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Highlights / Competition Day 4 - 2023 Surf City El Salvador ISA World Surfing Games

Imai Devault and Hi-Tech Surf Sports Wins the Hawaii Qualifier | Oakley Surf Shop Challenge 2018

On a beautiful summer day at Ala Moana Bowls on Oahu’s South Shore, competitors in the Oakley Surf Shop Challenge Hawaii qualifier were greeted with clean conditions, offshore winds, and 2-3ft waves for stop five of the national touring series.

Round one saw ten teams battle it out for the five coveted spots in the finals. The final round consisted of squads from HIC Kailua #1, Hi-Tech Surf Sports, T&C Surf, MuCully Bicycle & Sporting Goods, and T&C Surfboards.

Hi-Tech Surf Sports and HIC Kailua #1 were consistent as the clear standouts through the entire day, finishing with the top team scores in round one and carrying their momentum to the finals where they jockeyed for top honors. Early in the final round, team rider Imaikalani Devault from Hi-Tech whammied the highest wave score of the day, a 9.77 (total wave score 19.54) that proved a critical strategic decision towards their total point tally. With the final heat coming to close, HIC Kailua #1 was unable to secure a 4.45 to take the lead, losing by a heartbreaking 0.07 and crowning Hi-Tech Surf Sports as the champion.

Flying in on the morning of the event, Maui based Hi-Tech Surf Sports was the only team representing a shop from an island other than Oahu. “We just stuck to our original plan which was to have fun and go out there and do our best,” explains Hi-Tech’s final surfer Keoni Perkins on their general approach to the event. “We’re so stoked!”

Congratulations to Hi-Tech Surf Sports team members John Chiu, Imaikalani Devault, Cody Young, and Keoni Perkins!

Up next is the Mid-Atlantic regional qualifier at Nags Head on the Outer Banks in North Carolina. An official call has yet to be made for competition during the August 14-15 waiting period.

Gone Tomorrow Australia

Australia was a blur.

There were too many waves. Too many pies. Too many late nights and early mornings. We spent time in three different regions. We did strike missions. We got chased out of the water by sharks. We got skunked. We got barreled. We got loose. We were there for over six weeks, but it all flew by in a flash.

Here today. Gone tomorrow. Forever in the now. See you next time, Australia.

Filmers: Wade Carroll, Dane Burnheim, Cole Yamane, Brent Bielmann

Radical Times Gold Coast


Imagine a place where the city shoots shadows into the sea. Where white sand beaches disappear into bright blue waters, and bright blue waters fold into some of the best waves on earth. Where the food is healthy and the people kind. Imagine songbirds singing and palm trees swaying in the breeze.

Imagine it has nightclubs and pies stuffed with meat and gravy. Imagine parties every night, imagine casinos, imagine seeing the sunrise for all the wrong reasons.

Stop imagining now. This place exists. It’s called the Gold Coast, though it may be easier for you to start referring to it as "your next trip."

Featured Surfers:
Jeremy Flores - @floresjeremy
Wiggolly Dantas - @wiggolly
Kanoa Igarashi - @kanoaigarashi
Connor O’Leary - @connoroleary
Leo Fioravanti - @lfioravanti
Ezekiel Lau - @zekelau
Mikey Wright - @mikeywright1
Ramzi Boukhiam - @ramziboukhiam
Jesse Mendes - @jesse_mendes
Michael Dunphy - @michaeldunphy
Steph Gilmore - @stephaniegilmore
Kael Walsh - @kaelwalsh
Cody Young - @cody_young_
Joel Paxton - @joelpaxton
Luis Diaz - @luisdiazur
Mark Richards - @markrichardssurfboards

Featured Skaters:
Zach Miller - @zakramiller
Javier Mendizabal - @javiermendizabal
Yago Dominguez - @yago_dominguez02

Production:
Footage -
Jimmy Graham - @jimmy__graham
Dane Burnheim - @danebmesquid
Brent Bielmann - @brentbielmann
Wade Carroll - @wadeecarroll

Radical Times in Hawaii

Hawaii. It’s big, it’s bold, and it’s reputation may be even bigger and bolder than itself. But all that aside, the enchanted island is diverse. From Muay Thai to Mai Tais, Waimea to Waikiki, Pipeline walls to highline stalls…there is something to suit everyone.

This year, our team attacked every angle. They stayed out late at night and paddled out before the sun. They did turns, punted airs and got barrelled. They rode everything from ten-foot slabs of concrete to twenty-foot slabs of unpredictable water. It was a bonafide Radical Time. So for your enjoyment, we thought we would combine these few weeks of bliss into an edit. Dig in, then start planning a Radical Time of your own to Hawaii — you really do owe it to yourself.

Oceanside California was the location of last year’s ISA World Junior Championships. This event brings together the best under 18 year old aspiring pros to compete in national teams for medals and glory. In the most grueling competitive format known to Surfers, the National surf teams descended onto the beach to face their destiny. Representing themselves, their team, and their country.