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January, 2007
North Shore Tow-In Surfing Championship
The 3rd Annual Bank of Hawaii North Shore Tow-In Surfing Championship 2006-2007 had to be called off on Tuesday 30th Jan due to large swell and theacherous weather on the Hawaiian Islands.
South Africa is the new Masters World Champion
South Africa has won the inaugural ISA World Masters Team title, beating hosts Puerto Rico by 59 points in an exciting final day of surfing which was held in 10 to 15 foot surf at Domes in Rincon. Peru were third, Tahiti came fourth and France finished fifth.
Happy Gilmore does it again at Roxy Women’s Surf Festival
Teenage sensation Stephanie Gilmore (Kingscliff, NSW, Aus), took her surfing to new levels to win back to back Roxy Pro WQS titles at Phillip Island this weekend defeating fellow world ranked competitor Melanie Bartels (Oahu, Haw) in a one sided affair.
New Format for Roxy Jam Biarritz
The Roxy Jam Biarritz will be taking place in Côte des Basques, Biarritz, France, from 11-16th July 2007. Good news for this year is that the organisers have settled on a new competition format which will include several ways for riders to qualify.
Top Women Surfers Heading For Mozambique
Roxy is proud to announce their latest innovative surfing event, the Roxy Invitational set in Mozambique. A contest set to have some serious waves and some serious surfing, it features a list of the top ten female surfers in the country and is by invite only. The event has a waiting period of five months and is a six day trip but the event can be finished in one day’s surfing. First prize sits at a cool R10,000. The location is a world class point break in Mozambique that has a reputation for providing some of the longest and cleanest right-hand waves in the world.
Coco Ho Joins the DVS Team
DVS Shoe Company has proudly welcomed Coco Ho to the team. Fifteen year old Coco was born and raised on the North Shore of Oahu. She’s the daughter of legendary world tour veteran and Pipeline Master Michael Ho and her uncle is Hawaii’s first world champ, Derek Ho.
Quiksilver ‘CHASING THE DREAM’ to Premiere AT SANTA BARBARA FILM FESTIVAL
Quiksilver and Metalstorm Entertainment will premiere their new film "Chasing the Dream" at the 2007 Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Saturday, January 27th at 4:30pm.
JAYKE SHARPE WINS THE HURLEY BURLEIGH PRO JUNIOR
Australia Day proved to be memorable for rising junior star Jayke Sharpe (Coffs Harbour, Aus), who defeated ASP Australasia Pro Junior Series ratings leader Julian Wilson (Coolum, Aus) to take out the Hurley Burleigh Pro Junior today in inconsistent one-metre (3ft) waves at Burleigh Heads.
Puerto Rico & South Africa fight for Masters World Title
The fourth day of the Porta del Sol ISA World Masters Surfing Championships were met with three to four feet rights breaking at Marías throughout the morning. On another sunny day, the Championship continued with the same heavenly setting and amplified camaraderie amongst competitors
Mulanovich in top form at Roxy Womens Surf Festival
2004 world champion Sofia Mulanovich (Peru) proved her status as a legitimate world title contender has not wavered, with a super-solid 30 minute display in round five of the WQS division of the Roxy Women’s Surfing Festival today.