Local surfers dominate Volcom Crustaceous<\/p>\n
I Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Kuta, Bali<\/p>\n
Local surfers emerged victorious from the Volcom Stone's Totally
\nCrustaceous Tour 2003 here on Sunday by claiming nine out of the
\ntwelve top positions in three classes, including a clean sweep in
\nthe Under-14 class.<\/p>\n
Some 60 young surfers from West Java and Bali participated in
\nthe annual tour held at the Halfway Beach, Kuta. The tour offered
\na total of Rp 12 million (US$1,458) in cash prizes.<\/p>\n
Displaying wave-riding skills unrivaled by the other 16
\nparticipants in the Under 14 class, Wayan Mey, Made Widiarta,
\nMustofa and Made Raditya gave Kuta what it wanted by taking the
\nfirst, second, third and fourth places respectively.<\/p>\n
Moreover, their seniors, Wayan Suprayitna and Ribut Wahyudi,
\ntook first and second in the Under-18 class.<\/p>\n
Although the local surfers failed to clinch first place in the
\nprestigious Pro-Am class, Marlon Gerber, Mickey Sudena and Wayan
\nSuprayitna managed to secure second, third and fourth places
\nrespectively. First place went to Made Awan from Sanur beach.<\/p>\n
The waves were unexpectedly flat, less than one foot high,
\nduring the competition, which apparently gave the local surfers a
\nmajor advantage over their competitors.<\/p>\n
"The Kuta surfers are already familiar with the
\nunpredictability of the waves at Kuta beach. The flat waves might
\nhave taken the other participants by surprise," commented
\nVolcom's Pra Fajarrini.<\/p>\n
The unfavorable conditions also forced the tour committee to
\npostpone the "air-show", which would have featured an exhibition
\nperformance by internationally-renowned surfers Made Arta and
\nRizal Tanjung.<\/p>\n
The participants in the tour were selected through ten
\nqualifying events held from January to June 2003 at 17 different
\nsurfing beaches in Bali and West Java. There will be 20
\nqualifying events from July 2003 to June 2004 to select the
\nparticipants in the 2004 tour.<\/p>\n
"The Crustaceous Tour is aimed at creating a unique surfing
\nenvironment, to provide a medium through which young people and
\nchildren, who have no financial support nor sponsors, will be
\nable to gather together, and show off and refine their surfing
\nskills at the national level," Fajarrini said.<\/p>\n
Volcom has sponsored the tour since its inception in 1999. It
\nis planned to expand the tour to cover the islands of Nusa
\nTenggara.<\/p>",
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