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City of Decatur (Decatur Square), Georgia, USA.
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It's the final weekend for 2017 steam excursion trains in Kentucky featuring "Mack"...Jeddo Coal Co. #85...out of the Gramling Locomotive Works stable.
The runs took place at the Bluegrass Railroad Museum in Versailles, KY; with excursions wrapping up over the weekend.
Mack looks mighty heroic up on the trestle at Trackside Farm.
This picture is part of my Project Photo 365. For further information on the concept of the Project Photo 365, follow this link content.photojojo.com/tutorials/project-365-take-a-photo-...
Close, mayo instead of mustard, shredded American cheese instead of cheddar. Sub roll smashed flat in sandwich press. I give it an 85 out of 100 on it being a good sandwich and would probably get it again but as a Cuban Sandwich it's lacking the tart vinegar from the mustard and the american cheese doesn't have the funk bite of swiss.
25325 and 33012 stand at Abernant colliery sidings with F&W's "Valley Trekker" railtour on 30/11/85. Out of sight on the rear of the train is 37306, which would drag the train back down to Cwmgorse Branch Junction, and later from Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen to Pantyffynon.
On the final weekend for 2017 steam excursion trains in Kentucky; "Mack"...Jeddo Coal Co. #85...out of the Gramling Locomotive Works stable, cut a shine at the Bluegrass Railroad Museum in Versailles, KY.
Here's Mack shoving the early Saturday train out of the BGRM yard at West Versailles.
It's the final weekend for 2017 steam excursion trains in Kentucky featuring "Mack"...Jeddo Coal Co. #85...out of the Gramling Locomotive Works stable.
The runs took place at the Bluegrass Railroad Museum in Versailles, KY; with excursions wrapping up over the weekend.
Here's Mack hustling Saturday's early train back to the depot, passing under the vintage Southern Railway signal bridge rescued by BGRM.
Today was the public debut of "Mack"...Jeddo Coal Co. #85...out of the Gramling Locomotive Works stable.
The run took place at the Bluegrass Railroad Museum in Versailles, KY; and excursions continue throughout September.
Following the photo runby for passengers over the trestle at Trackside Farm, Mack prepares to haul the train back to the BGRM depot.
This is Catharina, another stranger I spotted at Art Rotterdam. The great thing is, she was with two other people, who would be great for in this project as well. But I only had one composition in my mind so I asked the first one I saw :-). Otherwise the pictures would have been a little the same or it would cost me a lot more time (well... I don't mind the time factor but somehow I think, quite often, my subjects do mind this!).
Anyway I really, REALLY like the way she worked with me, I just said something like "just lean a little over there, and she took this pose :-).
The funniest thing is, Catharina and her company. They all looked just great... fashionable!
Anyway, great work Catharina, I took the picture. You made the picture!
This picture is #85 out of 100 in my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at www.100Strangers.com and the 100 strangers pool on Flickr: www.flickr.com/groups/100strangers/
D-Day Diorama - 'Flower' class corvette.
Workhorse of the Battle of the Atlantic. Based on a Smith's Dock [ Middlesborough ] design for a southern ocean whale catcher. A nice irony here - instead of harpooning Moby Dick and his brothers, they depth-charged Das Boot and his brothers.
The plans was picked up by a grateful Admiralty as something [ approx 1000 tons ] that could be built by smaller yards, but which had endurance, if not speed. Flat out K80 could manage 16 knots, but a surfaced U-Boat running on diesels could manage 17 knots...
War winning invention - just ahead of the mast is the 'lantern' that houses the type 271 centrimetric radar. Following the ground-breaking work by Randall and Boot at Birmingham University begun in 1939 and leading to the development of the cavity magnetron, an operational set was first installed on HMS Orchis [ K76 ] as early as March 1941. The U-Boat was not a true submarine, but a submersible, doing immense damage operating on the surface under cover of darkness. However with 10cm wavelength radar a surfaced U-Boat could be detected at 5000 yards, and even a periscope could be picked out at 1300 yards. The balance of advantage began to tilt towards the escorts.
Little known fact - when ' The Cruel Sea ' was filmed in 1952 the Admiralty had disposed of all their 'Flower' class corvettes. Fortunately the film's technical advisor knew that HMS Coreopsis - previously on loan to the Greek Navy as 'Kriezis' - was docked at Malta en route back to the UK and the breaker's yard [ - ! ] Hence for the purposes of the film she was re-numbered K49 and re-named ' Compass Rose '
K80 - HMS Bluebell - would have been on duty on D-Day as part of the anti-submarine screen. Bluebell did not survive the war. She was torpedoed off Murmansk in February 1945. Hit in the stern, her depth charges exploded, and she sank in 30 seconds with the loss of 85 out of her crew of 86.
A couple of days before Christmas, I found a great deal on Amazon Local for Whale Watching. I thought my wife would love it, because even though we've lived in Southern California for 19 years, it's something we've never done.
We chose the date Saturday, January 26th, just based on the fact we didn't have anything on the calendar that weekend. As luck would have it, Southern California got hit by a storm that rolled in on Wednesday night and was scheduled to linger through the weekend.
We were worried were going to get rained out, so we decided not to make an entire weekend of it, which was the original plan.
It didn't rain, but the marine layer was thick -- didn't see anything from the time we left the dock at Oxnard, until we almost literally ran into the Arch Rock at Anacapa. I take that back -- we saw a lot of dolphins playing chicken with the boat -- including these guys.
I was shooting like a madman. Shot nearly 500 pictures on a three-hour tour. A three hour tour.
Love how this is kind of "abstracty." Is that even a word?
I did catch a couple of fluke shots -- which Capt. Frank, the skipper of the Ranger 85 out of Oxnard called the money shot.
I don't know if I'll post any of them here, but we'll see.
One more from yesterday's public debut of "Mack"...Jeddo Coal Co. #85...out of the Gramling Locomotive Works stable.
The run took place at the Bluegrass Railroad Museum in Versailles, KY; and excursions continue throughout September.
Here's Mack shoving the train out of the depot, passing under the vintage Southern Railway signal bridge rescued by BGRM.
25325 and 33012 stand at Abernant colliery sidings with F&W's "Valley Trekker" railtour on 30/11/85. Out of sight on the rear of the train is 37306, which would drag the train back down to Cwmgorse Branch Junction, and later from Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen to Pantyffynon.
For the Chase group. I went for a drive this afternoon, in search of the abandoned building we were invited to shoot. Found myself heading south on I-85. Out into Union City, Georgia, some 20 miles south of Atlanta. I wanted to play it by ear, just float along until I came across the right abandoned building. This one found me, by the railroad tracks in Union City. There was something particularly sad about its broken state; apparently it was used for some time as a gathering place for Spanish-language AA meetings. But it is now falling into decay.
I didn't expect to see this Oldsmobile F-85 out on a winter day, I could hardly spot a blemish on it...
236/365 - August 24, 2011
Each day at lunch time if possible, I go out for about a 4 mile walk. Along one of those routes is the local Ford dealership. I looked over and saw they are ready for winter, even though it was 85° out. Looks like they are planning on selling quite a few units this year.
Amtrak #6, the California Zephyr races southwest along Highway 85 out of the small town of Peckham, CO just before sunset. Passengers get a change in scenery traveling from Salt Lake City to Denver over the Overland Route.
I dusted off my old Lensbaby for yesterday's public debut of "Mack"...Jeddo Coal Co. #85...out of the Gramling Locomotive Works stable.
The run took place at the Bluegrass Railroad Museum in Versailles, KY; and excursions continue throughout September.
Here's Mack returning to the depot, passing under the vintage Southern Railway signal bridge rescued by BGRM.
Massive Surf Inspires Elevated Performances from World's Best at Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic
DEE WHY, New South Wales/Australia (Tuesday, May 3, 2011) – The world’s elite female surfers raised the performance bar in the solid four-to-six foot (two-meter) dredging surf at Dee Why Point, Sydney for the opening day of competition at the ASP Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic, today.
Perfect scores, broken boards and dramatic wipeouts made for an awe-inspiring script that ran through three rounds of competition at the richest stop on the ASP Women’s World Tour.
ASP World No. 2 Carissa Moore (HAW), 18, posted a close to perfect performance during Round 3, unleashing a powerful series of on-the-rail carves across two enormous Dee Why walls, to score a 19.25 two-wave heat total out of 20.00.
“That heat definitely felt a lot better than this morning,” Moore said. “The conditions have held all day and I wanted to go out there and really surf and have a good time and I’m glad that showed.”
Advancing into the Quarterfinals ahead of Paige Hareb (NZL) and Chelsea Hedges (AUS), Moore’s result ensured she moved one step closer to regaining the World No. 1 position.
“It’s really important to have a good result here but I’m trying not to think about the points or the prize-money, I think that adds more pressure. This year has definitely been a challenge, there is a lot of talent and all the girls are really excited and fired up, they want it and I think that makes for great competition.”
Four times ASP World Champion Stephanie Gilmore, (AUS), 23, showed a devastating return to form during her Round 3 ‘nail-bitter’. The current ASP World No. 5 asserting her dominance over ASP World Tour rookie Tyler Wright (AUS) and Melanie Bartels (HAW) with the day’s highest scoring ride of the day a 9.8 (out of ten) for a combined 17.85 (out of 20.00) heat total.
“I’ve been watching Sally (Fitzgibbons) and Carissa (Moore) getting nines every heat consecutively through the last four events, so I was really hunting for some bigger scores,” Gilmore said. “I think those were some of the better waves I’ve had all year. It felt good to have your heart racing and to push yourself over the ledge. It’s a pretty good feeling and I’m stoked with that performance.”
While Wright set the challenge with a near perfect 9.00 ride (out of ten), Gilmore answered back with a series of power gauges and off-the-lip hacks to advance into the Quarterfinals and a step closer to defending her Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic title.
“It’s definitely about winning as much as you can no matter what you’re coming on the ratings, “Gilmore continued. “This event is really the climax halfway through the year, it’s the most important event because if you haven’t done well then you really need to win here to gain some ground and if you’re leading, then you want to feel more comfortable about your lead with a win here.”
ASP ratings leader Sally Fitzgibbons, (AUS), 20, bounced back after her shock round one defeat, posting a 9.15 during Round 3 to advance into the Quarterfinals with a 16.15 (out of 20.00) ahead of Courtney Conlogue (USA) and Sofia Mulanovich (PER).
“I’ve had a few surfs now to get into the swing of things,” Fitzgibbons said. “This morning I didn’t get the best of the exchanges but by the third round I felt like I’d found my spot in the line-up and I was just having fun out there.”
With flowing lines and fantastic technique Fitzgibbons’ consistently excellent scores including a 9.00 and 9.25 in Round 2, made her a recognised threat for the business end of the competition. And, with two consecutive victories at Bells and in New Zealand, Fitzgibbons will be looking to cement her status as ratings leader with another strong result in Sydney.
“Getting all those seconds in a row gives you a chance to build up your artillery and work on your weaknesses. I’ve just been trying to convert what I’ve learned from losing into winning, it’s been working and I will keep on that track and try to make it back onto the winner’s podium at this event.”
Inspired by the overhead conditions, Silvana Lima, (BRA), 26, set out to match the bigger surf with even bigger performances, attacking the set waves with huge floater reentries to slam a 9.50 on the scoreboard.
“I was just thinking to myself I have to match the waves with the scores, so I just punched the waves, I put my hand on the board and tried to go for one big maneuver after the next,” Lima said. “I wanted to get a ten point ride but I’m stoked to move into the Quarterfinals.”
While the large surf rewarded some, ASP Women’s World Tour campaigner Rebecca Woods (AUS), 26, suffered a painful injury to her left knee during an unfortunate accident in the shore-break, that forced her to exit the water halfway through her round 2 heat.
“I caught that wave, it was such a good wave and I saw that last section and knew I had to hit it to up my score,” Woods said. “I went for it on the last turn and came down over my board and my knee went backwards against itself. I felt my knee pop and was instantly really sore. It’s looking like it’s a medial tear so I just have to figure out if its one, two or three. I really want to go to Brasil, I need a strong result so see what happens.”
The next call will be made at 6.30 tomorrow morning.
The Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic will be webcast LIVE via www.beachleyclassic.com
For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 1 Results:
Heat 1: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 12.25, Coco Ho (HAW) 8.40, Rebecca Woods (AUS) 3.65
Heat 2: Silvana Lima (BRA) 14.50, Courtney Conlogue (USA) 13.75, Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 10.25
Heat 3: Nikki Van Dijk (AUS) 14.50, Laura Enever (AUS), 12.75, Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 11.20
Heat 4: Carissa Moore (HAW) 10.85, Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 6.90, Paige Hareb (NZL) 6.60
Heat 5: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 12.75, Pauline Ado (FRA) 7.75, Alana Blanchard (HAW) 7.00
Heat 6:Tyler Wright (AUS) 17.90, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 15.25, Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 14.25
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 2 Results:
Heat 1: Melanie Bartel (Haw) 13.65 Paulne Ado (FRA) 12.75
Heat 2: Coutney Conlogue (USA) 15.10 Rebecca Woods (Aus) 8.25
Heat 3: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 18.25 Claire Bevilacqua (Aus) 13:00
Heat 4: Coco Ho (Haw) 14:00 Alana Blanchard (Haw) 9.60
Heat 5: Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 12.65 Jessi Miley-Dyer (Aus) 11.95
Heat 6: Paige Hareb (Aus) 15:00 Laura Enever (Aus) 13.75
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 3 Results:
Heat 1: Silvana Lima (BRZ) 16:25, Coco Ho (Haw) 13.50, Nikki Van Dijik (Aus) 5.30
Heat 2: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 16:15, Coutney Conlogue (USA) 8.55, Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 6.40
Heat 3: Carissa Moore (HAW) 19.25, Paige Hareb (NZL) 12.55, Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 9.00
Heat 4: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 17.85, Tyler Wright (AUS) 16.00, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 14.50
Massive Surf Inspires Elevated Performances from World's Best at Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic
DEE WHY, New South Wales/Australia (Tuesday, May 3, 2011) – The world’s elite female surfers raised the performance bar in the solid four-to-six foot (two-meter) dredging surf at Dee Why Point, Sydney for the opening day of competition at the ASP Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic, today.
