New book out - 'Unlock the Secrets to Surfing Your Best'

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UNLOCK THE SECRETS TO SURFING YOUR BEST

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 22 November, 2007 : - - GOLD COAST Queensland, Morrison Media is proud to announce the release of ‘The Complete Guide to Surfing Your Best volume two’. Designed to help you build your own surfing from the ground up – how to develop unique technique and style on a wave, how to understand what’s going on around you in the lineup, how to tune your skills to the waves and boards you ride.

The Complete Guide to Surfing Your Best volume two unlocks the core secrets of surfing skills and knowledge previously held only by the sport’s elite. This book is designed to help surfers of all abilities develop their own technique and style, and enjoy every wave to the utmost. Written and edited by the world’s most-respected surf journalist, Nick Carroll, this book carries no less than 500 instructional images.

The Complete Guide to Surfing Your Best volume two is a thoroughly revised update of the original Complete Guide, with heaps of new material. The Guides can be read and used together or separately. Enjoy them both!

Available for only $19.95 from all good surf shops, Myers or purchase online at www.surfinglife.com.au/howtosurfyourbest


About Morrison Media
Morrison Media is a unique and progressive magazine publishing company. It’s been Morrison Media’s continued commitment to all areas of quality and service that has enabled the company to grow as it has since 1985 when it started with Australia’s Surfing Life magazine.

What distinguishes it from its competition is a real passion for what we do. It’s a passion that shows at every level, editorial, photography, design and production, all driven by the desire to make the titles the final word on the sports and lifestyles they cover. Morrison Media is unique and progressive in its methods and take great pride in their market leading titles and service. Published titles include Australia’s Surfing Life, Slam, Riptide, Kiwi Surf, Australian Longboarding, Powderhound, Australian Snowboarder, Freerider MX, Trail Bike Adventure, Frankie, Travelling In Australia Magazine and Visions, Complete Guide to Surfing and Surf Stories books.

www.morrisonmedia.com.au

Josie Graves ends ASP NA season with win in Barbados

Reef Classic Barbados

ASP North America 1 Star Men's Event
Soupbowl Barbados
16 - 18 November 2007

Josie Graves closes ASP NA Season with win in Barbados
Josie Graves se lleva el Reef Classic Latin Pro Barbados 2007 > Espanol
Josie Graves ganha o Recife Clássico latino Barbados Profissional 2007 > Portugues


Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 19 November, 2007 : - - Soup Bowls, Barbados – Josie Graves (Isabella, PRI) capped off the 2007 Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) North America Men’s season with a win at the inaugural Reef Classic at Soup Bowls in Barbados. The ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) 1-Star event enjoyed its first-ever season as an ASP-sanctioned event, making history for the surf-rich Caribbean country of Barbados.

The three-day event saw 96 competitors from 19 different countries take to the waves this weekend to battle it out in swell ranging from one-to-three feet (1 metre), and although conditions were not reflective of Soup Bowls’ raw power and intensity, plenty of high-performance action was on offer.

Graves, who had looked in devastating form all weekend, reveled in the marginal final day conditions, eliminating Ryan Briggs (Jacksonville, FL) in the Semifinals before dispatching of veteran Matt Keenan (Ocean City, NJ) to claim the inaugural Reef Classic Barbados crown.

Keenan’s tack-sharp backhand assault and impeccable wave selection saw the veteran grab an 8.0 out of a possible 10 on his opening wave in the Final clash, but the inconsistent conditions would fail to produce another scoring ride for the veteran, allowing for Graves’ early heat approach of catching several scoring rides to emerge victorious.

The Reef Classic Barbados caps off the 2007 ASP North America season, and the remaining ASP WQS events of 2007 will be decided in Hawaii over the next two weeks. First up in 2008 will be the ASP WQS 5-Star O’Neill SI Pro presented by Ron Jon at Sebastian Inlet, Florida from January 4-11, 2008.

Josie Graves rules waves

PUERTO RICAN SURFER Josie Graves is the top man of the day when he won the 2007 Reef classic.

Greaves consistently got out to a good start in his heats, getting two good ride under his belt early to take and maintain an winning lead in his heat.


ALL THE HOPES that rested on the shoulders of local surfer Mark Holder faded yesterday when he bowed out at the end of Day 2 of the Reef Classic at Soup Bowl, Bathsheba, St Joseph.

Surfing in what was expected to be the toughest and most exciting heat of the day because it contained three former champions, all four surfers suffered when Mother Nature refused to cooperate and left them lying flat in the water for most of the 20-minute heat.

