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JORDY SMITH RE-SIGNED BY O’NEILL    Santa Cruz, CA - January 14, 2013 O’Neill is pleased to announce the re-signing of Jordy Smith for another 5 years.  Regarded as one of the most naturally gifted and progressive talents of his generation, Jordy first signed with O'Neill as a 19-year-old World Junior Champion in 2007. During the course of the last five years, the South African has become one of the standout performers on the elite ASP World Championship Tour.  After winning the World Qualifying Series title in 2007, Smith embarked on his maiden World Tour season in 2008. Since then, he's racked up numerous career highlights with O’Neill by his side. Among other achievements, the 24-year-old secured top honors on the Transworld Surf Exposuremeter in 2008, starred in the game-changing surf film Modern Collective in 2009, snagged two World Tour victories at his beloved Jeffrey’s Bay, and finished runner-up on the World Tour in 2010. More recently, Jordy starred in his own profile film Bending Colours, which earned a 2012 Surfer Poll Movie of the Year nomination. “We are fortunate to have a surfer of Jordy’s calibre representing O’Neill,” said O’Neill Global Marketing Director, Michael Heath. “Whether it is during competition or while free-surfing, Jordy continues to prove he is one of the most progressive surfers in the world.”  On his partnership with O’Neill, Smith stated, "The last five years with O'Neill have been unbelievable. They have given me so much freedom and yet so much support at the same time. I have built a relationship with O’Neill in which they help me out in so many different aspects of my life, and not just in surfing." Currently, Smith is ramping up for the 2013 World Tour, which kicks off in Australia in early March, and remains focused on regaining the competitive form he enjoyed in the first half of 2011 before a rib injury derailed his WCT title challenge.  “I’ve been training and surfing a lot; reflecting on last year, and changing a few things” continued Smith. “First and foremost, my goal for the next five years is to win a World Title. I’m going to put my head down and definitely go for that.”  ABOUT O'NEILL O’Neill, the original California surf, snow and lifestyle brand, was founded in 1952 when a young man named Jack O’Neill took his unstoppable passion for surfing and used it to battle Mother Nature. Jack’s initial vision of producing functional and innovative board riding products continues to lie at the core of everything the company does. From the first neoprene surf wetsuit and board leash to the world’s first stitchless board shorts. O’Neill will always be committed to growing its reputation as one of the world’s leading youth lifestyle brands based on being the First Name in the Water. Facebook Twitter oneill.com CONTACTS press.oneill.com Username: oneillpress Password: press O’Neill USA Kieran Horn kieran.horn@oneill.com +1 831 331 3951 O’Neill Asia Pacific  Rob Bain rob@oneillaustralia.com.au +61 2 9438 68 00 O’Neill Europe Sascha Weil press@oneill.com +31 71 56 00 800 O’Neill Australia Tom Sullivan tom@oneillaustralia.com.au +61 2 9438 68 16 O’Neill South Africa Paul Canning Paul.c@sectorgroup.co.za +27 31 313 1400 Copyright © 2013 Team O'Neill International bv, All rights reserved.

ISA WORLD STANDUP PADDLE AND PADDLEBOARD CHAMPIONSHIP RETURNS TO PERU IN 2013

The Inaugural World SUP Surfing Men’s Champion and winner of the Hector Velarde Trophy, Antoine Delpero (FRA). Photo: ISA/Tweddle

ISA World StandUp Paddle and Paddleboard Championship
February 24- March 2
Miraflores, Lima, Peru

La Jolla, California, December 26, 2012- The International Surfing Association (ISA) is excited to announce the second edition of the ISA World StandUp Paddle (SUP) and Paddleboard Championship in Miraflores, Peru. After a historic inaugural event in January 2012, Peru is getting ready to once again host the world's top athletes to compete February 24th to March 2nd, 2013.
Peru is anticipating 150 of the world's greatest watermen from 25 countries who will compete in 11 different events in the Men and Women's divisions, all in search of taking home the Gold Medals and the Club Waikiki-Peru Team Trophy.
"SUP is one of the fastest growing sports, not just within surfing, but of all sports around the world," said ISA President Fernando Aguerre. "It is an honor to also have the Paddleboard Championship because prone paddling is an ancient discipline of surfing that dates back to the 1700's in Hawaii, and it's also strongly growing right now. Thanks to the continued support from legendary Club Waikiki, IPD (Peruvian Institute of Sports), ADO (Peruvian Association of Olympic Athletes), and COP (Peruvian Olympic Committee), we look forward to replicating the success of the inaugural 2012 ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship. It is with great pleasure that we will once again watch the world's best competitors showcase their talent at the historic surf beach of La Pampilla, in Lima, Peru."