Perfect scores, broken boards and dramatic wipeouts made for an awe-inspiring script that ran through three rounds of competition at the richest stop on the ASP Women’s World Tour.
ASP World No. 2 Carissa Moore (HAW), 18, posted a close to perfect performance during Round 3, unleashing a powerful series of on-the-rail carves across two enormous Dee Why walls, to score a 19.25 two-wave heat total out of 20.00.
“That heat definitely felt a lot better than this morning,” Moore said. “The conditions have held all day and I wanted to go out there and really surf and have a good time and I’m glad that showed.”
Advancing into the Quarterfinals ahead of Paige Hareb (NZL) and Chelsea Hedges (AUS), Moore’s result ensured she moved one step closer to regaining the World No. 1 position.
“It’s really important to have a good result here but I’m trying not to think about the points or the prize-money, I think that adds more pressure. This year has definitely been a challenge, there is a lot of talent and all the girls are really excited and fired up, they want it and I think that makes for great competition.”
Four times ASP World Champion Stephanie Gilmore, (AUS), 23, showed a devastating return to form during her Round 3 ‘nail-bitter’. The current ASP World No. 5 asserting her dominance over ASP World Tour rookie Tyler Wright (AUS) and Melanie Bartels (HAW) with the day’s highest scoring ride of the day a 9.8 (out of ten) for a combined 17.85 (out of 20.00) heat total.
“I’ve been watching Sally (Fitzgibbons) and Carissa (Moore) getting nines every heat consecutively through the last four events, so I was really hunting for some bigger scores,” Gilmore said. “I think those were some of the better waves I’ve had all year. It felt good to have your heart racing and to push yourself over the ledge. It’s a pretty good feeling and I’m stoked with that performance.”
While Wright set the challenge with a near perfect 9.00 ride (out of ten), Gilmore answered back with a series of power gauges and off-the-lip hacks to advance into the Quarterfinals and a step closer to defending her Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic title.
“It’s definitely about winning as much as you can no matter what you’re coming on the ratings, “Gilmore continued. “This event is really the climax halfway through the year, it’s the most important event because if you haven’t done well then you really need to win here to gain some ground and if you’re leading, then you want to feel more comfortable about your lead with a win here.”
ASP ratings leader Sally Fitzgibbons, (AUS), 20, bounced back after her shock round one defeat, posting a 9.15 during Round 3 to advance into the Quarterfinals with a 16.15 (out of 20.00) ahead of Courtney Conlogue (USA) and Sofia Mulanovich (PER).
“I’ve had a few surfs now to get into the swing of things,” Fitzgibbons said. “This morning I didn’t get the best of the exchanges but by the third round I felt like I’d found my spot in the line-up and I was just having fun out there.”
With flowing lines and fantastic technique Fitzgibbons’ consistently excellent scores including a 9.00 and 9.25 in Round 2, made her a recognised threat for the business end of the competition. And, with two consecutive victories at Bells and in New Zealand, Fitzgibbons will be looking to cement her status as ratings leader with another strong result in Sydney.
“Getting all those seconds in a row gives you a chance to build up your artillery and work on your weaknesses. I’ve just been trying to convert what I’ve learned from losing into winning, it’s been working and I will keep on that track and try to make it back onto the winner’s podium at this event.”
Inspired by the overhead conditions, Silvana Lima, (BRA), 26, set out to match the bigger surf with even bigger performances, attacking the set waves with huge floater reentries to slam a 9.50 on the scoreboard.
“I was just thinking to myself I have to match the waves with the scores, so I just punched the waves, I put my hand on the board and tried to go for one big maneuver after the next,” Lima said. “I wanted to get a ten point ride but I’m stoked to move into the Quarterfinals.”
While the large surf rewarded some, ASP Women’s World Tour campaigner Rebecca Woods (AUS), 26, suffered a painful injury to her left knee during an unfortunate accident in the shore-break, that forced her to exit the water halfway through her round 2 heat.
“I caught that wave, it was such a good wave and I saw that last section and knew I had to hit it to up my score,” Woods said. “I went for it on the last turn and came down over my board and my knee went backwards against itself. I felt my knee pop and was instantly really sore. It’s looking like it’s a medial tear so I just have to figure out if its one, two or three. I really want to go to Brasil, I need a strong result so see what happens.”
The next call will be made at 6.30 tomorrow morning.
The Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic will be webcast LIVE via www.beachleyclassic.com
For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 1 Results:
Heat 1: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 12.25, Coco Ho (HAW) 8.40, Rebecca Woods (AUS) 3.65
Heat 2: Silvana Lima (BRA) 14.50, Courtney Conlogue (USA) 13.75, Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 10.25
Heat 3: Nikki Van Dijk (AUS) 14.50, Laura Enever (AUS), 12.75, Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 11.20
Heat 4: Carissa Moore (HAW) 10.85, Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 6.90, Paige Hareb (NZL) 6.60
Heat 5: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 12.75, Pauline Ado (FRA) 7.75, Alana Blanchard (HAW) 7.00
Heat 6:Tyler Wright (AUS) 17.90, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 15.25, Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 14.25
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 2 Results:
Heat 1: Melanie Bartel (Haw) 13.65 Paulne Ado (FRA) 12.75
Heat 2: Coutney Conlogue (USA) 15.10 Rebecca Woods (Aus) 8.25
Heat 3: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 18.25 Claire Bevilacqua (Aus) 13:00
Heat 4: Coco Ho (Haw) 14:00 Alana Blanchard (Haw) 9.60
Heat 5: Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 12.65 Jessi Miley-Dyer (Aus) 11.95
Heat 6: Paige Hareb (Aus) 15:00 Laura Enever (Aus) 13.75
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 3 Results:
Heat 1: Silvana Lima (BRZ) 16:25, Coco Ho (Haw) 13.50, Nikki Van Dijik (Aus) 5.30
Heat 2: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 16:15, Coutney Conlogue (USA) 8.55, Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 6.40
Heat 3: Carissa Moore (HAW) 19.25, Paige Hareb (NZL) 12.55, Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 9.00
Heat 4: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 17.85, Tyler Wright (AUS) 16.00, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 14.50
Today was the public debut of "Mack"...Jeddo Coal Co. #85...out of the Gramling Locomotive Works stable.
The run took place at the Bluegrass Railroad Museum in Versailles, KY; and excursions continue throughout September.
Mack shoves the train west during the first excursion run.
Massive Surf Inspires Elevated Performances from World's Best at Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic
DEE WHY, New South Wales/Australia (Tuesday, May 3, 2011) – The world’s elite female surfers raised the performance bar in the solid four-to-six foot (two-meter) dredging surf at Dee Why Point, Sydney for the opening day of competition at the ASP Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic, today.
Perfect scores, broken boards and dramatic wipeouts made for an awe-inspiring script that ran through three rounds of competition at the richest stop on the ASP Women’s World Tour.
ASP World No. 2 Carissa Moore (HAW), 18, posted a close to perfect performance during Round 3, unleashing a powerful series of on-the-rail carves across two enormous Dee Why walls, to score a 19.25 two-wave heat total out of 20.00.
“That heat definitely felt a lot better than this morning,” Moore said. “The conditions have held all day and I wanted to go out there and really surf and have a good time and I’m glad that showed.”
Advancing into the Quarterfinals ahead of Paige Hareb (NZL) and Chelsea Hedges (AUS), Moore’s result ensured she moved one step closer to regaining the World No. 1 position.
“It’s really important to have a good result here but I’m trying not to think about the points or the prize-money, I think that adds more pressure. This year has definitely been a challenge, there is a lot of talent and all the girls are really excited and fired up, they want it and I think that makes for great competition.”
Four times ASP World Champion Stephanie Gilmore, (AUS), 23, showed a devastating return to form during her Round 3 ‘nail-bitter’. The current ASP World No. 5 asserting her dominance over ASP World Tour rookie Tyler Wright (AUS) and Melanie Bartels (HAW) with the day’s highest scoring ride of the day a 9.8 (out of ten) for a combined 17.85 (out of 20.00) heat total.
“I’ve been watching Sally (Fitzgibbons) and Carissa (Moore) getting nines every heat consecutively through the last four events, so I was really hunting for some bigger scores,” Gilmore said. “I think those were some of the better waves I’ve had all year. It felt good to have your heart racing and to push yourself over the ledge. It’s a pretty good feeling and I’m stoked with that performance.”
While Wright set the challenge with a near perfect 9.00 ride (out of ten), Gilmore answered back with a series of power gauges and off-the-lip hacks to advance into the Quarterfinals and a step closer to defending her Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic title.
“It’s definitely about winning as much as you can no matter what you’re coming on the ratings, “Gilmore continued. “This event is really the climax halfway through the year, it’s the most important event because if you haven’t done well then you really need to win here to gain some ground and if you’re leading, then you want to feel more comfortable about your lead with a win here.”
ASP ratings leader Sally Fitzgibbons, (AUS), 20, bounced back after her shock round one defeat, posting a 9.15 during Round 3 to advance into the Quarterfinals with a 16.15 (out of 20.00) ahead of Courtney Conlogue (USA) and Sofia Mulanovich (PER).
“I’ve had a few surfs now to get into the swing of things,” Fitzgibbons said. “This morning I didn’t get the best of the exchanges but by the third round I felt like I’d found my spot in the line-up and I was just having fun out there.”
With flowing lines and fantastic technique Fitzgibbons’ consistently excellent scores including a 9.00 and 9.25 in Round 2, made her a recognised threat for the business end of the competition. And, with two consecutive victories at Bells and in New Zealand, Fitzgibbons will be looking to cement her status as ratings leader with another strong result in Sydney.
“Getting all those seconds in a row gives you a chance to build up your artillery and work on your weaknesses. I’ve just been trying to convert what I’ve learned from losing into winning, it’s been working and I will keep on that track and try to make it back onto the winner’s podium at this event.”
Inspired by the overhead conditions, Silvana Lima, (BRA), 26, set out to match the bigger surf with even bigger performances, attacking the set waves with huge floater reentries to slam a 9.50 on the scoreboard.
“I was just thinking to myself I have to match the waves with the scores, so I just punched the waves, I put my hand on the board and tried to go for one big maneuver after the next,” Lima said. “I wanted to get a ten point ride but I’m stoked to move into the Quarterfinals.”
While the large surf rewarded some, ASP Women’s World Tour campaigner Rebecca Woods (AUS), 26, suffered a painful injury to her left knee during an unfortunate accident in the shore-break, that forced her to exit the water halfway through her round 2 heat.
“I caught that wave, it was such a good wave and I saw that last section and knew I had to hit it to up my score,” Woods said. “I went for it on the last turn and came down over my board and my knee went backwards against itself. I felt my knee pop and was instantly really sore. It’s looking like it’s a medial tear so I just have to figure out if its one, two or three. I really want to go to Brasil, I need a strong result so see what happens.”
The next call will be made at 6.30 tomorrow morning.
The Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic will be webcast LIVE via www.beachleyclassic.com
For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 1 Results:
Heat 1: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 12.25, Coco Ho (HAW) 8.40, Rebecca Woods (AUS) 3.65
Heat 2: Silvana Lima (BRA) 14.50, Courtney Conlogue (USA) 13.75, Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 10.25
Heat 3: Nikki Van Dijk (AUS) 14.50, Laura Enever (AUS), 12.75, Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 11.20
Heat 4: Carissa Moore (HAW) 10.85, Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 6.90, Paige Hareb (NZL) 6.60
Heat 5: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 12.75, Pauline Ado (FRA) 7.75, Alana Blanchard (HAW) 7.00
Heat 6:Tyler Wright (AUS) 17.90, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 15.25, Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 14.25
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 2 Results:
Heat 1: Melanie Bartel (Haw) 13.65 Paulne Ado (FRA) 12.75
Heat 2: Coutney Conlogue (USA) 15.10 Rebecca Woods (Aus) 8.25
Heat 3: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 18.25 Claire Bevilacqua (Aus) 13:00
Heat 4: Coco Ho (Haw) 14:00 Alana Blanchard (Haw) 9.60
Heat 5: Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 12.65 Jessi Miley-Dyer (Aus) 11.95
Heat 6: Paige Hareb (Aus) 15:00 Laura Enever (Aus) 13.75
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 3 Results:
Heat 1: Silvana Lima (BRZ) 16:25, Coco Ho (Haw) 13.50, Nikki Van Dijik (Aus) 5.30
Heat 2: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 16:15, Coutney Conlogue (USA) 8.55, Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 6.40
Heat 3: Carissa Moore (HAW) 19.25, Paige Hareb (NZL) 12.55, Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 9.00
Heat 4: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 17.85, Tyler Wright (AUS) 16.00, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 14.50
Massive Surf Inspires Elevated Performances from World's Best at Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic
DEE WHY, New South Wales/Australia (Tuesday, May 3, 2011) – The world’s elite female surfers raised the performance bar in the solid four-to-six foot (two-meter) dredging surf at Dee Why Point, Sydney for the opening day of competition at the ASP Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic, today.
Perfect scores, broken boards and dramatic wipeouts made for an awe-inspiring script that ran through three rounds of competition at the richest stop on the ASP Women’s World Tour.
ASP World No. 2 Carissa Moore (HAW), 18, posted a close to perfect performance during Round 3, unleashing a powerful series of on-the-rail carves across two enormous Dee Why walls, to score a 19.25 two-wave heat total out of 20.00.
“That heat definitely felt a lot better than this morning,” Moore said. “The conditions have held all day and I wanted to go out there and really surf and have a good time and I’m glad that showed.”
Advancing into the Quarterfinals ahead of Paige Hareb (NZL) and Chelsea Hedges (AUS), Moore’s result ensured she moved one step closer to regaining the World No. 1 position.
“It’s really important to have a good result here but I’m trying not to think about the points or the prize-money, I think that adds more pressure. This year has definitely been a challenge, there is a lot of talent and all the girls are really excited and fired up, they want it and I think that makes for great competition.”
