POLISH SURFING CHALLENGE 2013

POLISH SURFING CHALLENGE 2013

POLISH

VII Edycja zawodów Polish Surfing Challenge wcześniej przewidziana na termin 10.08 – 31.08 staruje już 01.09.2013 r. w najbliższą niedzielę. 

Miejsce rozgrywania zawodów to spot Chałupy III, wejście numer 10 od strony parkingu.

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Zapraszamy w najbliższą niedzielę, gdzie rozpoczynamy tegoroczne finały zawodów Polish Surfing Challenge. Pierwsza runda tegorocznych zawodów, która odbędzie się na Półwyspie Helskim startuje od godz. 10.00.
W tym roku zawodnicy, wśród których min. znajdzie się 3-krotny mistrz Polski Janek Korycki, Teddy-Boy Sączek, Łukasz Koński, Jurek Kijkowski i wielu wspaniałych surferów, walczyć będą o tytuł Mistrza Polski w surfingu oraz o pulę nagród o łącznej wartości 15 tys. PLN.

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W programie imprezy POLISH SURFING CHALLENGE 2013:

• Mistrzostwa Polski w surfingu, rozgrywane „na prognozę”.
• Ocean Initiative organizowane na całym świecie przez międzynarodową Fundację Surfrider Foundation, która zajmuje się ochroną plaż, mórz i oceanów
 

Organizator: Polskie Stowarzyszenie Surfingu

Sponsor Główny: Rip Curl

Sponsorzy: Surfround , Red Bull, Go Pro, Pura Vida, SUP Polska

Partnerzy: Miasto Władysławowo, Polskie Stowarzyszenie Surfingu, 

Front Brand Integrated, Solar, Surfrider Foundation

Patroni Medialni: Canal+, Radio Planeta, Surfmag.pl, Go2Hel.pl, Sieplywa.pl, Freestyle.pl, Aktywni.pl, VICE

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Link do wydarzenia: 

https://www.facebook.com/events/478328625595276/ Facebook: facebook.com/surfing-challenge.pl 

Wartość puli nagród wynosi 15 tys. złotych:
• 1500 zł w gotówce za 1 miejsce
• 500 zł w gotówce za 2 miejsce
• deska surfingowa sponsorowana przez markę Rip Curl
• Wyjazd surfingowy do Kraju Basków organizowany przez Surfround
• Kamera najnowszej generacji Go Pro HD3
• Nagrody rzeczowe od sponsorów Go Pro, Rip Curl, Red Bull, Surfround 

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WYNIKI:


Tegoroczne zawody Surfing Challenge 2013 wygrał Tadeusz Sączek, Polak urodzony w Warszawie, na stałe mieszkający w RPA. VII Edycja zawodów była najbardziej widowiskowa, jeżeli chodzi o warunki oraz poziom zawodników. Nad naszym zamkniętym zbiornikiem bałtyckim powstały fale idealne do rywalizacji.
Rywalizacja w tym roku była na bardzo imponującym poziomie, zawodnicy walczyli o niesamowitą pulę nagród 15 tys. złotych. Dopisały zarówno fale zgromadzona publiczność oraz sponsorzy, podczas eliminacji i samych finałów. Wiemy już, że doświadczenia zdobyte na przestrzeni ostatnich lat pozwolą na lepszą organizację zawodów surfingowych odbywających się na “Prognozę” w przyszłych sezonach, tak żeby wszyscy zainteresowani mogli zobaczyć je na żywo mówi Maciej Krystosiak specjalista ds. Marektingu sportowego oraz organizator zawódów PSC.
Zależało nam w tym roku bardzo na tym żeby wszyscy zainteresowani mogli na żywo zobaczyć prawdziwy surfing w Polsce. Dlatego wiedząc, że warunki na prognozę są sprawdzalne na 3 dni przed imprezą, w tym roku zaprosiliśmy dwie ekipy filmowe, które zarejestrowały cały materiał z zawodów. 

Eliminacje oraz finał zostały rozegrane na wysokości Chałupy III wejście nr 10. Tegorocznym zwycięzcą został Tadeusz Sączek. Drugie miejsce zajął jeden z najlepszych zawodników sezonu i obrońca tytułu Janek Korycki. Na kolejnej pozycji uplasował się Łukasz Bromski, a finałową czworkę zamknął Jurek Kijkowski.

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ENGLISH

VII Edition of Polish Surfing Challenge event scheduled for earlier dates 

10.08 - 31.08.2013 finally takes off this Sunday (01.09.2013)!

