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Search for Irish surfer off Thailand

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:13:44 +1400

Search for Irish surfer off Thailand
SASJKIA OTTOA
Irish Times

search is continuing for an Irishman who went missing while surfing off the coast of Thailand earlier this week.

Michael OâBrien (24) from Templeogue in Dublin has not been seen since Tuesday when he went surfing around Koh Pahngan island.

A spokesman for the Department of Foreign Affairs said: "The department has been providing consular assistance through our consulate in Bangkok and their embassy in Malaysia to his family.

"Efforts to locate Mr O'Brien are continuing and to our knowledge no body has yet been recovered."

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/b ... /2009/1105/breaking54.htm

Series Champions Crowned as Quiksilver Thailand Surf Series 2009 Wraps Up with the Kata Beach Island Crown Event in Phuket

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 05:40:00 +1400

Series Champions Crowned as Quiksilver Thailand Surf Series 2009 Wraps Up with the Kata Beach Island Crown Event in Phuket

Published by Joob on Wednesday 9th September 2009 10:09am | View all blogs by Joob

The Quiksilver Thailand Surf Series 2009 finished up yesterday in spectacular but often testing surfing conditions at beautiful Kata Beach in Phuket Thailand, with this final event culminating in both Island Crown event winners and the overall championship winners of the three-event series. Over 100 surfers participated in the Island Crown, locals as well as surfers from Australia, Japan, France, South Africa, Indonesia, Hawaii, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore.

Over the course of the three-day event, the surf at Kata Beach varied from 2-3 foot glassy faces to stormy 5-6 foot non-stop windswell, giving the competitors in each division a challenging test of their endurance and skill. âIf I wasnât in the contest I wouldnât have paddled out for some of those heats. In all my years of surfing here in Phuket Iâve never surfed in conditions like this. It was really hard work but Iâm glad I did it,â said Decha âDayâ Sittidej after his heat on Saturday morning. Saturdayâs competition was stopped three times when howling winds brought torrents of rain that blasted the beach for several minutes.

Island Crown at Kata Beach From September 4-6

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 05:50:00 +1400

Island Crown at Kata Beach From September 4-6 Will Conclude Quiksilver Thailand Surf Series 2009
by Joob on Monday 31st August 2009

31 August 2009, Thailand: The inaugural Quiksilver Thailand Surf Series 2009 will see its final event of the series over the September 4-6 weekend with the âIsland Crownâ at beautiful Kata Beach on the popular tourist island of Phuket Thailand

After holding extremely successful events at Kalim Beach (June 12-14) and at Kamala Beach (July14-16) earlier this year, the final event of the series will be held at arguably the best surf venue on the Phuket coastline.

Kata Beach is the epicenter of Thailandâs surf scene, with full range of wave types on offer, from nice and easy learning waves for beginners up to hollow 6-8 footers for the experts, spread out along the sandy bottomed beach strip. With the variety of swells pulsing in from the Andaman Sea during the months of June through September, Kata Beach is the magnet for waves in the region, so for the final event of the series the Phuket Boardriders Club have chosen Kata Beach as the venue at which to crown the champions of the Quiksilver Thailand Surf Series 2009.

Quiksilver Thailand Surf Series event two hits Kamala

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:21:13 +1400

Quiksilver Thailand Surf Series event two hits Kamala

Quiksilver Thailand Surf Series Event #2

Thailand Surf Series
Kamala Beach Thailand
14 - 16 August 2009

Annissa Flynn Wins Both Junior and Womenâs Divisions in Quiksilver Thailand Surf Series

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 17 August, 2009 : - - Phuket-Thailand: 11 year old Annissa Flynn took both Junior and Womenâs division wins yesterday the Quiksilver King of the Jungle event at Kamala Beach, coming in only briefly to change rash shirts before padding out again between the two finals. She deftly maneuvered her way through the often tricky 2-foot beachbreak during the two 20-minute final heats to capitalize on scoring opportunities, besting her rivals and coming back to the beach with incredible back-to-back wins.

