ATTENTION: ISA Members, please forward this Newsletter to all of your members, circulate also in any surf related website of your organization, and/or any entity affiliated with your organization. Thank you.

CONTENTS

HURRICANE SEASON

The ISA wishes the Caribbean and southeastern United States the strength needed for a speedy recovery and that no more major damage is inflicted in these regions during the rest of this year’s hurricane season.

NEW ISA DOMAINS

The ISA is pleased to inform you that it has acquired 3 new website domains: www.surfingworld.org, www.internationalsurfing.org and www.isasurfing.org.

Please note that the ISA website, ISASURF.ORG will remain the ISA’s only and main website. The ISA purchased these additional domains to help increase traffic and exposure of the ISA’s website throughout the world.

ISA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING

October 28 – 30, 2004, San Diego, California USA

The ISA President, Fernando Aguerre, ISA Vice-Presidents, Maile H. Aguerre, Alan Atkins, Robin de Kock and Paul West, ISA’s Contest Director, Marcos Bukao and ISA Office Manager, Lindsay Nelson will meet at the end of October to discuss various matters on the front of the ISA’s agenda. A summary of meeting shall follow in the November Newsletter.

The Federation Tahitienne de Surf ("FTS"), the ISA’s National Governing Body for surfriding in Tahiti will host and organize the ISA World Junior Surfing Championships 2004 in Papenoo, Tahiti from December 2 - 14, 2004. The 2004 event will feature U18 and U16 Boys World Championship Divisions as well as an U18 Girls World Championship Division. There will also be an ISA CUP event, where 5 competitors from the top participating nations will battle it out in a tag-team format.

The ISA World Junior Surfing Championships 2004, will be the 14^th ISA Junior event since 1980, when the Juniors division was first included in the World Surfing Games. The ISA and FTS are looking forward to this great and historical event in the warm, tropical waters of Tahiti.
 
 

Schedule of Events:

December 2, 3, 4: Team Arrival Days

December 6 - 11: Competition days

Sunday, December 12: Finals and Awards / Closing Ceremony

December 12, 13, 14: Team Departure Days
 
 

Upcoming Deadlines for Teams:

Due immediately: Exact Team Size – due to ISA and FTS

November 1st:           *Accommodation Fees: US$35 per each team member, per night
Final Names of Team Members
Team Travel Itineraries
Confirm names for Circle Day Tour on December 13th

The official team size for the WJSC is stated in the ISA Rulebook. These listed positions are the only team members who will be eligible for the WJSC 2004 discounted accommodation rate of US$35 per person/per night. These listed team members must also to pay the US$125 Entry Fee.

4 Under 18 Boys

4 Under 16 Boys

4 Under 18 Girls

1 Manager

1 Assistant Manager

1 Coach

1 Translator (Optional – see Rulebook)

(Judges: Official event judges are only the ones selected by the ISA. Host nation pays for their accommodations).

Extra team people (i.e. extra coaches, extra managers, press persons, alternate/reserve competitors, doctors/physical therapists, family, NGB executives, chaperones) must pay the accommodation fee that the Tahitian Federation (or the hotel) requires. Extra coaches, extra managers, or any reserve competitor who participates in the ISA Cup event must also pay Entry Fees.

Questions regarding accommodation cost for the extra team members may be directed to Event Organizer, Pascal Luciani at fedesurf@mail.pf.

Important Notice from the ISA Technical Committee:

The ISA Technical Committee, with authorization by the ISA Executive Committee, has agreed to make the following changes to the amount of surfers who will contribute points towards the final national team result at the ISA World Junior Surfing Championships in Tahiti.
 
 

The official WJSC team size will remain a total of 12, 4 Under 18 Boys, 4 Under 16 Boys and 4 Under 18 Girls (no change), but only the top 3 (three) athletes per nation in each division will count towards the ISA Team results.  

Nations may still enter a maximum of 4 surfers per division and each entrant must still pay an Entry Fee, however only the top 3 (three) results will contribute to the team's overall final placement.  All four competitors per division are eligible for individual medals.

This is a ruling for the ISA WJSC 2004 only and is subject to further review by the Technical Committee after the event.
 
 

Secondly, please note that the ISA Junior Cup (tag team event) will take place during the WJSC 2004.

The Team result will NOT be determined by the ISA Cup event, as it was in Durban, 2003.

The team result will be determined as in the World Surfing Games, where the team with the highest sum of points allocated to nominated final places wins (ISA Cup event excluded).
 

Finally, please remember that the Girls Age Division has changed to Under 18 for the WJSC.  It is no longer Under 19, as it was in 2003.
 

For further information, please visit www.isasurf.org or contact:

Lindsay Nelson, ISA Office Manager

Tel: (858) 551-5292; email: lindsay@isasurf.org

Pascal Luciani, FTS President

Tel: (689) 83 12 90; email: fedesurf@mail.pf

December 2 - 14

*An ISA Sanctioned Event

The ISA Calendar is available on the ISA website. Click here.

FEDERACION DEPORTIVA PERUANA DE SURF (FEPTA)
Congratulations to the newly elected Executive Committee of FEPTA:
President : Eduardo Caceres Guifleain
Vice-President : Ricardo  Kaufman Torres
Secretary : Karin Vladimir Sierralta Alarcon
Treasurer : Jose Vasquez Huarcaya
Technical : Gaetano ‘Nino’ Lauro Paolino  sbsurf@americatelvip.com.pe

For the full and updated list of the ISA National Governing Bodies, please go to the ISA website, www.isasurf.org, or simply click here.  Please inform the ISA Headquarters (lindsay@isasurf.org) if there are any updates to your NGB contact information. Thank you.

5. ON THE OLYMPIC FRONT

One of the ISA's many objectives is working towards the inclusion of surfing in the Olympic Games and other continental and multi-sports events.

Here at the ISA Headquarters, we are actively trying to expand our membership to be able to meet the International Olympic Committee's Charter that says we need 75 members to be on the official Olympic Programme.   At this time, the ISA has 50.

The ISA requests each of its NGB’s help. Do you have any contacts for surf organizations, surf shops or people interested in forming a NGB for surfing and bodyboarding in a country not already on ISA’s list of member nations?

