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Aloha surfers and beachgoers, Welcome to No- vember. I hope the new month keeps up with October, which was one of the best months in years for consistent waves.
BY GARY KEWLEY
Huge Turnout For The Menehune Surfing Contest
Keiki victors gather for a group shot at this year’s North Shore Menehune Surfing Championships. PHOTO COURTESY NORTH SHORE MENEHUNE
SURFING CHAMPIONSHIPS
pated and helped make this year’s event happen and es- pecially to contest director
November should see big- ger northwest swells more often, while South shores should quiet down into win- ter slumber — but not yet. A new south swell kicks off the month. Go online to surfnewsnetwork.com for the detailed forecast.
Below are just a few hon- orable mentions, since each of the Menehune is a winner just for showing up.
From there, it’s onto the top tier dream World Champion- ship Tour.
The North Shore Mene- hune Surfing Championships finished Oct. 16. The Mene- hune — ages 3-12 — put on
Congrats to Domonic Carvalho for his win in the 7-8-year-old shortboarders division and to Zoee Brad- shaw for taking it for the shortboarders ages 7-9-year- old division. Noelo Wong also did a good job for her longboarding victory in the 10-12-year-old division.
No venue — or very few — can match the iconic Sun- set Beach. It’s a true proving ground. Win there and you’re in the history books and one towatch—evenifit’sata qualifier level.
I’ll be getting “the call on or off” information every day for the Sunset Pro presented by HIC, so be sure to check in at snnhawaii.com — and pray for surf.
a show for the huge crowds and the event had plenty of waves. I’m not sure who had more fun — the grown-ups or the youth.
The Sunset Pro presented by HIC is here through Nov 6. This first-tier regional qual- ifier is worth 1,000 points which up-and-comers use to get into the second tier Chal- lenger Series which offers 10,000 points.
around the globe. There are more than 750 male compet- itors and nearly 300 women. It’s affectionately been called the grind and there are con- tests held annually at 70 lo- cations around the globe. So, by the time you get to the top 36 men and 18 women, you know they are truly among the best.
Thanks to all who partici-
the pros to begin.
gary@surfnewsnetwork.com
Ivy Blomfield and her staff. In other news, it’s time for
It all starts with the local talent at their local breaks
GQ, droppin in 4 U!
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