Quiksilver Thailand Surf Series Event #2,âKing of the Jungleâ at Kamala Beach Coming Up August 14-16

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:10:00 +1400

Quiksilver Thailand Surf Series Event #2,âKing of the Jungleâ at Kamala Beach Coming Up August 14-16
Published by Joob on Tuesday 11th August 2009

10 August 2009,

After a hugely successful start to the inaugural Quiksilver Thailand Surf Series 2009 with the Monsoon Riders event at Kalim Beach in Phuket Thailand over the weekend of June 12-14, the second event of the series named the King of the Jungle will spring into action on the weekend of August 14-16th at the scenic venue of Kamala Beach.

Kamala Beach lies just north of the busy and action packed town of Patong Beach, and in stark contrast is a mellow fishing village situated in quiet bay ringed by a white sand beach and surrounded by green forested hills, one of the most beautiful beaches on the island of Phuket.

Ekkarat Sriden Takes Menâs Open Win at Quiksilver Thailand Surf Series Monsoon Riders Contest at Kalim Beach in Phuket

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 05:40:00 +1400

Ekkarat Sriden Takes Menâs Open Win at Quiksilver Thailand Surf Series Monsoon Riders Contest at Kalim Beach in Phuket

Posted on 17 June 2009 by Joob

15 June 2009, Phuket âThailand: Ekkarat Sriden of Kamala Beach used his small wave prowess to full effect in a challenging final at Kalim Beach on Sunday to take the top spot in the Menâs Open division at the first contest of the three event Quiksilver Thailand Surf Series in the beautiful world class tourist destination of Phuket.

Quiksilver 'Monsoon Riders' Schedule aka. Kalim Contest

Tue, 26 May 2009 07:40:00 +1400

Sat 25th Updated

Quiksilver 'Monsoon Riders' Schedule aka. Kalim Contest

Published by: Joob on Saturday 25th April 2009 09:04am
Here is the draft program for Quiksilver TSS - Monsoon Riders (Kalim Beach) on 12-14 June 2009. Please note that this schedule is approximate and may change with surf and weather conditions.

Quiksilver and Phuket Boardriders Club visit the Phuket Governor

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:48:38 +1400

Quiksilver and Phuket Boardriders Club visit the Phuket Governor

In preparation for the upcoming Thailand Surf Series (TSS) sponsored by Quiksilver, Australian surf legend Jake Paterson and Quiksilver Southeast Asia CEO Paul âHuttyâ Hutson visited Phuket to inspect venues and tour with the Phuket Boardriders Club. Their whirl-wind two-day itinerary included meetings with Phuket Governor Wichai Phraisa-ngop and Patong Deputy Mayor Chairat Sukban.

8th Phuket Surfing Contest 2008

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 20:59:23 +1400

8th Phuket Surfing Contest 2008
on 5 -7 September 2008
Karon Municipality , TAT Phuket , Sport Ministry Phuket ,Kata-Karon Hotel's Business Association , KATA-KARON SURFING CLUB

Objectives of the Contest

- publicities on tourism for Kata-Karon Beaches and in Phuket Province, introduction to surfers specially during the months of August and September which is the end of current season and the beginning of the new tourist season.
- to promote and support tourists who love the challenge of board surfing
- to promote and support youth and general public to have interest in sports and physical exercises under the Governments policy with the stress of keeping youth away from drugs
- to support water sports that are not destructive to the environment

- to allow surfers to modify use of surf board in rescue of tourists at sea

ประเภทการแข่งขัน
ค่าสมัครแข่งขัน
บุคคลทั่วไป
รางวัล

LONG BOARD OPEN DIVISION
SHORT BOARD OPEN DIVISION
GROMMET DIVISION
GIRLS DIVISION
BODY BOARD DIVISION

4th ANNUAL KALIM SURFING CONTEST 2008

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:40:00 +1400

4th ANNUAL KALIM SURFING CONTEST 2008

Kalim Beach, Phuket, Thailand

Presented by: Phuket Boardriders Club

The Phuket Boardriders Club is pleased to present the 4th annual Kalim Surfing Contest to be held at Kalim Beach on July 18 20, 2008.

In its 4th year, this annual contest aims to promote the sport of surfing to the general public, to encourage sustainable tourism to the island of Phuket (particularly during the low season), to raise the level of surfing amongst the Thai community, and to perpetuate education and ocean safety awareness.

