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This year the Dale Velzy is not a pro ITSA event, but fun none the less. If you wanna surf, make sure to contact Kristen Huntington. There are only 6 spots, in the past by “invitation” but she will give spots to the first teams to commit. ITs $100 to compete, goodie bag and awesome luau. Hope to see you there!
Congrats to all the teams that surfed Oceanside last weekend! OLSC were excellent hosts and have invited tandem back again next year. If you missed it, the weekend started with Guy Takyama’s Pro Noseriding event on Friday, SuperGirl Pro Shortboarding on Saturday and preliminary rounds of tandem. Sunday was the final. Waves were 4-5 feet with the best waves on Sunday! Talk about close final… it came down to 7 hundredths of a point, but coming out Chuck and Tiffany from Hawaii won the event. Brian and Hana McEvilly who were local favorites got 2nd, Clay and Kristen of RWorld got 3rd, and Mark & Debbie Gale got 4th. Chuck and Tiffany had 2 solid combos that were executed until perfection with Tiffany’s trademarkable precision. Hana and Brian got the best waves of the heat with a different combination on each wave displaying, excellent control and presentation. Clay and Kristen wowed the crowd with their straddle and helicopter. Mark and Debbie had trouble in the final with the best waves screaming lefts, but during the preliminary heats had earned their place in the Final with solid lifting and surfing. Also notable in the preliminary rounds were Charles and Myra’s Surfing Swan. Landon is now surfing with a new partner and had some solid sequences with Beth. Travis and Kate were great to see tandem surfing it up! Hope to see more teams next year at the Oceanside event!
This was a special contest for several reasons. First, its always fun to tandem a perfect break with a few of your favorite friends. No one really cares who actually wins when you already feel like you scored. The surf was small but fun in the 2-3 foot range. It was perfect for tandem IF you got the right wave. Results…
1st – Todd & Gina: after a couple years not seeing this team, it was a treat to see them come back strong with the 2 best and longest rides, completing solid 1 arm backs, high angels and classic moves.
2nd – Brian & Hana: this father and daughter team successfully completed some of the hardest lifts seen at the contest including a foot to head, high arch and arrow.
3rd – Craig & Tanya: earned a high finish with Solid surfing and successful lifting combos.
4th – The Gales: going for it with some harder lifts, but not quite backing it up with a solid second wave.
5th – The Huntingtons: Looking for a good point wave but never quite in sync, this time. Pulled out their classic helicopter.
6th – The Reynolds: so good to see them back after a couple years hiatis. A few more sessions in the water to get the rust off the hinges, and watch out!
Congrats to all the teams that competed, especially Charles & Myra who graciously shared their home break and helped announce. Also a warm welcome to Wendy, Chris’ new tandem partner.
This is also a special contest to all that knew Svetla. Every year the Stunt Women Association honor a tandem woman who exemplifies what Svetla was all about: grace, strength and passion. This year we nominated and honored Kristen Huntington, our fearless leader, for all she does promoting the sport and nurturing her tandem family.
A big THANK YOU to Malibu Boardriders for hosting the event and until next time ( i believe MSA is in September!)
Congratulations to all teams that participated in Virginia’s first ITSA, professional tandem event! A special thank you to the East Coast Tandem Surfing Association crew; Brian and Cindy Stokes, Therese Whitehurst and Alex Rubio for organizing the event and the Virginia Longboard Federation for hosting the contest.
1. Pauly Chambers and Krystl Apeles – Hawaii
2. Brian and Hana McEvilly – California
3. Brian and Cindy Stokes – Virginia
4. Travis Long and Megan – California
Surfers enjoyed 2-3 foot surf, warm water, and sunny days over Memorial Weekend. Late in the day conditions often deteriorated with wind and chop, but the wonderful artwork displayed along the boardwalk, excellent restaurants in the area, and great company made us quickly forget. Joel Tudor was sited along with some notable east coast surfing talent. Pauly Chambers won the amateur tandem division with Keili McEvilly and took first in SUP. The Steel Pier Classic featured open shortboard, longboard, pre-70′s, 200+ and kid divisions along with a pro longboard and woman’s purse. Monday was the best day with glassy 3-4 foot surf ALL DAY. Good stuff… plan to go to Virginia Beach and put the Steel Pier Classic on your 2012 calendar. For more info contact ECTSA.
This Memorial Day Weekend, May 28-30 2011, the Virginia Beach Longboard Federation will be hosting the Steel Pier Classic and its 1st Pro Tandem Event! Visit the Virginia Longboard Federation website for more information: http://www.virginialongboardfederation.com/
A Pro Men and Women’s Longboard Event will also be held in conjunction with Open Divisions in various age groups. An art show and expo will also be featured on the boardwalk. Come check it out!
- 2011-09-06 13:21:01 - Chuck & Tiffany Crowned 2011 ITSA World Champion in Cocoa Beach (Florida)
- 2011-09-04 22:00:13 - Results of the second day of the NKF ITSA WTT6* Event
- 2011-09-04 02:27:27 - Results of the first day of the NKF WTT6* ITSA Pro
- 2011-09-06 04:10:11 - Hurrican Irene didn t STOP Tandem surfing World Tandem Tour in Virginia