it’s actually the end of your run,” said Hodge. “I’ve always looked forward to the Mr Price Pro and both Mr Price and the ASP are making the best effort that they can but it’s just a situation where the surf is so variable and you can’t control what the ocean is doing.”

Women’s Round of 48 Results:
Heat 9: Paige Hareb (NZL)11.67; Heather Clark (ZAF) 7.66; Crystal Vail(AUS) 3.57; Suelen Naraisa (BRA) 3.06
Heat 10: Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 10.67; Amandine Sanchez (FRA) 5.17;Laura Macauly (AUS) 4.83; Stacey Guy (ZAF) 3.00
Heat 11: Roseanne Hodge (ZAF) 11.66; Johanne Defay (FRA) 5.70; Laura Enever (AUS) 5.36; Claudia Goncalves (BRA) 3.97
Heat 12: Coco Ho (HAW) 10.26; Francisca Santos (PRT) 7.00; Anne-Cecile Le Tallec (FRA) 2.83; Erica Hosseini (USA) 0.00