Four times ASP World Champion Stephanie Gilmore, (AUS), 23, showed a devastating return to form during her Round 3 ‘nail-bitter’. The current ASP World No. 5 asserting her dominance over ASP World Tour rookie Tyler Wright (AUS) and Melanie Bartels (HAW) with the day’s highest scoring ride of the day a 9.8 (out of ten) for a combined 17.85 (out of 20.00) heat total.
“I’ve been watching Sally (Fitzgibbons) and Carissa (Moore) getting nines every heat consecutively through the last four events, so I was really hunting for some bigger scores,” Gilmore said. “I think those were some of the better waves I’ve had all year. It felt good to have your heart racing and to push yourself over the ledge. It’s a pretty good feeling and I’m stoked with that performance.”
While Wright set the challenge with a near perfect 9.00 ride (out of ten), Gilmore answered back with a series of power gauges and off-the-lip hacks to advance into the Quarterfinals and a step closer to defending her Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic title.
“It’s definitely about winning as much as you can no matter what you’re coming on the ratings, “Gilmore continued. “This event is really the climax halfway through the year, it’s the most important event because if you haven’t done well then you really need to win here to gain some ground and if you’re leading, then you want to feel more comfortable about your lead with a win here.”
ASP ratings leader Sally Fitzgibbons, (AUS), 20, bounced back after her shock round one defeat, posting a 9.15 during Round 3 to advance into the Quarterfinals with a 16.15 (out of 20.00) ahead of Courtney Conlogue (USA) and Sofia Mulanovich (PER).
“I’ve had a few surfs now to get into the swing of things,” Fitzgibbons said. “This morning I didn’t get the best of the exchanges but by the third round I felt like I’d found my spot in the line-up and I was just having fun out there.”
With flowing lines and fantastic technique Fitzgibbons’ consistently excellent scores including a 9.00 and 9.25 in Round 2, made her a recognised threat for the business end of the competition. And, with two consecutive victories at Bells and in New Zealand, Fitzgibbons will be looking to cement her status as ratings leader with another strong result in Sydney.
“Getting all those seconds in a row gives you a chance to build up your artillery and work on your weaknesses. I’ve just been trying to convert what I’ve learned from losing into winning, it’s been working and I will keep on that track and try to make it back onto the winner’s podium at this event.”
Inspired by the overhead conditions, Silvana Lima, (BRA), 26, set out to match the bigger surf with even bigger performances, attacking the set waves with huge floater reentries to slam a 9.50 on the scoreboard.
“I was just thinking to myself I have to match the waves with the scores, so I just punched the waves, I put my hand on the board and tried to go for one big maneuver after the next,” Lima said. “I wanted to get a ten point ride but I’m stoked to move into the Quarterfinals.”
While the large surf rewarded some, ASP Women’s World Tour campaigner Rebecca Woods (AUS), 26, suffered a painful injury to her left knee during an unfortunate accident in the shore-break, that forced her to exit the water halfway through her round 2 heat.
“I caught that wave, it was such a good wave and I saw that last section and knew I had to hit it to up my score,” Woods said. “I went for it on the last turn and came down over my board and my knee went backwards against itself. I felt my knee pop and was instantly really sore. It’s looking like it’s a medial tear so I just have to figure out if its one, two or three. I really want to go to Brasil, I need a strong result so see what happens.”
The next call will be made at 6.30 tomorrow morning.
The Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic will be webcast LIVE via www.beachleyclassic.com
For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 1 Results:
Heat 1: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 12.25, Coco Ho (HAW) 8.40, Rebecca Woods (AUS) 3.65
Heat 2: Silvana Lima (BRA) 14.50, Courtney Conlogue (USA) 13.75, Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 10.25
Heat 3: Nikki Van Dijk (AUS) 14.50, Laura Enever (AUS), 12.75, Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 11.20
Heat 4: Carissa Moore (HAW) 10.85, Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 6.90, Paige Hareb (NZL) 6.60
Heat 5: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 12.75, Pauline Ado (FRA) 7.75, Alana Blanchard (HAW) 7.00
Heat 6:Tyler Wright (AUS) 17.90, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 15.25, Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 14.25
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 2 Results:
Heat 1: Melanie Bartel (Haw) 13.65 Paulne Ado (FRA) 12.75
Heat 2: Coutney Conlogue (USA) 15.10 Rebecca Woods (Aus) 8.25
Heat 3: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 18.25 Claire Bevilacqua (Aus) 13:00
Heat 4: Coco Ho (Haw) 14:00 Alana Blanchard (Haw) 9.60
Heat 5: Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 12.65 Jessi Miley-Dyer (Aus) 11.95
Heat 6: Paige Hareb (Aus) 15:00 Laura Enever (Aus) 13.75
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 3 Results:
Heat 1: Silvana Lima (BRZ) 16:25, Coco Ho (Haw) 13.50, Nikki Van Dijik (Aus) 5.30
Heat 2: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 16:15, Coutney Conlogue (USA) 8.55, Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 6.40
Heat 3: Carissa Moore (HAW) 19.25, Paige Hareb (NZL) 12.55, Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 9.00
Heat 4: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 17.85, Tyler Wright (AUS) 16.00, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 14.50
Massive Surf Inspires Elevated Performances from World's Best at Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic
DEE WHY, New South Wales/Australia (Tuesday, May 3, 2011) – The world’s elite female surfers raised the performance bar in the solid four-to-six foot (two-meter) dredging surf at Dee Why Point, Sydney for the opening day of competition at the ASP Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic, today.
Perfect scores, broken boards and dramatic wipeouts made for an awe-inspiring script that ran through three rounds of competition at the richest stop on the ASP Women’s World Tour.
ASP World No. 2 Carissa Moore (HAW), 18, posted a close to perfect performance during Round 3, unleashing a powerful series of on-the-rail carves across two enormous Dee Why walls, to score a 19.25 two-wave heat total out of 20.00.
“That heat definitely felt a lot better than this morning,” Moore said. “The conditions have held all day and I wanted to go out there and really surf and have a good time and I’m glad that showed.”
Advancing into the Quarterfinals ahead of Paige Hareb (NZL) and Chelsea Hedges (AUS), Moore’s result ensured she moved one step closer to regaining the World No. 1 position.
“It’s really important to have a good result here but I’m trying not to think about the points or the prize-money, I think that adds more pressure. This year has definitely been a challenge, there is a lot of talent and all the girls are really excited and fired up, they want it and I think that makes for great competition.”
Four times ASP World Champion Stephanie Gilmore, (AUS), 23, showed a devastating return to form during her Round 3 ‘nail-bitter’. The current ASP World No. 5 asserting her dominance over ASP World Tour rookie Tyler Wright (AUS) and Melanie Bartels (HAW) with the day’s highest scoring ride of the day a 9.8 (out of ten) for a combined 17.85 (out of 20.00) heat total.
“I’ve been watching Sally (Fitzgibbons) and Carissa (Moore) getting nines every heat consecutively through the last four events, so I was really hunting for some bigger scores,” Gilmore said. “I think those were some of the better waves I’ve had all year. It felt good to have your heart racing and to push yourself over the ledge. It’s a pretty good feeling and I’m stoked with that performance.”
While Wright set the challenge with a near perfect 9.00 ride (out of ten), Gilmore answered back with a series of power gauges and off-the-lip hacks to advance into the Quarterfinals and a step closer to defending her Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic title.
“It’s definitely about winning as much as you can no matter what you’re coming on the ratings, “Gilmore continued. “This event is really the climax halfway through the year, it’s the most important event because if you haven’t done well then you really need to win here to gain some ground and if you’re leading, then you want to feel more comfortable about your lead with a win here.”
ASP ratings leader Sally Fitzgibbons, (AUS), 20, bounced back after her shock round one defeat, posting a 9.15 during Round 3 to advance into the Quarterfinals with a 16.15 (out of 20.00) ahead of Courtney Conlogue (USA) and Sofia Mulanovich (PER).
“I’ve had a few surfs now to get into the swing of things,” Fitzgibbons said. “This morning I didn’t get the best of the exchanges but by the third round I felt like I’d found my spot in the line-up and I was just having fun out there.”
With flowing lines and fantastic technique Fitzgibbons’ consistently excellent scores including a 9.00 and 9.25 in Round 2, made her a recognised threat for the business end of the competition. And, with two consecutive victories at Bells and in New Zealand, Fitzgibbons will be looking to cement her status as ratings leader with another strong result in Sydney.
“Getting all those seconds in a row gives you a chance to build up your artillery and work on your weaknesses. I’ve just been trying to convert what I’ve learned from losing into winning, it’s been working and I will keep on that track and try to make it back onto the winner’s podium at this event.”
Inspired by the overhead conditions, Silvana Lima, (BRA), 26, set out to match the bigger surf with even bigger performances, attacking the set waves with huge floater reentries to slam a 9.50 on the scoreboard.
“I was just thinking to myself I have to match the waves with the scores, so I just punched the waves, I put my hand on the board and tried to go for one big maneuver after the next,” Lima said. “I wanted to get a ten point ride but I’m stoked to move into the Quarterfinals.”
While the large surf rewarded some, ASP Women’s World Tour campaigner Rebecca Woods (AUS), 26, suffered a painful injury to her left knee during an unfortunate accident in the shore-break, that forced her to exit the water halfway through her round 2 heat.
“I caught that wave, it was such a good wave and I saw that last section and knew I had to hit it to up my score,” Woods said. “I went for it on the last turn and came down over my board and my knee went backwards against itself. I felt my knee pop and was instantly really sore. It’s looking like it’s a medial tear so I just have to figure out if its one, two or three. I really want to go to Brasil, I need a strong result so see what happens.”
The next call will be made at 6.30 tomorrow morning.
The Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic will be webcast LIVE via www.beachleyclassic.com
For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 1 Results:
Heat 1: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 12.25, Coco Ho (HAW) 8.40, Rebecca Woods (AUS) 3.65
Heat 2: Silvana Lima (BRA) 14.50, Courtney Conlogue (USA) 13.75, Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 10.25
Heat 3: Nikki Van Dijk (AUS) 14.50, Laura Enever (AUS), 12.75, Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 11.20
Heat 4: Carissa Moore (HAW) 10.85, Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 6.90, Paige Hareb (NZL) 6.60
Heat 5: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 12.75, Pauline Ado (FRA) 7.75, Alana Blanchard (HAW) 7.00
Heat 6:Tyler Wright (AUS) 17.90, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 15.25, Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 14.25
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 2 Results:
Heat 1: Melanie Bartel (Haw) 13.65 Paulne Ado (FRA) 12.75
Heat 2: Coutney Conlogue (USA) 15.10 Rebecca Woods (Aus) 8.25
Heat 3: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 18.25 Claire Bevilacqua (Aus) 13:00
Heat 4: Coco Ho (Haw) 14:00 Alana Blanchard (Haw) 9.60
Heat 5: Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 12.65 Jessi Miley-Dyer (Aus) 11.95
Heat 6: Paige Hareb (Aus) 15:00 Laura Enever (Aus) 13.75
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 3 Results:
Heat 1: Silvana Lima (BRZ) 16:25, Coco Ho (Haw) 13.50, Nikki Van Dijik (Aus) 5.30
Heat 2: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 16:15, Coutney Conlogue (USA) 8.55, Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 6.40
Heat 3: Carissa Moore (HAW) 19.25, Paige Hareb (NZL) 12.55, Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 9.00
Heat 4: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 17.85, Tyler Wright (AUS) 16.00, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 14.50
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Massive Surf Inspires Elevated Performances from World's Best at Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic
DEE WHY, New South Wales/Australia (Tuesday, May 3, 2011) – The world’s elite female surfers raised the performance bar in the solid four-to-six foot (two-meter) dredging surf at Dee Why Point, Sydney for the opening day of competition at the ASP Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic, today.
Perfect scores, broken boards and dramatic wipeouts made for an awe-inspiring script that ran through three rounds of competition at the richest stop on the ASP Women’s World Tour.
ASP World No. 2 Carissa Moore (HAW), 18, posted a close to perfect performance during Round 3, unleashing a powerful series of on-the-rail carves across two enormous Dee Why walls, to score a 19.25 two-wave heat total out of 20.00.
“That heat definitely felt a lot better than this morning,” Moore said. “The conditions have held all day and I wanted to go out there and really surf and have a good time and I’m glad that showed.”
Advancing into the Quarterfinals ahead of Paige Hareb (NZL) and Chelsea Hedges (AUS), Moore’s result ensured she moved one step closer to regaining the World No. 1 position.
“It’s really important to have a good result here but I’m trying not to think about the points or the prize-money, I think that adds more pressure. This year has definitely been a challenge, there is a lot of talent and all the girls are really excited and fired up, they want it and I think that makes for great competition.”
Four times ASP World Champion Stephanie Gilmore, (AUS), 23, showed a devastating return to form during her Round 3 ‘nail-bitter’. The current ASP World No. 5 asserting her dominance over ASP World Tour rookie Tyler Wright (AUS) and Melanie Bartels (HAW) with the day’s highest scoring ride of the day a 9.8 (out of ten) for a combined 17.85 (out of 20.00) heat total.
“I’ve been watching Sally (Fitzgibbons) and Carissa (Moore) getting nines every heat consecutively through the last four events, so I was really hunting for some bigger scores,” Gilmore said. “I think those were some of the better waves I’ve had all year. It felt good to have your heart racing and to push yourself over the ledge. It’s a pretty good feeling and I’m stoked with that performance.”
While Wright set the challenge with a near perfect 9.00 ride (out of ten), Gilmore answered back with a series of power gauges and off-the-lip hacks to advance into the Quarterfinals and a step closer to defending her Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic title.
“It’s definitely about winning as much as you can no matter what you’re coming on the ratings, “Gilmore continued. “This event is really the climax halfway through the year, it’s the most important event because if you haven’t done well then you really need to win here to gain some ground and if you’re leading, then you want to feel more comfortable about your lead with a win here.”