Below is a list of countries where the ISA has either contacts or actual member federations. The ISA would be grateful if you could take a moment to look through this list. If you have contacts in any nation(s) not included in this list, please let the ISA know. The ISA wishes to establish contact with them, inform them about the ISA and its goals, guide them on NGB formation and what it means to be an ISA member.

The ISA would truly appreciate your help and any information/contacts you can give in this matter.

We look forward to hearing from you,

ISA Headquarters

LIST OF NATIONS ISA PRESENTLY HAS CONTACTS WITH:

American Samoa
Argentina
Aruba
Australia
Bahamas
Barbados
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Fiji
France
Germany
Guam
Guatemala
Hawaii
Holland
India
Ireland
Israel
Italy

Jamaica
Japan
Malaysia
Maldives
Mexico
Morocco
Namibia
New Zealand
Norfolk Island
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Peru
Philippines
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Saipan
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Tahiti
Trinidad and Tobago
Tonga
UK
Uruguay
USA
Venezuela

If you have any information and would like to help the ISA, please email lindsay@isasurf.org

Plastic is Drastic: World's Largest 'Landfill' is in the Middle of the Ocean

Capt. Charles Moore / Algalita Marine Research Foundation (AMRF) 1-Nov 02

There is a large part of the central Pacific Ocean that no one ever visits and only a few ever pass through. Sailors avoid it like the plague for it lacks the wind they need to sail. Fisherman leave it alone because its lack of nutrients makes it an oceanic desert. This area includes the "horse latitudes," where stock transporters in the age of sail got stuck, ran out of food and water and had to jettison their horses and other livestock. Surprisingly, this is the largest ocean realm on our planet, being about the size of Africa- over ten million square miles. A huge mountain of air, which has been heated at the equator, and then begins descending in a gentle clockwise rotation as it approaches the North Pole, creates this ocean realm. The circular winds produce circular ocean currents which spiral into a center where there is a slight down-welling. Scientists know this atmospheric phenomenon as the subtropical high, and the ocean current it creates as the north Pacific central or sub-tropical gyre.

Because of the stability of this gentle maelstrom, the largest uniform climatic feature on earth is also an accumulator of the debris of civilization. Anything that floats, no matter where it comes from on the north Pacific Rim or ocean, ends up here, sometimes after drifting around the periphery for twelve years or more. Historically, this debris did not accumulate because it was eventually broken down by microorganisms into carbon dioxide and water. Now, however, in our battle to store goods against natural deterioration, we have created a class of products that defeats even the most creative and insidious bacteria. They are plastics. Plastics are now virtually everywhere in our modern society. We drink out of them, eat off of them, sit on them, and even drive in them. They’re durable, lightweight, cheap, and can be made into virtually anything. But it is these useful properties of plastics, which make them so harmful when they end up in the environment. Plastics, like diamonds, are forever!

If plastic doesn’t biodegrade, what does it do? It "photo-degrades" – a process in which it is broken down by sunlight into smaller and smaller pieces, all of which are still plastic polymers, eventually becoming individual molecules of plastic, still too tough for anything to digest. For the last fifty-odd years, every piece of plastic that has made it from our shores to the Pacific Ocean, has been breaking down and accumulating in the central Pacific gyre. Oceanographers like Curtis Ebbesmeyer, the world’s leading flotsam expert, refer to it as the great Pacific Garbage Patch. The problem is that it is not a patch, it’s the size of a continent, and it’s filling up with floating plastic waste. My research has documented six pounds of plastic for every pound of plankton in this area. My latest 3-month round trip research voyage just completed in Santa Barbara this week, (our departure was covered by SBNP) got closer to the center of the Garbage Patch than before and found levels of plastic fragments that were far higher for hundreds of miles. We spent weeks documenting the effects of what amounts to floating plastic sand of all sizes on the creatures that inhabit this area. Our photographers captured images of jellyfish hopelessly entangled in frayed line, and transparent filter feeding organisms with colorful plastic fragments in their bellies.

As we drifted in the center of this system, doing underwater photography day and night, we began to realize what was happening. A paper plate thrown overboard just stayed with us, there was no wind or current to move it away. This is where all those things that wash down rivers to the sea end up. On October 10, during our return trip to Santa Barbara, we discovered something never before documented-a Langmuir Windrow of plastic debris. Circular ocean currents with contrary rotation create long lines of material, visible from above as streaks on the ocean. Normally these are formed by planktonic organisms or foam, but we discovered one made of plastic. Everything from huge hawsers to tiny fragments were formed into a miles long line. We picked up hundreds of pounds of netting of all types bailed together in this system along with every type and size of debris imaginable. Sometimes, windrows like this drift down over the Hawaiian Islands. That is when Waimanalo Beach on Oahu gets coated with blue green plastic sand, along with staggering amounts of larger debris. Farther to the northwest, at the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve, monk seals, the most endangered mammal species in the United States, get entangled in debris, especially cheap plastic nets lost or discarded by the fishing industry. Ninety percent of Hawaiian green sea turtles nest here and eat the debris, mistaking it for their natural food, as do Laysan and Black Footed Albatross. Indeed, the stomach contents of Laysan Albatross look like the cigarette lighter shelf at a convenience store they contain so many of them.

It’s not just entanglement and indigestion that are problems caused by plastic debris, however. There is a darker side to pollution of the ocean by ubiquitous plastic fragments. As these fragments float around, they accumulate the poisons we manufacture for various purposes that are not water-soluble. It turns out that plastic polymers are sponges for DDT, PCBs and nonylphenols -oily toxics that don’t dissolve in seawater. Plastic pellets have been found to accumulate up to one million times the level of these poisons that are floating in the water itself. These are not like heavy metal poisons, which affect the animal that ingests them directly. Rather, they are what might be called "second generation " toxics. Animals have evolved receptors for elaborate organic molecules called hormones, which regulate brain activity and reproduction. Hormone receptors cannot distinguish these toxics from the natural estrogenic hormone, estradiol, and when the pollutants dock at these receptors instead of the natural hormone, they have been shown to have a number of negative effects in everything from birds and fish to humans. The whole issue of hormone disruption is becoming one of, if not the biggest environmental issue of the 21st Century. Hormone disruption has been implicated in lower sperm counts and higher ratios of females to males in both humans and animals. Unchecked, this trend is a dead end for any species.