With mere minutes left on the clock Holder, who won the event in 1991, caught his third wave needing at least six points to take second position. However, it wasn't enough and he had to watch New Jersey surfer Dean Randazzo, who won the event in 1999, take that position and relegate him to fourth place.

British surfer Sam Lamroy, who won the Reef Classic in 2004, and who fared better at the hands of Mother Nature, advanced to first place, while Josie Graves, from the Canary Islands, was second.

International event

Holder's exit means that the Men's Open Final will be an international event as the other local surfers Chris Clarke, Barry Banfield and Stefan Corbin who ended up surfing against each other in Heat I of Round III, as well as Lewis St John and Bruce Mackie all failed to advance.

Corbin, the national open as well as junior champion, initially beat a strong field of two United States surfers and a Trinidadian surfer, to advance out of Round II.

However, Barry Banfield ended up third and fourth, respectively, in a heat won by Chilean surfer Manuel Selman and United States surfer Ross Stephens.

Shocking exits also came from the No. 1 seed Sebastian Alarco on the Latin American & amp; Caribbean (ALAS) tour, who bowed out in the first heat of the day, and top ranked Trinidadian surfer Alan Davis.

by HEATHER-LYNN EVANSON

Wave Height (ft.) and Direction for the contest

Hoping for some good waves

7.7 magnitude quake in Chile Tsunami warning issued

Environmental News | Tsunami Warnings

Powerful &.& magnitude quake hits northern Chile - Tsunami warning issued

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 14 November, 2007 : - - A powerful, 7,7-magnitude earthquake hit northern Chile on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey reported. It said the quake, 60km deep, was centred 106km west of the town of Calama and struck at 3.40pm GMT. A tsunami warning was issued for the coast of Chile, CNN reported, but Chilean authorities discounted the chances of a tsunami.

The National Emergency Office in Chile said it had no information on any casualties but it was evaluating the impact of the quake. The quake hit an area where there are many large copper mines. State copper miner Codelco had no immediate comment on possible damages.

An airport in Antofagasta, 1 200km north of Santiago, had to evacuate staff when the cement cracked, Radio Cooperativa de Santiago reported. The northern cities of Calama and Arica lost electrical power, and panicked residents ran into the streets. The quake was initially reported at 7,8 magnitude by the agency and later verified at 7,7 on the Richter scale.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre issued a warning for Hawaii, west across the Pacific, but said the quake would cause only small non-destructive sea level changes and strong unusual currents for a few hours. "Based on all available data there is no destructive tsunami threat to Hawaii," the centre said in its advisory.

The most powerful earthquake recorded to date struck Chile on May 22 1960, measured at magnitude 9,5 and killing between 4 000 and 6 000 people. It sent a deadly tsunami racing to Hawaii, Japan, the Philippines and eastern New Zealand, among others.

Russell Winter wins Firewire Expression Session in U.k.

Firewire Expression Session

Russell Winter wins Firewire Expression Session at Gul Newquay Open

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 13 November, 2007 : - - A closely fought contest saw Russell Winter beat off the competition to win the Firewire Expression Session at the Gul Newquay Open this weekend. The top 10 seeds on the BPSA Tour and 2 wildcards were invited to compete for a Firewire board worth £500, plus a £300 cheque.

There is a big buzz around the boards, which have just arrived in Europe, and the Pro’s were all stoked to try them out in a competitive situation. Firewire took along a selection of boards, which the pro’s picked from to ride in the heats.

In windy but contestable conditions, the judges saw the competitors pull out all the stops to satisfy the judging criteria of ‘Best Wave’.

There were some outstanding performances, notable from Joss Ash with impressive aerials ad Johnny Fryer, who was flying, and using the boards to power through his turns. In the end, the undisputed winner was Russell Winter, who blasted 3 powerful turns on one wave with speed and a smooth style.

Winter said: “I’m stoked to have won, and it’s great to be able to add the board I used in the heat to my quiver. I’m really looking forward to trying it in different conditions, and I’ll definitely be taking it with me to Hawaii tomorrow.”

Firewire Marketing manager, Catherine James said: “It was great to get the Pros onto the Firewires, and seeing how they all used them to enhance their individual strengths really showed the boards potential.”

