NSSA Turtle Bay
Groms Infiltrate the Pool Bar
By Noa Myers


The usual scene at Turtle Bay Resort consists of tourists in Speedos sipping on cocktails with umbrellas. NSSA Hawai‘i decided to change things up a bit for a weekend and bring in some groms in boardshorts gulping down energy drinks (as if they need it) for what came to be their first event of the season on January 31 and February 1. This comes as a surprise, as the Pine Trees contest on Kaua‘i was canceled due to unruly surf. Nonetheless, it was a great way to kick off the season at Kuilima Point, which hasn't hosted a contest in over six years.

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Hang Loose Pro

ASP 5- Star Men's WQS Event
Fernando de Noronha, Brazil
February 9 - 15, 2009

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February 15, 2009 : - - Brazilian Bruno Santos is the new 2009 Hang Loose Pro Contest Champion, Santos paddled out in two to four foot (1 meter) barreling waves at Cacimba do Padre Beach three times today, beating the defending champion of the event Brazilian Raoni Monteiro 15.40 to 8.67 in the great final, Santos who is one of the best barrel riders in the world finished the day with the title and the lead of 2009 ASP WQS Ranking.

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Billabong Pro Junior

ASP Grade 3 Pro Junior Mens Event
ASP Grade 1 Pro Junior Womens Event
Coffs Harbour, NSW Australia
February 11 - 15 2009

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February 15, 2009  - Coffs Harbour, NSW -- Billabong Pro Junior Coffs Harbour was run and won today in epic conditions, as Owen Wright (Lennox Head, NSW) won his third straight event. As conditions rapidly increased overnight, with the arrival of a fresh 3-4m swell, competitors were greeted with solid, rugged storm-like peaks as they arrived at Coffs Harbour Jetty.

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By Jeff Mull
Associate Editor

There truly is something to be said for doing your homework. If you were going to buy a new car, you’d test drive it first. If you were gonna drive to Town, you’d check the surf report and cams before heading out. But for far too long, we’ve all been dropping the ball and our hard-earned cash by purchasing five, six, and seven-hundred-dollar boards that flat out don’t work for us. Well, the days of selling your dining room furniture for that new Firewire only to have it end up on Craigslist or collecting dust in the garage are over, as 33-year-old Cariel Cohen of LA County may have the solution to the problem: Ride the board first.

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