A trillion trillion vectors for our worst pollutants are being ingested by the most efficient natural vacuum cleaners nature ever invented, the mucus web feeding jellies and salps (chordate jellies that are the fastest growing multicellular organisms on the planet) out in the middle of the ocean. These organisms are in turn eaten by fish and then, certainly in many cases, by humans. We can grow pesticide free organic produce, but can nature still produce a pesticide free organic fish? After what I have witnessed first hand in the Pacific, I have my doubts.

I am often asked why we can’t vacuum up the particles. In fact, it would be more difficult than vacuuming up every square inch of the entire United States, it’s larger and the fragments are mixed below the surface down to at least 30 meters. Also, untold numbers of organisms would be destroyed in the process. Besides, there is no economic resource that would be directly benefited by this process. We have not yet learned how to factor the health of the environment into our economic paradigm. We need to get to work on this calculus quickly, for a stock market crash will pale by comparison to an ecological crash on an oceanic scale.

I know that when people think of the deep blue ocean, they see images of pure, clean, unpolluted water. After we sample the surface water in the central Pacific, I often dive over with a snorkel and a small aquarium net. I have yet to come back after a fifteen minute swim without plastic fragments for my collection. I can no longer see pristine images when I think of the briny deep. Neither can I imagine any "beach cleanup" type of solution. Only elimination of the source of the problem can result in an ocean nearly free from plastic, and the desired result will only be seen by citizens of the third millennium AD. The battle to change the way we produce and consume plastics has just begun, but I believe it is essential that it be fought now. The levels of plastic particulates in the Pacific have at least tripled in the last ten years and a tenfold increase in the next decade is not unreasonable. Then, sixty times more plastic than plankton will float on its surface.

Capt. Charles Moore, Aboard Oceanographic Research Vessel, Alguita alguita.com / algalita.org

Report submitted by Fabiano Prado Barretto, Local Beach, Global Garbage, fabianobarretto@globalgarbage.org

What are the physical and fitness standards required to success in competitive surfing?

Alberto Alberto Méndez-Villanueva, MSc

PhD Candidate

Demands of surfing practice

Surfers and surfing fans will easily recognize that surfing is an activity characterized by intermittent exercise bouts of varying intensities and durations involving different body parts and numerous recovery periods. The duration of surfing practice typically ranges from 20 min in a competitive situation to over 4-5 hours during good wave-condition practice sessions. Moreover, surfing training and competition can be performed in a wide range of environmental conditions (different wave size, type of breaker, line up situation, etc). Surfing practice also requires great mental and cognitive activity in a wide range of environmental conditions. Nevertheless, during training on-water, the majority of surfers are not conscious that they are training and most of them would consider this time as fun rather than as training. Therefore, little attention has been devoted to the types of physiological adaptations that can be attributed or are necessary to surfing practice/success.

One method of determining exactly what kind of demands an actual surfing heat or training session imposes on a athlete is to video a competitive heat or practice session, and later follow each surfers around the breaker while noting the time spent performing different activities. Such studies have demonstrated that surfing is an intermittent sport, with arm paddling and remaining stationary representing approximately 50% and 40% of the total time respectively. Wave riding only accounts for 4-5% of the total time when surfing. It has also been suggested that surfing activity is controlled more by environmental factors than by surfer’s own election.

Measurement of heart rates during practice or competition is frequently used as a useful index of overall physiological strain of a particular sport. Heart rate measurements during surfing practice have shown an average intensity between 75 and 85% of the maximum heart rate values measured during a laboratory incremental arm paddling maximal oxygen consumption (VO_2max) test. Moreover, heart rate values, together with the video analysis of surfing practice and competition, suggest that bouts of high-intensity exercise demanding both aerobic and anaerobic metabolism are intercalated with periods of moderate and low intensity activity soliciting aerobic metabolism.

These research data clearly show that surfing is a physically demanding activity and, due to unpredictable nature of surfing practice, prolonged periods of high-intensity intermittent exercise might be required at any time. Thus, the early onset of fatigue is a common experience on big and medium surf days. For this reason, preparing the surfers to keep up with the ocean demands whatever that tempo may be should be an important factor in the designing of fitness programs to improve fatigue resistance.

So what are the fitness standards?

What should the surfers and coaches aim for, given the known demands of surfing competition? Competitive male surfers seem to be shorter (average 174 cm) and lighter (average 70 kg) than the average age-matched aquatic athletes, such as elite swimmers (average 184 cm, 78 kg) and water polo players (average 187 cm, 86 kg). Anthropometric evaluation of surfers suggest no ideal body-fat level related to surfing performance. Generally, estimated percent body-fat in surfers is higher than that reported in other level-matched endurance athletes. Data available suggest that surfers possess a high-level of aerobic fitness. Upper-body ergometry reveals that VO_2max values obtained in surfers (average 46.8 mL·kg^-1·min^-1) are consistently higher than values reported for untrained subjects (average 33.3 mL·kg^-1·min^-1) and those reported for other upper-body endurance-based athletes (average 38.7 mL·kg^-1·min^-1). Rapid movement responses to an external stimulus (i.e., reaction time) might be an important determinant of surfing skill, due to the correlation observed between placement in a professional contest and movement time response.

The final outcome of many surfing contests is often decided by only a few tenths of point. Therefore, even a little change can impact surfer` ability to succeed or fail. Future efforts should be addressed to gain a better understanding of the sport and eventually to bring surfing to a next level of performance. Moreover, individual athletes would benefit from better and more consistent performance, fewer injuries, and, as a result, enjoy longer careers.

Article submitted by Alberto Méndez-Villanueva, MSc, a PhD Candidate amendezvillanueva@yahoo.com

Alberto is an Exercise Physiologist based in Spain and Australia. During the last four years, he has been researching "how fit" surfers are, and whether or not competitive surfers have specific physiological attributes. Alberto has written several papers, which contain the results of his investigations. He is also interested in getting involved in the physical/physiological preparation of surfers, especially at training camps.

If you would like more information about his studies and to look into future opportunities, please email him at amendezvillanueva@yahoo.com

EUROJUNIOR 2004
October 1 – 10, 2004 Costa da Caparica, Portugal.

Attending delegations: Wales, France, England, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Channel Islands, Holland, Sweden, Israel, Germany and Portugal.

