The 2010 New Zealand Surfing Team was confirmed today (Monday 2ndAugust). Eight of the nation’s top surfers will compete at the annual 2010 Billabong International Surfing Association (ISA) World Surfing Games at Punta Hermosa, Lima, Peru from the 19th- 27th of October.
New Zealand’s highest world-ranked surfer Paige Hareb (Tara) has confirmed she will attend the event – the first time she has competed in the New Zealand team.
The current world number 9 will compete alongside five team members who attended the event in 2009 as well as two newcomers – Nick White (Mnt) and Morehu Roberts (Gis)Â Â …Â Details
Cliff Wentworth loves the excitement of snowboarding and wakeboarding.
He dreamed of creating a park for boarders, including skateboarders.
Wentworth, 25, with the support of his family, decided to become an entrepreneur – he opened Board Nation at 2829 W. Isabella Road, which is between Castor Road and 11 Mile Road west of Mt. Pleasant … Details
Just 17, Santa Ana, Calif.’s Courtney Conlogue continued a recent tradition at the 2009 U.S. Open of Surfing of young women taking down titans for the title
I’m not a fan of rain. I only like it when the trails need some but then not too much either. It had been dry and hot for weeks so going to the Big In Bavaria contest in Munich, I found myself without a warm hoodie or anything along those lines. When it’s hot at home, you pack differently and for sure I didn’t expect to be sitting in the rain for two days straight at the BIB. It plain sucks when you’ve worked on something for months and you see it all fall apart because of the weather. People had traveled from far to ride,build, announce, judge and watch the event and because of the weather there was nothing you could do but wait.
The organisation had done all they could to keep the riders happy and all the effort paid off on Sunday when it was dry for the first time so the comp could be started … Details