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Sioban McMahon, West of Ireland CEO
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The Surfboard Design competition began in February with the initial open submission of designs. The textures, intended for the loaner surfboards available on WOI’s surfing beaches, were to be emblematic
of the charity estate’s mission: to promote Irish culture and raise money for the real world charity Project Children. The entries were reviewed by a panel of judges, and five designs were chosen as finalists. Surfboards bearing the work of designers JamesB Allen, Doxx Dryke (2 entries), Mick Lunasea and Dixson Martian were put on display in late February and opened to a popular vote by the public to determine the winning design. The competition remained very close for the duration of the public voting between February 27th and March 18th. As it came to a conclusion, the margin grew and the winning design pulled ahead by 18 votes.
It was announced on Thursday, March 18th at Nancy Blake’s Pub on the WOI sim that the design of JamesB Allen had been declared the winner. The vibrant design features a crimson mottled water pattern on the top that grades into emerald green as it wraps to the bottom, bears the triskele, and recognizes WOI’s connection to Project Children both in text, and with a beautiful image of a child’s face. Mr. Allen will be
awarded a voucher for a fully modifiable SSi Surfboard Template donated by Sebastian Saramago of Surf Systems Inc. - a 2500L$ value.
The WOI Pro Surfing Competition will begin at 11am SLT on Saturday, March 20th and will be held on Bundoran Reef in the WOI sim. The Pro round is the qualifying round for the Invitational which will commence at the same time the following Saturday, March 27, where the qualified surfers will join those already ranked in the top 20 by the SLSA. Bundoran Reef will be closed to the public one hour prior to the
competition to control lag for those competing. A three-layered area for spectators will be set up 30 to 40 meters in the air on adjoining Neart near the Bundoran sim border for those who want to observe the
competition.
The West of Ireland has some of the best surfing beaches in Second Life, including both “fluffies” and a pipeline wave on Bundoran, and an epic wave designed by Heather Goodliffe on Neart. Proceeds from
all events in the WOI charity estate go to benefit Project Children: second life activity with a positive real world impact.
Useful SLURLS:
The competition viewing area can be accessed by proceeding West from this landing zone on Neart …
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Neart/174/26/22
For performance schedules and event information all year round, visit: http://www.irelandsl.org/about/events-live-music/
Project Children is an international organization that takes children from Northern Ireland on summer trips to stay with host families in the United States. Catholic and Protestant children are brought together in a calm and multi-cultural environment in an effort to overcome the stronghold of prejudices that have burdened Northern Ireland for so long. The South Texas Celtic Music Association (STCMA) raises funds for Project Children at its annual Celtic Music Festival and through the Second Life West of Ireland charity estate to pay the transportation costs for children participating in Project Children. For information on Project Children: http://www.projectchildren.org
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WTG JIMMY!!! Everyone had an awesome entry!! I love the winning board because of the smiling child. It goes so well with the reason for the event..Children's Project. Awesome
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