FLORIANOPOLIS, Santa Catarina/Brazil (Sunday, May 23, 2010) – On the decisive heat of the event, Aritz Aranburu took two regular waves to claim the title of Maresia Surf International 2010 in Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil. The Brazilian Rodrigo Dornelles was second place, finalized the 12.67×6.67 points in the good waves at Mole Beach in Sunday.
“I’m so happy. It was a very good event for me, we had some pretty hard days and today everything went right to me,” said Aritz Aranburu, who jumped from 60th to the 35th place on the newASP World Rankings. “Unfortunately, we could not get good waves in the final, I did not surf my best, but that was good enough to win. Rodrigo (Dornelles) is a great surfer and was a pleasure to make the final against him. It’s great to win here in Brazil.”
Rodrigo Dornelles chose to surf on the lefthander, while the surfer from the Basque Country decided for the right. The first wave was just on the regular range for Aritz Aranburu, who scored 5.67. Dornelles risking everything on the waves, but always missing the second maneuver. Aranburu confirming the win in his last wave, when he got a 7.00 pts ride to close the scoring heat in 12.67×6.67 points.
“I felt myself lucky during all competition, just lost that feeling now in the final. Even so, I can not complain, but really wish to have won the event,” said Rodrigo Dornelles, which built up from 59th position 76.a for the ASP World Ranking.
“At this heat my opponent was the ocean. I could not do anything else even one turn in any single wave. The only one I could have done better, falling just because I everything in a very strong move and the board took off, so it was not for myself. Okay, I’m happy to make a final heat again,” said Dornelles.
The tool for the job at hand today was a performance 9’0” longboard shaped by Keith Beddo. The waves were around 4ft on the set and the water was nice and glassy! The wind was a light westerly which didn’t messy with the form of the wave.
All in all a good session, but still too cold for a summer wetsuit! I have only just taken of my wetsuit boots, wetsuit gloves and slipped into my 4/3mm wetsuit. The water is still really cold for May, but fun today!
PRAIA DA VILA, Santa Catarina/Brazil (Thursday, April 29, 2010) – Jadson Andre (BRA), 20, 2010 ASP World Tour rookie, has beaten nine-time ASP World Champion and current ASP World No. 1 Kelly Slater (USA), 38, to storm to victory at the Billabong Pro Santa Catarina.
The third stop on the 2010 ASP World Tour, the Billabong Pro Santa Catarina culminated in nail biting fashion today with the rookie claiming his inaugural victory in front of a huge crowd at Praia da Vila.
“What do I say?” Andre said. “This is my dream. This is everything I have worked for in my life. To be on the beach and hear that I was the winner, something special came over me. I don’t know how to put into words. It’s a miracle. I have had some bad things happen in my life, but this is amazing. I am so thankful to everyone for this.”
The young Brazilian has been in fantastic form in every round of competition, blending full-rail carves with effortless air reverses, and easily dominated the challenging Final conditions to beat Kelly. The win takes Andre from 13th to 4th on the elite ASP World Tour rankings and puts him in excellent position going into the close of the first half of the 2010 ASP season.
“It’s very important in terms of my ranking,” Andre said. “Not only to help make the Top 32 cut-off, but also to help my seeding at J-Bay and Teahupoo. I know Kelly (Slater) can get a score whenever he wants so I tried my best to get scores early and keep the pressure on.”
Andre has become the first rookie to win an ASP World Tour event since Bobby Martinez (USA), 27, in 2006, and the first South American since compatriot Adriano de Souza (BRA), 23, last year in Spain.
A surfboard is an essential piece of kit when it comes to participating in the sport of surfing. For a surfboard to perform well in the water it must be fairly light and must be strong to support the riders weight and any pressure the water may apply to the board. Surfboards were invented in Hawaii, and the first surfboards were usually made of wood from local trees. The disadvantage of making surfboards out of wood was the fact that the surfboard was so heavy.
However, modern surfboards have since progressed to make the surfboard lighter, stronger and more flexible. Surfboards are now constructed of polyurethane or polystyrene foam covered with layers of fibreglass, cloth and polyester or epoxy resin. In recent years surfboards have also been constructed out of carbon fibre and even bamboo. These advancements in surfboard technology have made a world of difference in the progression and style of some of the worlds best surfers.
The Shortboard is widely used by most advanced and intermediate surfers and these boards can range in length from 50 to 70. Due to length width and thickness of the shortboard it is much harder to catch waves on due to having less volume in the surfboard. Shortboards are mainly associated with performance surfing which involves a lot of speed, drive and manoeuvrability to perform large cutbacks of the lip of the wave.