ASP ratings leader Sally Fitzgibbons, (AUS), 20, bounced back after her shock round one defeat, posting a 9.15 during Round 3 to advance into the Quarterfinals with a 16.15 (out of 20.00) ahead of Courtney Conlogue (USA) and Sofia Mulanovich (PER).
“I’ve had a few surfs now to get into the swing of things,” Fitzgibbons said. “This morning I didn’t get the best of the exchanges but by the third round I felt like I’d found my spot in the line-up and I was just having fun out there.”
With flowing lines and fantastic technique Fitzgibbons’ consistently excellent scores including a 9.00 and 9.25 in Round 2, made her a recognised threat for the business end of the competition. And, with two consecutive victories at Bells and in New Zealand, Fitzgibbons will be looking to cement her status as ratings leader with another strong result in Sydney.
“Getting all those seconds in a row gives you a chance to build up your artillery and work on your weaknesses. I’ve just been trying to convert what I’ve learned from losing into winning, it’s been working and I will keep on that track and try to make it back onto the winner’s podium at this event.”
Inspired by the overhead conditions, Silvana Lima, (BRA), 26, set out to match the bigger surf with even bigger performances, attacking the set waves with huge floater reentries to slam a 9.50 on the scoreboard.
“I was just thinking to myself I have to match the waves with the scores, so I just punched the waves, I put my hand on the board and tried to go for one big maneuver after the next,” Lima said. “I wanted to get a ten point ride but I’m stoked to move into the Quarterfinals.”
While the large surf rewarded some, ASP Women’s World Tour campaigner Rebecca Woods (AUS), 26, suffered a painful injury to her left knee during an unfortunate accident in the shore-break, that forced her to exit the water halfway through her round 2 heat.
“I caught that wave, it was such a good wave and I saw that last section and knew I had to hit it to up my score,” Woods said. “I went for it on the last turn and came down over my board and my knee went backwards against itself. I felt my knee pop and was instantly really sore. It’s looking like it’s a medial tear so I just have to figure out if its one, two or three. I really want to go to Brasil, I need a strong result so see what happens.”
The next call will be made at 6.30 tomorrow morning.
The Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic will be webcast LIVE via www.beachleyclassic.com
For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 1 Results:
Heat 1: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 12.25, Coco Ho (HAW) 8.40, Rebecca Woods (AUS) 3.65
Heat 2: Silvana Lima (BRA) 14.50, Courtney Conlogue (USA) 13.75, Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 10.25
Heat 3: Nikki Van Dijk (AUS) 14.50, Laura Enever (AUS), 12.75, Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 11.20
Heat 4: Carissa Moore (HAW) 10.85, Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 6.90, Paige Hareb (NZL) 6.60
Heat 5: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 12.75, Pauline Ado (FRA) 7.75, Alana Blanchard (HAW) 7.00
Heat 6:Tyler Wright (AUS) 17.90, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 15.25, Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 14.25
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 2 Results:
Heat 1: Melanie Bartel (Haw) 13.65 Paulne Ado (FRA) 12.75
Heat 2: Coutney Conlogue (USA) 15.10 Rebecca Woods (Aus) 8.25
Heat 3: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 18.25 Claire Bevilacqua (Aus) 13:00
Heat 4: Coco Ho (Haw) 14:00 Alana Blanchard (Haw) 9.60
Heat 5: Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 12.65 Jessi Miley-Dyer (Aus) 11.95
Heat 6: Paige Hareb (Aus) 15:00 Laura Enever (Aus) 13.75
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 3 Results:
Heat 1: Silvana Lima (BRZ) 16:25, Coco Ho (Haw) 13.50, Nikki Van Dijik (Aus) 5.30
Heat 2: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 16:15, Coutney Conlogue (USA) 8.55, Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 6.40
Heat 3: Carissa Moore (HAW) 19.25, Paige Hareb (NZL) 12.55, Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 9.00
Heat 4: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 17.85, Tyler Wright (AUS) 16.00, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 14.50
Massive Surf Inspires Elevated Performances from World's Best at Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic
DEE WHY, New South Wales/Australia (Tuesday, May 3, 2011) – The world’s elite female surfers raised the performance bar in the solid four-to-six foot (two-meter) dredging surf at Dee Why Point, Sydney for the opening day of competition at the ASP Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic, today.
Perfect scores, broken boards and dramatic wipeouts made for an awe-inspiring script that ran through three rounds of competition at the richest stop on the ASP Women’s World Tour.
ASP World No. 2 Carissa Moore (HAW), 18, posted a close to perfect performance during Round 3, unleashing a powerful series of on-the-rail carves across two enormous Dee Why walls, to score a 19.25 two-wave heat total out of 20.00.
“That heat definitely felt a lot better than this morning,” Moore said. “The conditions have held all day and I wanted to go out there and really surf and have a good time and I’m glad that showed.”
Advancing into the Quarterfinals ahead of Paige Hareb (NZL) and Chelsea Hedges (AUS), Moore’s result ensured she moved one step closer to regaining the World No. 1 position.
“It’s really important to have a good result here but I’m trying not to think about the points or the prize-money, I think that adds more pressure. This year has definitely been a challenge, there is a lot of talent and all the girls are really excited and fired up, they want it and I think that makes for great competition.”
Four times ASP World Champion Stephanie Gilmore, (AUS), 23, showed a devastating return to form during her Round 3 ‘nail-bitter’. The current ASP World No. 5 asserting her dominance over ASP World Tour rookie Tyler Wright (AUS) and Melanie Bartels (HAW) with the day’s highest scoring ride of the day a 9.8 (out of ten) for a combined 17.85 (out of 20.00) heat total.
“I’ve been watching Sally (Fitzgibbons) and Carissa (Moore) getting nines every heat consecutively through the last four events, so I was really hunting for some bigger scores,” Gilmore said. “I think those were some of the better waves I’ve had all year. It felt good to have your heart racing and to push yourself over the ledge. It’s a pretty good feeling and I’m stoked with that performance.”
While Wright set the challenge with a near perfect 9.00 ride (out of ten), Gilmore answered back with a series of power gauges and off-the-lip hacks to advance into the Quarterfinals and a step closer to defending her Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic title.
“It’s definitely about winning as much as you can no matter what you’re coming on the ratings, “Gilmore continued. “This event is really the climax halfway through the year, it’s the most important event because if you haven’t done well then you really need to win here to gain some ground and if you’re leading, then you want to feel more comfortable about your lead with a win here.”
ASP ratings leader Sally Fitzgibbons, (AUS), 20, bounced back after her shock round one defeat, posting a 9.15 during Round 3 to advance into the Quarterfinals with a 16.15 (out of 20.00) ahead of Courtney Conlogue (USA) and Sofia Mulanovich (PER).
“I’ve had a few surfs now to get into the swing of things,” Fitzgibbons said. “This morning I didn’t get the best of the exchanges but by the third round I felt like I’d found my spot in the line-up and I was just having fun out there.”
With flowing lines and fantastic technique Fitzgibbons’ consistently excellent scores including a 9.00 and 9.25 in Round 2, made her a recognised threat for the business end of the competition. And, with two consecutive victories at Bells and in New Zealand, Fitzgibbons will be looking to cement her status as ratings leader with another strong result in Sydney.
“Getting all those seconds in a row gives you a chance to build up your artillery and work on your weaknesses. I’ve just been trying to convert what I’ve learned from losing into winning, it’s been working and I will keep on that track and try to make it back onto the winner’s podium at this event.”
Inspired by the overhead conditions, Silvana Lima, (BRA), 26, set out to match the bigger surf with even bigger performances, attacking the set waves with huge floater reentries to slam a 9.50 on the scoreboard.
“I was just thinking to myself I have to match the waves with the scores, so I just punched the waves, I put my hand on the board and tried to go for one big maneuver after the next,” Lima said. “I wanted to get a ten point ride but I’m stoked to move into the Quarterfinals.”
While the large surf rewarded some, ASP Women’s World Tour campaigner Rebecca Woods (AUS), 26, suffered a painful injury to her left knee during an unfortunate accident in the shore-break, that forced her to exit the water halfway through her round 2 heat.
“I caught that wave, it was such a good wave and I saw that last section and knew I had to hit it to up my score,” Woods said. “I went for it on the last turn and came down over my board and my knee went backwards against itself. I felt my knee pop and was instantly really sore. It’s looking like it’s a medial tear so I just have to figure out if its one, two or three. I really want to go to Brasil, I need a strong result so see what happens.”
The next call will be made at 6.30 tomorrow morning.
The Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic will be webcast LIVE via www.beachleyclassic.com
For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 1 Results:
Heat 1: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 12.25, Coco Ho (HAW) 8.40, Rebecca Woods (AUS) 3.65
Heat 2: Silvana Lima (BRA) 14.50, Courtney Conlogue (USA) 13.75, Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 10.25
Heat 3: Nikki Van Dijk (AUS) 14.50, Laura Enever (AUS), 12.75, Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 11.20
Heat 4: Carissa Moore (HAW) 10.85, Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 6.90, Paige Hareb (NZL) 6.60
Heat 5: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 12.75, Pauline Ado (FRA) 7.75, Alana Blanchard (HAW) 7.00
Heat 6:Tyler Wright (AUS) 17.90, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 15.25, Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 14.25
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 2 Results:
Heat 1: Melanie Bartel (Haw) 13.65 Paulne Ado (FRA) 12.75
Heat 2: Coutney Conlogue (USA) 15.10 Rebecca Woods (Aus) 8.25
Heat 3: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 18.25 Claire Bevilacqua (Aus) 13:00
Heat 4: Coco Ho (Haw) 14:00 Alana Blanchard (Haw) 9.60
Heat 5: Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 12.65 Jessi Miley-Dyer (Aus) 11.95
Heat 6: Paige Hareb (Aus) 15:00 Laura Enever (Aus) 13.75
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 3 Results:
Heat 1: Silvana Lima (BRZ) 16:25, Coco Ho (Haw) 13.50, Nikki Van Dijik (Aus) 5.30
Heat 2: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 16:15, Coutney Conlogue (USA) 8.55, Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 6.40
Heat 3: Carissa Moore (HAW) 19.25, Paige Hareb (NZL) 12.55, Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 9.00
Heat 4: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 17.85, Tyler Wright (AUS) 16.00, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 14.50
Massive Surf Inspires Elevated Performances from World's Best at Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic
DEE WHY, New South Wales/Australia (Tuesday, May 3, 2011) – The world’s elite female surfers raised the performance bar in the solid four-to-six foot (two-meter) dredging surf at Dee Why Point, Sydney for the opening day of competition at the ASP Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic, today.
Perfect scores, broken boards and dramatic wipeouts made for an awe-inspiring script that ran through three rounds of competition at the richest stop on the ASP Women’s World Tour.
ASP World No. 2 Carissa Moore (HAW), 18, posted a close to perfect performance during Round 3, unleashing a powerful series of on-the-rail carves across two enormous Dee Why walls, to score a 19.25 two-wave heat total out of 20.00.
“That heat definitely felt a lot better than this morning,” Moore said. “The conditions have held all day and I wanted to go out there and really surf and have a good time and I’m glad that showed.”
Advancing into the Quarterfinals ahead of Paige Hareb (NZL) and Chelsea Hedges (AUS), Moore’s result ensured she moved one step closer to regaining the World No. 1 position.
“It’s really important to have a good result here but I’m trying not to think about the points or the prize-money, I think that adds more pressure. This year has definitely been a challenge, there is a lot of talent and all the girls are really excited and fired up, they want it and I think that makes for great competition.”
Four times ASP World Champion Stephanie Gilmore, (AUS), 23, showed a devastating return to form during her Round 3 ‘nail-bitter’. The current ASP World No. 5 asserting her dominance over ASP World Tour rookie Tyler Wright (AUS) and Melanie Bartels (HAW) with the day’s highest scoring ride of the day a 9.8 (out of ten) for a combined 17.85 (out of 20.00) heat total.
“I’ve been watching Sally (Fitzgibbons) and Carissa (Moore) getting nines every heat consecutively through the last four events, so I was really hunting for some bigger scores,” Gilmore said. “I think those were some of the better waves I’ve had all year. It felt good to have your heart racing and to push yourself over the ledge. It’s a pretty good feeling and I’m stoked with that performance.”
While Wright set the challenge with a near perfect 9.00 ride (out of ten), Gilmore answered back with a series of power gauges and off-the-lip hacks to advance into the Quarterfinals and a step closer to defending her Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic title.
“It’s definitely about winning as much as you can no matter what you’re coming on the ratings, “Gilmore continued. “This event is really the climax halfway through the year, it’s the most important event because if you haven’t done well then you really need to win here to gain some ground and if you’re leading, then you want to feel more comfortable about your lead with a win here.”
ASP ratings leader Sally Fitzgibbons, (AUS), 20, bounced back after her shock round one defeat, posting a 9.15 during Round 3 to advance into the Quarterfinals with a 16.15 (out of 20.00) ahead of Courtney Conlogue (USA) and Sofia Mulanovich (PER).
“I’ve had a few surfs now to get into the swing of things,” Fitzgibbons said. “This morning I didn’t get the best of the exchanges but by the third round I felt like I’d found my spot in the line-up and I was just having fun out there.”
With flowing lines and fantastic technique Fitzgibbons’ consistently excellent scores including a 9.00 and 9.25 in Round 2, made her a recognised threat for the business end of the competition. And, with two consecutive victories at Bells and in New Zealand, Fitzgibbons will be looking to cement her status as ratings leader with another strong result in Sydney.
“Getting all those seconds in a row gives you a chance to build up your artillery and work on your weaknesses. I’ve just been trying to convert what I’ve learned from losing into winning, it’s been working and I will keep on that track and try to make it back onto the winner’s podium at this event.”
Inspired by the overhead conditions, Silvana Lima, (BRA), 26, set out to match the bigger surf with even bigger performances, attacking the set waves with huge floater reentries to slam a 9.50 on the scoreboard.
“I was just thinking to myself I have to match the waves with the scores, so I just punched the waves, I put my hand on the board and tried to go for one big maneuver after the next,” Lima said. “I wanted to get a ten point ride but I’m stoked to move into the Quarterfinals.”