Information submitted by Federacao Portuguesa de Surf, fps@surfingportugal.com; www.eurosurfing.org

LACANAU BODYBOARD PRO
September 17 – 19,  2004, Lacanau, France
Weather: mix of sun and clouds, waves were 1.5-2 meters with off shore and on shore winds.
Results for Bodyboard Open:

Results for Bodyboard Ladies:

1-Neymara Carvalho–BRZ / 2-Kira Liewellin-AUST / 3-Andreia Estrela-POR / 4-Eunate Aguirre-SPN

The next ETP is November 26 – 29 in Agadir, Morocco. Info: www.eurosurfing.org
Results submitted by Rui Felix dtn@surfingportugal.com.

Hurricanes Ivan, Frances and Jeanne tore through the Caribbean and southeast United States in September, leaving a path of destruction.  The island of Grenada, only 200 miles west of Barbados was hit directly and 90% destroyed.  The Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Cuba, Florida, US Gulf and eastern States were also badly hit, with Ivan roaring through with torrential rain and leaving several people dead. Billy Wilmot of the Jamaican Surfing Association reported that they [the JSA] made it through okay, even though most of the island had severe damage.  The Barbados Surfing Association reported that they [BSA] were not hit, but had gusty winds up to 90mph.  Barbados lost several roofs and lots of trees, but no loss of life. Barbados mounted a relief effort for Grenada and Jamaica. The ISA heard from Bahamas Amateur Surfing Association as well. They made it through Hurricane Frances okay and were gearing up for Jeanne. Christine McCully, BASA Secretary has been able to get a few waves in.

Following Ivan and Frances came Jeanne, which brought the death toll in Haiti into the thousands.

The ISA is glad to hear that our fellow surfing organizations are safe, however are saddened to hear about all the destruction and death that has also been brought upon this region. The Caribbean will be in our thoughts here at the ISA Headquarters over the next several months.
 

For more information:

Elvis Carter, Barbados Surfing Association trot@caribsurf.com

Billy Wilmot, Jamaican Surfing Association billymystic@cwjamaica.com

Christine McCully, Bahamas Amateur Surfing Association rushreef@yahoo.com

THE FIJI GAMES SURFING COMPETITION

August 27, Cloudbreak, Tavarua, Fiji
Local knowledge paid off for Tavarua local Matia Waqa, winning gold for Nadi in the FMF sponsored Fiji Games Surfing Competition. With medals on offer for the men's and long-board divisions, competition was fierce with over 24 surfers representing 3 districts vying for gold.
4ft surf was on offer at 'Cloudbreak,' which laid an unthreatening platform for surfers of all levels to compete. However, the lack of swell as well as offshore winds made the wave faces difficult in early heats, but as the winds subsided and tide fell, ideal conditions prevailed. Just some 7 minutes after arriving from Tavarua Island, Matia was quick to adapt to his home break and dominated taking out 1st in each of his heats, wining gold in the finals and later backed this up with a bronze in the long-board division.

Defending Fiji Games champion, Paul Chongsue of Sigatoka, was unlucky after he was eliminated in a count back in the fist round, giving way to fellow Sigatoka wave specialist Isao 'Spring Chicken' Ishihara who rewarded the judges with a clinic of small wave dissection to take out silver. This was closely followed by a bronze medal performance by seasoned veteran Ian Muller.

An up and coming young gun Maika, of Namotu Island, is sure to be a threat in future competitions after finishing 4th place in the finals that was dominated by the much more experienced surfers.
The long boarding saw some tuff competition between SPG bonze medalist Ian Muller, local favorite Matia Waqa and Sansasa surf star Kape, who remained composed throughout the finals to take gold after surfing some of the biggest waves of the day with grace and style.

Report and results submitted by Brian McDonald, FSA b.mcdonald@cqufic.ac.fj
 
 

 NEW ZEALAND JUNIOR TEAM TRAINING CAMP

September 12, 2004, Whangamata

Whangamata was the focus for New Zealand’s Junior Surfing Team over the weekend of September 12^th as they came together for a training camp in preparation for the ISA World Junior Championships.  SNZ’s Coaching Director Ant Williams ran the team through an array of team building exercises helping the team to get to know each other and form a good team environment. There was never a dull moment throughout the day as the young surfers were put through the paces around the Williamson Park Reserve. The ‘Quintathlon’ kicked off the morning where two teams were formed to race against each other. The course involved team activities, the highlight being the water balloon slingshots capable of 150m projections. It was the ‘Wolf Gang’ that won out over ‘Ricardo’s Angels’ in the first of the team activities.
 
 

The team also went through a series of discussions on achieving goals and how to best prepare for the event and work as a team. This session was finished off with everyone contributing to the team vision for the tour and each individually signing it off.
 
 

Later in the day the coaching staff had the team playing rugby come soccer with the 6ft soccer ball before being introduced to ‘waddy fighting’. This is where all team members were blindfolded and sent into battle with rubber batons, the last one to be hit coming out on top. Finally the two teams nutted out a couple of challenges that tested the grey matter and problem solving skills before the day ended where it started – back in the water for an evening surf.

The camp was lead by New Zealand Coaching Director Ant Williams along with team coach James Fowell and Team Manager Bruce Scott.
 
 

The World Junior Surfing Championships is an annual event with a 15-year history. New Zealand has competed at the event since its inception in 1989 where the event was held in Bali. New Zealand has been one of the top nations at each event with Jay Quinn securing New Zealand’s first World Championship in the Under 18 Men’s division in 2001. Over twenty countries are expected to compete at the event in 2004.

Report by Ben Kennings, SNZ benkennings@surfingnz.co.nz

PAPATOWAI XL BIG WAVE

Sept. 13 – Oct. 9, 2004, Catlins, South Otago, South Island, New Zealand
Report from Big Wednesday, September 23^rd.

After a day of extreme weather, a window finally opened for the second Surf in the PapasXL 04. Once again the core crew of surfers that have put it all on the line just to surf the giant waves of Papatowai, have been rewarded with some of the largest waves seen at the secluded spot. Considering there are no prizes within the event, this did not phase the surfers who paddled for every wave that rocked the foundations that the little village of Papatowai sits upon. With stand out rides coming from Daniel Kereopa of Raglan and Doug Young of Canterbury, patience was the key to surfing the macca swells that rocked Papatowai on Big Wednesday.

