Source, iconx and Quiksilver sign on as sponsors of the 2nd Annual Surfing Hainan Open
Sanya, Hainan Island, August 27th, 2009 - The 2nd Annual Surfing Hainan Open, China’s premiere surf contest which will take place along Hainan’s Riyuewan Beach on November 6-8th, 2009, has confirmed its supporting sponsors. Surfing Hainan, organizer of the Surfing Hainan Open and China’s only surf tour and coaching company, feels the support by such well respected brands is telling of the development of surfing in China and the growth of the event, in only its second year.
This year’s event will be held along Hainan’s Riyuewan beach, which with a gorgeous headland, long stretch of beach, and a variety of breaks, Riyuewan is quickly becoming one of the most popular surfing beaches in Hainan. Its easy access from Hainan’s Eastern Expressway, as well as an ample amount of accommodation make it an easy choice for the location of this year’s Surfing Hainan Open.
The 2nd Annual Surfing Hainan Open will be presented by Source, a clothing and lifestyle brand with store locations in Shanghai and Beijing. Additional info
Iconx and Quiksilver have both come on as division sponsors with Quiksilver taking the shortboard division sponsorship and iconx taking the longboard division sponsorship. With iconx as China’s leading boardsport retailer, and Quiksilver as the global leader in fashion and boardsports-inspired apparel, the event is assured great exposure throughout the core boardsport community in China.
iconx will also have a number of Santa Cruz surfboards available for use by those competitors who may be traveling without boards to the event.
In addition to the solid sponsorship support shown by Source, iconx and Quiksilver, the Surfing Hainan Open is pleased to announce the contest will have web coverage at www.surfinghainanopen.com. The new website will include live results, video footage, and rider profiles.
The 2nd Annual Surfing Hainan Open entry fee has been set at 500RMB per entry, which includes bus transport to and from Sanya, two nights twin share accommodation in Riyuewan, three meals over the two day contest period, as well as prize-giving and participant pack. The event is open to both male and female competitors of all skill levels in the shortboard, longboard and bodyboard surfing categories. Interested parties can check out more information regarding event details, as well as last year’s event photos and video at: www.surfinghainan.com.
For competitors and attendees wishing to upgrade their accommodation, Le Meridien Shimei Bay Beach Resort and Spa have put together a special two night package for the weekend of the competition for only 2,260 RMB.
In its magnificent setting of the Basque Coast, the European cradle of surfing, the Roxy Jam Biarritz, set to host the ASP Women’s World Longboard Championship for the fourth year running, is one of the biggest events in the surfing calendar. It is also - and especially - an authentic festival, completely free and intended as both a celebration and an introduction to surfing culture and artistic and musical influences.From 10th to 14th July 2009, the Roxy Jam Biarritz will be sharing its summer quarters below the Villa Belza for five days and five nights of surfing, open-air concerts (Santigold, Le Corps Mince de Francoise) and art, with a vast exhibition of photography (by Taki Bibelas, Jeff Hornbaker, Sylvain Cazenave, Lorene Carpentier, and others).The whole event is a wave of fun and freshness that attracts over 50,000 summer visitors ever year…
The world’s elite are due in Biarritz for ASP women’s world longboard Championships.
A total of 32 professional women surfers, all nose riding virtuosos from the four corners of the planet, will come to the Basque Coast to compete for the title of ASP Women’s World Longboard Champion 2009.With Schuyler McFerran taking the trophy in 2006, followed by her compatriot Jennifer Smith in 2007 and the surprise victory of Hawaii’s Joy Monahan last year, the event has been dominated by the United States… despite increasingly tough competition from Australia, Europe and Asia.Will 2009 be the year surfing’s other great nations strike back? The consistent progress of surfers from France (Justine Dupont, Coline Menard, Claire Karabatsos), Spain (Estitxu Estremo), and the UK (Candice O’Donnell) means Europe has a real chance of bringing the title back home to Europe. The Australian contingent, led by Chelsea Williams (2nd place in 2008) will be formidable opponents.Yet the biggest challengers for Joy Monahan’s title will most likely be her fellow Americans: Jen Smith harbors dreams of winning the championship back, whilst Kassia Meador and Leah Dawson will be fighting hard for a maiden victory, as will the Hawaiians Kelia Moniz and Crystal Dzigas…
In short, the competition is set to be incredibly tough.
The Roxy Jam Biarritz has a new, more compact and competitive format. With a contingent of 32 girls instead of 48 last year, the line-up for Biarritz will represent the cream of women’s world long boarding. The Top 16 girls from the 208 Worlds will be seeded. The remaining 16 competitors will be selected in regions where no ASP Tour events are held this year. Like the ASP World Tour for the short board, the Roxy Jam Biarritz 2009 will not include a repechage round. If they are defeated in the first round, the competitors will be directly eliminated.In other words, the competition will be merciless and the competitors will be forced to produce their best surfing from start to finish, or risk being knocked out early on. There’s no safety net.
The Roxy Jam Biarritz art exhibition can be found at the centre of the festival site, facing the Atlantic Ocean. It is the beating creative heart of the event, a cultural hub looking outward to the world, bringing together artists inspired by sea, surf…and women. After hosting and presenting all kinds of works by international artists (sculptures, paintings, moldings, graffiti…), this year ROXY ART is taking a new heading and dedicating its 2009 edition to photography. Intimately bound to surfing culture and particularly to Roxy, which maintains very close links with graphic art, photography is without doubt the most accessible and universal form of artistic expression. It is also the most prolific.
Throughout the Roxy Jam, Roxy Art will be displaying works by big names who have captured the most beautiful waves, underwater shots by photographic magicians, portraits of charismatic personalities or anonymous faces from the world of surfing, as well as stories telling of the beauty and fragility of our element: water…among others. All the images on display will be available for purchase, with 50% of the profits donated to the Quiksilver Foundation. Alongside this exhibition, fun artistic workshops will give adults and children alike the chance to familiarize themselves with photography and make their own contribution to the exhibition.
Since its foundation, the Roxy Jam has been faultless in its musical programming. The key to the event, the music is carefully and eclectically selected so that, each summer, there is an attractive set of young groups and female artists of international renown, with free live shows.After Neneh Cherry, Cibelle, The Organ in 2006; CSS, Pravda, DJ Chloe in 2007; The Do, Operator Please, this year’s Roxy Jam will feature the prodigious priestess of pop, Santi White, better known by her stage name: ?Santigold? and ?Le Corps mince de Francoise? are the other special guests at the 2009 edition. One thing is sure, the magic of open-air concerts on the Port Vieux beach, with sand between your toes, will rock again this summer.
PROGRAMME
Friday July 10th
10amPress conferenceSurfing Restaurant
06pmOpening ceremonyCote des Basques
07pmVernissage Photo exhibitionCote des Basques
Saturday July 11th
08amWLC waiting period startCote des Basques
10pmfilm screening:Place Ste Eugenie
·Dear and Yonder
·Kelly Slater Cloud 9
Sunday July 12th
07pmDj a little place like kokomoBar ? les 100 marches ?
