SWATCH GIRLS PRO CHINA 2012 – Final Day

Lay Day at the event, Kelia Moniz (HAW) and a few girls made a culture trip. They went to a little Chinese village and checked out the local culture. The girls experienced what they do, what they eat and how they live. The girls were really happy about this opportunity and enjoyed the day.

All of the longboarders get in touched with the waves in Hainan. And thousands of Chinese cheered to the girls at the big Opening Ceremony, which ended with an incredible firework. Let the SWATCH GIRLS PRO China 2012 begin.

Watch Kassia Meador and Courtney Conlogue in a double profile. The two American longboarders tell something about each other, combined with spectacular pictures.

Top Seeds dominate opening round. The first day of the event waiting period saw round 1 of the SWATCH GIRLS PRO CHINA 2012 hosted by Wanning completed in 1-2ft (waist high) surf at Riyuewan Bay, Hainan Island. With the small swell pulses offering contestable if tricky conditions for the world’s finest women longboard surfers, the top seeds were in the ascendency posting some solid scores throughout the morning, and while conditions went from clean offshores to moderate sea breezes, the scori...

Bear Pro Final Day HighLights at Andora.

ASP World No.1 Courtney Conlogue, 19, (USA) was crowned champion of the SWATCH GIRLS PRO FRANCE at Les Bourdaines, Seignosse, France on Saturday afternoon after a string of commanding performances in 3ft (head high) surf at the famous French beachbreak. Surfing with all the confidence of a surfer already with two major tour victories under her belt this year, Conlogue posted a series of excellent scores including a perfect 10 in her quarterfinal for three lethal backside hits, before edging p...

Nixon is excited to announce the addition of Kelia Moniz and Leila Hurst onto the brand’s Global Surf Team. Both accomplished surfers in their own right, Moniz and Hurst each bring a unique, individual style to the team’s roster that features some of the world’s most established surfers including John John Florence, Josh Kerr, Nathan Fletcher, Chippa Wilson, Conner Coffin and Rob Machado. Learn more about makes them awesome at http://online.nixon.com/happenings

MAJOR UPSETS ON DAY TWO Day two of the SWATCH GIRLS PRO CHINA 2012 hosted by Wanning saw rounds 2 and 3 completed in marginal 1ft conditions at Riyuewan Bay. Despite the South China Sea monsoon swell being on something of a sabbatical, there was little shortage of deftness of skill and technique from the finest female longboard surfers in the world. Defending event champion Chelsea Williams nailed the highest score of the day for the second day running with a 8.25, giving the modest left han...