Once again the swell peaked in the evening, those surfers who sat out the storm were greeted with a rugged south swell producing waves with over 40ft faces. With the criteria for the event requiring waves with faces of over 30ft (10m), the second green light proved to be as much, if not more of a success as the first. With safety again a priority with the second surf of the event, a safety PWC was utilized in the recovery of surfers who took extreme drops, paying the ultimate price with even more extreme wipeouts. The boys are still buzzing, with their historical achievement still sinking in. PapasXL has gone off without a hitch, and its not all over yet, with the waiting period scheduled to end on the 9th of October it will be interesting
to see if a 3rd green light could better the 1st and 2nd, either way PapasXL will be watching closely, ready to go if it all lines up.

Report submitted by Steve Ria, SNZ steveria@world-net.co.nz / Photos of the Event: cozza@ihug.co.nz

RIP CURL GROMSEARCH SERIES

September 25 – 26, 2004, St. Clair Beach, Dunedin

North Island Junior surfers dominated the Rip Curl Gromsearch in Dunedin. Junior North Island surfers, many visiting Otago for the first time, won the majority of the silverware competing in the inaugural Rip Curl GromSearch. North Island competitors won first place in every one of the six divisions and from a potential 22 places, of first to fourth in each final, they won 19 placing’s (two final placing in the girls under-12 were not contested).

Paige Hareb of Taranaki won two divisions, the girls under 16 and under-14, while Ryan Hawker of Auckland was a double finalist, gaining second in the boys under-16 and third in under-14. More than 40 surfers registered for the two-day event. In spite of snow on the beach several times just weeks earlier, perfect weather conditions ensured North Islanders had only a cool water temperatures to contend with. Many were able to sample a variety of surfing locations in Otago and around the South Island while traveling to Dunedin.
Representing the South Island, Daisy Thomas of Canterbury and Pae Pou of Southland were respectively third and fourth in the girls under-16 final and Jae Kilgour of Dunedin was fourth in the boys under-12 division.

Organizers for host club, the Otago Scholastic Surfing Association, said the inaugural event provided South Island junior surfers with the opportunity to gauge their progress and meet with the peers, who include some of the best up and coming surfers in the country. "The overall standard of surfing showed there an emerging depth of surfing talent across the country," the spokesman said.

For many of the South Island participants, the Grom Search was the first large contest they had entered. The GromSearch is part of a four-venue surfing circuit operated by Rip Curl and the most consistent competitor will have the opportunity to compete in a major Grom Search event in Australia.
Next years RipCurl GromSearch is scheduled for early-December, which is expected to almost double entries as it will be an event run during school holidays and milder weather conditions are expected.

For all place results go to http://www.surfingnz.co.nz/events.htm then click on the heat draw link.

Report submitted by Steve Ria, SNZ
 

SURFING NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL SURFING CHAMPIONSHIPS

January 8 – 15, 2005, Opunake, South Taranaki

The 2005 National Surfing Championships will be held in the South Taranaki Region with Opunake as the primary event site. The Opunake Boardriders, in conjunction with Surfing New Zealand, will host the event. The National Championships were last held in the Taranaki Region in 2001. This coming year, the event will focus on the southern area of the coastline, which is renowned for some of the best quality waves in New Zealand. This will be the ninth time the event has been staged in the Taranaki Region in its 42-year history.

Taranaki boasts an untamed coastline that offers unlimited point breaks that stretch around the waters edge of Mt. Taranaki.  Opunake has been the center of attention in the surfing community for some time now with the proposed artificial reef to be installed at the local beach – the first of its kind in New Zealand.

Reigning New Zealand Open Champion Maz Quinn will be out to defend his title before returning to competition on the World Qualifying Series (WQS). "The National Champs is the best comp of the year, it’s the one everyone wants to win, it’s the comp that means the most" commented Quinn when asked about the event adding "Taranaki is a great place to hold the event offering up beach breaks, points and reefs, its pretty much got it all".
 
 

New Zealand’s top female surfer Lisa Hurunui will not contest the event due to international commitments. However, the throng of up and coming young female surfers in New Zealand will be out for a crack at the title. Current National Champion Airini Mason will want to defend her title on what used to be her home territory. As well as the premier Open Men and Women Divisions, there will be a further 18 divisions composed of age groups from Under 14 to Over 50s and also Longboard, Kneeboard and Bodyboard disciplines.
 
 

For more information on the event please contact Ben Kennings or Greg Townsend surfingnz@xtra.co.nz. Report submitted by Ben Kennings, SNZ.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR 2004 – SURFING NEW ZEALAND

Oct. 23-24, Cape Classic, Westport

TBC, Quiksilver NZ Big Wave Challenge, Otago/Southland

TBC, Auckland Championships, TBC

CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR 2004 – FEDERACAO PORTUGUESA DE SURF

Oct. 1-3, 5^th National Circuit of Surf and Womens Open, Peniche

Oct. 1 – 10, Eurojunior 2004, Costa da Caparica

Oct. 23-24, 3^rd National Clubs Championships, S. Pedro Estoril

Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 6^th National Circuit of Surf and Womens Open, Carcavelos

Nov. 5-7, 7^th National Circuit of Surf and Womens Open, S. Torpes

Calendar submitted by the Federacao Portuguesa de Surf, fps@surfingportugal.com

2004 PUERTO RICO – USA JUNIOR SURFING CULTURAL EXCHANGE

April 2 – 11, 2004, Puerto Rico

The 2004 Puerto Rico – USA Junior Surfing Cultural Exchange was conceived and administered by the Kalos Kagathos Foundation with the idea of enhancing the "quality of life and living, through the skills of amateur competition surfing."  The visiting team from California, consisting of 10 young surfers with 4 adult coaches/managers, conducted surf instruction and training to more than 58 Puerto Rican children.  The goal is to develop "a life-long endowment in mental acuity, physical dexterity, health and self-esteem; engaging the attributes of self-discipline through the intensity of surfing competition."

For their part, the visiting team took home a wealth of experiences that without doubt will have a positive impact on their lives. By organizing and conducting these clinics, and interacting with children of another culture, the visiting team learned excellent life skills.  Seeing the Puerto Rican children enjoy what they do daily gives a great appreciation for what they have and is a lesson in empathy.  This is the true value of the exchange.  By going through this experience, each member of the team grew in character, and more confident and has a higher sense of self-esteem.