The Mini Mal is mainly associated as a beginners surfboard to having more volume than the shortboard, the length of the Mini Mal ranges from 72 to 86. The more length and with a surfboard has the easier the rider will be able to pick up waves do to buoyancy and stability. This is why the Mini Mal is a all round surfboard for all levels of surfer.
Longboards are the largest surfboard of the three and range from 90 to 100 in length. The longboard can be surfed by all levels of surfer, but due to the large shape it is sometimes more manageable for a beginner to start on a Mini Mal. The longboard is normally associated with a less radical style, longboard riders perform more graceful turns and like to nose ride. However, there are shapes of longboard out there which almost resemble the performance of a shortboard. These are known as performance longboards and they are conventionally made with lighter glass, thinner rails and a 2 + 1 thruster set up for extra drive and hold in the waves.
Surfboard fins have also played a huge role in how a surfboard performs in the water. There are loads of different set up for loads of different shaped surfboards. Choosing the right fin set up for the shape of board or the condition of wave you surf is very important to the performance of the surfboard. Many different fin set ups will determine how fast your board will go, how well it will turn and how well it will hold the wave. Below are some of the fin setups you may want to consider for your surfboard.
Single fin
The single fin was originally the first kind of fin set up used on the first surfboards ever made. Single fin setups are common on long boards and retro shortboard, this fin setup is still used today and makes the surfboard feel real loose in the turn.
Twin Fin
The twin fin setup is a surfboard with two fins that are parallel to each other. Due to having two fins parallel this creates extra speed and drive due to the flow of water through both fins. The twin fin is mainly found on retro shortboard or a fish shaped board. The twin fin set up also makes the board feel looser in the turn, but the downside can be that the board can skip out in fast bottom turns due to not having the stability of the central fin to hold the turn. However, this really can depend on the shape of the board and the ability of the rider.
Thruster
The thruster set up is the most commonly used fin set up and features on shortboard, mini mal and even occasionally longboards. All the fins are the same size, with two parallel fins and a middle fin placed slightly further back on the surfboard. The advantage of having three fins is that the 2 fins on the side can bite into the water to stabilise hard and sharp turns while the middle fin holds the turn and keeps the drive.
2 + 1
2 + 1 setup is when there are two small fins called side bitters and a larger adjustable middle fin. This set up works similar to a thruster set up but is designed for the longboard.
Quad
As the set up implies, the surfboard would have four fins and this set up is designed for maximum speed. Like the twin fin this set up has no centre fin and with the fins sitting slightly behind each other this creates the maximum speed. This set up is great for small waves in which you need more speed top drive the line.
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THE SAS INVINCI-BALL CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGNING!
It has been years in the planning but the SAS Ball is finally making a much called for comeback to the Badlands of Cornwall to celebrate SASs 20th anniversary.
The SAS Invinci-Ball 20th anniversary celebrations will take place on
Friday, 3rd September at the Porthtowan Eco-Park, a brand new site at the heart of SASs birthplace, Porthtowan. The event will be fancy dress of course, the theme being Invinci-Ball, so come dressed to impress, possibly even as your favourite super heroes. Tickets will go on sale to SAS members at 9am on Friday, 7th May, exclusively through www.sasball.co.uk. Be quick to avoid disappointment!
Line-up rumours are already flying around with mention of bands from Faithless to Reef, but in true SAS Ball style, youll just have to wait and see.
Famed for bringing together the surf and water sports community from Cornwall and right across the UK, the SAS Ball has been sorely missed since it was last held back in 2006. The event is a celebration of all that SASs environmental campaigns have and continue to achieve for our beloved surf spots and beaches. Importantly it also gives SAS the chance to thank loyal members and supporters for their help over the years. The Ball also raises vital funds for SASs ongoing environmental campaigns, which continue to achieve massive amounts for the UKs waves, beaches and oceans using tried and tested Invinci-Ball campaign techniques!
Hugo Tagholm, Surfers Against Sewage Director says; We are delighted to be bringing the SAS Ball back to celebrate such an important milestone for the organisation. The SAS Invinci-Ball will be THE party of the summer and bring together our members and supporters from all across the UK. Join the party and help support our ongoing campaigns!
Notes to editors:
Form more information please contact Hugo Tagholm on 01872 555 951, 07980 727 294 or info@sas.org.uk
For more information about SAS campaigns please visit http://sas.org.uk
We are stocking a large range of surfboards which will suit any budget and any level of surfing ability. Also our surfboards come with Free leash, wax, boardbag and Free next day delivery! If you want to buy a surfboard and wetsuit and wish to save some cash, you may want to have a look at our entry level surfboard and wetsuit packages. We have surfboard packages for Men, Women and Children from under £300
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