Thursday 04/08/04

On shore winds for the Pipeline Women's event!!!

Not too bad surf size today on the North Shore,
it started 4 to 6 feet in the morning with not so messy, neither glassy conditions.
But, already for the third heat of the day, about 9:00am, the onshore wind was on and
there was real messy conditions for the rest of the day.
Lucky with the swell, unlucky with the winds, as it has been the all season...
Japan had 25 competitors out of 40 total entries.
5 out of the 6 finalist were Japanese and one Brazilian.
I just wish we had it on Tuesday...

Final results for the 2004 Ko'olina Resort Women World Championship of Bodyboarding:

1) Miku Nakamura(Japan)- US$400
.

2)Aoi Koike(Japan)- US$350
.

3)Emiko Mizoguchi(Japan)- US$300
.

4)Ayako Ide(Japan)- US$200
.

5)Miya Inoue(Japan)- US$150
.

6)Ana Paula Portela(Brazil)- US$100
.

On my way to the contest early in the morning,
I still saw some decent, near glassy rides at Sunset.

Aloha
&
Mahalo for surfing my site ;)

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