While the large surf rewarded some, ASP Women’s World Tour campaigner Rebecca Woods (AUS), 26, suffered a painful injury to her left knee during an unfortunate accident in the shore-break, that forced her to exit the water halfway through her round 2 heat.
“I caught that wave, it was such a good wave and I saw that last section and knew I had to hit it to up my score,” Woods said. “I went for it on the last turn and came down over my board and my knee went backwards against itself. I felt my knee pop and was instantly really sore. It’s looking like it’s a medial tear so I just have to figure out if its one, two or three. I really want to go to Brasil, I need a strong result so see what happens.”
The next call will be made at 6.30 tomorrow morning.
The Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic will be webcast LIVE via www.beachleyclassic.com
For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 1 Results:
Heat 1: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 12.25, Coco Ho (HAW) 8.40, Rebecca Woods (AUS) 3.65
Heat 2: Silvana Lima (BRA) 14.50, Courtney Conlogue (USA) 13.75, Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 10.25
Heat 3: Nikki Van Dijk (AUS) 14.50, Laura Enever (AUS), 12.75, Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 11.20
Heat 4: Carissa Moore (HAW) 10.85, Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 6.90, Paige Hareb (NZL) 6.60
Heat 5: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 12.75, Pauline Ado (FRA) 7.75, Alana Blanchard (HAW) 7.00
Heat 6:Tyler Wright (AUS) 17.90, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 15.25, Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 14.25
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 2 Results:
Heat 1: Melanie Bartel (Haw) 13.65 Paulne Ado (FRA) 12.75
Heat 2: Coutney Conlogue (USA) 15.10 Rebecca Woods (Aus) 8.25
Heat 3: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 18.25 Claire Bevilacqua (Aus) 13:00
Heat 4: Coco Ho (Haw) 14:00 Alana Blanchard (Haw) 9.60
Heat 5: Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 12.65 Jessi Miley-Dyer (Aus) 11.95
Heat 6: Paige Hareb (Aus) 15:00 Laura Enever (Aus) 13.75
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 3 Results:
Heat 1: Silvana Lima (BRZ) 16:25, Coco Ho (Haw) 13.50, Nikki Van Dijik (Aus) 5.30
Heat 2: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 16:15, Coutney Conlogue (USA) 8.55, Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 6.40
Heat 3: Carissa Moore (HAW) 19.25, Paige Hareb (NZL) 12.55, Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 9.00
Heat 4: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 17.85, Tyler Wright (AUS) 16.00, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 14.50
Massive Surf Inspires Elevated Performances from World's Best at Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic
DEE WHY, New South Wales/Australia (Tuesday, May 3, 2011) – The world’s elite female surfers raised the performance bar in the solid four-to-six foot (two-meter) dredging surf at Dee Why Point, Sydney for the opening day of competition at the ASP Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic, today.
Perfect scores, broken boards and dramatic wipeouts made for an awe-inspiring script that ran through three rounds of competition at the richest stop on the ASP Women’s World Tour.
ASP World No. 2 Carissa Moore (HAW), 18, posted a close to perfect performance during Round 3, unleashing a powerful series of on-the-rail carves across two enormous Dee Why walls, to score a 19.25 two-wave heat total out of 20.00.
“That heat definitely felt a lot better than this morning,” Moore said. “The conditions have held all day and I wanted to go out there and really surf and have a good time and I’m glad that showed.”
Advancing into the Quarterfinals ahead of Paige Hareb (NZL) and Chelsea Hedges (AUS), Moore’s result ensured she moved one step closer to regaining the World No. 1 position.
“It’s really important to have a good result here but I’m trying not to think about the points or the prize-money, I think that adds more pressure. This year has definitely been a challenge, there is a lot of talent and all the girls are really excited and fired up, they want it and I think that makes for great competition.”
Four times ASP World Champion Stephanie Gilmore, (AUS), 23, showed a devastating return to form during her Round 3 ‘nail-bitter’. The current ASP World No. 5 asserting her dominance over ASP World Tour rookie Tyler Wright (AUS) and Melanie Bartels (HAW) with the day’s highest scoring ride of the day a 9.8 (out of ten) for a combined 17.85 (out of 20.00) heat total.
“I’ve been watching Sally (Fitzgibbons) and Carissa (Moore) getting nines every heat consecutively through the last four events, so I was really hunting for some bigger scores,” Gilmore said. “I think those were some of the better waves I’ve had all year. It felt good to have your heart racing and to push yourself over the ledge. It’s a pretty good feeling and I’m stoked with that performance.”
While Wright set the challenge with a near perfect 9.00 ride (out of ten), Gilmore answered back with a series of power gauges and off-the-lip hacks to advance into the Quarterfinals and a step closer to defending her Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic title.
“It’s definitely about winning as much as you can no matter what you’re coming on the ratings, “Gilmore continued. “This event is really the climax halfway through the year, it’s the most important event because if you haven’t done well then you really need to win here to gain some ground and if you’re leading, then you want to feel more comfortable about your lead with a win here.”
ASP ratings leader Sally Fitzgibbons, (AUS), 20, bounced back after her shock round one defeat, posting a 9.15 during Round 3 to advance into the Quarterfinals with a 16.15 (out of 20.00) ahead of Courtney Conlogue (USA) and Sofia Mulanovich (PER).
“I’ve had a few surfs now to get into the swing of things,” Fitzgibbons said. “This morning I didn’t get the best of the exchanges but by the third round I felt like I’d found my spot in the line-up and I was just having fun out there.”
With flowing lines and fantastic technique Fitzgibbons’ consistently excellent scores including a 9.00 and 9.25 in Round 2, made her a recognised threat for the business end of the competition. And, with two consecutive victories at Bells and in New Zealand, Fitzgibbons will be looking to cement her status as ratings leader with another strong result in Sydney.
“Getting all those seconds in a row gives you a chance to build up your artillery and work on your weaknesses. I’ve just been trying to convert what I’ve learned from losing into winning, it’s been working and I will keep on that track and try to make it back onto the winner’s podium at this event.”
Inspired by the overhead conditions, Silvana Lima, (BRA), 26, set out to match the bigger surf with even bigger performances, attacking the set waves with huge floater reentries to slam a 9.50 on the scoreboard.
“I was just thinking to myself I have to match the waves with the scores, so I just punched the waves, I put my hand on the board and tried to go for one big maneuver after the next,” Lima said. “I wanted to get a ten point ride but I’m stoked to move into the Quarterfinals.”
While the large surf rewarded some, ASP Women’s World Tour campaigner Rebecca Woods (AUS), 26, suffered a painful injury to her left knee during an unfortunate accident in the shore-break, that forced her to exit the water halfway through her round 2 heat.
“I caught that wave, it was such a good wave and I saw that last section and knew I had to hit it to up my score,” Woods said. “I went for it on the last turn and came down over my board and my knee went backwards against itself. I felt my knee pop and was instantly really sore. It’s looking like it’s a medial tear so I just have to figure out if its one, two or three. I really want to go to Brasil, I need a strong result so see what happens.”
The next call will be made at 6.30 tomorrow morning.
The Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic will be webcast LIVE via www.beachleyclassic.com
For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 1 Results:
Heat 1: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 12.25, Coco Ho (HAW) 8.40, Rebecca Woods (AUS) 3.65
Heat 2: Silvana Lima (BRA) 14.50, Courtney Conlogue (USA) 13.75, Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 10.25
Heat 3: Nikki Van Dijk (AUS) 14.50, Laura Enever (AUS), 12.75, Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 11.20
Heat 4: Carissa Moore (HAW) 10.85, Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 6.90, Paige Hareb (NZL) 6.60
Heat 5: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 12.75, Pauline Ado (FRA) 7.75, Alana Blanchard (HAW) 7.00
Heat 6:Tyler Wright (AUS) 17.90, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 15.25, Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 14.25
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 2 Results:
Heat 1: Melanie Bartel (Haw) 13.65 Paulne Ado (FRA) 12.75
Heat 2: Coutney Conlogue (USA) 15.10 Rebecca Woods (Aus) 8.25
Heat 3: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 18.25 Claire Bevilacqua (Aus) 13:00
Heat 4: Coco Ho (Haw) 14:00 Alana Blanchard (Haw) 9.60
Heat 5: Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 12.65 Jessi Miley-Dyer (Aus) 11.95
Heat 6: Paige Hareb (Aus) 15:00 Laura Enever (Aus) 13.75
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 3 Results:
Heat 1: Silvana Lima (BRZ) 16:25, Coco Ho (Haw) 13.50, Nikki Van Dijik (Aus) 5.30
Heat 2: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 16:15, Coutney Conlogue (USA) 8.55, Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 6.40
Heat 3: Carissa Moore (HAW) 19.25, Paige Hareb (NZL) 12.55, Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 9.00
Heat 4: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 17.85, Tyler Wright (AUS) 16.00, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 14.50
Massive Surf Inspires Elevated Performances from World's Best at Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic
DEE WHY, New South Wales/Australia (Tuesday, May 3, 2011) – The world’s elite female surfers raised the performance bar in the solid four-to-six foot (two-meter) dredging surf at Dee Why Point, Sydney for the opening day of competition at the ASP Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic, today.
Perfect scores, broken boards and dramatic wipeouts made for an awe-inspiring script that ran through three rounds of competition at the richest stop on the ASP Women’s World Tour.
ASP World No. 2 Carissa Moore (HAW), 18, posted a close to perfect performance during Round 3, unleashing a powerful series of on-the-rail carves across two enormous Dee Why walls, to score a 19.25 two-wave heat total out of 20.00.
“That heat definitely felt a lot better than this morning,” Moore said. “The conditions have held all day and I wanted to go out there and really surf and have a good time and I’m glad that showed.”
Advancing into the Quarterfinals ahead of Paige Hareb (NZL) and Chelsea Hedges (AUS), Moore’s result ensured she moved one step closer to regaining the World No. 1 position.
“It’s really important to have a good result here but I’m trying not to think about the points or the prize-money, I think that adds more pressure. This year has definitely been a challenge, there is a lot of talent and all the girls are really excited and fired up, they want it and I think that makes for great competition.”
Four times ASP World Champion Stephanie Gilmore, (AUS), 23, showed a devastating return to form during her Round 3 ‘nail-bitter’. The current ASP World No. 5 asserting her dominance over ASP World Tour rookie Tyler Wright (AUS) and Melanie Bartels (HAW) with the day’s highest scoring ride of the day a 9.8 (out of ten) for a combined 17.85 (out of 20.00) heat total.
“I’ve been watching Sally (Fitzgibbons) and Carissa (Moore) getting nines every heat consecutively through the last four events, so I was really hunting for some bigger scores,” Gilmore said. “I think those were some of the better waves I’ve had all year. It felt good to have your heart racing and to push yourself over the ledge. It’s a pretty good feeling and I’m stoked with that performance.”
While Wright set the challenge with a near perfect 9.00 ride (out of ten), Gilmore answered back with a series of power gauges and off-the-lip hacks to advance into the Quarterfinals and a step closer to defending her Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic title.
“It’s definitely about winning as much as you can no matter what you’re coming on the ratings, “Gilmore continued. “This event is really the climax halfway through the year, it’s the most important event because if you haven’t done well then you really need to win here to gain some ground and if you’re leading, then you want to feel more comfortable about your lead with a win here.”
ASP ratings leader Sally Fitzgibbons, (AUS), 20, bounced back after her shock round one defeat, posting a 9.15 during Round 3 to advance into the Quarterfinals with a 16.15 (out of 20.00) ahead of Courtney Conlogue (USA) and Sofia Mulanovich (PER).
“I’ve had a few surfs now to get into the swing of things,” Fitzgibbons said. “This morning I didn’t get the best of the exchanges but by the third round I felt like I’d found my spot in the line-up and I was just having fun out there.”
With flowing lines and fantastic technique Fitzgibbons’ consistently excellent scores including a 9.00 and 9.25 in Round 2, made her a recognised threat for the business end of the competition. And, with two consecutive victories at Bells and in New Zealand, Fitzgibbons will be looking to cement her status as ratings leader with another strong result in Sydney.
“Getting all those seconds in a row gives you a chance to build up your artillery and work on your weaknesses. I’ve just been trying to convert what I’ve learned from losing into winning, it’s been working and I will keep on that track and try to make it back onto the winner’s podium at this event.”
Inspired by the overhead conditions, Silvana Lima, (BRA), 26, set out to match the bigger surf with even bigger performances, attacking the set waves with huge floater reentries to slam a 9.50 on the scoreboard.
“I was just thinking to myself I have to match the waves with the scores, so I just punched the waves, I put my hand on the board and tried to go for one big maneuver after the next,” Lima said. “I wanted to get a ten point ride but I’m stoked to move into the Quarterfinals.”
While the large surf rewarded some, ASP Women’s World Tour campaigner Rebecca Woods (AUS), 26, suffered a painful injury to her left knee during an unfortunate accident in the shore-break, that forced her to exit the water halfway through her round 2 heat.
“I caught that wave, it was such a good wave and I saw that last section and knew I had to hit it to up my score,” Woods said. “I went for it on the last turn and came down over my board and my knee went backwards against itself. I felt my knee pop and was instantly really sore. It’s looking like it’s a medial tear so I just have to figure out if its one, two or three. I really want to go to Brasil, I need a strong result so see what happens.”
The next call will be made at 6.30 tomorrow morning.
The Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic will be webcast LIVE via www.beachleyclassic.com
For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 1 Results:
Heat 1: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 12.25, Coco Ho (HAW) 8.40, Rebecca Woods (AUS) 3.65
Heat 2: Silvana Lima (BRA) 14.50, Courtney Conlogue (USA) 13.75, Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 10.25
Heat 3: Nikki Van Dijk (AUS) 14.50, Laura Enever (AUS), 12.75, Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 11.20
Heat 4: Carissa Moore (HAW) 10.85, Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 6.90, Paige Hareb (NZL) 6.60
Heat 5: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 12.75, Pauline Ado (FRA) 7.75, Alana Blanchard (HAW) 7.00
Heat 6:Tyler Wright (AUS) 17.90, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 15.25, Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 14.25
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 2 Results:
Heat 1: Melanie Bartel (Haw) 13.65 Paulne Ado (FRA) 12.75
Heat 2: Coutney Conlogue (USA) 15.10 Rebecca Woods (Aus) 8.25
Heat 3: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 18.25 Claire Bevilacqua (Aus) 13:00
Heat 4: Coco Ho (Haw) 14:00 Alana Blanchard (Haw) 9.60
Heat 5: Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 12.65 Jessi Miley-Dyer (Aus) 11.95
Heat 6: Paige Hareb (Aus) 15:00 Laura Enever (Aus) 13.75
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 3 Results:
Heat 1: Silvana Lima (BRZ) 16:25, Coco Ho (Haw) 13.50, Nikki Van Dijik (Aus) 5.30
Heat 2: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 16:15, Coutney Conlogue (USA) 8.55, Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 6.40
Heat 3: Carissa Moore (HAW) 19.25, Paige Hareb (NZL) 12.55, Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 9.00
Heat 4: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 17.85, Tyler Wright (AUS) 16.00, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 14.50
Massive Surf Inspires Elevated Performances from World's Best at Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic
DEE WHY, New South Wales/Australia (Tuesday, May 3, 2011) – The world’s elite female surfers raised the performance bar in the solid four-to-six foot (two-meter) dredging surf at Dee Why Point, Sydney for the opening day of competition at the ASP Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic, today.
Perfect scores, broken boards and dramatic wipeouts made for an awe-inspiring script that ran through three rounds of competition at the richest stop on the ASP Women’s World Tour.
ASP World No. 2 Carissa Moore (HAW), 18, posted a close to perfect performance during Round 3, unleashing a powerful series of on-the-rail carves across two enormous Dee Why walls, to score a 19.25 two-wave heat total out of 20.00.
“That heat definitely felt a lot better than this morning,” Moore said. “The conditions have held all day and I wanted to go out there and really surf and have a good time and I’m glad that showed.”
Advancing into the Quarterfinals ahead of Paige Hareb (NZL) and Chelsea Hedges (AUS), Moore’s result ensured she moved one step closer to regaining the World No. 1 position.
“It’s really important to have a good result here but I’m trying not to think about the points or the prize-money, I think that adds more pressure. This year has definitely been a challenge, there is a lot of talent and all the girls are really excited and fired up, they want it and I think that makes for great competition.”
Four times ASP World Champion Stephanie Gilmore, (AUS), 23, showed a devastating return to form during her Round 3 ‘nail-bitter’. The current ASP World No. 5 asserting her dominance over ASP World Tour rookie Tyler Wright (AUS) and Melanie Bartels (HAW) with the day’s highest scoring ride of the day a 9.8 (out of ten) for a combined 17.85 (out of 20.00) heat total.
“I’ve been watching Sally (Fitzgibbons) and Carissa (Moore) getting nines every heat consecutively through the last four events, so I was really hunting for some bigger scores,” Gilmore said. “I think those were some of the better waves I’ve had all year. It felt good to have your heart racing and to push yourself over the ledge. It’s a pretty good feeling and I’m stoked with that performance.”
While Wright set the challenge with a near perfect 9.00 ride (out of ten), Gilmore answered back with a series of power gauges and off-the-lip hacks to advance into the Quarterfinals and a step closer to defending her Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic title.
“It’s definitely about winning as much as you can no matter what you’re coming on the ratings, “Gilmore continued. “This event is really the climax halfway through the year, it’s the most important event because if you haven’t done well then you really need to win here to gain some ground and if you’re leading, then you want to feel more comfortable about your lead with a win here.”
ASP ratings leader Sally Fitzgibbons, (AUS), 20, bounced back after her shock round one defeat, posting a 9.15 during Round 3 to advance into the Quarterfinals with a 16.15 (out of 20.00) ahead of Courtney Conlogue (USA) and Sofia Mulanovich (PER).
“I’ve had a few surfs now to get into the swing of things,” Fitzgibbons said. “This morning I didn’t get the best of the exchanges but by the third round I felt like I’d found my spot in the line-up and I was just having fun out there.”
With flowing lines and fantastic technique Fitzgibbons’ consistently excellent scores including a 9.00 and 9.25 in Round 2, made her a recognised threat for the business end of the competition. And, with two consecutive victories at Bells and in New Zealand, Fitzgibbons will be looking to cement her status as ratings leader with another strong result in Sydney.
“Getting all those seconds in a row gives you a chance to build up your artillery and work on your weaknesses. I’ve just been trying to convert what I’ve learned from losing into winning, it’s been working and I will keep on that track and try to make it back onto the winner’s podium at this event.”
Inspired by the overhead conditions, Silvana Lima, (BRA), 26, set out to match the bigger surf with even bigger performances, attacking the set waves with huge floater reentries to slam a 9.50 on the scoreboard.
“I was just thinking to myself I have to match the waves with the scores, so I just punched the waves, I put my hand on the board and tried to go for one big maneuver after the next,” Lima said. “I wanted to get a ten point ride but I’m stoked to move into the Quarterfinals.”
While the large surf rewarded some, ASP Women’s World Tour campaigner Rebecca Woods (AUS), 26, suffered a painful injury to her left knee during an unfortunate accident in the shore-break, that forced her to exit the water halfway through her round 2 heat.
“I caught that wave, it was such a good wave and I saw that last section and knew I had to hit it to up my score,” Woods said. “I went for it on the last turn and came down over my board and my knee went backwards against itself. I felt my knee pop and was instantly really sore. It’s looking like it’s a medial tear so I just have to figure out if its one, two or three. I really want to go to Brasil, I need a strong result so see what happens.”
The next call will be made at 6.30 tomorrow morning.
The Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic will be webcast LIVE via www.beachleyclassic.com
For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 1 Results:
Heat 1: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 12.25, Coco Ho (HAW) 8.40, Rebecca Woods (AUS) 3.65
Heat 2: Silvana Lima (BRA) 14.50, Courtney Conlogue (USA) 13.75, Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 10.25
Heat 3: Nikki Van Dijk (AUS) 14.50, Laura Enever (AUS), 12.75, Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 11.20
Heat 4: Carissa Moore (HAW) 10.85, Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 6.90, Paige Hareb (NZL) 6.60
Heat 5: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 12.75, Pauline Ado (FRA) 7.75, Alana Blanchard (HAW) 7.00
Heat 6:Tyler Wright (AUS) 17.90, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 15.25, Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 14.25
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 2 Results:
Heat 1: Melanie Bartel (Haw) 13.65 Paulne Ado (FRA) 12.75
Heat 2: Coutney Conlogue (USA) 15.10 Rebecca Woods (Aus) 8.25
Heat 3: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 18.25 Claire Bevilacqua (Aus) 13:00
Heat 4: Coco Ho (Haw) 14:00 Alana Blanchard (Haw) 9.60
Heat 5: Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 12.65 Jessi Miley-Dyer (Aus) 11.95
Heat 6: Paige Hareb (Aus) 15:00 Laura Enever (Aus) 13.75
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 3 Results:
Heat 1: Silvana Lima (BRZ) 16:25, Coco Ho (Haw) 13.50, Nikki Van Dijik (Aus) 5.30
Heat 2: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 16:15, Coutney Conlogue (USA) 8.55, Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 6.40
Heat 3: Carissa Moore (HAW) 19.25, Paige Hareb (NZL) 12.55, Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 9.00
Heat 4: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 17.85, Tyler Wright (AUS) 16.00, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 14.50
Massive Surf Inspires Elevated Performances from World's Best at Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic
DEE WHY, New South Wales/Australia (Tuesday, May 3, 2011) – The world’s elite female surfers raised the performance bar in the solid four-to-six foot (two-meter) dredging surf at Dee Why Point, Sydney for the opening day of competition at the ASP Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic, today.
Perfect scores, broken boards and dramatic wipeouts made for an awe-inspiring script that ran through three rounds of competition at the richest stop on the ASP Women’s World Tour.
ASP World No. 2 Carissa Moore (HAW), 18, posted a close to perfect performance during Round 3, unleashing a powerful series of on-the-rail carves across two enormous Dee Why walls, to score a 19.25 two-wave heat total out of 20.00.
“That heat definitely felt a lot better than this morning,” Moore said. “The conditions have held all day and I wanted to go out there and really surf and have a good time and I’m glad that showed.”
Advancing into the Quarterfinals ahead of Paige Hareb (NZL) and Chelsea Hedges (AUS), Moore’s result ensured she moved one step closer to regaining the World No. 1 position.
“It’s really important to have a good result here but I’m trying not to think about the points or the prize-money, I think that adds more pressure. This year has definitely been a challenge, there is a lot of talent and all the girls are really excited and fired up, they want it and I think that makes for great competition.”
Four times ASP World Champion Stephanie Gilmore, (AUS), 23, showed a devastating return to form during her Round 3 ‘nail-bitter’. The current ASP World No. 5 asserting her dominance over ASP World Tour rookie Tyler Wright (AUS) and Melanie Bartels (HAW) with the day’s highest scoring ride of the day a 9.8 (out of ten) for a combined 17.85 (out of 20.00) heat total.
“I’ve been watching Sally (Fitzgibbons) and Carissa (Moore) getting nines every heat consecutively through the last four events, so I was really hunting for some bigger scores,” Gilmore said. “I think those were some of the better waves I’ve had all year. It felt good to have your heart racing and to push yourself over the ledge. It’s a pretty good feeling and I’m stoked with that performance.”
While Wright set the challenge with a near perfect 9.00 ride (out of ten), Gilmore answered back with a series of power gauges and off-the-lip hacks to advance into the Quarterfinals and a step closer to defending her Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic title.
“It’s definitely about winning as much as you can no matter what you’re coming on the ratings, “Gilmore continued. “This event is really the climax halfway through the year, it’s the most important event because if you haven’t done well then you really need to win here to gain some ground and if you’re leading, then you want to feel more comfortable about your lead with a win here.”
ASP ratings leader Sally Fitzgibbons, (AUS), 20, bounced back after her shock round one defeat, posting a 9.15 during Round 3 to advance into the Quarterfinals with a 16.15 (out of 20.00) ahead of Courtney Conlogue (USA) and Sofia Mulanovich (PER).
“I’ve had a few surfs now to get into the swing of things,” Fitzgibbons said. “This morning I didn’t get the best of the exchanges but by the third round I felt like I’d found my spot in the line-up and I was just having fun out there.”
With flowing lines and fantastic technique Fitzgibbons’ consistently excellent scores including a 9.00 and 9.25 in Round 2, made her a recognised threat for the business end of the competition. And, with two consecutive victories at Bells and in New Zealand, Fitzgibbons will be looking to cement her status as ratings leader with another strong result in Sydney.
“Getting all those seconds in a row gives you a chance to build up your artillery and work on your weaknesses. I’ve just been trying to convert what I’ve learned from losing into winning, it’s been working and I will keep on that track and try to make it back onto the winner’s podium at this event.”
Inspired by the overhead conditions, Silvana Lima, (BRA), 26, set out to match the bigger surf with even bigger performances, attacking the set waves with huge floater reentries to slam a 9.50 on the scoreboard.
“I was just thinking to myself I have to match the waves with the scores, so I just punched the waves, I put my hand on the board and tried to go for one big maneuver after the next,” Lima said. “I wanted to get a ten point ride but I’m stoked to move into the Quarterfinals.”
While the large surf rewarded some, ASP Women’s World Tour campaigner Rebecca Woods (AUS), 26, suffered a painful injury to her left knee during an unfortunate accident in the shore-break, that forced her to exit the water halfway through her round 2 heat.
“I caught that wave, it was such a good wave and I saw that last section and knew I had to hit it to up my score,” Woods said. “I went for it on the last turn and came down over my board and my knee went backwards against itself. I felt my knee pop and was instantly really sore. It’s looking like it’s a medial tear so I just have to figure out if its one, two or three. I really want to go to Brasil, I need a strong result so see what happens.”
The next call will be made at 6.30 tomorrow morning.
The Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic will be webcast LIVE via www.beachleyclassic.com
For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 1 Results:
Heat 1: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 12.25, Coco Ho (HAW) 8.40, Rebecca Woods (AUS) 3.65
Heat 2: Silvana Lima (BRA) 14.50, Courtney Conlogue (USA) 13.75, Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 10.25
Heat 3: Nikki Van Dijk (AUS) 14.50, Laura Enever (AUS), 12.75, Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 11.20
Heat 4: Carissa Moore (HAW) 10.85, Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 6.90, Paige Hareb (NZL) 6.60
Heat 5: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 12.75, Pauline Ado (FRA) 7.75, Alana Blanchard (HAW) 7.00
Heat 6:Tyler Wright (AUS) 17.90, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 15.25, Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 14.25
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 2 Results:
Heat 1: Melanie Bartel (Haw) 13.65 Paulne Ado (FRA) 12.75
Heat 2: Coutney Conlogue (USA) 15.10 Rebecca Woods (Aus) 8.25
Heat 3: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 18.25 Claire Bevilacqua (Aus) 13:00
Heat 4: Coco Ho (Haw) 14:00 Alana Blanchard (Haw) 9.60
Heat 5: Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 12.65 Jessi Miley-Dyer (Aus) 11.95
Heat 6: Paige Hareb (Aus) 15:00 Laura Enever (Aus) 13.75
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 3 Results:
Heat 1: Silvana Lima (BRZ) 16:25, Coco Ho (Haw) 13.50, Nikki Van Dijik (Aus) 5.30
Heat 2: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 16:15, Coutney Conlogue (USA) 8.55, Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 6.40
Heat 3: Carissa Moore (HAW) 19.25, Paige Hareb (NZL) 12.55, Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 9.00
Heat 4: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 17.85, Tyler Wright (AUS) 16.00, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 14.50
Massive Surf Inspires Elevated Performances from World's Best at Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic
DEE WHY, New South Wales/Australia (Tuesday, May 3, 2011) – The world’s elite female surfers raised the performance bar in the solid four-to-six foot (two-meter) dredging surf at Dee Why Point, Sydney for the opening day of competition at the ASP Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic, today.