The fantastic turnout by the Puerto Rican youth speaks loudly for the need to develop levels of organized surfing for them to be able to participate.  The energy and enthusiasm the youth displayed during the clinics was infections.  Their smiles and laughter were uncontainable.  The youth were exposed to surfing and its life-long rewards.  It is indeed a positive and healthy activity for the youth of Puerto Rico, who are in need of such organizations.

In summary, the 2004 Puerto Rico – USA Junior Surfing Cultural Exchange was a tremendous success, as well as a foundation to build upon.  With the positive impact it had on all involved, Californian and Puerto Rican, one can only hope that this "endowment is life-long."

Report submitted by Bruce Hopping, Kalos Kagathos Foundation

RED BULL BIG WAVE AFRICA 2004

June 7 – 27, Dungeons, Hout Bay, Cape Town

Africa's most extreme surfing event ended in Cape Town on Sunday, June 27 when the 21-day waiting period for the 2004 edition of Red Bull Big Wave Africa drew to a close. Even though Dungeons, the deep water reef near Hout Bay that is the venue for the event and home to the largest surfable waves on the coastline of Africa, did not produce the four hours of 15 foot (5 meter) plus swells required to run the contest, all 12 of the invitees and both the alternates got to feel the power of the internationally renowned big wave break during free surfing sessions.
 
 

In arguably the best line-up of local and international big wave chargers in the six year history of the event, Grant ‘Twiggy’ Baker from Durban, New Zealander Doug Young and Capetonian Mickey Duffus won the three specialty awards with Baker pocketing R15 000 and the Sensi Threads Biggest Wave title for an enormous 20 foot drop in the Dungeons bowl on the morning of Thursday June 24. Duffus collected R5 000 and the Oakley Best Tube award for a deep barrel at the incredibly hollow ‘Slab’ section of the Dungeons reef earlier in the waiting period while Young, making his debut at the event, charged everything from the smallest to the biggest waves and even the social activities to be adjudged a worthy recipient of the Grommets Surf Café ‘Deep Throat’ award and R5 000.
 
 

Fellow international debutants Carlos ‘Coco’ Nogales from Mexico and Darryl ‘Flea’ Virostko, the three time champion of the Mavericks (California) ‘Men who ride Mountains’ event, left their distinctive mark on the sixth edition of Red Bull BWA. Jamie Sterling (Hawaii) and Grant Washburn (California), both in their fourth edition, Greg Long, the 2003 event winner and Brazilian big wave legend Carlos Burle all improved their knowledge of the break and expressed their enthusiasm to return for next year’s event.

Durban’s Jason Ribbink, Capetonians Duffus and Justin Strong and 2000 Red Bull BWA champ Sean Holmes from Wilderness in the Southern Cape have all participated every year since 1999 and their experience showed in the lineup at Dungeons, with Holmes experimenting with a camera rig on the nose of his surfboard.
 
 

Baker, Kommetjie’s Andrew Marr and newcomer David Smith (Camp’s Bay) benefited from another year of interaction with the internationals while several young and aspiring local big wave riders took advantage of the safety and medical facilities in the lineup Dungeons every time it broke to sample some waves at the notorious break.
 
 

For more detailed information on Red Bull BWA 2004 and its previous five editions, visit the comprehensive website at www.redbullbwa.com that provides a daily log, images and video clips of the action throughout the waiting period and a host of other information on the location, participants and big wave surfing in general.

Report and results submitted by Robin de Kock, SSA, rosadian@iafrica.com

O’NEILL COLD WATER CLASSIC

July 31 – August 1, 2004 Long Beach, Kommetjie & Big Bay, Bloubergstrand

Western Province champion Quintin Jones is the toast of the Cape Town surfing fraternity after clinching the Open and Masters titles in the 2004 O'Neill Cold Water Classic. In a remarkable 75 minute stint in the 4-5 foot Big Bay surf, Jones came second in his Open semi final then remained in the water to compete in the Masters Final (which he won) and went on to win the Open Final straight after the Masters.

This surfing "marathon" by the 2003 WP Surfer of the Year was undoubtedly a first in ASP Africa Pro Surf Tour (PST) history and says much for the fitness of the former SA Champion.

SA Team member Shane Thorne (Durban) was second in the Open Division and his haul of 645 points puts him ahead of Frankie Oberholzer (Warner Beach) at the top of the ASP Africa ratings with just two events left on the tour this year. David Richards (Kommetjie), at 18 the youngest surfer in the final, was third and Andrew Lange (Cape Town) was fourth. In the Masters final Jones edged Gary Van Wieringen (Scottburgh) into second place with Carl Roux (Umhlanga) third and an out of sorts Frankie Oberholzer fourth.

The O'Neill Cold Water Classic attracted over 75 entries from all corners of South Africa and is the only Pro Surf Tour event held in the Western Cape each year.

Report and results submitted by Robin de Kock, SSA rosadian@iafrica.com

MR PRICE WESTERN CAPE INTERSCHOOLS SURFING CHAMPIONSHIPS

August 29, 2004 Muizenberg Corner, Cape Peninsula

Both Muizenberg school teams qualified for the Mr Price SA Schools Championships after they placed first and fourth in the final of the Western Cape Mr. Price Interschools which was completed in small onshore surf at Muizenberg (Surfers) Corner Sunday (August 29).
 
 

Muizenberg A team was led by National Junior squad member Craig Johnson and included his brother Avro, a member of the current WP Junior side, WP surfer Josh Salie, Matthew Litkie and Kwezi Qika, a graduate of Gary's Surf School. Fish Hoek A, comprising 2003 national junior team member Brandon Roberts, fellow 2004 national junior squad member Klee Strachan, WP junior Aran Moore, Sean Koch and Tristan Oosthuizen, were second.
 
 

The third placed team were Somerset College, who traveled from Somerset West to compete in the event.

Former EP junior and current Boland team member Devon Mundow headed up this group, which included fellow Boland juniors, Jurie van Staden and Eric Bester as well as Peter Thorpe and Joshua Peters.

The Muizenberg B side, comprising surfers from the junior school, were fronted by 12 year old WP star David Solomons. Others members of the team were Danielle Johnson of Girlzone Surf Club, one of the few girls to compete in the event, C Dog Surf Club stalwarts Junaid and Reza Kippie and Dwayne Celliers. Danielle made it a hat trick for the Johnson family when like her brothers Craig and Avro she qualified for the national interschools in October.

