UNDER 18 SQUAD SELECTED AFTER COMPLETION OF THE SURFING AMERICA USA CHAMPIONSHIPS ON SUNDAY NIGHT

San Juan Capistrano, Calif. – June 30, 2010 – Surfing America, the national governing body for surfing in the United States, is pleased to announce selection of the 2011 PacSun USA Surf Team has been completed.

Twenty one (21) of the very best under 18 year old surfers in the mainland United States will train together under the leadership of Head Coach Ian Cairns. Ultimately, only twelve of these Team members will be selected for the traveling team to the 2011 Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships sometime next year.

2011 PacSun USA Surf Team Photo: Jack McDaniel 2011 USA Surf Team

“The 2011 PacSun USA Junior Team is young but includes many members of the 2010 New Zealand Bronze Medal Team,” said Ian Cairns, USA Surf Team Head Coach. “Believe me, we were not happy with our performance in New Zealand and are anxious to get right back at the Hawaiians and Aussies.”

The following athletes are named to the 2011 PacSun USA Surf Team:

Boys Under 18

Kolohe Andino – San Clemente, CA
Evan Geiselman – New Smyrna Beach, CA
Conner Coffin – Santa Barbara, CA
Luke Davis – Capistrano Beach, CA
Jake Halstead – La Jolla, CA
Trevor Thornton – San Clemente, CA
Derek Peters – Huntington Beach, CA

Boys Under 16

Parker Coffin – Santa Barbara, CA
Colin Moran – Costa Mesa, CA
Taylor Clark – Encinitas, CA
Jacob Davis – Capistrano Beach, CA
Skip McCullough – La Jolla, CA
Kanoa Igarashi – Huntington Beach, CA
Jake Marshall – Encinitas, CA

Girls Under 18

Lakey Peterson – Santa Barbara, CA
Quincy Davis – Montauk, NY
Nikki Viesins – Indialantic, FL
Jasset Umbel – Melbourne Beach, FL
Kulia Doherty – San Clemente, CA
Catherine Clark – Ventura, CA
Frankie Harrer – Malibu, CA

Surfing America Mission Statement

The Mission of Surfing America is to promote the growth, competitive success, and positive image of surfing in the USA and to provide the best possible experience for all participants by encouraging, developing, advancing, and administrating the sport–while producing champions.

Congratulations Evan Geiselman on your win in the Under 18 Surfing America US Championships! Evan rode a 5′10″ x 18 ⅛” x 2 ⅛” Rookie model squash tail.

Photos by Jimmicane.

Evan Geiselman emerges victorious at this year’s Surfing America Championships

Evan’s ecstatic smile.

Happy Mamma.

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Adventures of the Young Wise Tails Episode 1 from youngwisetails on Vimeo.

“The first installment of the young wise tails webisode series. This episode is from in and around our home, Santa Barbara, this past winter. Many of our friends came to surf and hang out and we had lots of great times. This is the start of an endless webisode series. Enjoy” – The Coffins

HUNTINGTON BEACH, California (Thursday, June 24, 2010) – 2009 ASP North America Pro Junior Series Champion Nat Young (Santa Cruz, CA), 19, clinched an impressive runner-up result at this week’s ASP 6-Star Sri Lankan Airlines Pro by finishing behind Australian standout Julian Wilson (Coolum, AUS), 22, in a hard-fought Final at Sri Lanka’s idyllic righthand pointbreak of Arugam Bay.

Young’s second-place finish amongst some of the globe’s finest up-and-coming competitive talent not only catapults the lethal goofy-footer to No. 69 on the men’s ASP World Ranking, but also establishes the American as the frontrunner for qualification for the ASP World Junior Championships due to his performance on the men’s Star Ratings as the top rated American surfer of ASP Pro Junior age.

The talented Californian relied on his polished backhand attack on the firing Sri Lankan right-handers to earn the impressive Final berth while marching past a solid list of international competitors including Australian Jayke Sharp (Coffs Harbour, AUS), 22, Basque talent Hodei Collazo (EUK), ASP Pro Junior talent Chris Friend (Sunshine Coast, AUS), 19, and former ASP Dream Tour campaigners Nic Muscroft (Victoria, AUS), 27, and David Weare (Durban, ZAF), 29, before falling to Wilson in their battle for the Sri Lankan Airlines Pro title.

“I’ve had an amazing week here and I’m really grateful to have made the final” Young said. “I knew the only way to beat Julian (Wilson) would be to score two excellent waves in that Final. He has been the standout all week. I went for the win but came unstuck on a few critical moves but I’m really pleased with this result.”

Also marching to a notable result was San Diego native Austin Ware (Solana Beach, CA), 29, who finished fifth overall in the ASP 6-Star event. The solid finish for the explosive talent moves him to No. 55 on the Men’s World Ranking.

Ware also had a hand in ousting a stacked list of professional surfing talent including former ASP Dream Tour surfers Royden Bryson (East London, ZAF), 27, and Ricky Basnett (Durban, ZAF), 24, before falling to Sharp in the Quarterfinals.

The next event on the ASP North America calendar will be the ASP 4-Star Quiksilver Pro Puerto Escondido, which runs from July 16 through 23, 2010.

Known as one of the world’s best surfers and a talented musician, Timmy Curran showed he’s just as passionate about protecting our environment and our oceans when he appeared last night on CNN’s “Larry King Live” telethon “Disaster In The Gulf: How You Can Help.” Curran worked the phone bank alongside numerous celebrities including Kathy Griffin (photo below) and even donated a signed surfboard and copy of his latest album VerseS and surf film “The Union Express.” Recently on tour with his band, Curran performed in the Gulf region and even surfed the local waters, so he felt a personal connection to the area and offered to lend his name to the cause. “I was honored to be there,” said Curran. “I know at times it’s easy to feel helpless about this tragedy, but I was excited to hear so much positive energy and hope from all of the callers, it was a special night to be part of the effort.” The evening raised over $1.8 million for three charities supporting the region.

TO BID ON TIMMY CURRAN’S Auction Package: http://www.charitybuzz.com/auctions/gulf/catalog_items

Congratulations to Parker Coffin on winning the 14 and under division of the Rip Curl Gromsearch on June 13 at Huntington Beach, California. Look for Parker to reach the top of the podium at this years Nationals.

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Check out the Channel Islands groms at the NSSA National June 16^th- 19^th and June 29^th – July 3^rd

Join Timmy Curran & Friends at the Channel Islands Surfboards store in Santa Barbara on Thursday, June 10th from 7-9PM for a FREE live concert by Timmy and a screening of his new film The Union Express on the back patio. Bring your lawn chairs, blankets and friends and enjoy the entertainment along with complementary movie snacks and beverages. Space is limited so come early to save your spot!

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