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BIO - CHELSEA TUACH

One of Barbados’ future shining female surf stars is 11 year old Chelsea Tuach, currently ranked number 2 in the Ladies Division and No 3 in the Under-18 Girls Division. Chelsea has been surfing since she was seven years old and at 10 she became the youngest surfer to ever represent Barbados at international level when she participated in the Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships in Maresias, Brazil in May of 2006. Chelsea also surfed in the Open Ladies Division at the final event of the ALAS)the Latin American Surfing Association) tour which was held in Puerto Rico in early December 2006. She was once again the youngest surfer at the event and obtained a creditable 5th place and an ALAS ranking of 10th in the Open Ladies Division. At Easter Chelsea competed in the Caribbean Surf Network’s Regional Pro Contest held at Brandons and obtained 3rd place in the Open Ladies Division. Chelsea is still very petite and does not yet have a lot of power in her maneuvres but she has lot of heart, a great attitude and a very bright future.

GO BIG R GO HOME

GO BIG R GO HOME

The Caribbean is #1

And the Caribbean stand out at #1

New ! 'High Water', film by Dana Brown - check the trailer

Surf Films & Culture

Vans Presents High Water by Dana Brown | Trailer

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 11 November, 2007 : - - Get a first look at High Water, from Dana Brown of the filmmaking dynasty Brown family, capturing the intense 55-day competition of the 2005 Vans Triple Crown of Surfing. Dana and his crew rolled thousands of feet of high-quality film to document Vans' renowned surfing series from every conceivable angle, and he pairs the footage with compelling storytelling to create a powerful piece of surf cinema.

Check out the trailer & background information at www.vanssurf.com/highwater

Check out 2007 Vans Triple Crown of Surfing at www.triplecrownofsurfing.com

Profile of an Athlete

NAME: Ametza Samantha Nicholls Arambarri
D.O.B: 14th May 1993
Nationality: Barbadian & Spanish
Education: St. Michael’s School

EXPERIENCE – TRAINING

I have been surfing for four years. I attended a training camp with Alan Burke in 2004; he encourages me to enter a competition that year while learning and I came third.

I joined the Barbados Surfing Association in 2005 and began to surf competitively. That same year I attended an Easter Surf Camp sponsored by the Surfing Association, which brought to Barbados the National Coach from Brazil, Mr. Marcos Conde.

ACHIEVEMENTS

2004 Ladies School Championship- 3rd
2005 NATIONAL UNDER 12 CHAMPION- in the ladies division- 1st
2005 SURFER OF THE YEAR- Under 12 Ladies 1st
2006 CHAMPION- in the open ladies division- 1st – 12th March
2006 REEF BOWL- Ladies open- 2nd
2006 QUIKSILVER JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP- BRAZIL
First International appearance- TEAM BARBADOS – under 18 ladies.

EXPECTATIONS

I would like to become a professional surfer and represent Barbados all over the world.

WOW FMNOC say that we should have some good waves for the contest so good luck to all the surfers. To check go to Know before you go on the right of this page.
GO BIG R GO HOME

Florida Gov adds Kelly Slater to Physical Fitness Council

Team News

Kelly Slater added to Florida Governor's Council for Physical Fitness

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, - - Florida Governor Charlie Crist announced the addition of 8 Time World Championship Tour surfing legend, Kelly Slater, to the Governor's Council for Physical Fitness late yesterday. The son of a bait shop owner and a native Floridian, Kelly Slater is often referred to as the world's greatest surfer for winning more championships than any other person in the history of the sport.

Kelly remarked shortly after the announcement, "I'm looking forward to helping promote the goals of the Governor's Council for Physical Fitness and integrating the mission of the World Skin Cancer Foundation into the Council's work." Kelly helped form the World Skin Cancer Foundation to assist in educating the public on the importance of making sun protection a health priority.

This weekend the World Skin Cancer Foundation will hold its family oriented, "Fall Classic", a charity fundraiser including the 'Sean Slater Surf Invitational', the 'Grind for Life' skateboard exhibition, and a silent auction with incredible memorabilia. The Holiday Inn - Cocoa Beach is hosting the festivities. Kelly noted, "The Governor's announcement makes coming home to family, friends and a community that's been so supportive of me that much more special."

On Nov. 13th, the Fall Classic will culminate with Governor Crist visiting Kelly's former elementary school for a tour of the fitness facilities and a bill signing ceremony. Coordinated by the Surfrider Foundation, Governor Crist will sign Senate Bill 1472 and present it to Kelly. The bill enhances protection of beach access from coastal development.

In appreciation of Governor Crist's outstanding efforts to protect Florida's environment and public access to it, Kelly will present 'The People's Governor' with a custom, environmentally friendly, "Biofoam" surfboard, made of 50% soybeans.

