Today was the smallest day of competition at Arica for many years but the conditions were non-the-less still perfect. The glassy sets hit the reef at around 3 feet with offshore winds making all riders very happy with conditions.
The elimination highlight was Damian King who lost in a very tight heat to Jared Houston and Jacob Romero.The lead changed hands several times but in the end KIngy could not land a series of flips to progress  … Details
France has conquered the Eurojunior 2010 at Praia da Arda, in Afife, Viana do Castelo, Portugal.
In the final day of action, Portugal, France and Spain battled for the Teams Title, but in the end it was France who took the trophy back home.
Dimitri Ouvre, Vasco Ribeiro, Nelson Cloarec, Lecar Maud, Isacc Rodriguez, Maxime Castillo, Ana Adão and Joshua Le Marquand are the 2010 European Junior Champions … Details
Working in conjunction with the Indian government, ASR Ltd completed construction of India’s first Multi-Purpose Reef in February, 2010. The primary purpose of the reef is to mitigate coastal erosion from monsoon waves in the small town of Kovalam. The reef also creates an excellent habitat for marine species. Finally, the reef has helped create a great surf spot.
Watch the new surf reef in India … Details
The Arica Chilean Challenge, the Fourth Stage of IBA World Tour, was started in perfect conditions with 6-8 feet waves at El Gringo. The first round was completed along with five more heats of round 2 were completed on this first day.
Chilean Miguel Encina had a great performance and got the highest total of first day. With a good combination of maneuvers Miguel totaled 15.00 points out of a possible 20 in his heat.Â
Also from Chile, Sebastian Kreft achieved  … Details