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And here are the results from the final:

1. Craig Stallion 2. ritch Goalpost 3. Mape Riptide 4. Colleen Brennan 5. Frankie Miles 6. Gypsie Summers 7. Tightline Kidd

Congratulations everybody!! Way to go, Craig!

Here are all the final placings for all the competitors!

1. Malcolm Sydney 2. Flynn Sheridan 3. Kimmy Leroux 4. Yoofaloof Pacer

5. Rani Decosta, Thor Bishop 7. Frankie Miles 8. Craig Stallion 9. SamyJo Ah

10. Tabby Babii 11. DeVinna Toll 12. Creed Lisle 13. Requiem Theriac 14. Seano Osumi 15. Pablitin Couffer 16. Mishy Damask, Gypsie Summers 18. Cierra Theriac 19. Aries Ashton

Turnout was fantastic today, with 65 people spread over two sims… and all the spectators sat up in the sky seating that Flynn had placed. Fantastic.

Thank you our judges, JD Snook, Kiana Foxley, and Surferjoe Wind for ...]]> Congratulations to all the surfers who came out to Kahuna Beach on Hedonism Isle today to brave the crazy epic waves. The conditions were choppy and challenging, but these competitors did their best and Namiko Team Rider, Malcolm Sydney, came out on top! Congrats Mal!

Here are all the final placings for all the competitors!

Finalists

1. Malcolm Sydney
2. Flynn Sheridan
3. Kimmy Leroux
4. Yoofaloof Pacer

Semi-Finalists

5. Rani Decosta, Thor Bishop
7. Frankie Miles
8. Craig Stallion
9. SamyJo Ah

Quarter-Finalists

10. Tabby Babii
11. DeVinna Toll
12. Creed Lisle
13. Requiem Theriac
14. Seano Osumi
15. Pablitin Couffer
16. Mishy Damask, Gypsie Summers
18. Cierra Theriac
19. Aries Ashton

Turnout was fantastic today, with 65 people spread over two sims… and all the spectators sat up in the sky seating that Flynn had placed. Fantastic.

Thank you our judges, JD Snook, Kiana Foxley, and Surferjoe Wind for their help. Thanks also to Sierra Sugar for MCing and DJing the contest and Phelan James for MCing and DJing the afterparty at Kahuna Beach. Cash prizes were donated by Sport2.de and SJA Surfboards. Thanks to our sponsors: Sport2.de, GR Boards, Reaction Surf, Surf Systems Inc. SJA Surfboards, Big Dawg Surfboards and Namiko Surf Co.

Thanks everybody for all your support during these past several surf contests!! I’m just thrilled that you all take the time out of your days to come and join us at the beach.

The next event for Namiko is a fashion show coming up on Saturday, June 9th. Poid and Sally will host us again at Chi (thanks ladies!!). Come down and see what’s new and coming out this summer!!

Competitors, you’ll get your rashguards and rules dropped to you before the event… and the surfboards will be provided for you on the day. Mainly, remember to read through the surf ettiquette post by Mal… the judges will be cracking down more on surfers who drop into waves. Basically, if the judges see two surfers on the same wave, both competitors might receive deductions against their score. ...]]> Ahh, the deadline has closed and here are the randomized heats and colours! This time I’m using CMYK and white… that’s cyan (turquoise), magenta (hot pink, wooo!), yellow, black and white:

Heat 1

• Tabby Babii (C)
• Pablitin Couffer (M)
• Kathy Heberle (Y)
• SamyJo Ah (K)
• kiddd Ikarus (W)

Heat 2

• Yoofaloof Pacer (C)
• Flynn Sheridan (M)
• Mishy Damask (Y)
• Cierra Theriac (K)
• Blue Alonzo (W)

Heat 3

• Aries Ashton (C)
• Gypsie Summers (M)
• Seano Osumi (Y)
• Craig Stallion (K)
• Frankie Miles (W)

Heat 4

• Kimmy Leroux (C)
• Rani Decosta (M)
• Creed Lisle (Y)
• DeVinna Toll (K)

Heat 5

• Malcolm Sydney (C)
• Thor Bishop (M)
• Vincent Olivier (Y)
• Requiem Theriac (K)

Competitors, you’ll get your rashguards and rules dropped to you before the event… and the surfboards will be provided for you on the day. Mainly, remember to read through the surf ettiquette post by Mal… the judges will be cracking down more on surfers who drop into waves. Basically, if the judges see two surfers on the same wave, both competitors might receive deductions against their score. So, be gracious and take turns on the wave, in order. Everybody should line up on the same side of the wave (the right side, if you’re standing on the beach and looking out to the waves). Take turns… one surfer per wave, please.