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TEAM JAMAICA ARRIVES IN CHILE

TEAM JAMAICA ARRIVES IN CHILE

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, - - Jamaica´s national Surfing Team headed by JSA President Billy Wilmot arrived in Iquique Chile on wednesday to take part in the 8th Pan American Surfing Games.

¨We had a bit of bad luck with our boards not making it to Santiago with us so we were forced to continue on to Iquique without them¨ said Billy. ¨We were hoping to arrive early and get acclimatized to the very cold waters of the South Pacific but with the delay of the arrival of our surfboards and wetsuits it has been very frustrating for the team who can only look on as other teams who arrived early take advantage of the pre event training on location.

Our Boards and wetsuits are scheduled to arrive this evening at 4:00 pm. Copa Airlines were responsible for the shipping and will have to send the team´s equipment on to Iquique via LAN airways but already we have gone to the airport once after being advised that the Boards had arrived only to find they had not¨.

The event will begin on sunday with the opening parade of nations with heats beginning on Tuesday the 6th. The event may be viewed online at panamericanosurf.com.

Event Info Name: the music festival - virgin atlantic - main sponsor
Tagline: Great music........
Host: surfer's bay mojo mcbrides pablo dontes elbow room the mews.
Type: Music/Arts - Jam Session
Time and Place Date: Friday, November 16, 2007
Time: 9:00pm - 11:00pm
Location: west coast the mews and elbow room.......
Street: 2nd street
City/Town: Holetown, Barbados
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an evening with great tunes.....tickets on sale for the main gig at surfer's bay.now.......get them at lazy days south and west coast, mojo, mcbrides , sidewalk surfer....and more locations to come........

Pan American Surfing Games

VENEZUELA, BARBADOS READY FOR THE VIII PAN AMERICAN SURFING GAMES > Espanol abajo

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 1 November, 2007 : - - The National surf team of Venezuela is ready to participate in the VIII Pan American Surfing Games that will take place on November 3-11 in Iquique, Chile. For one week the best athletes of the continent will gather in the last team competition of the year.

The Pan American Surfing Games have been organized since 1994 every two years by the Pan American Surfing Association. This association is the governing body of American surfing events and is recognized by the International Surfing Association. These are the national team members of Venezuela that will compete in the VIII Pan American Surfing Games 2007.

Venezuelan Team

OPEN
Raúl Hernández
Rugby Colmenares
Ignacio Pulido
Francisco Hernandez

JUNIOR
Francisco Bellorín
Jesús Chacón
Rafael Pereira
Antonio Sotillo

WOMEN’ S
Maria Eugenia Rojas
Yocelyn Aldana

LONGBOARD
Ronald Reyes
Gerarhd Wheilhem

BODYBOARD
Alberto Colucci
Simon Bez

WOMEN´S BODYBOARD
Lumar Guittard

Barbados Team

OPEN
David Hoad
Christopher Clarke

JUNIOR
Jordan Heaselgrave

WOMEN
Chelsea Tuach

BODYBOARD
Jason Kistoo

Rip Curl celebrates Mick Fanning's 2007 ASP world title

Team News

Rip Curl's Mick Eugene Fanning new ASP world champion > Francais ci dessous

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 7 November, 2007 : - - Mick Eugene Fanning was born in the Western Sydney suburb of Penrith in 1981, but has called the north coast of NSW home since his family relocated him there as a youngster. Following his older brothers into the surf, Mick improved his water skills quickly in the wave mecca of Australia’s Gold Coast.

Mick developed his surfing amongst a hotbed of talent, taking over the punchy beach breaks of D’bah and the grinding world class points of Kirra and Burleigh. He was turning into an all-round class act and evolved into one of Australia’s “future surfing stars”. Fanning forged a close bond with fellow teenage stars Joel Parkinson and Dean Morrison and the infamous ‘Cooly Kids’ crew eventually pushed their way onto the world stage.

In 1999 Mick made some marks on the contest scene that set him apart from other juniors chasing glory. Seven skins in a row at the money-rich Konica Super Skins event at Sandon Point netted him $21,000 and proved he could mix it with the world's elite after beating Mark Occhilupo Luke Egan, Beau Emerton and Damien Hardman along the way. He then claimed the prestigious HB/OE Pro Junior title at Narrabeen and followed it with a win the next week at the Jetty Surf Pro Junior at Bells Beach.