Competitions takes place in "Chałupy III" Camp, entry number 10 from the parking lot.
Welcome this Sunday, where we begin this year's event finals Polish Surfing Challenge. The first round of this year's event, which will take place on the Hel Peninsula starts after midday. 10.00.
This year surfers, including min. will be three-time champion Jan Korycki Polish, Teddy-Boy filter paper, Luke, Horse, George Kijkowski and many other great surfers will compete for the title of Polish Champion in surfing and the prize pool amounting to 15.000 PLN.

The event ENGLISH SURFING CHALLENGE 2013:

• Polish championship in surfing, playing "the weather".
• Ocean Initiative organized around the world by the International Foundation, Surfrider Foundation, which is responsible for protecting the beaches, seas and oceans
 

Organizer: Polish Association of Surfing

Main Sponsor: Rip Curl

Sponsors: Surfround, Red Bull, Go Pro, Pura Vida, SUP Poland

Partners: City Wladyslawowo, Polish Association of Surfing, 

Front Brand Integrated, Solar, Surfrider Foundation

Media Patrons: Canal +, Radio Planet, Surfmag.pl, Go2Hel.pl, Sieplywa.pl, Freestyle.pl, Aktywni.pl, VICE 

Link to the event:

https://www.facebook.com/events/478328625595276/ Facebook: facebook.com / surfing-challenge.pl 

The value of the prize pool is 15.000 PLN:
• 1500 zł in cash for 1st place
• 500 zł in cash for 2nd place
• surfboard sponsored by the brand Rip Curl  

• surf trip to the Basque Country, organized by Surfround
• latest generation camera Go Pro HD3
• prizes from sponsors: Go Pro, Rip Curl, Red Bull, Surfround

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Let's see how it was in 2011... :)

The source: http://surfmag.pl/2013/08/polish-surfing-challenge-2013-startuje-w-niedziele/

http://surfmag.pl/2013/09/tadeusz-saczek-wygrywa-polish-surfing-challenge-2013/ 

BEST SURF SPOTS IN PAKISTAN

BEST SURF SPOTS IN PAKISTAN

Let this picture speak for itself...

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From French Beach all the way to Gwardar are some of Asia most beautiful and undiscovered stretches of beach.  Where the desert meets the Arabian Sea,  a multitude of water sports including scuba diving, snorkeling, boating, wind surfing, kayaking, deep sea game fishing and this regions best SURF calls. 

During monsoon season, after April till October, some of the best untouched, undiscovered surfing waters in the world await to be ridden by boards from Australia, Hawaii, the US and Indonesia.  

Right along the coast, self contained huts are available for surfing enthusiast with boards rented or carved upon request, from the local village hippy surfers but it is recommended to BYO.  You will also find 5-6 star hotels offering the best of every amenity.

Everything from freshly caught lobster, oysters and fish are at your fingertips.  You order, they catch and cook it for you - for basically next to nothing.

Surfing Pakistan's Makran Coast is probably the most chilled out, laid back surfing stretch you'll find anywhere nowadays, where tourist traps and cliches have now infiltrated the once lonely tracks of the world's surfing path, here, it is as lonely as you dreamed it to be.  

Don't worry about what the travel warnings say, they also tell you to beware when going to places like Australia and the States, so dare to be different and come for anything from 5 star accommodations to sleepy bungalows with a front veranda view of the the mystifying Arabian Sea and f*ck what everybody else says, it's bloody good surf and you deserve the ride!!!

There are several beaches in Karachi or outside Karachi main city. The famous beaches names are Hawks bay, Sands Pit, Cape Mound, Sumyani, French Beach, Gadani, Turtle beaches, Paradise Point. These beaches are best for swimming or spending night in rented villa which is avilable there but advance booking is better before arrived. The Seaview is also a beach but in the main city where mostly young boys and girls meet in daytime especially. In evening, you will mostly find families and in midnight mostly are boys.


FRENCH BEACH / HAJI ABDULLAH GOTH

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French Beach of Karachi is located half way between Hawkes Bay and Paradise Point, is a small fishing village known to the locals as Haji Abdullah Goth. Surrounded by a boundary wall, it offers 20 huts, constructed by the villagers, for rent. The village has neither running water nor electric power. Its rocky beach and clear waters are ideal for surfing during the monsoon season

Stretching from French Beach all the way to Gwardar are some of Asia most beautiful stretches of beach. Where the desert meets the Arabian Sea, 
are a multitude of water sports including scuba diving, snorkeling, boating, wind surfing, kayaking, deep sea game fishing and this regions best SURF. During monsoon season, after April till October, some of the best untouched, undiscovered surfing waters in the world await to be ridden by boards from Australia, Hawaii, the US and Indonesia.  

Self contained huts are available for surfing enthusiast with boards available from the local village hippy surfer but it is recommended to BYO.

