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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.


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New ITSA Lift Video posted on youtube.

tandem lifts videoCHECK IT OUT....



tandem surfing events & competitions

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.

tandem lifts video 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. 1- Rico and Sarah (France)
  2. 2- Kalani and Ala (HI)
  3. 3- Brian and Kathy (HI)
  4. 4- Chuck and Tiffany (HI)

*no california teams competed...

tandem surfingCHECK OUT THE FESTIVAL SITE... for pictures and vid clips  

tandem surfingCHECK 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...

tandem lifts videoCHECK IT OUT....


TWO Website: If you would like to submit pictures or other content, please send it to Illa McEvilly.


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