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JOHANNE TAKES THE LEAD OF WORLD PRO JUNIOR RANKINGS!!!

Johanne Defay (FRA) takes the lead of the ASP World Junior Series !

Following her great 3^rd place finish at the first ASP World Junior Championships event held in Bali early October, the Roxy girl Johanne Defay finished in 2^nd position of the second event in Praio do Diabo (Devil’s Beach), Rio, Brazil.

 

At the age of 17, the French girl takes the lead of the ASP World Junior rankings before the last stop of the series scheduled mid January 2012 in Burleigh Heads, Australia.

 

At the end of it, there may be a World Junior Champion title for Johanne…

Kelia aka "sis" runner up at World Longboard Champs in China

Yesterday Kelia "Sis" Moniz showcased her undeniable talent at the unique Swatch Girls Pro in China, the last of the 2011 ASP Women’s Longboard Tour events.

 Eighteen- year old “Sis” from the South Shore of Oahu surfed with power and grace, overtaking every heat from round one. In the final, she battled it out against Chelsea Williams from Australia in the shoulder to head high waves of Riyuewan Beach.

 Williams opened the heat with a solid 6.83, but Moniz answered back with a 5.83, and followed up with a 5.0. Soon after, she backed those scores up with a 6.53, but Williams took the lead with her final wave, an 8.50 at the end of the heat. Kelia finished with an impressive 12.36 overall.

 Another honorable mention, Kassia Meador never fails to entertain with her renowned style and technique. Kassi took third overall and 2^nd in the world. Roxy Team Rider Jennifer Smith finished the year with third in the world.

Kassia Meador, 2011 ASPWorld Longboard Title runner up Roxy girls Kelia Moniz (Haw) & Kassia Meador (USA) 2nd and 3rd in China

Roxy Longboard team members, Kelia Moniz and Kassia Meador shined throughout the second stop of the ASP World Longboard Championships held for the first time on Hainan island, in China.

The Hawaiian siren, Kelia Moniz, 18, displayed her smooth and graceful style to reach the final afterdefeating her Roxy Team mates and world class surfers, 2 times world champion Jennifer Smith in quarters, and Kassia Meador in semis.

 

Chelsea Williams wins the chinese stop of the ASP World Longboard Title Race in front of Kelia Moniz (15,33 pts vs 12,36 pts), Summer Romero (USA) and Kassia Meador, placing equal 3rd of the event. At the age of 29, the iconiclongboarder Kassia Meador, gets 2 podiums at once in China. After placing 3rd at the Roxy Pro in Biarritz in July, the Oceanside surfer moves on a new 3rd place finish in Hainan island to reach the runner up position on the 2011 ASP World Ranking. A fair reward for the world’s best known, most imitated and admired longboarder.

America’s Lindsay Steinriede takes the 2011 world title crown and the Roxy girl Jennifer Smith takes the 3rd place of the podium.

Journey to India

check out this amazing clip of our trip to Kashmir last winter. Its been a fantastic experience to ski there and a great adventure. I hope you like it! :-)

 

The Big Blues

Surfers for Cetaceans' environmental campaign TransparentSea voyage has come to an end in Mission Bay, San Diego, California...

It's been the most AMAZING trip; the highlights being swimming with a superpod (100s and 100s) of wild common dolphins, taking action in LA harbour and of course, meeting the blue whales just miles off the coast of Newport beach (can you believe I was swimming with 2 two 90 foot prehistoric creatures who were more than happy to hang out with us and even followed us back to shore)!!

 

Here's Roxy Australia Team Rider and Surfers for Ceteaceans ambassador Lauren Lindsey Hill in a quiet moment with the whales.  Our whole crew was stunned into silence...

Until they headed for Dave and my kayaks and went right underneath them almost touching us... everyone errupted into WHOOPS at that point!

We couldn't believe how gentle these creatures were, and after being hunted to the brink of extinction in the last 2 centuries due to commercial whaling, clearly they have the biggest hearts on the planet with such capaicity for compassion and forgiveness...(and they do aswell - their hearts being as big as a compact car!)

TransparentSea drew attention to many issues down the coast of Southern California with regards to marine mammals, buying locally, and supporting organisations such as SurfRider Foundation, SurfAid International and Environmental Defence Centre (plus many more).

The team sailed roughly 300 miles in peddle powered Hobie kayaks through sun, wind, fog... making music, art, holding events, cleaning beaches and surfing classic spots such as Malibu and Trestles along the way.

Eternal gratitude goes out to "the family" for opening their arms to me and already we are looking forward to the next TransparentSea in Europe!

Check out the video (you can spot my pink K.Meador wetty and inability to string a sentance together!)

 

 

Join the global collective at Women for Whales

Lauren Lindsey Hill

Surfers for Cetaceans

Thanks to Hilton for all the 'hero shots"

Roxy Future Team Camp 2011

Last week saw another very successful Roxy Future Team camp in Saas Fee. The conditions were brilliant for the week and the park and pipe were really good for the whole camp. The camp was for the aspiring Roxy riders from all over Europe. The girls, both skiers and snowboarders, get the chance to ride together and get to know one another better. As well as riding we have workshops in goal setting and media training and also dryland training.

The Roxy Future Team

This year there were some real standouts on the snow. New Roxy Team rider Klaudia Medlova from Slovakia tried her first ever double cork, a double heelside rodeo and was very close to getting it clean. As well as rodeos she was laying down some sweet fronside spins.

Klaudia

All the girls were riding really, really well. Katie Ormerod from the UK was learning backside 540's along with Maria Delfina from Italy. Both girls have lovely backside spinning skills! Another silky backside spinner is Finish rider Kristina Nisula who landed some lovely backside 540's on the bottom jump. The younger riders were killing the pipe with standout being French rider Thalie Larochaix who was flying. As well as roxy riders from all over Europe, we were joined by the two lucky Radar Competition winners, Amanda Gustafson and Hanne Eilertsen from Sweden and Norway respectivley. The girls soon got into the swing and both showed some great potential, especially on the rails. Here is Amanda spinning on the rainbow!

Amanda

 

The Roxy Future Team Camp is a great way to start the season and if the season goes as well as the camp did, we are all in for a great one!

HELP US NOMINATE SALLY FOR SURFER POLL AWARDS!

After an amazing 2011 season and the nerv racking but rad show down at the Roxy Pro Biarritz we are all super stoked about supporting Sally for Surfer Poll Awards


Girls, guys, ladies and gentlemen let's all vote here:

 http://www.surfermag.com/surfer-poll/vote/

GO GIRL!!!!!

 

new website.

My new website is now up and live. Check it out :) HERE!

Candice and Rosy get creative in the shaping room

Le Petit Bagguet

Shaped and created from a Twisted Blank, at Euro glass in Hossygor france

7/11

 Candice O’Donnell, Rosy Hodge and the “Doc” phil grace get to work on a magic number.

After a few pencil sketches and chin wag, le petit bagguet was born.

WATCH OUT, THIS BOARDS ABOUT!

 

Sally Fitzgibbons Surfs Mexico