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SriLankan Airlines Pro at Arugam Bay set to begin tomorrow with Sri Lankan wild-cards decided

Published on 19/06/2010 in Blogs, From our own Correspondent, front page, press coverage, surf, Surf competition, Surf Federation News and the bay. 0 Comments

Day one of the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) 6-star ratedA? SriLankan Airlines Pro at Arugam Bay Shatavari kalpa price Non prescription elavil was officially placed on-hold as contest organizers await an expected good pulse in swell tomorrow to begin the first ever ASP event in Sri Lanka.

Arugam Bay. Main Point

The consistent 1m (3 to 4 feet) clean surf that greeted the opening day was certainly good for surfing but with bigger waves forecast in the coming days along with an extremely favourable forecast for surf in the coming week organizers are keen to run the event in the very best and biggest surf and expect to be off and running first thing tomorrow morning.

a??Ita??s very contestable out there today but both myself and ASP Head Judge Richie Porta agree that with better waves likely tomorrow wea??re keen to begin this special event Continue reading ‘SriLankan Airlines Pro at Arugam Bay set to begin tomorrow with Sri Lankan wild-cards decided’

Arugam Bay a?? A Paradise for Surfers

Published on 18/06/2010 in Facebook Fan Club: Arugam Surf, From our own Correspondent, front page, Kitesurf, parties, press coverage, surf, the bay and wild life. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , .

….A also a paradise for party- and wild animals as well:
ARUGAM BAY !
Anyone crossing the bridge will realise immediately that Arugam Bay, if only because of its unique weather conditions, is an ideal holiday location. This particular corner of the island is protected from the west monsoon by the natural barrier of the mountain ridge around Monaragala and the great Pottuvil Lagoon acts just as effectively as a shield against the east monsoon. These factors working together explain why this particular region enjoys an average of 330 days of sunshine each year a?? something which will not be found anywhere else in Asia.

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One of the 330 sunsets in a single year

The region is favoured with two major rivers and is therefore never in danger of becoming too arid.

These unusual geographic conditions together with the winds and currents around the coast were first discovered and recognised by surfers in the 1960s and the region quickly became one of the top ten most popular surfing venues in the world. From the end of March until the beginning of October and even for a few days in November, water temperatures range from between 24 and 28 degrees (no need for neoprene suits) and with waves reaching 5 metres the conditions are ideal for surfing. No sharks have ever been sighted in these waters, but occasionally wild elephants from the neighbouring national park have been observed in close proximity to the beaches.

After the discovery of the ideal a??right handa?? surf break at Surf Points, a number of other equally attractive surfing locations became popular.

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Arugam Bay seems to work like a magnet and there are many visitors who come back year after year.

The last 30 years of bitter civil war have not stopped dedicated surfers from returning every year and it is this community that has kept the small coastal town alive.

Surfers and security forces were always good friends

The hippies of the past have now all gone a little grey and mutated to a respectable regular clientele, but they add in their own special way to the fascinating atmosphere of this place. These days, they still join in with about a thousand or so happy visitors who come to take part in the 48 hour Arugam Bay a??Full Moon Partiesa?? that provide a more spontaneous alternative to the now stage managed so-called a??Happeningsa?? in Koh Phangan or Goa.

Arugam's FMP revival

And who would be surprised to learn that, in spite of the worst Tsunami disaster on record, an International Surf Championship took place here in July 2005 with competitors from Australia, England, South Africa and Israel. Many locations now have shops specialising in providing equipment for water sports and a complete outfit can be hired for as little as 500 Rs per day.

It is not only the ocean that provides opportunities for surfing, you can also surf the internet and here you will find more discussion groups and visitor communities dealing with Arugam Bay than any other place in Sri Lanka. Some examples are: Continue reading ‘Arugam Bay a?? A Paradise for Surfers’

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National carrier plans to add one aircraft a year to fleet=Sponsors international surfing event at Arugam Bay

Published on 18/06/2010 in front page, Money Matters, press coverage, services, surf, Surf competition and the bay. 0 Comments

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Arugam Bay Buy lexapro 10mg , East Sri Lanka will be an exotic location in the next few days. Specifically 18th through 24th June. It will be the Sri Lankan Air Lines Pro 2010 tournament, for surfers. Approximately 128 competitors are expected to compete at Arugam Bay this year.

Sri Lankan Airlines Sponsor of Arugam Bay Main Point Events

Sri Lankan Air Lines CEO Manoj Gunawardena at the press conference this week said through its support competitors to Arugam Bay this year would be flown in on Sri Lankan Air Ways flights. Attendant facilities afforded to competitors to commute to Arugam Bay from Katunayake would be available and such facilities will complement modalities already in place to ensure its success. Expectations are that extensive support from Sri Lankan would point to systematic support that the competition could be successfully continued and effectively completed.

Arugam Bay's Beach. Busy at the Point. Quiet, romantic and tranquil elsewhere

Questioned by the press, on the number of aircraft deployed for competitors, Gunawardena said present fleet strength will not be stretched because only about 130 competitors are expected and this number would not stress flight schedules.

