Dropped off the last relief goods the Manila Surfers Association has received from its donation drive to the Red Cross Pasig office over the weekend. Aside from tons of used clothes, shoes and bags, we were able to give boxes of canned goods, ready to eat ulam packs, instant noodles and gallons of purified water [...]
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Surigao del Sur has Lanuza – a municipality with epic breaks home to the Lanuza Surfing Festival. We’ve written about one of its spots before, the dreamlike Punta and its natural mystic. But yet another paradise unearthed, the reef breaks of Hinatuan is again a natural wonder that could also be one of the province’s [...]
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Never too early to start planning your weekends for surf trips. Also, this list will come in handy to prepare for those “sunod-sunod” na Surf Competitions and Festivals. There’s about 18 holidays and 9 long weekends this 2012 (I think). But you know us here at LokalSoul, everyday is a holiday! (we wish). Happy New [...]
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2011 was a great year for Philippine competitive surfing. We’ve seen standout performances from various National competitions from Cabugao to Siargao. Although we haven’t pretty much covered the entire surface of profiling our very own local surfers, there is one guy who’s basically a standout at surf contests. If he ain’t winning 1st, his name [...]
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Batch 1 of the relief goods sent by the Manila Surfers Association as a collective effort. Pictures sent by Kay Panganiban and Spencer TY of the JandS surf shop in Makati. Here they are sending 4 1/2 boxes of donations filled with medicines, toiletries, and clothes/shoes to LBC which will be shipped to CDO Red [...]
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When competition happens at your doorstep, you gotta go represent. This year’s Zambapalooza saw exactly just that. Zambales surfers, although not regulars on National competitions, came out strong and competitive against the best and experienced surf comp regulars. And my how they came out with all guns blazing. Liw-liwa surfer “Gorz” floats all out during [...]
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S H O R T B O A R D D I V I S I O N Men’s Class A Champion- ARGIE HUGO 1st – ROMMEL ROJO 2nd – JAYSON DELA TORRE 3rd – WILSON FARAON Men’s Class B Champion – JUVECRIS LAVISORIA 1st – ANCEL CATIPON 2nd – WILSON PAGAR 3rd [...]
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a good 3 to 6 feet reading on Wetsand.com Thursday, Dec 15: With two days to go before the surf competition at One Love: Zambapalooza in Crystal Beach starts, the North swell continues to fire up the Zambales coastline. Reported just Tuesday this week were shoulder to head high glassy left and right handers at Liw-Liwa, [...]
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photo by Gab Sarmiento COMPETITION CLASSES AND PRIZES S U R F S H O R T B O A R D MEN’S CLASS A CHAMPION 15,000.00 1ST RUNNER-UP 10,000.00 2ND RUNNER-UP 7,000.00 3RD RUNNER-UP 5,000.00 MEN’S CLASS B CHAMPION 5,000.00 1ST RUNNER-UP 3,000.00 2ND RUNNER-UP 2,000.00 [...]
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EVENT SCHEDULE December 16-18 Crystal Beach Resort and San Felipe, Zambales 16 Fri: 7:00am – Devotion / Flag Ceremony 8:00am – Registration (Skim, Skate, Surf) 7:00pm – Orientation (mechanics, rules, scoring) 8:00pm – Welcome Party with local bands 17 Sat 8:00am – Start of eliminations (Skim, Surf) 9:00am – American Football 1:30pm – Start of [...]
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Pang dagdag saya sa dadating na One Love: Zambapalooza sa Dec 16 to 18, bukod sa maraming banda ay tutugtog ang masaya at magulong Kamikazee at ang Pinoy reggae ambassadors Jeck Pilpil & Peace Pipe sa Crystal Beach resort sa San Narciso, Zambales! Susundan nila sa bawat gabi ang exciting at umaatikabong Surf, Skim, Skate [...]
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Last weekend the 2011 Rimat Ti Amianan National Shortboard Competition saw 7ft to double overhead waves with the North swell going all out at the Point. Competitors from La Union, Baler, Siargao and all over slew huge wedges to give this year’s Rimat a fantastic show of power and flair surfing. here are some photos [...]
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It has been over a year ago when I went to Liw-Liwa to surf as an eager beginner. Until now it still is what I consider to be one of the best days I ever had. I think it’s probably the session after which I decided that I’m going to surf for the rest of [...]
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The Rimat ti Amianan, slated on December 2-4, 2011 at Monaliza pointbreak in Urbiztondo Beach, San Juan, La Union, is an Annual National Surfing Competition attended by top surfers from different surf destinations in the country. Surfers will have the opportunity to travel and see the beauty of La Union and to win cash prizes [...]
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It’s Baler tradition to summon local talent and have them home grown surfers battle it out at the breaks of Sabang beach. This year, the Aliya Surf Camp hosted yet another great event (remember the Surf and Music fest?) at its doorsteps. Competition went down at Rollin’s Point – a left and right beach break [...]
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It’s the advocacy of this admirable group of surfers – Buji Libarnes, Nikki Dela Paz and Jericho Rosales of Coast Thru Life- to keep things simple and fun. To live life based on the stoke surfing gives and to just kick it laid back. Also, they are purveyors of a movement to bring back those [...]
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Forecast is looking great for this year’s Beach Break Master at Sabang Beach, Baler. Held annually, this “locals only” surf competition is one of the more prestige events in the Baler surfing community as the recognition alone is a prize in itself. Competitors ranging from resident surf instructors to seasoned competition surfers are vying for [...]
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GMA 7′s Survivor Philippines will feature Mara Isabella Lopez Yokohama – a Filipina surfer who’s been making waves since childhood and is currently a hard charging wahine frequently surfing in Baler, Zambales and La Union among others. Mara is teamed up with her famous Mom in a Celebrity Doubles Showdown edition of Survivor Philippines where ten [...]
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