Herzlia and Reddam were third in the semi finals and Fish Hoek B and Paarl Vallei were fourth overall.

The top four Western Cape schools will join the top four KZN and top four Eastern Cape teams in the Mr Price SA Schools championships in Cape St Francis at the end of October.

For the full list of results, please email Robin de Kock at rosadian@iafrica.com

Report by Robin de Kock, SSA

RIP CURL GROMSEARCH, 7^th & Final Stop

Sept. 18 – 19, 2004, Boland

Boland surfers Peder Christiansen (Strand) and Lisa Mace (Somerset West) were amongst the top local competitors who excelled in the 2004 Rip Curl Gromsearch event held at Strand. In 2003 Boland had two event finalists, this year Boland surfers dominated the contest and produced two champions and seven finalists across the divisions. The final of seven one-off events around South Africa attracted 83 entries, the biggest entry of any Rip Curl Gromsearch event ever held.
 
 

Christiansen (Strand) was the best surfer at the Rip Curl Gromsearch dominating the under 16 boy’s final with Klee Strachan (Muizenberg) in second place. Both Strachan and Christiansen have qualified for the Rip Curl Grand Final to be held in November; in addition to that the pair will be surfing in the National Junior Trials in East London this weekend. Devon Mundow (Somerset West) and Julian Joubert (Melkbosstrand) surfed well to finish third and fourth, respectively.
 
 

Matthew Bromley (Kommetjie) secured his first major win in the under 14 boy’s final defeating the current South African under 14 champion Jaco Steyn (Bloubergstrand). Somerset West’s Daniel Mace surfed to third with Daniel Levitt (Constantia) in fourth.

Under 12 division Kommetjie surfers Thomas Woods and David Brand snatched first and second place away from the Muizenberg pair of David Solomon and Sam Moore who took third and fourth place.

By winning the under 16 girls final Lisa Mace (Somerset West) qualified for the Rip Curl Grand Final invitational event. Chantelle Rautenbach of Melkbosstrand was thrilled to place second in her first final. Rip Curl team rider Chloe Humby (Somerset West) and Danielle Johnson (Muizenberg) finished third and fourth.
 
 

Surfing South Africa (SSA) sanctions the nationwide search for the hottest junior surfers. The top two under 16 boys and top under 16 girl from each provincial event qualify to compete in the Rip Curl Gromsearch Grand Final held on November 27 & 28.
 
 

Report submitted by Robin de Kock, SSA

O'NEILL SA JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

Sept. 27 – Oct. 2, Nahoon Reef, East London,

Western Province showed determination and character to successfully defend the provincial team title in difficult onshore conditions at Nahoon Reef in East London Saturday (October 2). After KZN had dominated the event for seven years, Western Province won at the Wilderness last year and this years victory is the first time in history that any WP senior or junior surfing team has won the team title in consecutive years. It is also the first time that a WP team has won a championship in East London. The victory means that the Freedom Cup, which was inaugurated at this tournament, will spend its first year in the Cape Peninsula. Border (hosts) were second for the first time in the nine-year history of these championships and KZN were third.

Four individual titles were won by Western Province surfers, Border surfers won two and only one went the way of KZN when ISA World Under 16 champion Jordy Smith defended his 2003 national Under 16 title.

Brandon Roberts of WP, who paddled out of the water in his first heat on day one of the contest convinced that he had seen a shark in the lineup, competed through the repercharge rounds to a brilliant victory in the Under 18 Boys final and runner up Gary Muller of Border, who made a huge impression throughout the event and deserved the Surfer of the Contest Award.

A consistent and determined Brett Shearer of WP did not finish lower than second in any of the rounds he surfed in up until the final where he ended third ahead of Damien Fahrenfort of KZN.

The Under 18 Girls title went to Border girl, Rosanne Hodge who, in a carbon copy of the Under 20 Final at the SA Championships in May, beat defending champion Tammy Lee Smith of KZN. Telana Flanagan of Border was third and Linsey Cottrell of WP came fourth.

Clinton Gravett of Border was another local surfer to put his hand up when it counted and deserved his runner up spot to Jordy Smith in the Under 16 Boys Final. Klee Strachan, the Under 14 runner up last year moved up a division this year and still managed a third place in the Under 16 division while Rudy Palmboom of KZN posted a fourth spot.

Nikita Robb, another surfer to come from the tough Border production line, won the Under 16 Girls final beating her close friend Laetitia Lee of EP into second place. Chloe Humby, who is still Under 14, came third behind Robb and Lee and Kate Goldreich of KZN was fourth.

2003 Under 14 boys champion Jaco Steyn of WP caught a winning wave in the dying seconds of the Under 14 final to edge out the 2003 Under 12 champion Shaun Joubert of Southern Cape while Chad du Toit of KZN and David De Filippi of Southern KZN had to settle for third and fourth respectively.

Tarryn Chudleigh of WP defended her 2003 Under 14 Girls title from Julia Morris of KZN, third placed Lisa Auditore of Boland and little Alice Mac Gregor of Border who was fourth.

The youngest division in the O'Neill SA Junior Championships are the Under 12's and they are traditionally the first of the seven finals to take to the water. Despite their age and the intimidating Nahoon Reef conditions the finalists gave it their all and surfed their hearts out for the full duration of the final. In the end honors went the way of Thomas Woods of WP who surfed his way through the repercharge Rounds to win the title. Ryan Klynsmith was second and fellow KZN surfer Beyrick de Vries was third with Tyde Gatke of Border fourth.

The Zig Zag Blow Up Award and a R1000 cash prize was presented to Shaun Jouber of Southern Cape, Gary Muller was named Surfer of the Contest, Nakita Da Silva of Zululand won the Sportsmanship Trophy and Border were presented with the Best Team award.

Of the 28 finalists in the 2004 O'Neill SA Surfing Championships, it was noted that eighteen of them began their competitive careers at one of the twelve annual SA Development Games as members of their Provincial Academy teams.

Featuring just less than 200 surfers representing 9 teams from eight provinces, this years national junior championships was the biggest since they were first held in 1996. Next year it will be Boland will host the 10th O'Neill SA Junior Surfing Championships for the first time.

For full list of results, please contact rosadian@iafrica.com or visit www.surfingsouthafrica.co.za

Report and results by Robin de Kock, SSA.