According to the tourist Board however Continue reading ‘National carrier plans to add one aircraft a year to fleet=Sponsors international surfing event at Arugam Bay’

Arugam Bay Surf Week Parties

Published on 18/06/2010 in Blogs, Facebook Fan Club: Arugam Surf, From our own Correspondent, front page, Music, parties, people, press coverage and Surf competition. 0 Comments

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the road to Arugam Bay

Published on 18/06/2010 in Blogs, Facebook Fan Club: Arugam Surf, From our own Correspondent, front page, people, surf, Surf competition, Surf Federation News, the bay, Traveler's Reports and wild life. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , .

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Julian Wilson on the comeback trail

Published on 17/06/2010 in Blogs, front page, people, press coverage, surf, Surf competition and Surf Federation News. 0 Comments

Final Wildcards Announced as Surfers Head for the SriLankan Airlines Pro at Arugam Bay

Published on 16/06/2010 in Blogs, From our own Correspondent, front page, press coverage, surf, Surf competition, Surf Federation News and the bay. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , .

A large assembly of dedicated Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) athletes are now making their way to the exotic south east coastline of Sri Lanka for the inaugural ASP six star rated SriLankan Airlines Pro which is set to begin on Friday at Arugam Bay.

It’s the first ever ASP event in Sri Lanka as ASP Australasia breaks new ground venturing into a territory that holds fascination with stories dating back to the 1970’s of pioneering surfers finding super consistent and perfect waves on this lush island.

The June monsoonal winds and a very active winter Indian Ocean combine to make Purchase lopid generic name Bactrim skin rash treatment Arugam Bay the surf location that it is and the field descending on the break this week will put the wave to the test like never before as they chase essential six star rating points and a prize pool of $US145 000!

Elite world tour surfers Drew Courtney, Dan Ross and Blake Thornton head the field with an array of international talent like recent six star winner Aritz Aranburu (Spain), former ASP world champion Sunny Garcia (Hawaii), South Africa’s David Weare, Masotoshi Ohno from Japan, Richard Christie (NZ) and Alan Stokes (UK) to name just a few of the surfers heading for this wave.

Even the contest organizers are uncertain what to expect from Arugam Bay however contest director Dane Jordan from ASP Australasia is optimistic the venue will deliver.

“I’ve spent five days there in three years preparing for this event and I have seen it break with excellent shape and consistency.

” I’ve surfed the break and it’s a super high performance wave – I’m not so familiar to know the exact prime swell directions, tides, winds and all else but indications are there’s a 17 second period 8 feet south swell forecast for Saturday and I’m imagining that could be an ideal starting point” exclaimed Jordan.

“I’ll liaise closely with a good bunch of local surfers and we have a very healthy waiting period to get the best out of this and the rest we’ll leave to the surfers who I know will shred the daylight out of these waves.”

Jordan also announced the final make -up of the wild card surfers into this event headed by exciting Japanese surfer Osawa Nobuyuki and backed up by equally exciting Australian’s Mitch Colborne, Davey Cathels and Chris Friend.

Extra wild-cards will be awarded to Sri Lankan surfers who will compete under an ASP assisted trials for these positions.

Asanka, widely regarded as the number 1 surfer in Sr iLanka and also owner of the restaurant and land right on the point is a favourite to take one of these positions and in his best English commented on the opportunity and the event saying –

“I think good the tournament for our boys!

“All the local boys are happy.

“It gives us chance to make our surfing better .

“Also for rest of Sri Lanka to see how good our boys surf and how much surfing good for country.”

Like all new locations that ASP surfers explore, there will be rich and positive sharing’s of all things surfing in a quality event that should benefit all.

The SriLankan Airlines Pro will be live webcast and will include a quality produced and globally distributed television show along with television newsfeeds distributed internationally throughout the event as well as highest quality digital images focusing on the event, the environment, wildlife and of course the abundance of surf from the region.

The SriLankan Airlines Pro is made possible thanks to SriLankan Airlines; Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau, Lanka Sportreizen, Dialog, Billabong and ASP Australasia

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Final wildcards announced as surfers head for the SriLankan Airlines Pro at Arugam Bay

Published on 15/06/2010 in Blogs, Facebook Fan Club: Arugam Surf, front page, Surf Federation News and the bay. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , .

Periactin buy australia A large assembly of dedicated Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) athletes are now making their way to the exotic south east coastline of Sri Lanka for the inaugural ASP six star rated SriLankan Airlines Pro which is set to begin on Friday at Arugam Bay.

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Arugam Bay is ready to surf

Published on 14/06/2010 in accomodation, front page, guesthouse, hotels, Kitesurf, Money Matters, parties, people, press coverage, presse-deutsch, services, surf, Surf Federation News and the bay. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , .

Sri Lanka is getting ready to surf its way up with two international surf festivals organised to be held next month.

Tourists surfing at Arugam Bay

Managing Director of Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau Dileep Mudadeniya told Daily FT yesterday that two surf competitions will be held next month at Arugam Bay attracting 300 surf lovers.

a??There will be a British Pro Surf competition in the first week of July and the next week will be dedicated to an international level surfing competition,a?? Mudadeniya said.

