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Fresh Friday is a WeAreH2O.Com editorial.

April 14, 2006

 

Good Friday, Longboard to Heaven, and more Shit

 

 

 

 

April 14th is Good Friday!

Every friday is a good friday, right?

Good Friday commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus. Here is wishing everyone a great Easter Weekend!

Everyone should emulate Jesus the best we can, er, minus the crucifixion part! Try Surfing instead, it might be considered to be like walking on water... Happy Easter!

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Pro Surf Ramblings

Bells Beach Men’s WCT contest started this week. Being that Australia is on the other side of the planet the contest has been starting around 7:30 PM Eastern Standard Time.

The webcast has been excellent and the surf even better. Surf has been running 3-6 feet with super glassy conditions. Swell size is forecasted to increase for Round 3.

Round 3 should start Friday morning (Australian time), Thursday evening for us folks in Florida.

The main players are still in the contest with only a few surprises going into Round 3.

The ASP is putting out great video clips of the contest here: ASP Bells Beach Video link

Live webcast can be found through ASP’s main site: ASP World Tour Bells Beach website

This is contest two of the Men's 2006 season. The next Women WCT contest starts April 23rd in Fiji.

Surfermag.com has an excellent write up on Round 2: Surfer Mag Round 2 Coverage

 

Photo:http://www.surfcoast.vic.gov.au/

"Bells Beach is comprised of several breaks, The Bowl, Outside Bells, Rincon, Centreside, Southside and Winkipop among them. Outside Bells is the main break that produces a long, fast, even wall when it gets above six foot. The Bowl is the steep final section of the wave, and just east of The Bowl, Winki runs over a reef producing a quick, hollow wave that often surpasses conditions at Bells proper." -ASPWorldTour.Com

 

Below are photos from the ASP site. All photos are Copyrighted by ASPWorldTour.Com

 

Rookie Jarrad Howse (Aus) posted his first heat win of the season over Brazilian star Adriano De Souza in round 2.

 

Clean offshore waves and a slight swell increase have provided surfers with a classic stage on which they can show their wares.

 

Mark Occhilupo belted the clean Bells Beach walls to walk away with a solid victory over Roy Powers and Dean Morrison in round 1.

 

The competitor’s area has the best seats in the house.

 

The Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach is the longest-running professional surfing contest in existence. The event has been run at Easter time each year since 1973.

 

Bells Beach is the only Surfing Reserve in the world meaning that the area surrounding the break will never be developed.

 

Kelly Slater made it through round 1 easily.

 

Brazilian Adriano De Souza on a nice wall.

 

Bells Beach is located near the surf industry Mecca Torquay, the birthplace of Rip Curl Wetsuits in the 1960s.

The honour roll for the Rip Curl Pro reads like a who’s who of the sport.
2005: Trent Munro (AUS)
2004: Joel Parkinson (AUS)
2003: Andy Irons (HAW)
2002: Andy Irons (HAW)
2001: Mick Fanning (AUS)
2000: Sunny Garcia (HAW)
1999: Shane Dorian (HAW)
1998: Mark Occhilupo (AUS)
1997: Kelly Slater (USA)
1996: Sunny Garcia (HAW)
1995: Sunny Garcia (HAW)
1994: Kelly Slater (USA)
1993: Damien Hardman (AUS)
1992: Richie Collins (USA)
1991: Barton Lynch (AUS)
1990: Tom Curren (USA)
1989: Martin Potter (GBR)
1988: Damien Hardman (AUS)
1987: Nicky Wood (AUS)
1986: Tom Carroll (AUS)
1985: Tom Curren (USA)
1984: Cheyne Horan (AUS)
1983: Joe Engel (AUS)
1982: Mark Richards (AUS)
1981: Simon Anderson (AUS)
1980: Mark Richards (AUS)
1979: Mark Richards (AUS)
1978: Mark Richards (AUS)
1977: Simon Anderson (AUS)
1976: Jeff Hackman (HAW)
1975: Michael Peterson (AUS)
1974: Michael Peterson (AUS)
1973: Michael Peterson (AUS)

 

 

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More News from Hawaii:

If it happens in paradise, can it happen where you live?

Man KILLED BY INFECTION honored as a 'great connector' of people:Hawaii Star Bulletin Newspaper

KHNL) - A 40-year-old Waikiki woman remains in the hospital, after surfing in contaminated waters. KHNL Hawaii News

 

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*Live webcast of Big Wave Contest awards ceremony happen today.

The awards show takes place this Friday, April 14 and is available for viewing beginning at 6 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time.

Billabong XXL Contest Main site

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Pier Talk

When you look at the starting age of most pro surfers they are fairly young. Nowadays, you have to start young. Many up-coming surfers are finding that Home-Schooling is the best for them. There are pros and cons for home schooling. Florida Today Newspaper covers some Space Coast surfers and how they make the demands of surfing and school.

BY HILLARD GROSSMAN
FLORIDA TODAY
Shedding the books to shred the waves

Private schools, online sessions offer surfers flexibilty

Leaving school early sidetracked surfing phenom


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We Are Water Happenings

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Weird Water by BK William has an 'animated, yet funny' article over on the Guest Writer link. Here is a direct link to article: Longboard to Heaven by BK William

We Are Water is looking for Walt Barnes to finish the Waterview interview. Also, logjammer is way overdue for an article on the Drifting link.

We Are Water would like to encourage any aspiring surf writers to help contribute articles. Creative writing is fun and We Are Water can provide an audience for your artwork. Thanks!

The surf in East Central Florida looks to be pretty fun for the Three day Weekend...Swell with offshore winds...I'm going to try my best and walk on some water!

Fresh..er...Good Friday Out…Gone Surfing.

April 14th 2006

David Reid
Sales@WeAreH2O.Com

If the above words seem boring to you and can't relate, maybe you should consider this version of Fresh Friday instead: Gizoogled Fresh Friday Editorial (Warning: cusswords on link)


 

 

 

Above Photo: Jim Walker

Check out Orlando Sentinel article for caption:

Case File #56: Surf monster invades but don't run for hills

 

 

 

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