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2013 World Titles Tahiti



Now that the US Titles have successfully completed, it's time to start thinking about the World Titles. The 2013 ISA World Kneeboard Surfing Championships is scheduled for 14- 21 July 2013. That's just six months away, so we need to start planning for Team USA participation.

FTS Event Website: http://isawkbctahiti2013.blogspot.com/

Contest Info (rough web translation from French)

Accommodations

More information will be shared as it becomes available, including details on the registration process. Let us know if you plan to compete as part of Team USA.[/url]

Team USA

Kneeboard Surfers planning to participate in the World Titles should contact contestinfo@ksusa.org to be added to the Team USA roster.

As in past World Titles events, it is expected that competitors will have competed in at least one Kneeboard Surfing contest over the past two years. If you were unable to compete due to injury, work schedule, travel, or other hardship, you may request an exception.

It is expected that a number of US surfers will be seeded into the main event. Team USA will be ranked according to results of the 2012 and 2013 KSUSA US Titles. The KSUSA contest ranking will be updated soon to include the results of the 2013 contest.

ksusa_ranking.php

The registration form has now been posted on the contest web site.

http://isawkbctahiti2013.blogspot.com/p ... ption.html

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_1kBnn ... edit?pli=1

Evidently no "over 60" division at this contest. That's what I'll qualify for in 2015, so I hope it's there!

Hello
I'm living in french polynesia, 200km remote island from Tahiti, and i'd like to order new boards, so i'm looking for smart competitors coming to Tahiti this july, who could put a board for me in their boardbags.
Thank you very much !

Hello Team Venezuela 20 pers/NZ 13 pers Australia 15 pers USA 3 pers Brasil 1 per Spain 2 pers France 3 pers Reunion 1 per and Tahiti 10 pers

Only 3 from the USA????

Unfortunately, I'm not aware of any confirmed US competitors. Short notice, high cost, and a shortage of communication has made it difficult for people to commit.

Same for us. The only chance for us to go and for Evan to compete hinged on using air miles to purchase the flight tickets. To do this we would need to apply for the tickets when they are first released which was months before any confirmed contest dates.
Good luck to all.

Stoked! I wasn't aware of any US surfers traveling to Tahiti so to have 3 at least the US is represented. Anyone know who the team is??

Any news yet? Does anyone know about the swell forecast there?

No news or results posted on the Tahiti Contest Blog or Facebook Page.

Looks like they've got plenty of swell for the contest.

http://www.surfline.com/surf-forecasts/ ... para_7289/

http://magicseaweed.com/Papara-Surf-Report/3156/

You might see some competitors on the Papara web cam:

http://www.tahiti-webcam.com/webcams-su ... ve-hd.html

Ruben Gutierrez Presmanes has some photos on Facebook, including this list of round one competitors. Looks like 36 people competing.

Round one and two results posted on Facebook. Round heats are posted.
Michael Novakov sets the bar pretty high with a 19.5 in the first heat of the event.

Some thoughts...

a. Wow: 9 kneelos (1/4 of the contestants) from Venezuela! What's going on in that country?

b. Zero Americans--I thought there were 2 or 3 mavericks that made it.

c. No contestants from the UK.

d. The absence of Albert, Simon and Gavin is certainly significant to note in holding the world championships.

Thanks for posting the heat sheets!

Thanks BIGTIME. ANY INFO IS APPRECIATED.