USBA CONTEST NEWS Tour: The Body Gove USBA National Bodyboard Tour Event: The Sport Chalet US Open of Bodyboarding Location: Huntington Beach Pier, Huntington Beach, California Dates: 4th-6th of June Sponsors: Sport Chalet, Body Glove, Ocean Current, Hawaiian Tropic, and Churchill
event for the contest goers to watch. The awards for The 2010 Sport Chalet US Open of Bodyboarding had an amazing show of support by the Huntington Beach Patrons. The USBA announced its contest winners: Jacob RomeroMen’s Pro, Karla Costa Taylor- Women’s Pro Champ, Trevor KamOpen Amateur Champ, JB Hillen- 13-18 Amateur Champ, and David Hubbard- Drop Knee Pro Champ. Results Men’s Pro 1. Jacob Romero 2. Jeff Hubbard 3. David Hubbard 4. David Phillips Women’s Pro 1. Karla Costa Taylor 2. Tara Parsons 3. Vicki Reale 4. Claudia Ferrari
A beautiful final day for Bodyboarding went down on last day of The US Open of Bodyboarding in Huntington Beach. The sun greeted the event with a south swell pulsing three to four foot waves through the pier. Competition began with multiple heats for the 13-18 semi finals and final. Trevor Kam, JB Hillen, Shawbaz Soaia, and Rocket Klein showed fierce competitiveness in the water. As for the Open Amateur semis and final, standouts were Trevor Kam, Jesse Walsh, Rocket Klein, and Hunter Fedden. The Drop-Knee semis and final showcased action from Dave Hubbard, Bud Miyamoto, Micah McMullin, Matt Hamilton, Chris Won, Nick Ashby, Jeff Vycital, and Jesse Walsh. The Drop-Knee Pro final included Dave Hubbard, Bud Miyamoto, Micah McMullin, and Jeff Vycital. From the start, it was a heat dominated by Dave, Bud, and Micah, with Jeff Vycital unable to find his rhythm. In the end, Dave eventually proved himself the victor. The beautiful ladies of the Bodyboarding world graced Huntington Beach with their talent throughout the competition. Karla Costa Taylor (Brazil), Tara Parsons (California), Vicki Reale (Australia/USA), and Claudia Ferrari (Brazil) all went their hardest out in the water. Karla came out on top ripping consistently on each wave. The Men’s Pro quarters and semis were exciting to watch throughout the day, as all the guys kept the action going. Wave riders from all over the globe, such as Guilherme Tamega, Jacob Romero, Dave Hubbard, Glenn Sullivan, Nick Ormerod, Joe Grodzen, Jones Russell, Wesley Fisher, Jeff Hubbard, Dan Worley, and David Philips, are just some talent that represented their countries in the water today. The Men’s Pro final provided the riders with some solid good ramps. It was the Kauai rippers Jeff Hubbard, David Phillips, and David Hubbard, battling against Maui charger Jacob Romero. They were all going as big as the conditions would permitted. David Phillips and Jeff Hubbard both took waves back to back, throwing synchronized moves as if they were in each other’s heads. But, in the end, the highflying Jacob Romero proved himself throughout the heat, edging out the competition, taking the check, and victory at Huntington. Following the Men’s final was the Sling for Bling Tow Out event, showcasing Jorge Colomer, Drew Erickson, Hunter Fedden, Bud Miyamoto, Jason Bitzer, Jeff Hubbard and David Phillips. The wind was on it and the waves were not frothing much, but it was a fun
Drop-knee Pro 1. David Hubbard 2. Bud Miyamoto 3. Micah McMullin 4. Jeff Vycital Open Amateur 1. Trevor Kam 2. Jesse Walsh 3. Rocket Klein 4. Hunter Feden 13-18 1. JB Hillen 2. Soaia Shanbaz 3. Trevor Kam 4. Rocket Klein
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Tour: The Body Gove USBA National Bodyboard Tour Event: The Dave & Buster’s Sandy Beach Pro Location: Sandy Beach, Oahu “Half Point” Dates: July 10th & 11th Sponsors: Dave & Buster’s, Body Glove, T&C Surf, Churchill, Star 101.9 and Vitamin Water, Go Mokulele Airlines
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Sandy Beach delivered the goods for the Dave and Buster’s Pro, part of the USBA Body Glove Tour today. Surf was in the 3-6 foot face range with epic high tide half point (surf break) rights and lefts. Gulilherme Tamega, 37 from Brazil, took top honors in the highly contested Pro Men’s division. “It’s really good to be at Sandy Beach,” exclaimed Tamega. “It was a hard final, I knew I had to get the best waves and I could hear the crowd cheer for the