Woot. See ya on Saturday!

Congratulations to all the competitors who came out the The Weather Channel Island today for the first ever big wave surf contest in SL! And congratulations to SurfChix Team Rider, Frankie Miles, for beating out 21 other competitors for first place!! Here are all the final placings:

1. Frankie Miles (Surf Chix Team Rider) 2. Requiem Theriac (Hedonistic Surf Team) 3. Seano Osumi (Namiko Team Rider) 4. AlexSurfer Hirons (BillabongTeam Pro)

5. Malcolm Sydney (Namiko Team Rider) 6. Thor Bishop (Namiko Team Rider) 7. Eield Decosta 8. Flynn Sheridan (Hedonistic Surf Team) 9. Valent1ne Apogee (Namiko Team Rider) 10. Creed Lisle

11. Pablitin Couffer and Vincent Olivier (Hedonistic Surf Team) 12. JD Snook (Namiko Team Rider) and Aries Ashton (Namiko Team Rider) 13. Kimmy Leroux and Tabby Babii (Hedonistic Surf Team) 14. Polysilox Apogee (Surf Chix Team Rider) 15. Gypsie Summers 16. Cierra Theriac ...]]>

Congratulations to all the competitors who came out the The Weather Channel Island today for the first ever big wave surf contest in SL! And congratulations to SurfChix Team Rider, Frankie Miles, for beating out 21 other competitors for first place!! Here are all the final placings:

Finalists

1. Frankie Miles (Surf Chix Team Rider)
2. Requiem Theriac (Hedonistic Surf Team)
3. Seano Osumi (Namiko Team Rider)
4. AlexSurfer Hirons (BillabongTeam Pro)

Semi Finalists

5. Malcolm Sydney (Namiko Team Rider)
6. Thor Bishop (Namiko Team Rider)
7. Eield Decosta
8. Flynn Sheridan (Hedonistic Surf Team)
9. Valent1ne Apogee (Namiko Team Rider)
10. Creed Lisle

Quarter Finalists

11. Pablitin Couffer and Vincent Olivier (Hedonistic Surf Team)
12. JD Snook (Namiko Team Rider) and Aries Ashton (Namiko Team Rider)
13. Kimmy Leroux and Tabby Babii (Hedonistic Surf Team)
14. Polysilox Apogee (Surf Chix Team Rider)
15. Gypsie Summers
16. Cierra Theriac (Hedonistic Surf Team)
17. Gerran Voss (Namiko Team Rider), Warren Barthelmess, kiddd Ikarus (Namiko Team Rider)

About 30 minutes before the contest, SamyJo Ah, reigning surf champion and Surf Chix team rider, had to pull out leaving the field wide open for anyone to take her title. SamyJo will probably be happy to hear that fellow Surf Chix team rider, Frankie, took top placing!

At the height of the event, we had over 70 people spread over both Weather Island sims… an incredible turnout! Thanks to all the spectators for staying behind the line and watching from the bleachers — it helped with the lag issues, immensely!

Thanks to Namiko Team Rider and Photographer, Ramus Overlord, for taking these photos for us!! Check it out:

A big thank you to Sebastian Saramago and Heather Goodliffe for putting together these colour-coded surfboards for the competitors to use today! It’s a TON of work and we really appreciate it!!

