by Nilma Dole
The Coolum-born 21 year-old Australian endured many a wave and stride to come out clean with a good score of 14.33 that saw him win over 19 year-old American Nat Young in the Sri Lankan Pro Surf Tournament 2010 held in ARUGAM BAY
THIS IS THE SPIRIT OF ARUGAM
Hailing from a family where surfing runs through their veins, Julian is a down-to-earth surfer with a wave of a charisma that shows that you dona??t need a big surfboard to win big. He said, a??Sri Lankan surfers do have the potential to make it big because the Arugam Bay waves are first-class and are great to practice on.a??
2010 Winner. Best Surfer Julian
Winning Sri Lankaa??s first ever 6 star rated Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) SriLankan Airlines Pro tournament in awesome style, the surf went up 4 to 6 feet surf on the day of the finals. Continue reading “When they surf expressed!”
Last week during the countrya??s first major international surfing event at Arugam BayVantin online , an energetic figure could be seen enthusiastically mingling with the eventa??s officials and spectators. Some whom he spoke to perhaps did not know that the man smiling warmly at them was not only one of the main proponents for the development of water sports in the country but is also hailed as Sri Lankaa??s most successful wind surfer.
Thilak Weerasinghe
Throughout the eighties and into the early nineties, Thilak Weerasinghe was a force to be reckoned with in the local and international wind surfing arena. He competed in and dominated events staged in places like Trincomalee, Beruwela and Mount Lavinia and further reinforced his dominance by shining in countries like Germany, Singapore, Holland, France, Belgium and the Maldives. According to Thilak his most memorable and outstanding showing came in an event in Feman, Germany in the mid eighties.
a??I think I really surfed well there and that was probably my best ever performance. I won the event and beat out several of the worlda??s leading wind surfers,a?? Thilak reveals. Thilak took to the water at a very early age, becoming part of the Life Saving Club at Kinross when he was still a teenager. Then, while in Trincomalee, he discovered the sport that was to shape his life for the next several years.
a??It was a new sport to both me and Sri Lanka and I was very excited to learn it. Then gradually I started getting better at it,a?? Thilak explains. In fact Thilak got so good that he not only started winning tournaments but also earned a scholarship from the German Embassy to travel there and be taught the finer points of the sport. Continue reading “Water sports crucial to attract tourists: Thilak Weerasinghe”
….. Renowned as one of the best a??point breaksa?? in the world, A?Arugam Bay Order venlor medication on the East coast of Sri Lanka…..
Arugam Bay : photo Jason Feast
Champion of Champions
UKPST Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka
2 – 4 July 2010
UK surfers will include Alan Stokes, Reubin Ash, Oli Adams, Lynden Wake, Nicole Morgan
Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 2 July, 2010 : – – The heat is rising and the swell is pumping for the start of the Sri Lanka Champion of Champions Surf Contest at Arugam Bay. Today the contest kicked off with some great surfing by the local Sri Lankan talent from Arugam Bay and Hikkaduwa, who spent the day fighting it out all the way to the semi finals.
The highest scoring wave of the day was from none other than the man who actually lives on the point, Asanka Sanjey. Who got a nine point wave with a double hand grab air, in the first heat.A? Asanka went on to make it into the finals alongside Kavinthirian, Santharuwan and Milan all from Arugam Bay.A? The Local, Open and Womena??s final will all be held on Sunday 4th July.
The top ten surfers from the local division have been drawn into the line up for tomorrowa??s first and second heat of the Open.A? Which will see them fighting for the title up against UKa??s top surfers such as Oli Adams, Reubyn Ash, Alan Stokes and Johnny Fryer.
Warren Tuck : photo Jason Feast/UKPST
Sponsored by Sri Lanka Airlines, Crystal Holidays, Sri Lanka Tourism and Airtel, the renowned as one of the best a??point breaksa?? in the world, Arugam Bay on the East coast of Sri Lanka. Continue reading “A-Bay hosts UK pros at Champion in Champions”
Every year, A?since 1999 a virtual walk all the way through the little hamlet called A?Arugam Bay takes place in mid year. Always aroundA?the 1st July.
