Colleen clinches Surf Jam 6

Colleen Brennan won one of the closest surfing contests of 2008 at Majini Island last weekend, beating the competition by just a decimal place to take first place at the Vibrations Surf Alliance (VSA) Surf Jam 6. "The competition was incredibly tough, amazingly close, but a tonnes of fun!" confirmed...

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LIVE RESULTS -- VSA Surf Jam 6

SurfWatch is reporting live from the VSA Surf Jam on Majini Island, Bishara Resorts -- Starting Saturday 30 August 2008 from 1100 hrs Second Life Time (SLT or PDT) or 1800 hrs GMT.LIVE RESULTSThis is the sixth VSA Surf Jam surfing competition to be held this year. Today's event takes place on pipeline waves according to SLSA rules. 20 surfers are expected to take part in 4 heats. SurfWatch will post...

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VSA draws Surf Jam heats

Vibrations Surf Alliance (VSA) announced heat draws for Surf Jam 6 on Thursday. SJ6 takes place at 1100hrs SLT (1800 hrs GMT) on Saturday 30 August 2008 on Majini Island, part of the Bishara Resorts sim. 20 competitors have signed up for the VSA Surf Jam, including ONeill Auer, winner of SJ1, Buffy...

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New wave on Crab Island

HP Surf's new Sunset wave breaks on Crab IslandSurfers visiting West of Ireland may have noticed that there is a new type of big wave break on Crab Island, now giving surfers a choice of three different waves in the estate (Bundoran Reef has pipeline waves and Neart an Epic). The 100 meter wide, seamless...

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New fish and guns at Surf City

RJ Surfer Girl Kara Renfold shows off Rob John's smooth new shapesSurf City boardmaker Rob John's Surf launched some of the largest and smallest surfboards in Second Life this weekend with the arrival of five RJ Fish and two RJ Guns. The ultra-short RJ Fish boards boast squared-off fish tails, making...

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LIVE RESULTS -- TCH Surfers Open 2

SurfWatch is reporting live from TCH Estates on the TCH Surfers Open surfing competition -- Starting Saturday 23 August 2008 from 1215 hrs Second Life Time (SLT or PDT) or 1915 hrs GMT.LIVE RESULTSThis is the third TCH Surfers Open surfing competition to be held at TCH Estates, but numbering started after the inaugural 4th July event, so this is Surfers Open 2! Today's event takes place on an Epic...

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TCH heat draws posted

By Socks Clawtooth, Senior Furry Correspondent.Dawn patrol at Saba IslandTCH Enterprises has posted the heat draws for this weekend's TCH Surfers Open, which starts on Saba Island at 12.15 hrs SLT (19.15 hrs GMT) Saturday 23 August 2008. The event is unique in that it pits two surfers against each...

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Surf HUD enables classic surfer poses

HUD designer and programmer Locksley Blitzstein and animator Rayzer Haggwood launched a new HUD for Second Life surfers this week. A HUD (or 'Heads-Up Display') is a special kind of Second Life avatar attachment that is used to provide information displays, controls or can be scripted to provide functionality...

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New wing board under wraps

SurfWatch can now reveal that a new wing surfboard is presently under wraps and is expected to be brought to market during the coming few weeks. It seems that co-owner of Reaction Radical Twang himself has been burning the midnight oil modeling the new board shape, which will have a swallowtail, a single...

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Wilfrid DeCuir tops new table

Ranked just 18th place in the first 2008 Season, Wilfrid DeCuir's win at the SLSA Reaction Shortboard Pro Surfing Competition at Boneyard on Saturday puts him at the top of the new season's table. The surfer's Season I was patchy to say the least, with Wilfrid only competing at just two events, but...

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Wimbi wedding

VW Sands and Lissa Pinion on the big day (photo credit: Wilfrid DeCuir)VW Sands may have finished in third place in the Reaction Shortboard Pro at Boneyard, but there were no doubts who Lissa Pinion thought was number one on Saturday! Bishara Estate Manager, Vibrations Surf Team owner and surf legend...

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LIVE RESULTS -- Boneyard

7.30am SLT 16 August 2008 -- SurfWatch is reporting live from Boneyard Beach and Alternation on the SLSA Reaction Shortboard Pro Surfing Competition -- Starting Saturday 16 August 2008 from 1100 hrs Second Life Time (SLT or PDT) or 1800 hrs GMT.SEE LIVE RESULTS NOWBoneyard has quickly gained a reputation as the hardest, most dangerous surf spot in Second Life, with a double pipeline break rolling...