Thank you to our judges, Heather Goodliffe, Kiana Foxley and Surferjoe Wind!! And to our ever fabulous MC and DJ, Sierra Sugar. Thank you also to Quirky McArdle, Hiro Pendragon and Boliver Oddfellow from Infinite Vision Media and Larry Abruzzo from The Weather Channel for all their support with the event!! Cash prizes for all the competitors was donated by The Weather Channel. Thank you to our sponsors: The Weather Channel, GR Boards, Sport2.de, Reaction Surf, and Surf Systems Inc.

The NEXT surf contest will be a big wave contest held at Hedonism Isle on Saturday, May 19th! Send an IM to Keala Mimistrobell to enter… Entry deadline is always the Thursday before the event — Thursday, May 17th.

Please send your feedback about the contest, the lag, the set up… anything you like! We’re looking to improve the events as we go … and you know, it’s trial and error at this point! No seafoam green rashguards at the next event, Thor, I promise!!

http://www.slnn.com/article/epicsurfcontest/

Moana’Ina Beach at The Weather Channel’s (TWC) recently launched Weather Island will be see surfers from all over Second Life gather on Saturday, April 14th, 2007 at 1 pm SLT (PST) to compete in the first ‘big wave’ SL surf contest. Come see the top surfers in Second Life battle these epic conditions for the top placing!

Surfing in Second Life has been developing and expanding by leaps and bounds over the past few months with the work of Sebastian Saramago and Heather Goodliffe of Surf Systems Inc. They have developed a line of surfboards which are scripted to work with the wave systems they have designed. The surfable waves in SL range from foamy, whitewash to crystal clear pipe waves to the massive, bone-crunching big waves found at Weather Island and ...]]>

Moana’Ina Beach at The Weather Channel’s (TWC) recently launched Weather Island will be see surfers from all over Second Life gather on Saturday, April 14th, 2007 at 1 pm SLT (PST) to compete in the first ‘big wave’ SL surf contest. Come see the top surfers in Second Life battle these epic conditions for the top placing!

Surfing in Second Life has been developing and expanding by leaps and bounds over the past few months with the work of Sebastian Saramago and Heather Goodliffe of Surf Systems Inc. They have developed a line of surfboards which are scripted to work with the wave systems they have designed. The surfable waves in SL range from foamy, whitewash to crystal clear pipe waves to the massive, bone-crunching big waves found at Weather Island and Hedonism Isle. Surfboards that function with these waves, including a line of boards featuring artwork by Namiko Surf Co., are sold at beach locations all over the grid.

The first surf contest was organized by Keala Mimistrobell of Namiko Surf Co. recently on March 23rd, 2007 at Chi and saw surfer girl, SamyJo Ah, crowned as Second Life’s first ever surf champion. Over 16 surfers competed in the event which lasted just over two hours and saw the island completely filled to capacity with spectators. A 9-minute machinima video was shot at this first surf contest by surfer, Namiko Team Rider, and film director, Valent1ne Apogee, and is available to view on the Namiko Surf Co. website or Google Video.

The EPIC Surf competition at TWC Island is open to anyone! Prizes range from cash Lindens to points redeemable at Namiko Surf Co. to merchandise (including wetsuits, t-shirts, boards and more) from the contest sponsors ?¬¢‚Äö√ᬮ‚Äö√Ñ√π Reaction Surf, GR Boards, Sport2.de and more. Contest entries have closed now. SamyJo Ah will return to defend her title as SL Surf Champion and will join many new and returning competitors on the big waves. Don’t miss this unique and exciting event and come early to get a good seat!

(R) – Red Rashguard + Surfboard (G) – Green Rashguard + Surfboard (B) – Blue Rashguard + Surfboard (O) – Orange Rashguard + Surfboard (P) – Purple Rashguard + Surfboard

Competitors, please start by wearing the coloured rashguard for your first heat. We will provide EPIC surfboards for you. For those of you that get to the subsequent rounds, we will re-assign the colours and you might need to change your rashguard and board. ...]]> It’s time!! Here are the heats for the first big wave event, the Namiko Epic Surf Contest at TWC Island:

