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18 September 2009

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11 September 2009

Anticipation for Guinness World Record at Earthwave..

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25 August 2009

REMEMBERING DUKE KAHANAMOKU, ON HIS BIRTHDAY

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25 August 2009

Second best result for Ecuador in the Billabong ISA World Surfing Games

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2 August 2009

A not so good day for the ecuadorian team

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1 August 2009

Great performance of the ecuadorians at the ISA World Surfing Games

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30 July 2009

News Conference Opens the Billabong ISA World Games

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29 July 2009

Ecuador surf team is already in Costa Rica

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19 July 2009

What happened these days in Ecuador waves? Montañita, the national surf team, a great swell...

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13 July 2009

FUEL TV airs today the 2009 Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championship

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26 June 2009

Montañita welcomes the third stop of the Ecuadorian Championship

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25 May 2009

Marcos Goncalves claims the 2nd stop of the Ecuadorian Surfing Championship

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24 May 2009

First day of the 2nd stop of the Ecuador National Surfing Championship finished at its best.

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19 May 2009

Bobby Martinez Claims Billabong Pro Tahiti Over Taj Burrow

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17 May 2009

Royden Bryson Wins Lizzard Nando's Surf Pro

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14 May 2009

The second stop of the Ecuadorian Surfing Championship 2009 was confirmed...at last

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5 May 2009

Adam Melling wins 2009 O'Neill Cold Water Classic Scotland by Swatch in near-perfect conditions at Thurso East.

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03 May 2009

Fred Patacchia wins 6.0 Lowers Pro, Barger takes Oakley Pro Junior

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25 April 2009

Alejo Muniz Wins the Estoril Quiksilver Pro 2009!

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25 April 2009

Jadson Andre Posts Highest Score of Event to Take the Title at the 2009 Quiksilver Pro Durban

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17 April 2009

Australia charges in the 2009 ISA World Kneeboard Surfing Titles

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17 April 2009

Joel Parkinson crowned Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach champ

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05 April 2009

TEAM AUSTRALIA WINS FIFTH TEAM GOLD MEDAL AT THE QUIKSILVER ISA WJSC, AND TEAM BRAZIL WINS ISA WORLD JUNIOR ALOHA CUP

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04 April 2009

FINALISTS DECIDED AT THE QUIKSILVER ISA WORLD JUNIOR SURFING CHAMPIONSHIP

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03 April 2009

ENDURANCE TESTED ON DAY SIX OF COMPETITION AT THE QUIKSILVER ISA WJSC

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02 April 2009

DRAMATIC DAY OF COMPETITION AT THE WORLD JUNIOR SURFING CHAMPIONSHIP

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01 April 2009

SWELL PEAKS AT 6-8 FOOT FOR DAY FOUR OF COMPETITION

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31 March 2009

BIGGER WAVES AND BIGGER SCORES AT DAY THREE OF COMPETITION AT THE QUIKSILVER ISA

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30 March 2009

BIGGER WAVES AT THE QUIKSILVER ISA WORLD JUNIOR SURFING CHAMPIONSHIPS

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29 March 2009

FULL CROWDS AND EXCELLENT WAVES FOR DAY ONE OF COMPETITION

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27 March 2009

SURFERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD CONVENE ON THE SHORES OF ECUADOR

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23 March 2009

ISA VP Alan Atkins appointed as the Technical Director for the 2009 WJSC

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23 March 2009

Ecuador Team ready to make history in their own yard

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23 March 2009

Brazil is looking for the Gold in Ecuador

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23 March 2009

USA travels to Ecuador as favorites

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23 March 2009

Hawaii will look for their second Gold in Salinas

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23 March 2009

From Australia

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23 March 2009

Great Britain is getting ready for the Juniors

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23 March 2009

Italy confirmed on the World Juniors Surfing Championship

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25 February 2009

ISA announces judging panel for 2009 Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championship

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19 February 2009

Upcoming: The Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championship.

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Upcoming: The Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championship.

From March 28 to April 5 the waves of the Playa de las FAE in Salinas, Ecuador, will host the greatest junior surfing event in the world: the Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championship.
More than 200 of the best athletes of about 30 different countries will be competing for one of the greatest honors to which a junior surfer can aspire: a podium in an International Surfing Association (ISA) event. The ISA is the World Governing Authority of Surfing and all its disciplines, recognized by the International Olympic Committee.

The event will crown the world champions in the categories Boys Under 18, Boys Under 16 and Girls Under 18, as well as the World Junior Champion nation, after the results of all its participants have been added. Each team will be represented by four members in each of the categories; therefore, a complete team will be composed of twelve athletes.

ISA President, Fernando Aguerre, commented on this upcoming event: I’m very happy that a major ISA event is going to be held in Ecuador, the host of the 2004 ISA World Surfing Games. It’s a great country with warm people, hot waves and weather - for sure a place to spend some extra days before or after the competition.

Regarding the fact that Ecuador is the first Hispanic American country to host an edition of the Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championship, Aguerre said: This is proof that Surfing in that region is maturing in a great way, in countries that only 20 years ago would not be considered surfing countries like Ecuador and Costa Rica, host of the ISA World Surfing Games later this year. We’re looking forward to hot surfing, a substantial increase of junior surfing level.”

It will be the seventh edition of the Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championship. The event started its history soon after ISA decided to separate the Junior category from the World Surfing Games, to offer the best Under 18 athletes their own event. The decision proved a correct one and transformed itself in a mandatory stop for the best young athletes, since it became a talent incubator of the future leaders of world surfing.

The first competition happened in South Africa in 2003, continued in Tahiti (2004), California (2005), Brazil (2006), Portugal (2007) and France in 2008. In this way, Ecuador becomes the first Hispanic-American country to host the WJSC.

Australia, the greatest surfing force at world level, will be defending the gold medal in the general team position. On the other hand, the kangaroo country is the absolute leader in the event’s history, having won four of the six editions already held.

About the Place
Salinas is a beach resort located 136 km from Guayaquil, the second largest city in Ecuador. Its main and most renown surfing spot is the Playa de las FAE (FAE meaning Ecuadorian Air Force, for its initials in Spanish) will be the event scenario.

The wave is a long, perfect and consistent left-leaning point break that maintains the good shape in swells of up to 8 feet. The beach acquired fame after the World Surfing Games were held there in 2004.

In March, the average temperature in Ecuador is of 35o centigrade. Be sure to take sun protection and water. Rainfall is scarce in Salinas.



Gallery of WJSC Champions
2003 – South Africa – Team Gold Medal: Brazilian team
2004 – Tahiti – Team Gold Medal: Australian team
2005 – United States – Team Gold Medal: Hawaiian team
2006 – Brazil – Team Gold Medal: Australian team
2007 – Portugal – Team Gold Medal: Australian team
2008 – France – Team Gold Medal: Australian team

Source: www.isasurf.org

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19 February 2009

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23 January 2009

ISA World Bodyboarding Games (WBBG) announced, open bid for host cities

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20 January 2009

Bodyboarding: no longer part of the ISA World Surfing Games.

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11 December 2008

Adrian Dapelo wins 7th stage and Mario Gambellini is the 2008 Champion.

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