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Lag concerns dog Boneyard

Boneyard and SLSA comb the sim for scripts and objectsLag concerns are top of mind with competition surfers ahead of Saturday's SLSA Reaction Shortboard Pro at Boneyard. 40 surfers are expected to take part in the surfing competition, which takes place on what is widely publicised as the most dangerous...

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Heats drawn for first Season II event

The Second Life Surfing Association (SLSA) has drawn the heat line-ups for what is now called the Reaction Shortboard Pro surfing competition at Boneyard, which takes place at 1100 hrs SLT (1800 hrs GMT) Saturday 16 August 2008."Well... Boneyard will be tricky," said Desirae Beaumont (see pic, right),...

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Cautious welcome for new SLSA team rules

The Second Life Surfing Association (SLSA) announced in its online forum Sunday that teams would be admitted from the first SLSA 2008 Season II competition at Boneyard next weekend. Reactions from Second Life competition surfers have been mixed. Surfers contacted by SurfWatch agreed that officially...

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LIVE RESULTS -- Pacific Coast Xtreme Tandem

SurfWatch is reporting live from Redondo Beach on the Pacific Coast Xtreme Tandem Surf Competition -- Starting Saturday 8 August 2008 from 1100 hrs Second Life Time (SLT or PDT) or 1800 hrs GMT.LIVE RESULTSThis event is for teams of two riders surfing one wave at the same time, one surfing a shortboard and one surfing a longboard. The contest will have three judges, one scoring for each rider and...

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New SLSA constitution voted in

The Second Life Surfing Association (SLSA) has adopted proposed changes following voting by eligible members last Wednesday and Thursday. 38 members took part in the vote out of a total of 54 members eligible to vote, with 36 voting to pass the new version of the SLSA constitution and two members voting...

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Analog Surf showcases Hawaiian classics

Some of the new Analog Surf longboards out this weekendAnalog Surf launched 35 new surfboards this weekend, including a wide range of wooden boards and a new Honu series, which draws its theme from an ancient Hawaiian legend. The prolific designer-boardmaker Analog Jun, released his wide range of new...

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LIVE RESULTS -- Cornish Classic Cup

SurfWatch is reporting live from Cornish Surfing Beach on the Cornish Classic Cup surfing competition -- Starting Friday 8 August 2008 from 1000 hrs Second Life Time (SLT or PDT) or 1700 hrs GMT.LIVE RESULTSThis surfing competition is open to all board types, but other than that Second Life Surfing Association (SLSA) competition rules apply. 20 surfers are expected to take part in the first four competition...

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Tandem teams announced for Saturday

Organisers of Saturday's Pacific Coast Xtreme Tandem Surf Competition have announced the heat draws and full list of tandem teams. The contest takes place at 11am SLT Saturday 9 August 2008 at Redondo Beach (spectators stands are on the adjacent Freeport sim).This event is for teams of two riders surfing...

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Cornish confirms Friday line-ups

Organisers of the Cornish Classic Cup announced competition heat line-ups today. The contest, which takes place at 1000 hrs SLT (1700 hrs GMT) on Friday 8 August 2008, is the first at Cornish Surfing Beach and 20 surfers are expected to take part. Whilst the competition is open to all board types, other...

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Tandem teams ready for Pacific Coast Xtreme

VSA tandem surfing team QUENCH Spotter and Buffy MonroSurfing teams are readying themselves for the Pacific Coast Extreme Tandem Surfing Competition, Second Life's first tandem long/short board competition, which is scheduled to start at 1100 hrs SLT (1800 hrs GMT) Saturday 9 August 2008 on Redondo...

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Surfing calendar - August-September 2008

Surfing competitionsCornish Classic CupFriday 8 August 2008 1000 hrs SLT (1700 hrs GMT)The Cornish Classic Cup, the first fully-fledged surfing competition to take place on Cornish Surfing Beach, starts at 10am SLT on Friday 8 August 2008. A fun event organised by ONeil Auer, Lala Recreant, Tauri Tigerpaw and the folks at Cornish beach to help new surfers gain competition experience. The competition...

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