Hideaway. In Arugam Bay
Only armed with a small camera, every single visible sign is photographed.
Staring at the PottuVille (Northern) end of town up to the bridge at the other, Southern end where the road opens up into unspoiledA?Countryside, paddy fields leading to Panama.
A nice, New 7/11 shop at Northern end of the Village
Since 2005 or so this album is digital, on line for all to see changes in this remote village.
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Purchase copegus rogaineThe UK Pro Surf Tour has announced it will be returning to Sri Lanka in July this year for the a??Sri Lanka Champion of Champions Surf Contesta?? at Arugam Bay. Renowned as one of the best a??point breaksa?? in the world, Cheap cozaarArugam Bay on theA?East coast of Sri Lanka. It is now a hotspot in the surfing calendar and is accessible as a result of the recent end to the civil unrest in the country.
The 2010 Championships will see topA?surfersA?fighting it out to become the ultimate champion including some of UKa??s top professional surfers, international stars and local Sri Lankan surfers.
ASP Winner Julian Wilson enjoying a cool blonde after his victoryJulian and his supporters
The real party kicked off after the departure of the ASP winner Julian and lasted until sunrise. Sadly, our hero had to catch a flight the same night following his epic win at Arugam BayOrder silvitra online
Julian Wilson enjoying his time in Sri Lanka! A? 2010 - ASP/Robertson
Press release – ARUGAM Bay Sri Lanka: Right on cue a long range ground swell filled into the unique point break at Arugam Bay as many of the worlda??s top Association of Professional Surfers excelled in the perfection as quarter-finalists were decided in the SriLankan Airlines Pro.
Dede Suryana : image courtesy Sri Lankan Airlines Pro
a??the wave is really good here, like Cimaja but longer and even more rippable for turns.”
Kuta-Bali — 2008 Coca-Cola ISC Pro Surfing Champion Dede Suryana from West Java is making big news with an impressive display of radical surfing at the 6 Star ASP World Tour SriLanakan Airlines Pro at Order zenegra 50Arugam BayCost of zocor without insurance in Sri Lanka.
Suryana hails from the small coastal town of Cimaja in West Java, about 5 hours drive away from Indonesiaa??s capital city of Jakarta, but considers Bali as his second home as he spends a lot of time here surfing and competing.
After his first round heat win (Round of 96), Suryana was elated with his result.A? He favorably compared the Arugam Bay wave to his hometown break of Cimaja where he first learned to surf saying a??the wave is really good here, like Cimaja but longer and even more rippable for turns.a??
After winning the first heat, he went on to place second in the second round and then further impressed the media team that is reporting the event by winning his third round heat, scoring a total of 15.03 points for his top two waves, a score bested only by Australian wunderkind Julian Wilson who racked up a 15.60A? (out of a possible 20 points).
Yet another splendid day of surfing in sweltering heat on Sri Lankaa??s lushA? south east coastline with the round of 24 completed and now just 16 surfers remain in the Association of Surfing Professionals 6-star rated SriLankan Airlines Pro.
Indonesiaa??s Dede Suryana was again in outstanding form and the 24 year-old west Javanese surfer is enthusiastic about his chances here.
The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) world tour is currently on at Arugam Bay point break on the east coast, under the banner a??SriLankan Airlines Pro 2010a??. Arugam Bay which was recently voted as Asiaa??s top most surf destination by Floating Asia, has attracted some of the worlda??s best surfers, from premium surfing destinations: the United States, Australia, Spain, Portugal, New Zealand, Britain, Germany and Japan, to the a??Sri Lankan Airlines Pro 2010a??A? ASP Tour.
Among those riding the swell is Julian Wilson from Australia, who is considered to be among the a??worlda??s most progressive, fast emerging, new-age surfers capable of outstanding performances in all conditions.a?? Continue reading “Surfing Worlda??s super stars in Arugam Bay”
Nat Young enjoying a superb wave as he comfortably wins his round two heat at Arugam Bay. Photo courtesy ASP Australasia/Robertson
“What a place for a contest” : Arugam Bay !