In 2001 Mick was given a wildcard entry into the Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach – a ticket straight to the main stage of international surfing. Mick lived up to the hype and won the contest in emphatic fashion, dedicating the victory to his deceased brother, Sean. He also won the ASP WQS Title that year.

Fast Facts

DOB: June 13, 1981
Place of birth: Penrith, NSW, Australia
Lives: Tweed Heads, NSW, Australia
Stance: Natural
Main Shaper: Darren Handley – DHD Surfboards

2007 (age 26):
• 1st place Quiksilver Pro WT event, Hossegor, France (September).
• Ranked # 2 surfer in the world in 2007, in USA Surfer Magazine Poll (September) – the highest Surfer Poll ranking achieved by an Australian since Tom Carroll in 1987.
• 2nd place Billabong Pro WT event, Teauhupoo, Tahiti (May).
• Ranked # 3 surfer in the world in 2006, in Australia's Surfing Life Magazine Peer Poll, voted by the top 45 ranked surfers in the world (March).
• 1st place Quiksilver Pro WT event, Snapper Rocks, Queensland, Australia (March).

Virgin Atlantic allows board in addition to bag allowance

Virgin Atlantic allows board in addition to bag allowance






Surf Travel News

Passengers can take one board in addition to checked baggage allowance

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 6 November, 2007 : - - Virgin Atlantic, one of the world’s leading long-haul airlines, has come to the aid of sports travellers by announcing that they can take one piece of sporting equipment in addition to their checked baggage allowance. The announcement comes after rival carrier, British Airways, decided to ban surfboards and other sporting equipment, such as pole vaults and javelins, in the cargo hold on its flights from 6th November 2007.

This means that, as long as the equipment complies with size and weight allowances, Virgin Atlantic travellers can check in to the hold of the aircraft their diving equipment, golf equipment, fishing equipment, hang gliders, snow skis, surfboards, windsurfing boards, booms and sails, bicycles, paragliders, canoes and kayaks – all free of charge. Sporting wheelchairs are also considered sports equipment.

Paul Dickinson, Sales and Marketing Director, Virgin Atlantic, said “Virgin Atlantic continues to be the airline for sports enthusiasts unlike others who are doing everything they can to prevent the gold medallists of the future transporting their equipment. Our new sports equipment policy enables all sports travellers, whether Olympic teams or not, to enjoy their journey throughout.”

The sporting equipment can weigh no more than 32kg, unless with prior consent, and must not exceed overall dimensions of 62” (width + height + length). If the sports equipment weighs more than 32kg, the item will be treated as two pieces of checked baggage, excess baggage charges will then apply.

Sporting equipment weighing more than 45kg will need to be transported as cargo and cannot be accepted as checked baggage. Larger dimensions are allowed for surf boards as outlined in the table below. One surfboard is allowed at a max length of 2.5 m.

The following can be considered as 1 piece of sporting equipment, complying with size and weight.

-Fishing equipment Rod & tackle bag.

-Surfboards One surfboard to a max length of 2.5m.

-Golf equipment One bag containing: max. 14 clubs, one dozen balls, one pair of golf shoes.

-Paragliders Comprises of 1 canopy/wing, 1 harness and 1 helmet all contained in a rucksack

-Snow Ski One pair of skis and ski poles or a snowboard or a monoski. Plus one pair of ski boots and bindings.

-Sporting guns Air rifles, hunting rifles, safari rifles, shotguns. Each gun carrier will be considered as one bag.

-Windsurfers One windsurfing board to a maximum length of 2.5m. Mast, boom and sail also included if wrapped as one item.

-Hang gliders Hang gliders will only be accepted if they are within the max dimensions 2.5m x 1.00m x 0.80m (98in x 39in x 31in).

-Bicycles Single seat, non-motorised bicycles in protective box or bag. (Bike pedals must be removed, or fixed inwards, handlebars fixed sideways, to minimise risk of damage tyres can be deflated).

-Canoes & Kayaks Up to 4.5m (162 In). Canoes/Kayak in excess of 4.5m must be referred to Cargo. Including canoeing items such as paddle, seat, buoyancy aid, spray deck and helmet.

-Diving Equipment Kit No more than 1 of the following, facemask, fins (pair), pressure gauge, regulator, safety vest, snorkel, weights belt and cylinder which must be empty to ensure safe handling.

Sporting equipment on codeshare partners may differ. Charges may apply. If you’re travelling in a group, please ensure you notify Virgin Atlantic in advance so that we can ensure your needs are best catered for.

www.virginatlantic.com