Heat 1

1. Gypsie Summers (R)
2. AlexSurfer Hirons (G)
3. Valent1ne Apogee (B)
4. Cierra Theriac (O)

Heat 2

1. Aries Ashton (R)
2. Thor Bishop (G)
3. SamyJo Ah (B)
4. Warren Barthelmess (O)

Heat 3

1. Kimmy Leroux (R)
2. Eield Decosta (G)
3. Creed Lisle (B)
4. Tabby Babii (O)

Heat 4

1. Flynn Sheridan (R)
2. JD Snook (G)
3. Gerran Voss (B)
4. Polysilox Apogee (O)
5. Frankie Miles (P)

Heat 5

1. Pablitin Couffer (R)
2. kiddd Ikarus (G)
3. Malcolm Sydney (B)
4. Seano Osumi (O)
5. Vincent Olivier (P)

(R) – Red Rashguard + Surfboard
(G) – Green Rashguard + Surfboard
(B) – Blue Rashguard + Surfboard
(O) – Orange Rashguard + Surfboard
(P) – Purple Rashguard + Surfboard

Competitors, please start by wearing the coloured rashguard for your first heat. We will provide EPIC surfboards for you. For those of you that get to the subsequent rounds, we will re-assign the colours and you might need to change your rashguard and board. Each heat is 10 minutes long.

Good luck to all the competitors!!

For more information or questions contact:
Keala Mimistrobell (IM in-world or keala [dot] mimistrobell [at] gmail [dot] com)

Congratulations to SamyJo Ah for being the winner of the first SL surf contest, Namiko Pro at Chi!!!

Here are all the results:

1. SamyJo Ah 2. Blue Alonzo 3. Polysilox Apogee 4. Seano Osumi

5. Flynn Sheridan 6. SurfBoy Wollongong 7. Gerran Voss 8. Surfdaddy Orca

9. Kitt Snookums 10. Malcolm Sydney 11. JD Snook 12. Thor Bishop 13. kiddd Ikarus 14. Kimmy Leroux

The entire SL grid shut down for emergency maintenance just a couple hours before the contest, but luckily it all came back up in time. We packed Chi to the brim! In fact, Poid had to increase the limit on the number of people allowed in the sim so that we could get one of our judges onto ...]]>

Congratulations to SamyJo Ah for being the winner of the first SL surf contest, Namiko Pro at Chi!!!

Here are all the results:

Finals

1. SamyJo Ah
2. Blue Alonzo
3. Polysilox Apogee
4. Seano Osumi

Semi Finals

5. Flynn Sheridan
6. SurfBoy Wollongong
7. Gerran Voss
8. Surfdaddy Orca

Quarter Finals

9. Kitt Snookums
10. Malcolm Sydney
11. JD Snook
12. Thor Bishop
13. kiddd Ikarus
14. Kimmy Leroux

The entire SL grid shut down for emergency maintenance just a couple hours before the contest, but luckily it all came back up in time. We packed Chi to the brim! In fact, Poid had to increase the limit on the number of people allowed in the sim so that we could get one of our judges onto the island plus some other competitors. The turnout was simply STELLAR!

Thank you so much to our judging panel: Surferjoe Wind, Kiana Foxley, and Sebastian Saramago for all their hard work watching and scoring the event. All the surfers were fantastic… but the girls ripped. Seriously.

Thanks to all the competitors for sticking it out… All the competitors beat lag (even though Mal requested MORE laggy conditions), they beat missing waves, they beat lost surfboards… Seb even summoned the pipewave gods at one point… good times, good times. You guys all rock.

Thank you to our event sponsors: GR Boards, Sport2.de, Sebastian Saramago, Poid Mahovlich and Sally LaSalle!

And thank you to Sierra Sugar for doing an INCREDIBLE job with the MCing and DJing — everyone loved the music. Thanks to Valent1ne for shooting the machinima — she’s got 9.3 GIGs worth of video footage that she’ll be editing this week. Look for the video soon!

Joeru Pugilist, photographer extraordinaire will have photos shortly. Here are some that Poid took during the event:

http://flickr.com/photos/poid/archives/date-posted/2007/03/24/

NEXT SURF CONTEST: Tentatively, Saturday, April 14th… it’ll be a big wave event! IM Keala Mimistrobell if you want to compete