INTERNATIONAL TANDEM SURFERS VIE
FOR 6K PURSE
San Clemente, April 2008: Professional and amateur
tandem surfers from France, Hawaii, Peru, Florida, and California
are expected to complete in the fourth stop on the 2008 ITSA World
Tandem Tour (WTT) at the San Clemente Ocean Festival this July
19-20th.
The Tandem Waveriders Organization (TWO) is coordinating the event
and has invited the top tandem surfing talent from around the
world. Expected to attend is 2007 World Champion and World Tandem
Tour champion and all around waterman Kalani Vierra, who is competing
in this year’s circuit with his new tandem partner, his
fifteen year old daughter Ala. Currently ranked in first place
on the 2008 WTT circuit, Rico Leroy and Sarah Burel of France
will also be competing. Of course, all of the California tandem
teams will be there to display their local knowledge of surfing
the North side of the San Clemente pier. With the event open to
18 professional and amateur teams and 6K in prize money at stake,
it promises to be an exciting and awe-inspiring exhibition of
the best of tandem surfing.
Tandem surfing is an ancient Hawaiian tradition of surfing with
two people on the same board. Since the 1960’s, when the
sport enjoyed immense popularity, professional Tandem Surfing
has evolved from two people riding a wave together, into a spectacular
exhibition of difficult gymnastic-type lifts and stunts performed
while surfing.
Historically practiced by small, but dedicated crews in isolate
pockets of the surfing culture, Tandem Surfing recently experience
a resurgence in participation and popularity when the International
Tandem Surfing Association was created in 2006 and was sanctioned
by the ISA, the second largest surfing association in the world.
Tandem Waveriders Organization (TWO), the California coalition
of tandem surfers, will be hosting, free to the public, exhibitions
and lift clinics on the beach during the festival to teach tandem
lifts and water safety to anyone interested in learning how to
tandem surf.
Apr 1- Arden Taylor Event Recap...
stories, photos & results.
Mar 29- Arden Taylor Competitor Update... 9:20
Start time, Sunday, March 30.
 Heat
sheets posted...
Mar. 17 - TWO NewsFlash
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New ITSA Lift Video posted on youtube.
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IT OUT....
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BEACH PRACTICE
at San Onofre every Sunday
morning, weather permitting. Curious
to see tandem surfing or would like to learn? Come to a beach
practice & meet local tandem teams.
NEXT CALI EVENT...
event: San Clemente Ocean Festival
date: July 19-20, 2008
location: San Clemente Pier, CA
This event is ITSA/WTT sanctioned.
Visit
www.oceanfestival.org
WORLD
TANDEM TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
Noosa, Australia hosted the 1st stop of the World
Tandem Tour 2008. Congrats to all the participants! It was cool
to watch the webcast on coastalwatch.com of the finals. Here are
the tandem results:
- 1- Rico and Sarah (France)
- 2- Kalani and Ala (HI)
- 3- Brian and Kathy (HI)
- 4- Chuck and Tiffany (HI)
*no california teams competed...
CHECK
OUT THE FESTIVAL SITE... for pictures and vid clips
CHECK
OUT THE ITSA SITE... for tandem article & updated rankings
for 2008!
Tandem Takeover Tour- Malibu CA The rankings
stand as follows:
1 - Clay and Kristen
2 - Charlie and Myra
3 - Mark and Debbie
Apr 28- LA
Times... Landon & Cass make front page of Orange County
section...
CHECK
IT OUT....
TWO
Website: If you would like to submit pictures or other
content, please send it to Illa
McEvilly.
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