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Roxy Pro Openning Ceremony
The Openning ceremony for the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing and the Roxy Pro took place this morning, Saturday 12, 2005 at 10 am at Ali?I Beach in Haleiwa, Hawaii. Locals, fans, competitors, surfing legends and even Hawaii?s infamous Uncle Rabit Kekai (who celebrated his 85th birthday yesterday) stood on the beach for the opening prayer and blessing. The local Hawaiian priest dipped two beautiful tea leafs into a bowl of water and sprinkled WCT competitors Sofia Mulanovich, Pauline Menczer, Megan Abubo, Serena Brooke and Roxy ambassador and 4 x world champ Lisa Andersen. After the blessing for the surfers of the event the priest turned to the crowd and had them face the ocean, lifting their hands for the final portion of the blessing over the event and prayer for waves. The contest was called off for the day with the decreasing swell. The trials heat will be commence the Roxy Pro followed by Round one of the main event. In the trials are Carissa Moore, Bethany Hamilton, Chasity Baltazar and Tory Titcomb, winner of the Roxy Jam held at the end of October. Only the first place winner of this heat will advance into the main event of the Roxy Pro. The next call will be tomorrow, Sunday, at 7:00am Hawaiian time.
It was in this event of 2004 where current world champ Sofia Mulanovich cinched her title. She does have a chance of cinching it again at this event. It is a close race between Sofia, Chelasea Gerogeson and Megan Abubo, and Layne Beachley, all who have a chance at a world title victory this year.
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SURF REPORT
We are expecting a small north west swell from Mid-way Island, due to arrive at some point on Monday, November 14th dying off over the next 24 hours. This swell should bring us surf up to 5 ft through late Tuesday. On Thursday, November 17, weather casters are forecasting the largest swell of the early winter season. This swell is arriving from Japan in a west moving to a northwest direction. The storm is considered cyclonic because of the increase in size over the open ocean. They are predicting swell from 12-15 ft with 80-85 mile winds to hit the North shore Thursday and stick around until Saturday.
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