2010 Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championship International Surfing Association Piha, Auckland. New Zealand 20 - 29 January 2010
Australia won their 5th consecutive team gold medal in the Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championship: photo ISA/Cory Scott
Aussies win Teams, Aloha Cup, U18 Girls & U16 Boys. Brazil takes U18 Boys
Team Australia continued its dominance of the junior surfing scene, winning the Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Champions for a fifth consecutive year, in New Zealand today. In dramatic fashion, wins to Lennox Head's Tyler Wright and Port Macquarie's Matt Banting lifted Team Australia into the top spot.
Coming into the final day of competition ranked second behind Hawaii, Australia rallied to finish in the lead with 6015-points nearly 1000 clear of Hawaii (5038) in second and the USA (4958) in third. Australia's win is also their sixth team's title victory since the Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championship was launched eight years ago in 2003.
The Olympic style ISA Aloha Cup, which pits national teams against each other, was won by Team Australia yesterday. Led by power surfer Watson and a team consisting of Tyler Wright, Tim MacDonald, Thomas Woods and Wade Carmichael, Australia won the gold with a combination of 62.97 points. France (59.77) finished in second, with South Africa (50.34) in third and Hawaii (49.51) in fourth.
'This event will go down in history as one of the greatest ever'
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The prestigious event closed with an emotional Closing Ceremony with warm words from ISA President Fernando Aguerre and former ASP World Champion Martin Potter. Medals were awarded, the winning nations anthems were played out loud and the ISA´s Surfing Camaraderie spirit was displayed at Piha Beach as an amazing way to finish the event.
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Final Results:
Under 18 Boys Final 1, 19.90, Gabriel Medina, BRA 2, 14.92, Jordin Watson, AUS 3, 14.90, Tamaroa McComb, TAH 4, 12.96, Beyrick de Vries, ZAF
Under 18 Girls Final 1, 16.00, Tyler Wright, AUS 2, 12.74, Alessa Quizon, HAW 3, 9.72, Sarah Baum, ZAF 4, 9.66, Lakey Peterson, USA
Under 16 Girls Final 1, 16.00, Tyler Wright, AUS 2, 12.74, Alessa Quizon, HAW 3, 9.72, Sarah Baum, ZAF 4, 9.66, Lakey Peterson, USA
About the International Surfing Association (ISA) The International Surfing Association (ISA) is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the World Governing Authority for Surfing. It was originally founded as the International Surfing Federation in 1964 and has been running world championships since 1964 and the Junior World Championships since 1980.
ISA membership includes the surfing National Governing Bodies (NGBs) of over 50 countries on six continents. Its headquarters are located in La Jolla, California. It is presided by Fernando Aguerre, first elected in 1994 in Rio, and re-elected six times since. The ISA's four Vice Presidents are Alan Atkins (Australia), Robin de Kock (South Africa), Mike Gerard (USA) and Karín Sierralta (Peru).
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With a number of enhancements being activated on the ASP World Tour this season, the ASP Judging Criteria has been refined to reflect the progression of the sport.
“It’s paramount that the ASP Judging Criteria evolve to reflect the ever-progressing envelope of high-performance surfing,” Perry Hatchett, ASP Head Judge, said. “The revision of the criteria for 2010 is the result of discussions between our respected panel of judges as well as the world’s best surfers.”
The ASP Judging Criteria for 2010 and beyond is as follows: Surfers must perform to the ASP Judging Key Concepts to maximize their scoring potential.
Judges analyze the following major concepts when scoring waves: - Commitment and Degree of Difficulty - Innovative and Progressive Maneuvers - Combination of Major Maneuvers - Variety of Maneuvers - Speed, Power and Flow
It is important to note that the emphasis on certain concepts is contingent upon the location and the conditions on the day, as well as changes of conditions during the day.
“The last part of the revised ASP Judging Criteria is crucial,” Hatchett said. “Surfers and fans need to understand that certain aspects of surfing score higher depending on the location and the conditions at that location. For example, the same approach to surfing in classic Trestles conditions will not score the same when applied to classic Pipeline conditions – classic Trestles conditions call for more Innovative and Progressive Maneuvers whereas classic Pipeline conditions call for more Commitment and Degree of Difficulty.”
The aforementioned criteria will be applied across the board at ASP World Tour, ASP Women’s World Tour, ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) and ASP Pro Junior event. In addition to the refinements being made for the shortboard circuits, the ASP World Longboard Tour will also enjoy the following revised criteria: Surfers must perform to the ASP Judging Key Concepts to maximize their scoring potential.
Judges analyze the following major concepts when scoring waves:
Blue moon lunar eclipse on December 31, 2009 Next Blue Moon New Years Eve will be in 29 years from today Ecliptic conjunction occurs at 19:12:45 GMT and eclipse occurs at 19:22:39 GMT
FULL MOON on New Years Eve 2009//10 has extra significance
Depending on where you live worldwide, the full moon will fall on either December 31, 2009, or January 1, 2010. The full moon falls on December 31 in the Americas, Europe and Africa and is a Blue Moon, or the second full moon in December.
For New Zealand, Australia and most of Asia the full moon will fall on January 1. For that part of the globe, January of 2010 will have two full moons – and the second full moon in January will be their full moon. In the Americas, it is the first of two full moons to occur in December 2009. The full Blue Moon will occur at 19h13 Universtal Time (GMT).
Tonight’s moon will be out all night long, lighting up the nighttime from dusk till dawn. The big full moon will rise around sunset, climb up highest in the sky around midnight, and will set tomorrow around sunrise. As seen from the northern hemisphere, the moon will follow the lofty path of the June sun across the sky tonight. In the southern hemisphere, the moon will lurk close to the horizon, like the winter sun.
This will be the 13th Full Moon of 2009. It’s a Blue Full Moon the same night it turns a new decade. The next Blue Moon NYE will be in 29 years on December 31, 2028.
Headland beside Lituya Glacier that was swept the giant 1740 ft wave Photo by Byron Hale.
Big, Bigger, and Biggest Waves
What’s the biggest wave ever recorded?
The biggest wave on record occurred in Lituya Bay on the southern coast of Alaska in 1958. An earthquake measuring 8.3 on the Richter scale hit the area and shook loose an estimated 40 million cubic yards of dirt and glacier from a mountainside at the head of the bay. When the debris hit the water, a massive 1,720-foot wave was created and washed over the headland.
How did the scientists know the wave was so incredibly enormous? Simple. To measure the height of the wave, scientists found the high-water mark -- the line where the water reached its highest point on land. This probably is not the biggest wave ever, just the biggest documented. Three fishing boats witnessed the Lituya Bay event. Unfortunately, two people on one of the boats were killed. Incredibly, the other two boats rode the waves and their occupants survived.
Technically this wave is described as a "Splash Wave" The photo above shows the headland beside the Lituya Glacier that was swept clean of soil and trees to a height of 1740 feet by the giant splash wave. The icebergs seen in the water of Lituya Bay, foreground, were knocked off the glacier by the landslide falling into the bay from a slope to the right of the photograph.
Rogue wave approaches in a scene from the movie "Poseidon."
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