ANTHONY 'YEP' COLAS IN THAILAND

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 02:30:00 +1400

Thailand gulf, location not disclosed

To tell you the truth, I did not go to Thailand to surf. My girlfriend convinced me that it's one of the most beautiful country on earth blessed by the most tolerant people, "Same same but different" being their hospitality baseline. During last X-mas, I had just negotiated a 2day escape to check a completely ignored coastline in the Gulf of Thailand. But that was out of Phi-Phi island, in the Andaman Sea, only 1h30 from Phuket by ferry boat but a long way from my target area. Since Mike Kew and Chris Burkhard surftrip last September, we've seen some serious surf on the west shores of Thailand N°1 tourist area.

ELITE CALENDAR GIRLS COMING TO PHUKET

Sat, 10 Nov 2007 01:50:00 +1400

Phuket Gazette

Friday, November 9, 2007

Elite Calendar girls coming to Phuket

HOT DATE: The front cover of Elites calendar last year, which shot on location in Pattaya. This year, the girls are coming to Phuket.
Phuket gazette

PHUKET: Twelve top international models will be in Phuket next week to shoot Phuket Calendar 2008 in a bid to raise the islands image as an exotic holiday destination.

KALIM CONTEST RESULTS

Fri, 13 Jul 2007 13:50:00 +1400

Short Board Division
1st Chalong Thong Suk

2nd Luke Remmers

3rd Darren Watson

4th Lim Kamala

Grommet Division
1st Kit Patong

2nd Walid Kalim

3rd Oliver Penmit

4th Juu Patong

KALIM SURFING CONTEST 2007

Tue, 15 May 2007 12:40:00 +1400

Kalim Surfing Contest 2007
The Monsoon Begins!

Presented by: Phuket Boardriders Club

Date: June 16-17, 2007
Time: 8.00am 5.00pm
Location: Kalim Beach, Phuket, Thailand
Sponsor by: Static Group, Freedom Surf Adventure, Jack Danial, TAT, Shark Cool Bite!

Total Prize Value: 100,000 THB

PHUKET SURFING CONTEST AT KATA BEACH 2006

Mon, 11 Sep 2006 19:30:00 +1400

Saltwater Dreaming
10th September 2007

PHUKET SURFING CONTEST AT KATA BEACH 2006

Phuket's surfing contest at Kata beach was held over the weekend from the 8th to the 10th of September. A large contingent of surfers enrolled for the 5 divisions to be contested, Open shortboard, open longboard, bodyboard, grommits, and beginners.

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Search for Irish surfer off Thailand

Series Champions Crowned as Quiksilver Thailand Surf Series 2009 Wraps Up with the Kata Beach Island Crown Event in Phuket

Island Crown at Kata Beach From September 4-6

Quiksilver Thailand Surf Series event two hits Kamala

Quiksilver Thailand Surf Series Event #2,âKing of the Jungleâ at Kamala Beach Coming Up August 14-16

Ekkarat Sriden Takes Menâs Open Win at Quiksilver Thailand Surf Series Monsoon Riders Contest at Kalim Beach in Phuket

Ekkarat Sriden Takes Menâs Open Win at Quiksilver Thailand Surf Series Monsoon Riders Contest at Kalim Beach in Phuket

Quiksilver 'Monsoon Riders' Schedule aka. Kalim Contest

Quiksilver and Phuket Boardriders Club visit the Phuket Governor

8th Phuket Surfing Contest 2008

4th ANNUAL KALIM SURFING CONTEST 2008

ANTHONY 'YEP' COLAS IN THAILAND

ELITE CALENDAR GIRLS COMING TO PHUKET

KALIM CONTEST RESULTS

KALIM SURFING CONTEST 2007

PHUKET SURFING CONTEST AT KATA BEACH 2006

Quiksilver Thailand Surf Series Event #2,âKing of the Jungleâ at Kamala Beach Coming Up August 14-16

Ekkarat Sriden Takes Menâs Open Win at Quiksilver Thailand Surf Series Monsoon Riders Contest at Kalim Beach in Phuket

Ekkarat Sriden Takes Menâs Open Win at Quiksilver Thailand Surf Series Monsoon Riders Contest at Kalim Beach in Phuket