Perfect scores, broken boards and dramatic wipeouts made for an awe-inspiring script that ran through three rounds of competition at the richest stop on the ASP Women’s World Tour.
ASP World No. 2 Carissa Moore (HAW), 18, posted a close to perfect performance during Round 3, unleashing a powerful series of on-the-rail carves across two enormous Dee Why walls, to score a 19.25 two-wave heat total out of 20.00.
“That heat definitely felt a lot better than this morning,” Moore said. “The conditions have held all day and I wanted to go out there and really surf and have a good time and I’m glad that showed.”
Advancing into the Quarterfinals ahead of Paige Hareb (NZL) and Chelsea Hedges (AUS), Moore’s result ensured she moved one step closer to regaining the World No. 1 position.
“It’s really important to have a good result here but I’m trying not to think about the points or the prize-money, I think that adds more pressure. This year has definitely been a challenge, there is a lot of talent and all the girls are really excited and fired up, they want it and I think that makes for great competition.”
Four times ASP World Champion Stephanie Gilmore, (AUS), 23, showed a devastating return to form during her Round 3 ‘nail-bitter’. The current ASP World No. 5 asserting her dominance over ASP World Tour rookie Tyler Wright (AUS) and Melanie Bartels (HAW) with the day’s highest scoring ride of the day a 9.8 (out of ten) for a combined 17.85 (out of 20.00) heat total.
“I’ve been watching Sally (Fitzgibbons) and Carissa (Moore) getting nines every heat consecutively through the last four events, so I was really hunting for some bigger scores,” Gilmore said. “I think those were some of the better waves I’ve had all year. It felt good to have your heart racing and to push yourself over the ledge. It’s a pretty good feeling and I’m stoked with that performance.”
While Wright set the challenge with a near perfect 9.00 ride (out of ten), Gilmore answered back with a series of power gauges and off-the-lip hacks to advance into the Quarterfinals and a step closer to defending her Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic title.
“It’s definitely about winning as much as you can no matter what you’re coming on the ratings, “Gilmore continued. “This event is really the climax halfway through the year, it’s the most important event because if you haven’t done well then you really need to win here to gain some ground and if you’re leading, then you want to feel more comfortable about your lead with a win here.”
ASP ratings leader Sally Fitzgibbons, (AUS), 20, bounced back after her shock round one defeat, posting a 9.15 during Round 3 to advance into the Quarterfinals with a 16.15 (out of 20.00) ahead of Courtney Conlogue (USA) and Sofia Mulanovich (PER).
“I’ve had a few surfs now to get into the swing of things,” Fitzgibbons said. “This morning I didn’t get the best of the exchanges but by the third round I felt like I’d found my spot in the line-up and I was just having fun out there.”
With flowing lines and fantastic technique Fitzgibbons’ consistently excellent scores including a 9.00 and 9.25 in Round 2, made her a recognised threat for the business end of the competition. And, with two consecutive victories at Bells and in New Zealand, Fitzgibbons will be looking to cement her status as ratings leader with another strong result in Sydney.
“Getting all those seconds in a row gives you a chance to build up your artillery and work on your weaknesses. I’ve just been trying to convert what I’ve learned from losing into winning, it’s been working and I will keep on that track and try to make it back onto the winner’s podium at this event.”
Inspired by the overhead conditions, Silvana Lima, (BRA), 26, set out to match the bigger surf with even bigger performances, attacking the set waves with huge floater reentries to slam a 9.50 on the scoreboard.
“I was just thinking to myself I have to match the waves with the scores, so I just punched the waves, I put my hand on the board and tried to go for one big maneuver after the next,” Lima said. “I wanted to get a ten point ride but I’m stoked to move into the Quarterfinals.”
While the large surf rewarded some, ASP Women’s World Tour campaigner Rebecca Woods (AUS), 26, suffered a painful injury to her left knee during an unfortunate accident in the shore-break, that forced her to exit the water halfway through her round 2 heat.
“I caught that wave, it was such a good wave and I saw that last section and knew I had to hit it to up my score,” Woods said. “I went for it on the last turn and came down over my board and my knee went backwards against itself. I felt my knee pop and was instantly really sore. It’s looking like it’s a medial tear so I just have to figure out if its one, two or three. I really want to go to Brasil, I need a strong result so see what happens.”
The next call will be made at 6.30 tomorrow morning.
The Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic will be webcast LIVE via www.beachleyclassic.com
For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 1 Results:
Heat 1: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 12.25, Coco Ho (HAW) 8.40, Rebecca Woods (AUS) 3.65
Heat 2: Silvana Lima (BRA) 14.50, Courtney Conlogue (USA) 13.75, Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 10.25
Heat 3: Nikki Van Dijk (AUS) 14.50, Laura Enever (AUS), 12.75, Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 11.20
Heat 4: Carissa Moore (HAW) 10.85, Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 6.90, Paige Hareb (NZL) 6.60
Heat 5: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 12.75, Pauline Ado (FRA) 7.75, Alana Blanchard (HAW) 7.00
Heat 6:Tyler Wright (AUS) 17.90, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 15.25, Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 14.25
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 2 Results:
Heat 1: Melanie Bartel (Haw) 13.65 Paulne Ado (FRA) 12.75
Heat 2: Coutney Conlogue (USA) 15.10 Rebecca Woods (Aus) 8.25
Heat 3: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 18.25 Claire Bevilacqua (Aus) 13:00
Heat 4: Coco Ho (Haw) 14:00 Alana Blanchard (Haw) 9.60
Heat 5: Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 12.65 Jessi Miley-Dyer (Aus) 11.95
Heat 6: Paige Hareb (Aus) 15:00 Laura Enever (Aus) 13.75
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 3 Results:
Heat 1: Silvana Lima (BRZ) 16:25, Coco Ho (Haw) 13.50, Nikki Van Dijik (Aus) 5.30
Heat 2: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 16:15, Coutney Conlogue (USA) 8.55, Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 6.40
Heat 3: Carissa Moore (HAW) 19.25, Paige Hareb (NZL) 12.55, Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 9.00
Heat 4: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 17.85, Tyler Wright (AUS) 16.00, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 14.50
Massive Surf Inspires Elevated Performances from World's Best at Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic
DEE WHY, New South Wales/Australia (Tuesday, May 3, 2011) – The world’s elite female surfers raised the performance bar in the solid four-to-six foot (two-meter) dredging surf at Dee Why Point, Sydney for the opening day of competition at the ASP Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic, today.
Perfect scores, broken boards and dramatic wipeouts made for an awe-inspiring script that ran through three rounds of competition at the richest stop on the ASP Women’s World Tour.
ASP World No. 2 Carissa Moore (HAW), 18, posted a close to perfect performance during Round 3, unleashing a powerful series of on-the-rail carves across two enormous Dee Why walls, to score a 19.25 two-wave heat total out of 20.00.
“That heat definitely felt a lot better than this morning,” Moore said. “The conditions have held all day and I wanted to go out there and really surf and have a good time and I’m glad that showed.”
Advancing into the Quarterfinals ahead of Paige Hareb (NZL) and Chelsea Hedges (AUS), Moore’s result ensured she moved one step closer to regaining the World No. 1 position.
“It’s really important to have a good result here but I’m trying not to think about the points or the prize-money, I think that adds more pressure. This year has definitely been a challenge, there is a lot of talent and all the girls are really excited and fired up, they want it and I think that makes for great competition.”
Four times ASP World Champion Stephanie Gilmore, (AUS), 23, showed a devastating return to form during her Round 3 ‘nail-bitter’. The current ASP World No. 5 asserting her dominance over ASP World Tour rookie Tyler Wright (AUS) and Melanie Bartels (HAW) with the day’s highest scoring ride of the day a 9.8 (out of ten) for a combined 17.85 (out of 20.00) heat total.
“I’ve been watching Sally (Fitzgibbons) and Carissa (Moore) getting nines every heat consecutively through the last four events, so I was really hunting for some bigger scores,” Gilmore said. “I think those were some of the better waves I’ve had all year. It felt good to have your heart racing and to push yourself over the ledge. It’s a pretty good feeling and I’m stoked with that performance.”
While Wright set the challenge with a near perfect 9.00 ride (out of ten), Gilmore answered back with a series of power gauges and off-the-lip hacks to advance into the Quarterfinals and a step closer to defending her Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic title.
“It’s definitely about winning as much as you can no matter what you’re coming on the ratings, “Gilmore continued. “This event is really the climax halfway through the year, it’s the most important event because if you haven’t done well then you really need to win here to gain some ground and if you’re leading, then you want to feel more comfortable about your lead with a win here.”
ASP ratings leader Sally Fitzgibbons, (AUS), 20, bounced back after her shock round one defeat, posting a 9.15 during Round 3 to advance into the Quarterfinals with a 16.15 (out of 20.00) ahead of Courtney Conlogue (USA) and Sofia Mulanovich (PER).
“I’ve had a few surfs now to get into the swing of things,” Fitzgibbons said. “This morning I didn’t get the best of the exchanges but by the third round I felt like I’d found my spot in the line-up and I was just having fun out there.”
With flowing lines and fantastic technique Fitzgibbons’ consistently excellent scores including a 9.00 and 9.25 in Round 2, made her a recognised threat for the business end of the competition. And, with two consecutive victories at Bells and in New Zealand, Fitzgibbons will be looking to cement her status as ratings leader with another strong result in Sydney.
“Getting all those seconds in a row gives you a chance to build up your artillery and work on your weaknesses. I’ve just been trying to convert what I’ve learned from losing into winning, it’s been working and I will keep on that track and try to make it back onto the winner’s podium at this event.”
Inspired by the overhead conditions, Silvana Lima, (BRA), 26, set out to match the bigger surf with even bigger performances, attacking the set waves with huge floater reentries to slam a 9.50 on the scoreboard.
“I was just thinking to myself I have to match the waves with the scores, so I just punched the waves, I put my hand on the board and tried to go for one big maneuver after the next,” Lima said. “I wanted to get a ten point ride but I’m stoked to move into the Quarterfinals.”
While the large surf rewarded some, ASP Women’s World Tour campaigner Rebecca Woods (AUS), 26, suffered a painful injury to her left knee during an unfortunate accident in the shore-break, that forced her to exit the water halfway through her round 2 heat.
“I caught that wave, it was such a good wave and I saw that last section and knew I had to hit it to up my score,” Woods said. “I went for it on the last turn and came down over my board and my knee went backwards against itself. I felt my knee pop and was instantly really sore. It’s looking like it’s a medial tear so I just have to figure out if its one, two or three. I really want to go to Brasil, I need a strong result so see what happens.”
The next call will be made at 6.30 tomorrow morning.
The Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic will be webcast LIVE via www.beachleyclassic.com
For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 1 Results:
Heat 1: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 12.25, Coco Ho (HAW) 8.40, Rebecca Woods (AUS) 3.65
Heat 2: Silvana Lima (BRA) 14.50, Courtney Conlogue (USA) 13.75, Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 10.25
Heat 3: Nikki Van Dijk (AUS) 14.50, Laura Enever (AUS), 12.75, Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 11.20
Heat 4: Carissa Moore (HAW) 10.85, Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 6.90, Paige Hareb (NZL) 6.60
Heat 5: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 12.75, Pauline Ado (FRA) 7.75, Alana Blanchard (HAW) 7.00
Heat 6:Tyler Wright (AUS) 17.90, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 15.25, Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 14.25
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 2 Results:
Heat 1: Melanie Bartel (Haw) 13.65 Paulne Ado (FRA) 12.75
Heat 2: Coutney Conlogue (USA) 15.10 Rebecca Woods (Aus) 8.25
Heat 3: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 18.25 Claire Bevilacqua (Aus) 13:00
Heat 4: Coco Ho (Haw) 14:00 Alana Blanchard (Haw) 9.60
Heat 5: Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 12.65 Jessi Miley-Dyer (Aus) 11.95
Heat 6: Paige Hareb (Aus) 15:00 Laura Enever (Aus) 13.75
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 3 Results:
Heat 1: Silvana Lima (BRZ) 16:25, Coco Ho (Haw) 13.50, Nikki Van Dijik (Aus) 5.30
Heat 2: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 16:15, Coutney Conlogue (USA) 8.55, Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 6.40
Heat 3: Carissa Moore (HAW) 19.25, Paige Hareb (NZL) 12.55, Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 9.00
Heat 4: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 17.85, Tyler Wright (AUS) 16.00, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 14.50
Massive Surf Inspires Elevated Performances from World's Best at Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic
DEE WHY, New South Wales/Australia (Tuesday, May 3, 2011) – The world’s elite female surfers raised the performance bar in the solid four-to-six foot (two-meter) dredging surf at Dee Why Point, Sydney for the opening day of competition at the ASP Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic, today.
Perfect scores, broken boards and dramatic wipeouts made for an awe-inspiring script that ran through three rounds of competition at the richest stop on the ASP Women’s World Tour.
ASP World No. 2 Carissa Moore (HAW), 18, posted a close to perfect performance during Round 3, unleashing a powerful series of on-the-rail carves across two enormous Dee Why walls, to score a 19.25 two-wave heat total out of 20.00.
“That heat definitely felt a lot better than this morning,” Moore said. “The conditions have held all day and I wanted to go out there and really surf and have a good time and I’m glad that showed.”
Advancing into the Quarterfinals ahead of Paige Hareb (NZL) and Chelsea Hedges (AUS), Moore’s result ensured she moved one step closer to regaining the World No. 1 position.
“It’s really important to have a good result here but I’m trying not to think about the points or the prize-money, I think that adds more pressure. This year has definitely been a challenge, there is a lot of talent and all the girls are really excited and fired up, they want it and I think that makes for great competition.”
Four times ASP World Champion Stephanie Gilmore, (AUS), 23, showed a devastating return to form during her Round 3 ‘nail-bitter’. The current ASP World No. 5 asserting her dominance over ASP World Tour rookie Tyler Wright (AUS) and Melanie Bartels (HAW) with the day’s highest scoring ride of the day a 9.8 (out of ten) for a combined 17.85 (out of 20.00) heat total.