In the 2012 ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship, 17 teams (Argentina, Austria, Australia, Brazil, Chile, France, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, USA and Venezuela) gathered in Miraflores, to become part of surfing and ISA's history as the first countries to compete in the ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship.

The Australian team won six out of the eleven possible Individual Medals plus the Team Relay Race, giving the Aussies the overall Team Gold Medal and the Club Waikiki-Peru Trophy, establishing them as the world leader in SUP and Paddleboard.
The 2013 World SUP and Paddleboard Championship will include Men and Women's SUP Surfing, SUP Technical Race, SUP Distance Race, Paddleboard Distance Race, Team Relay Race, plus a new exciting event, the Paddleboard Technical Race for both Men and Women.
For more information please visit www.isasurf.org.

About the International Surfing Association
The International Surfing Association (ISA) is recognized by the International Olympic Committee as the World Governing Authority for Surfing. It was originally founded as the International Surfing Federation in 1964 and has been running the Open Division World Championship since 1964, the World Junior Surfing Championship since 1980, the World Masters Surfing Championship since 2007, the World Bodyboard Championship since 2011, the Hainan Wanning Riyue Bay International Surfing Festival in China, and the World Standup Paddle (SUP) and Paddleboard Championship beginning in 2012. The ISA also sanctions the World Kneeboard Titles and the World Tandem Surfing Championship, and will launch the World Longboard Championship in 2013.

ISA membership includes the surfing National Governing Bodies of 72 countries on five continents. Its headquarters are located in La Jolla, California. It is presided over by Fernando Aguerre (Argentina), first elected President in 1994 in Rio de Janeiro and re-elected seven times since. The ISA's four Vice-Presidents are Alan Atkins (AUS), Karín Sierralta (PER), Debbie Beacham (USA) and Layne Beachley (AUS).

Media Contacts
Carlos Escaba
Marketing and Media Manager
International Surfing Association
CarlosEscaba@isasurf.org
Jose Duarte Solis
Latin America Media Coordinator
International Surfing Association
JoseDuarte@isasurf.org

2012 ISA competitors from left Colin McPhillips (USA), Jamie Mitchell (AUS) and Antoine Delpero (FRA) have a combined 16 World Titles. The lycras featured the Olympic Rings, as the Peru Olympic Committee sponsored the event. Photo: ISA/Tweddle

76 homes destroyed by St Francis Bay fire

76 homes destroyed by St Francis Bay fire: The fire which tore through St Francis Bay, in the Eastern Cape, has destroyed or damaged 76 houses, the Kouga municipality says.

Help Graham Hynes Rise from the Ashes

 

A devastating fire swept through the Canal area of Cape St Francis on Sunday November 11th.
Strong winds made it impossible for fire fighters, residents and helpers to get the blaze under control and between 6pm and 2am 100 houses were affected. Up to 80 of these homes were burnt to the ground.


Thankfully there was no loss of life but for 80 or so homeowners all that is left of their houses is a couple of walls.
South African surfing’s legendary coach, mentor and elder Graham Hynes (83) could only watch as the fire took his house all his possessions and his memories.


As a surfing community it is up to us to ensure that Hynsie gets our love, support and financial assistance.
He is a special person and he needs our help so Surfing South Africa has set up a bank account to help him get his life back.
The details of this fund are available on Facebook.

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The Global Diabetes Walk - Durban: Durban comes alive for Global Diabetes Walk

The Global Diabetes Walk - Durban: Durban comes alive for Global Diabetes Walk:   The annual 5km Durban leg of the Global Diabetes Walk was a huge success. Over 2000 people from around KwaZulu Natal ...