Sunday 01/26/03

Aloha from Hawaii !!

Finally, there was good surf conditions today on the North Shore
after on shore for so long.
Surf was in the 8 to 10 feet range with light variable winds.
Pipeline had some barrels and way too many bodyboarders.
In three days starts the waiting period for the world bodyboarding and
bodysurfing contest.
This swell is pretty much over and surf should drop to tomorrow.
There is another swell on advisory levels expected for Tuesday.

Sunset
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Pipeline
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Back Door

 

Meanwhile on the West side...

The $120,000 Quiksilver Masters World Surfing Championship
 at Makaha, 20 January and 2 February 2003,
featuring 11 world champions, sharing 19 world titles between them,
got underway with excellent 6 to 10 feet waves.
 In contrast to the past two days of competition that were held in challenging,
large to extreme surf, today's waves were perfect for high performance surfing(Young).
Defending Masters world champion Gary Elkerton(Australia)
posted the first perfect 10 point ride.
 Rob Bain posted the highest heat score of today's rounds with 17.5 points out of a possible 20. Tom Curren (California) and Grand Masters competitor Shaun Tomson (South Africa)
were close behind on 17.25 points.
One day of competition remains and it is scheduled to take place tomorrow, surf permitting.
RESULTS:
Quiksilver Grand Masters (45 years and over)
Round 3:
H1: Wayne Bartholomew (Aus) 13.0, Mark Richards (Aus) 12.0,
Mark Warren (Aus) 9.75, Ian Cairns (Aus) 0 injured
H2: Nat Young (Aus) 11.5, Terry Fitzgerald (Aus) 6.0,
Terry Richardson (Aus) 4.25, Peter Townend (Aus) 2.25
H3: Shaun Tomson (Safr) 17.25, Michael Ho (Haw) 15.0,
Paul Neilson (Aus) 11.25, Reno Abellira (Haw) 10.35
H4: Buzzy Kerbox (Haw) 12.0, Bobby Owens (Haw) 11.0,
Bruce Raymond (Aus) 10.4, Michael Tomson (Safr) 7.75

Quiksilver Grand Masters (45 years and over)
Round 4:
H1: Paul Neilson 13.0, Mark Warren 11.65,
Peter Townend 8.6, Bruce Raymond 8.25
H2: Michael Tomson 10.45, Reno Abellira 10.25,
Terry Richardson 8.25, Ian Cairns 0 injured
H3: Bobby Owens 12.75, Mark Richards 10.1,
Michael Ho 9.35, Nat Young 9.1
H4: Wayne Bartholomew 14.0, Shaun Tomson 12.75,
Buzzy Kerbox 10.35, Terry Fitzgerald 3.25

Top 8 Qualifiers for Grand Masters (45 years and over)
Quarter Finals:
H1: Wayne Bartholomew (Aus) v Paul Neilson (Aus)
H2: Bobby Owens (Haw) v Terry Richardson (Aus)
H3: Shaun Tomson (Safr) v Buzzy Kerbox (Haw)
H4: Mark Richards (Aus) v Michael Ho (Haw)

Quiksilver Masters (35-44 years)
Round 3
H1: Mike Parsons (USA) 14.5, Martin Potter (UK) 12.5,
Derek Ho (Haw) 9.15, Dane Kealoha (Haw) 6.75
H2: Tom Curren (USA) 17.25, Dave Macaulay (Aus) 12.25,
Graham Wilson (Aus) 11.9, Rusty Keaulana (Haw) 11.25
H3: Barton Lynch (Aus) 15.75, Brad Gerlach (USA) 13.15,
Gary Elkerton (Aus) 10.5, Richard Cram (Aus) 9.0
H4: Rob Bain (Aus) 17.5, Ross Clarke-Jones (Aus) 10.9,
Marty Thomas (USA) 8.65, Hans Hedemann (Haw) 6.6

Quiksilver Masters (35-44 years)
Round 4:
H1: Mike Parsons, 16.15, Dave Macaualay 11.75,
Richard Cram 9.0, Ross Clarke-Jones 8.75
H2: Brad Gerlach 16.5, Tom Curren 16.15,
Marty Thomas 12.25, Dane Kealoha 10.75
H3: Gary Elkerton 14.0, Rob Bain 13.0,
Derek Ho 11.15, Rusty Keaulana 10.75
H4: Martin Potter 16.65, Barton Lynch 14.9,
Graham Wilson 12.0, Hans Hedemann 11.0

Top 8 Qualifiers for Masters
Quarter Finals:
H1: Barton Lynch (Aus) v Brad Gerlach (USA)
H2: Rob Bain (Aus) v Mike Parsons (USA)
H3: Martin Potter (UK) v Derek Ho (Haw)
H4: Gary Elkerton (Aus) v Tom Curren (USA)

Event schedule:
Opening Ceremonies-January 21st-8:00 AM-Kahu blessing
Golf Tournament-January 20th-12:30 PM
Luau-January 20th-6:00 PM-Makaha Valley Resort
Surf Culture Museum Trip-January 30th-6-9:00 PM
Awards/Closing Ceremony-TBA on last day of event-Makaha Valley Resort pool side.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACTS:
Jodi Young, On-site Media (808) 258-8533
oceanpromotion@earthlink.net
Andrea Feldberg, Director of Communications, Quiksilver
andrea.feldberg@quiksilver.com / (714) 889-2263
Jeremy Kent, PR Manager, Fuse
jkent@fusesports.com / (802) 859-2131

Mahalo Jodi for the info and ASP/Ellis for the Makaha event photos!!!

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