SURFING SOUTH AFRICA (SSA) – 2004 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Oct. 9 – 10, Roxy Surf Jam for Girls #5, Long Beach, Kommetjie, W/Cape

Oct. 16-17, Mr Price SA Schools Championships, Annes Ave, St. Francis, E/Cape

Oct. 16-17, SSA Lets Go Surfing Project, Strand W/Cape

Oct. 23-24, Volcomstone Rhinofish, Durban

Oct. 30-31, Roxy Surf Jam Final, Durban

Nov. 5 –6, National Team Championships – Cancelled.

Calendar submitted by Life’s a Beach Communications

BILLABONG BRITISH JUNIOR SURFING CHAMPIONSHIPS

September 18 – 19, Fistral Beach, Newquay

Matt Capel (South Devon) wins this years Billabong British Junior Surfing Championships defeating Mitch Corbett (Newquay), Tom Butler (Newquay) and Josh Ward (St Agnes) in the final of the Junior (Under 18) division. In 4-5 foot onshore conditions, Matt selected the better waves and preformed quality maneuvers to take the title, despite a strong comeback from Mitch Corbett. In the Women’s Division Beth Mason (Wales) who also competed in the Cadet division, defeated Kate Dendle (Wales), Gwen Spurlock (Wales) and Holly Donnelly (Newquay).

One of the most exciting finals was the Cadets (Under 16), European Youth Champion Reubyn Ash (Bude) defeated Isaac Flynn, Tom Butler and Ed Knight (North Devon) with one of the most spectacular maneuvers of the event; a forehand floater where Reubyn traversed across the lip of the wave for at least 20 feet before freefalling to complete the maneuver.

The Grommet (Under 12) division showed the depth of talent in British surfing with record entries. Seb Smart (Sennen) dominated the final defeating Josh Piper, Nathan Elms (Jersey) and Alex Baker. The Youth division (Under 14) had Stuart Campbell winning beating rivals Matt Burner (South Devon), Aiden Wright (Newquay) and Lewis Clinton (Newquay).

"This is the first year the BSA has had a separate Junior National Contest" Commented Dave Reed National Director of the BSA, adding "With another record entry for an event of 200 surfers, covering the five divisions, we are seeing a greater depth of talent than we have ever seen which bodes well for the future of surfing in the UK".

Carl Wieser of Billabong said, "The Billabong British Junior Championships ties in perfectly with our commitment to junior surfing programs across Europe. With 3 Billabong Pro Juniors on the continent in France, Spanish Basque Country and Portugal it is only natural we support an event in the UK. These junior events are the stepping stones for young competitors to test their skills in professionally run arenas".

Report by Dave Reed, BSA dave@britsurf.co.uk

O’NEILL SCOTTICSH BPSA SURFING CHAMPIONSHIPS

September 25 - 26 Thurso East, Sandside Reef

Llewellyn Whittaker wins the O’Neill Scottish BPSA Surfing Champions in probably some of the best surf conditions ever for a contest in the UK. His powerful display of backhand surfing at Thurso East and tube riding at Sandside Reef in the final, gave him the edge over the other competitors. Llewellyn Whittaker said, "It is fantastic to win the event and experience great waves in Scotland."

Second place went to Alan Stokes who also won the Freerange Best Barrel scoring a perfect10 points for an incredible tube ride half way through his quarterfinal heat. Third went to 2002 Event winner and current Champion of Champions winner Spencer Hargraves, his experience and skill at Thurso put him as one of the favorites from round one, unfortunately for Spencer the finals had to be switched to Sandside Reef due to the deteriorating conditions, where the advantage possibly went to the other surfers.
 
 

Ben Baird who commented, "These are the best waves I have ever surfed in a contest anywhere and am really pleased to make the final", took fourth place.

 Dave Reed BPSA Chairman said, "It has been a great event for British surfing, not only have we had good waves but we have seen some standout performances by British surfers" adding "I would like to thank O’Neill for supporting this incredible event".
 
 

After the second stop on the BPSA UK Tour, Alan Stokes currently holds first spot followed by Llewellyn Whittaker. Next event is at Croyde for the two star Saltrock North Devon BPSA Surf Championships that also includes the only Pro Junior event on the circuit.

Report and results submitted by Dave Reed, BSA

SALTROCK NORTH DEVON - Event 3 of BPSA UK Tour 2004

October 2 – 3, Croyde Bay, North Devon

Spencer Hargraves (Newquay) wins this year’s Saltrock North Devon BPSA Surf Contest with a radical display of backhand surfing in the final. Second place went to Jake Boex (Helston) whose wave selection and skill nearly captured him the title. Third went to 2001 BPSA Champion Lee Bartlett (Newquay) and fourth was Sam Lamiroy (Newcastle) who struggled to catch the better waves in a 2’- 3’ dropping swell.

Spencer said "Its great to win the Saltrock BPSA contest" adding "I think these events are good for the British surfers getting a chance to compete at locations from Scotland to Jersey".
 
 

The surprise of the contest was the elimination of tour leader Alan Stokes in Round three followed by the defeat of the runner up Llewellyn Whittaker in the Quarterfinals. Which has allowed the rest of the surfers to catch up; Stokes still however remains in first place in the rankings. Spencer Hargraves after the win has moved up to fourth.
 
 

Many of the top surfers from North Devon competed, with the stand out performance coming from Andrew Cotton (Croyde) who made it to the Quarterfinals defeating, amongst others; South African Reubin Pearce and 2002 BPSA Junior Champion Josh Knowles in the process.
 
 

In the Saltrock BPSA Pro Junior Surf Contest, current British Junior Champion Matt Capel (South Devon) defeated past British and New Zealand Junior Champion Oli Adams, third place went to Johnny Fryer (Isle of Wight) and fourth Mike Morgan (Ireland). Freerange Sunglasses Best Aerial Manoeuvre went to Sam Lamiroy who pocketed £250 for a maneuver he completed in his semi final heat.
 
 

Dave Reed director of UK Surf Promotions said "We would like to thank the Sponsors Saltrock for the support they gave", adding "this has been one of the best events we have had in North Devon and has consequently made it one of the most important stops on the surf event calendar".
 
 

The next event is the Four Star Kangaroo Poo Jersey BPSA Surfing Championships to be held at St Ouens Bay, Jersey next weekend (9^th 10^th October)

Report and results submitted by Dave Reed, BSA
 
 

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