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2009 OC Surfer of the Year contest kicks off!
OC Beach Blog —
The 2009 OC Surfer of the Year contest - just launched at midnight - has already gotten competitive.
The contest features 13 shortboarders, 6 longboarders, 6 rising star males, and 6 rising star females - all from Orange County - who are competing for the title of OC Surfer of the Year.
This contest isn’t just about surfing and who can catch the best waves - though that may be your reason for voting - but also about who connects with their community. Maybe one of these contestants surfs at your home break, or ...
(05/28) 2009 OC Surfer of the Year Contest Launches
Surfline Surf Wire —
... of the Year Contest Launches May 28, 2009 PRESS RELEASE The 2009 OC Surfer of the Year has launched , so cast your vote for your favorite Orange County surfer. This year's contest features the top shortboarders, longboarders and rising star male and females. The contest runs through July 9, with the winners recieving awards during the U.S. Open of Surfing at the Walk of Fame at Jack's Surfboards on July 23. Last year's winners include Brett Simpson, Greg Long, and Courtney Conlogue. http://ocregister.upickem.net/engine/Welcome.aspx?contestid=6906 ...
Rock The Vote: OC Surfer Of The Year
Swell Blog —
... Who’s the best surfer in Orange County? You decided. The annual Orange County Surfer of the Year Awards have got everyone’s trigger finger hot and bothered with an online poll that has fans voting for the best pro male and female, as well as the best male and female up-and-comer. If you’re an avid fan of this blog it should come to no surprise that we’re pulling for Greg Long as best shortboarder and SCHS standout Marissa Shaw for brightest emerging star. ...
Session shots: Girls training for NSSA
OC Beach Blog —
... Among the surfers she captured on film was 16-year-old Lani Doherty, warming up for next week’s NSSA Nationals.
“She caused quite a stir ‘trunking it’ in her bikini in So Cal’s frigid water, which has to be about 20 degrees colder than her Maui homebreak,” wrote Edmonds.
Also featured is local stand out Taylor Pitz, who is a strong contender (with nearly 24,000 votes so far) for this year’s OC Surfer of the year. Check out the slideshow here, or click on the image above. ...
San Clemente pro surfer makes history
OC Beach Blog —
... remaining.
Gudauskas, 23, needed a 7.23 score to advance, found a reasonable wave and completed several good turns – not enough – and then went for broke, the ASP reported.
He “launched into the air, rotating the 540-degree inverted flip and riding out of the maneuver,” the ASP reported.
Read more from the story and see how other OC surfers did.
* Patrick Gudauskas is one of the OC surfers nominated during this year’s OC Surfer of the Year contest. To check out his bio, or to vote for him, click here. ...
Patrick Gudauskas pulls off aerial flip again!
OC Beach Blog —
... Series, a worldwide circuit in which hundreds of hopefuls seek ratings points to qualify for next year’s ASP World Championship Tour.
Gudauskas, who was No. 27, leapfrogged 20 spots to No. 7. Brett Simpson of Huntington Beach, who finished 37th of 128 surfers in the event, remains Orange County’s top-ranked WQS hopeful, at No. 5.
Read more about Gudauskas’ incredible surfing during the event.
Pat Gudauskas is currently nominated for the OC Surfer of the Year contest. To vote for him, click here.
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OC Surfer of the Year update
OC Beach Blog —
Just got out of a meeting with Peter “PT” Townend, and stoked he’s going to be the one presenting the awards at the Jack’s Walk of Fame for this year’s OC Surfer of the Year winners.
We’re about half way through the contest, which launched end of May and will wrap up on July 9. We’ve had amazing response, with more than 200,000 votes submitted. It’s been a really exciting contest to follow - with the females gaining more votes than any of the men, and a battle going on between Brad ...
OC Surfer of the Year contest coming to an end
OC Beach Blog —
If you haven’t cast your vote for this year’s OC Surfer of the Year contest, it’s not too late.
You still have until midnight Thursday to squeeze in those last votes so that your favorite Orange County surfers are recognized at the Walk of Fame at Jack’s Surfboards during the U.S. Open of Surfing on July 23.
This year, we expanded the contest to not only include the area’s top shortboarders, but also longboarders, rising star male and female.
It’s been an ...
US Open: A chat with Brett Simspon
OC Beach Blog —
OrangeCounty.com met up with Huntington Beach’s Brett Simpson Tuesday before he started his heat to get his thoughts on this year’s event.
If you’re a Simpson fan - and I know there are a lot of you out there - come check out Simspon at the Jack’s Walk of Fame on Thursday at 10 a.m. He beat out other shortboarders to win the most votes in the shortboarder segment during the OC Surfer of the Year contest.
Click here to view the embedded video.
Simpson is a fan favorite at the U.S. Open of ...