“I’ve been watching Sally (Fitzgibbons) and Carissa (Moore) getting nines every heat consecutively through the last four events, so I was really hunting for some bigger scores,” Gilmore said. “I think those were some of the better waves I’ve had all year. It felt good to have your heart racing and to push yourself over the ledge. It’s a pretty good feeling and I’m stoked with that performance.”
While Wright set the challenge with a near perfect 9.00 ride (out of ten), Gilmore answered back with a series of power gauges and off-the-lip hacks to advance into the Quarterfinals and a step closer to defending her Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic title.
“It’s definitely about winning as much as you can no matter what you’re coming on the ratings, “Gilmore continued. “This event is really the climax halfway through the year, it’s the most important event because if you haven’t done well then you really need to win here to gain some ground and if you’re leading, then you want to feel more comfortable about your lead with a win here.”
ASP ratings leader Sally Fitzgibbons, (AUS), 20, bounced back after her shock round one defeat, posting a 9.15 during Round 3 to advance into the Quarterfinals with a 16.15 (out of 20.00) ahead of Courtney Conlogue (USA) and Sofia Mulanovich (PER).
“I’ve had a few surfs now to get into the swing of things,” Fitzgibbons said. “This morning I didn’t get the best of the exchanges but by the third round I felt like I’d found my spot in the line-up and I was just having fun out there.”
With flowing lines and fantastic technique Fitzgibbons’ consistently excellent scores including a 9.00 and 9.25 in Round 2, made her a recognised threat for the business end of the competition. And, with two consecutive victories at Bells and in New Zealand, Fitzgibbons will be looking to cement her status as ratings leader with another strong result in Sydney.
“Getting all those seconds in a row gives you a chance to build up your artillery and work on your weaknesses. I’ve just been trying to convert what I’ve learned from losing into winning, it’s been working and I will keep on that track and try to make it back onto the winner’s podium at this event.”
Inspired by the overhead conditions, Silvana Lima, (BRA), 26, set out to match the bigger surf with even bigger performances, attacking the set waves with huge floater reentries to slam a 9.50 on the scoreboard.
“I was just thinking to myself I have to match the waves with the scores, so I just punched the waves, I put my hand on the board and tried to go for one big maneuver after the next,” Lima said. “I wanted to get a ten point ride but I’m stoked to move into the Quarterfinals.”
While the large surf rewarded some, ASP Women’s World Tour campaigner Rebecca Woods (AUS), 26, suffered a painful injury to her left knee during an unfortunate accident in the shore-break, that forced her to exit the water halfway through her round 2 heat.
“I caught that wave, it was such a good wave and I saw that last section and knew I had to hit it to up my score,” Woods said. “I went for it on the last turn and came down over my board and my knee went backwards against itself. I felt my knee pop and was instantly really sore. It’s looking like it’s a medial tear so I just have to figure out if its one, two or three. I really want to go to Brasil, I need a strong result so see what happens.”
The next call will be made at 6.30 tomorrow morning.
The Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic will be webcast LIVE via www.beachleyclassic.com
For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 1 Results:
Heat 1: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 12.25, Coco Ho (HAW) 8.40, Rebecca Woods (AUS) 3.65
Heat 2: Silvana Lima (BRA) 14.50, Courtney Conlogue (USA) 13.75, Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 10.25
Heat 3: Nikki Van Dijk (AUS) 14.50, Laura Enever (AUS), 12.75, Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 11.20
Heat 4: Carissa Moore (HAW) 10.85, Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 6.90, Paige Hareb (NZL) 6.60
Heat 5: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 12.75, Pauline Ado (FRA) 7.75, Alana Blanchard (HAW) 7.00
Heat 6:Tyler Wright (AUS) 17.90, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 15.25, Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 14.25
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 2 Results:
Heat 1: Melanie Bartel (Haw) 13.65 Paulne Ado (FRA) 12.75
Heat 2: Coutney Conlogue (USA) 15.10 Rebecca Woods (Aus) 8.25
Heat 3: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 18.25 Claire Bevilacqua (Aus) 13:00
Heat 4: Coco Ho (Haw) 14:00 Alana Blanchard (Haw) 9.60
Heat 5: Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 12.65 Jessi Miley-Dyer (Aus) 11.95
Heat 6: Paige Hareb (Aus) 15:00 Laura Enever (Aus) 13.75
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 3 Results:
Heat 1: Silvana Lima (BRZ) 16:25, Coco Ho (Haw) 13.50, Nikki Van Dijik (Aus) 5.30
Heat 2: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 16:15, Coutney Conlogue (USA) 8.55, Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 6.40
Heat 3: Carissa Moore (HAW) 19.25, Paige Hareb (NZL) 12.55, Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 9.00
Heat 4: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 17.85, Tyler Wright (AUS) 16.00, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 14.50
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Massive Surf Inspires Elevated Performances from World's Best at Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic
DEE WHY, New South Wales/Australia (Tuesday, May 3, 2011) – The world’s elite female surfers raised the performance bar in the solid four-to-six foot (two-meter) dredging surf at Dee Why Point, Sydney for the opening day of competition at the ASP Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic, today.
Perfect scores, broken boards and dramatic wipeouts made for an awe-inspiring script that ran through three rounds of competition at the richest stop on the ASP Women’s World Tour.
ASP World No. 2 Carissa Moore (HAW), 18, posted a close to perfect performance during Round 3, unleashing a powerful series of on-the-rail carves across two enormous Dee Why walls, to score a 19.25 two-wave heat total out of 20.00.
“That heat definitely felt a lot better than this morning,” Moore said. “The conditions have held all day and I wanted to go out there and really surf and have a good time and I’m glad that showed.”
Advancing into the Quarterfinals ahead of Paige Hareb (NZL) and Chelsea Hedges (AUS), Moore’s result ensured she moved one step closer to regaining the World No. 1 position.
“It’s really important to have a good result here but I’m trying not to think about the points or the prize-money, I think that adds more pressure. This year has definitely been a challenge, there is a lot of talent and all the girls are really excited and fired up, they want it and I think that makes for great competition.”
Four times ASP World Champion Stephanie Gilmore, (AUS), 23, showed a devastating return to form during her Round 3 ‘nail-bitter’. The current ASP World No. 5 asserting her dominance over ASP World Tour rookie Tyler Wright (AUS) and Melanie Bartels (HAW) with the day’s highest scoring ride of the day a 9.8 (out of ten) for a combined 17.85 (out of 20.00) heat total.
“I’ve been watching Sally (Fitzgibbons) and Carissa (Moore) getting nines every heat consecutively through the last four events, so I was really hunting for some bigger scores,” Gilmore said. “I think those were some of the better waves I’ve had all year. It felt good to have your heart racing and to push yourself over the ledge. It’s a pretty good feeling and I’m stoked with that performance.”
While Wright set the challenge with a near perfect 9.00 ride (out of ten), Gilmore answered back with a series of power gauges and off-the-lip hacks to advance into the Quarterfinals and a step closer to defending her Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic title.
“It’s definitely about winning as much as you can no matter what you’re coming on the ratings, “Gilmore continued. “This event is really the climax halfway through the year, it’s the most important event because if you haven’t done well then you really need to win here to gain some ground and if you’re leading, then you want to feel more comfortable about your lead with a win here.”
ASP ratings leader Sally Fitzgibbons, (AUS), 20, bounced back after her shock round one defeat, posting a 9.15 during Round 3 to advance into the Quarterfinals with a 16.15 (out of 20.00) ahead of Courtney Conlogue (USA) and Sofia Mulanovich (PER).
“I’ve had a few surfs now to get into the swing of things,” Fitzgibbons said. “This morning I didn’t get the best of the exchanges but by the third round I felt like I’d found my spot in the line-up and I was just having fun out there.”
With flowing lines and fantastic technique Fitzgibbons’ consistently excellent scores including a 9.00 and 9.25 in Round 2, made her a recognised threat for the business end of the competition. And, with two consecutive victories at Bells and in New Zealand, Fitzgibbons will be looking to cement her status as ratings leader with another strong result in Sydney.
“Getting all those seconds in a row gives you a chance to build up your artillery and work on your weaknesses. I’ve just been trying to convert what I’ve learned from losing into winning, it’s been working and I will keep on that track and try to make it back onto the winner’s podium at this event.”
Inspired by the overhead conditions, Silvana Lima, (BRA), 26, set out to match the bigger surf with even bigger performances, attacking the set waves with huge floater reentries to slam a 9.50 on the scoreboard.
“I was just thinking to myself I have to match the waves with the scores, so I just punched the waves, I put my hand on the board and tried to go for one big maneuver after the next,” Lima said. “I wanted to get a ten point ride but I’m stoked to move into the Quarterfinals.”
While the large surf rewarded some, ASP Women’s World Tour campaigner Rebecca Woods (AUS), 26, suffered a painful injury to her left knee during an unfortunate accident in the shore-break, that forced her to exit the water halfway through her round 2 heat.
“I caught that wave, it was such a good wave and I saw that last section and knew I had to hit it to up my score,” Woods said. “I went for it on the last turn and came down over my board and my knee went backwards against itself. I felt my knee pop and was instantly really sore. It’s looking like it’s a medial tear so I just have to figure out if its one, two or three. I really want to go to Brasil, I need a strong result so see what happens.”
The next call will be made at 6.30 tomorrow morning.
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Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 1 Results:
Heat 1: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 12.25, Coco Ho (HAW) 8.40, Rebecca Woods (AUS) 3.65
Heat 2: Silvana Lima (BRA) 14.50, Courtney Conlogue (USA) 13.75, Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 10.25
Heat 3: Nikki Van Dijk (AUS) 14.50, Laura Enever (AUS), 12.75, Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 11.20
Heat 4: Carissa Moore (HAW) 10.85, Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 6.90, Paige Hareb (NZL) 6.60
Heat 5: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 12.75, Pauline Ado (FRA) 7.75, Alana Blanchard (HAW) 7.00
Heat 6:Tyler Wright (AUS) 17.90, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 15.25, Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 14.25
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 2 Results:
Heat 1: Melanie Bartel (Haw) 13.65 Paulne Ado (FRA) 12.75
Heat 2: Coutney Conlogue (USA) 15.10 Rebecca Woods (Aus) 8.25
Heat 3: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 18.25 Claire Bevilacqua (Aus) 13:00
Heat 4: Coco Ho (Haw) 14:00 Alana Blanchard (Haw) 9.60
Heat 5: Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 12.65 Jessi Miley-Dyer (Aus) 11.95
Heat 6: Paige Hareb (Aus) 15:00 Laura Enever (Aus) 13.75
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Round 3 Results:
Heat 1: Silvana Lima (BRZ) 16:25, Coco Ho (Haw) 13.50, Nikki Van Dijik (Aus) 5.30
Heat 2: Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) 16:15, Coutney Conlogue (USA) 8.55, Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 6.40
Heat 3: Carissa Moore (HAW) 19.25, Paige Hareb (NZL) 12.55, Chelsea Hedges (Aus) 9.00
Heat 4: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 17.85, Tyler Wright (AUS) 16.00, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 14.50
April 4, 2011, Avatorua, Rangiroa, FRENCH POLYNESIA – Australian surfers outclassed their local competitors during the five star ASP TNS Rangiroa Pro Junior, advancing into the semifinals at Avatorua Point today.
Demonstrating high risk, combination surfing and superior wave selection, Thomas Woods (AUS), James Woods (AUS), Dean Bowen (AUS) and Garret Parkes (AUS) marched into the semifinals convincingly.
ASP Australasian Pro Junior ratings leader Thomas Woods (Gold Coast, AUS) came from behind to post what the judges were calling one of the best turns of the whole competition. His critical frontside nose-pick in the dying minutes of his quarterfinal heat saw Woods score the 6.85 (out of ten) he needed to defeat heat leader Keoni Yan (PYF).
“I took off on that wave and I thought I saw only one section so I went as hard as a I could and got the score,” Woods said. “The last few minutes are usually where the most happens in heats and I wasn’t going to give up.”
A fierce competitor Yan pushed Woods further and further up the point in a fierce paddle battle that saw Yan sit deeper, tucking into two clean barrels to score a 7.25 and a 5.50 for an early heat lead.
“It was a tough heat, he was really wanted the inside and we paddled so deep,” explained Woods. “He was playing a bit dirty out there and pulled my shoulder back as we went over a wave. You cant do that in heats so I’m stoked I beat him.”
Garret Parkes (Byron Bay, NSW) continued his great form, his patience paying off picking two of the better set-waves of the heat to post 5.90 and a 6.25 scores eliminating defending event champion and local favourite Tamaroa McComb (PYF) from the competition.
“Tamaroa is one of the toughest guys to beat here, it wasn’t exactly as good as it gets out there today but it was still good to beat him,” Parkes said.
The lack of barrels gave Dean Bowen (South Coast, NSW) his edge over skilled barrel rider O’Neill Massin (PYF) during their quarterfinal clash. Bowen unleashing his powerful backhand snaps to overcome the Tahitian and advance into the semifinals.
“He beat me in the first round so I really wanted to get him back,” Bowen said. “He’s a great surfer but unfortunately there were not many barrels out there. I thought I would do a bit better if I could do more turns because he is a good barrel rider but his turns aren’t like our Aussie turns so I got lucky today.
Bowen gained momentum building on his scores to seal his victory off his final two waves of the heat posting 6.50 and 5.95 scores to advance in first place.
James Woods (Gold Coast, AUS) rose to the top of the only all-Aussie clash, eliminating early event standout Harrison Mann (Victoria).
While Mann opted to ride as many waves as he could, Woods waited patiently before picking up a solid set wave to post a great 5.75 opener for his combination of power turns and critical floaters. Following up with a 4.75 Woods joined his brother in tomorrows semifinals.
The next call will be at 10H00 local time tomorrow and organisers will wait for the best possible conditions to run the semifinals © ASP/ Kirstin Scholtz
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