Sri Lanka, Arugam BayAbilify goes genericOrder tamoxifen : Fantastic conditions at Arugam Bay for day three of the Association of Surfing Professionals six-star rated SriLankan Airlines Pro.
A slight drop in swell with waves at 3 to 5 feet (1.5m) but perfectly angled on this incredible point break set-up saw the worlda??s top surfers shredding the long clean perfect waves as round two was completed and the field is now down to the final 24 surfers.
Number one seed Drew Courtney summed up the feeling of all the surfers competing here after advancing through his heat.
a??What a place for a contest,a?? exclaimed Courtney.
The waves line-up superbly on this point and ita??s like a machine peeling through with section after section standing up and allowing major moves a?? I love the place a?? the people, the wild-life, everything about Sri Lankaa?? added Courtney.
An historic day in Sri Lanka as the first everA? Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) surfing event began in this countryA? with day one of the six-star ratedA? SriLankan Airlines Pro at the famous Arugam BayGrifulvin v 500mg costCost of ashwagandha churna on the tropical south east coastline of Sri Lanka.
SriLankan Airlines Pro at Arugam Bay set to begin tomorrow with Sri Lankan wild-cards decided
Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 18 June, 2010 : – – DayA? one of the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) 6-star ratedA? SriLankan Airlines Pro at Arugam Bay was officially placed on-hold as contest organizers await an expected good pulse in swell tomorrow to begin the first ever ASP event in Sri Lanka.
The consistent 1m (3 to 4 feet) clean surf that greeted the opening day was certainly good for surfing but with bigger waves forecast in the coming days along with an extremely favourable forecast for surf in the coming week organizers are keen to run the event in the very best and biggest surf and expect to be off and running first thing tomorrow morning.
a??Ita??s very contestable out there today but both myself and ASP Head Judge Richie Porta agree that with better waves likely tomorrow wea??re keen to begin this special event on a real higha?? said contest director Dane Jordan.
a??Ita??s also a great opportunity for us to run the trials final this morning and then let all the competitors really free surf the waves today and further familiarize themselves with theA? point break here and be primed for an excellent start.a??
An opening ceremony was enjoyed by all surfers at the famous point this morning and shortly after eight of Sri Lankaa??s finest surfers competed for two prized wild-card positions into the event. The standard of the Sri Lankan boys surprised many of the media and officials at this event but not head judge Richard Porta who has visited the break on a number of occasions over the past 18 months.
a?? Our international panel of ASP judgesA? judged their final today and there were some legitimate 6 point rides in the mix of scores so that gives you an idea that they know how to perform a?? tomorrows heats will be exciting for alla?? added Porta.
Local restaurateur Asanka along with fellow Arugam Bay surfer MilanA? were the winners of the two sponsored wild-cards into the event while a number of other Sri Lankan surfers have taken positions into round one heats.
The free surfing performances have been spectacular and the wave looks to be living up to ita??s reputation as a superb performance break. All is ready to begin, internet facilities are in-place and we expect to beam out a super quality webcast from this tropical paradise remote location.
The webcast site linkA? is located on the front page of aspworldtour.com.
The SriLankan Airlines Pro will be live webcast and will include a quality produced and globally distributed television show along with television newsfeeds distributed internationally throughout the event as well asA? highest quality digital images focusing on the event, the environment, wildlife and of course the abundance of surf from the region.
The SriLankan Airlines Pro is made possible thanks to SriLankan Airlines; Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau, Lanka Sportreizen, Dialog, Arugam Bay Beach Wear,A? Billabong and ASP Australasia
Yet another splendid day of surfing in sweltering heat on Sri Lankaa??s lushA? south east coastline with the round of 24 completed and now just 16 surfers remain in the Association of Surfing Professionals 6-star rated SriLankan Airlines Pro.