Visitors have to bring their own equipment as well as food and drink supplies, but if you like seafood, then everything from freshly caught lobster, oysters and fish are available upon request. 
You order, they catch and cook it for you - for basically next to nothing.

BEACH VIEW PARK

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Beach View Park aka Beach Park is located in Clifton, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. The park, constructed at Clifton beach, it was inaugurated on December 12, 2005. The park, constructed under the special supervision of Sindh Governor Dr. Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan, is part of the under-construction Grand Recreation Project. This beautiful park, spread over an area of 47 acres (190,000 m2), has been constructed along 3.7 km of the coastal driveway.

The project envisages the rehabilitation and renovation of the historic Jehangir Kothari Parade and Bagh-e-Ibne Qasim on an area of 80 acres (320,000 m2). Both these projects linked with the Beach Park. 
The development work of the Clifton beach as a recreational place was started 80 years back by Jehangir Kothari, who constructed the Jehangir Kothari Parade at a cost of PKR 0.3 million at the site of his bungalow and presented it to the citizens of Karachi as a gift.


The Beach Park project includes, construction/development of stone pillars fencing, envicrate pathways and kerb stones, fountains, grassy lawns, flower beds, trees, shrubs, physical appliances, canopies, stone and wooden benches, play areas, big size fibre glass dinosaurs, food courts, shops, dustbins, small lights, arena vision lights, light towers.


CLIFTON BEACH

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Clifton Beach was the most popular silver-sand beach during 20th century but now it is affected by an oil spill that occurred in 2003. 
Clifton Beach, on the Arabian Sea, is a beach in Clifton, Karachi, Pakistan, one of the neighborhoods of Saddar Town. The beach has attractions for families and tourists, including beachside horse and camel rides, amusement parks, restaurants, and swimming in the Arabian Sea. The whole beach area of Clifton and Seaview is considered safe and peacful even in times of political tensions. A gated residential area called Seaview Apartments lies close to a section of Clifton beach known as Seaview beach or simply "Seaview". Further ahead lies Darakhshan Villas which comprises of residential townhouses and huts. 

Another attraction in this very area were the recently constructed Cineplex cinema houses for the entertainment starved people of Karachi, particularly for the people who reside in DHA and Clifton. This has happened after around three decades of cinema industry decline in Pakistan. Hollywood films are mostly screened here along with some selected Bollywood films. The cinema's are equipped with state of the art facilities and other entertainment sections. The Defence Housing Authority is filling the beach area with sand to obtain more ground pushing the sea further back, which will change the shape and features of the beach.

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The source: http://www.world66.com/asia/southasia/pakistan/karachi/beaches/

THE HIDDEN SURF PARADISE OF NORTH KOREA

THE HIDDEN SURF PARADISE OF NORTH KOREA

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North Korea, the world's most secretive country, has plenty of secret surf spots to discover. 

But, will it be possible to ride waves in the land of Kim Il-sung, the eternal president?

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the official name of North Korea, offers 2,495 kilometers (1,550 miles) of coastline, with the East China Sea and the Sea of Japan in the Western and Eastern coasts.
If you had the opportunity to surf waves in North Korea, you'd rather head for the Sea of Japan coast because the local sea currents circulate in the counterclockwise direction, clearly hitting the exposed coast.
From Hamhung up north to Sonbong, there are plenty of surf regions to explore. The coastline is dominated by small fishing villages, industrial complexes, jetties, endless dunes and white sand beaches.
Spots primarily exposed to North/Northeast swells have better chances of delivering perfect waves for surfing. Jungho, Pungeo, Gangsangni, Sinchang, Geonja, Iwon, Tanchon, Ilsin, Rajin are some of the names of the local train stations where you should stop to check the surf.
In Kimchaek, near a local river mouth, we've discovered a perfect A-frame wave, breathing an open swell and surrounded by mountains. This wave could easily be named the Asian Trestles. Curiously, trains travel very often close to the North Korean shore.

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 On our way to the Chinese frontier, we've found a long beach near the Man's Lagoon with a strong potential for wave riding - nearly two kilometers of empty and unexplored surf and green fields as background scenario. Meet Sonbong, probably the best surf spot in North Korea.
The opposite Southwest coast offers pristine, natural, crystal-clear waters and desert islands. The Ongjin region has multiple river mouths and may be a great alternative for surfers on North Korea's East China Sea coastal shores.
 North Korea is an unexplored surfing paradise. Really. With a long and sharp coastline, it gets regular swells, at least, on the Eastern coast. The problem is that only between 3,000 to 4,000 Western tourists visit North Korea, each year.



 
In this uncrowded land, you may be the first to catch waves and make history. North Korea is the ultimate surfing destination of the 21st century!

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