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1.28.10
Contest Wire
Koa Smith Takes Bronze at ISA World Junior Surfing Championships
Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California (January 28, 2010) – Koa Smith grabs third place at Quiksilver’s ISA World Junior Surfing Championships propelling team Hawaii to an overall second place, silver medal finish. Despite the challenging conditions at Piha, a beach break near Auckland, New Zealand, Koa stayed focused throughout working his way right into the finals. “This contest [...]
1.28.10
Contest Wire
15-Foot Barrels Greet Day One of the Volcom Pipeline Pro
Pipeline, North Shore, Oahu, HI – (Jan. 28, 2010) – Broken boards, spitting barrels, helacious wipeouts, memorable rides – expect it all because Pipeline is awake today and the Volcom Pipeline Pro hits the start button at 8:30am. Waves peaked at over 20-foot Hawaiian scale in the wee hours of this-morning, washing across Kamehameha Highway [...]
1.28.10
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Hawaii Claims Silver Medal at ISA World Junior Championships
Hosted by New Zealand and attended by 21 countries representing the best young amateur surfers from around the world. After 8 continuous days of double elimination competition thru storms, and sun, and waves ranging form small to extra large, Finals Day came down to a face off once again between team Australia and team Hawaii. [...]
1.27.10
Contest Wire
How To Wait For the Volcom Pipeline Pro
The talent is there. The swell is there. The contest, however, is not yet there. Conditions haven’t quite come together to justify kicking things off at inaugural Volcom Pipeline Pro, but that doesn’t mean the boys haven’t made the most of it. Enjoy a few videos from lay days on the North Shore.
1.27.10
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Big Scores, Team Passion and Upsets Mark Day 7 At Quiksilver ISA WJSC
Medal time is one step closer for the world’s junior surf stars, with the penultimate day of the Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championship finished today in New Zealand. With national pride and all-important final day glory on the line, competitors went head-to-head in clean 3-4ft (1-m) beach break waves. Competitors opted to surf the [...]
1.27.10
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Update from Verizon Wireless Hawaii World Junior Team
Piha does have sunshine!.. Piha does have offshore winds!.. Piha does have barrels and winding open faces that provide a platform for high performance surfing. Put it all together and that¹s what day 6 of the ISA QUIKSILVER JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS was all about.. In these conditions the cream of the crop seems to rise [...]
1.27.10
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Giant Surf Cleans Up Pipe, Sets Volcom Stage for Tomorrow
Pipeline, North Shore, Oahu, HI – (Jan. 27, 2010) – Another giant swell of 15-20-feet (wave face heights exceeding 30 feet) is cleaning out the North Shore of Oahu today, too big to be rideable at the Volcom Pipeline Pro. But the stars are aligning at Pipe and tomorrow is shaping up to produce a [...]
1.26.10
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Quiksilver Ku Ikaika, presented by C4 Waterman Eyes Upcoming Swell
(Makaha, HI) – January 26, 2010 — Organizers of the third annual Quiksilver Ku Ikaika Challenge, presented by C4 Waterman, are closely watching a developing swell that could see the event run this weekend. While tomorrow’s swell has officially been ruled a no-go, the following system may deliver contestable waves of 15-feet-plus this Sunday into [...]
1.26.10
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Volcom Pipeline Pro: Large Swells Due Tomorrow through Weekend
Pipeline, North Shore, Oahu, HI – (Jan. 26, 2010) – Competitors will have one more day to make final preparations for the $120,000 Volcom Pipeline Pro before conditions get serious once again along Oahu’s North Shore. Contest Director Marty Thomas called a lay day today due to small, head-high waves at Pipe, but extra-large surf [...]
1.25.10
Contest Wire
Hawaiians Remain in the Hunt at Quiksilver World Junior Championships
It was another full day of action at Piha, site of the QUIKSILVER ISA JUNIOR WORLD SURFING CHAMPIONSHIPS. On Monday New Zealand showed the world just how beautiful it can be as the weather and waves cleaned up overnight. A dominant lefthander appeared at podium one for the boys under 16 and under 18, while [...]