The British Pro Surfing Competition is set to attract 75 to 100 British nationals and the Five Star Surfing Championship will attract 200 persons from 15 to 20 countries. The Five Star Championship will be held from 18 to 25 July.

a??This is a world quality event and Sri Lanka tourism can attend a large mileage from organizing such events. And the regional empowerment is also vital. The local economic development is set to score high with so many people coming down in one month,a?? Mudadeniya asserted.

Some 200 rooms, all there is available in the area, have been already booked for the event.

Arugam Bay Cheap glucovance is on the list of the top 10 surf points in the world. Situated on the South East side of Sri Lanka Arugam Bay receives the same Antarctic winter swell’s that hit Indonesia in the in the middle of the year.

The best time of the year is between May and November when the predominant wind is offshore for at least the first half of the day.

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Frogs in a bag @ Arugam Bay

Published on 13/06/2010 in Blogs, From our own Correspondent, front page, people and Traveler's Reports. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , .

Ita??s not long since our last post, but I realised after speaking to my sister last night and listening to her laugh that you might appreciate some photographic evidence of our local frog problem. As Stu described in his last post, we have been arguing with a large local family of frogs about whether or not squatters rights apply in Sri Lanka. We are fairly insistent that they move on, but they clearly felt that theya??ve been here for a while (the house has been empty for at least 3 months) and have been strongly resisting any attempts to move them on.

After having turfed the whole family out once already by shooing them out through the front door only for them to re-emerge through one of the open windows hours later, we decided that something a little more drastic was needed. Continue reading ‘Frogs in a bag @ Arugam Bay’

SriLankan Airlines Brings Top Global Surf Event To Arugam Bay

Published on 12/06/2010 in Blogs, front page, Kitesurf, Money Matters, press coverage, services, surf, Surf competition, Surf Federation News and the bay. 0 Comments

Naltrexone price walmart (Colombo, Lankapuvath, June 11-14.48p.m) – SriLankan Airlines is bringing one of the worlda??s most glamorous and highly rated surfing events to Sri Lanka, part of the airlinea??s multi-faceted strategy to position the island as one of the worlda??s most sought after travel destinations.

The a??SriLankan Airlines Pro 2010a?? tournament will draw some of the top stars in the surfing world to Arugam Bay from 18-24 June, among the 128 competitors from the United States, Australia, Spain, Portugal, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Germany and other countries.

SriLankan Airlines Pro 2010 is an important event for professional surfers, since it has the highest rating of a??Six Starsa?? on the ASP World Tour by which competitors qualify to contest for the World Title. The event is being conducted by the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP), the global governing body for the sport, which organizes the ASP World Tour. Over Twenty international surfing officials will attend the event.

a??SriLankan Airlines Pro 2010a?? is expected to showcase the picturesque southeast resort of Arugam Bay as one of the most beautiful beaches in the world, positioning it as a destination for all types of beach lovers, and not just for surfers. It will also generate massive publicity around the world for Sri Lanka, already experiencing a continuous boom in tourism over the last 12 months.

SriLankan Airlines is the Principal Sponsor of the event, and is being supported by the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotions Bureau (SLTPB). Sri Lanka is hosting the SriLankan Airlines Pro Surf for the first time.

Dane Jordan, ASP Australasia Operations Manager, said: a??Sri Lanka has several excellent locations which are ideal for surfing. Arugam Bay has built a strong reputation over the years among the global surfing community, and ASP is pleased that it will be the site of this Six Star ASP World Tour event.a??

The event will be launched with an opening ceremony on 18th June which will feature entertainment by traditional dancers and drummers, and hundreds of brightly coloured helium balloons being released into the air. Special Food Centres, Spectator Areas, Marquees for VIP guests, and a Media Platform have been arranged. The finals of the competition will be on Cost malegra 24th June with an awards ceremony on the beach.

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Arugam Bay. A little less India

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SriLankan brings surfing to Arugam Bay

Published on 11/06/2010 in Blogs, From our own Correspondent, front page, Historical sites, Kitesurf, Money Matters, services, surf, Surf competition, Surf Federation News, the bay and wild life. 0 Comments

SriLankan Airlines is bringing one of the worlds most glamorous and highly rated surfing events to Sri Lanka, part of the airlines multi-faceted strategy to position the island as one of the worlds most sought after travel destinations.

The SriLankan Airlines Pro 2010 tournament will draw some of the top stars in the surfing world to Order ethionamide nad Arugam Bay from June 18 to 24, among the 128 competitors from the United States, Australia, Spain, Portugal, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Germany and other countries.

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Pro Surf in Arugam Bay!

Published on 10/06/2010 in Blogs, Facebook Fan Club: Arugam Surf, From our own Correspondent, front page, services, surf, Surf competition and the bay. 1 Comment Tags: , , , , , , , .

The a??SriLankan Airlines Pro Surf 2010′ tournament will be held in Arugam Bay from 18 – 24 June and will draw 128 competitors, some of them among the best known stars in the sport of surfing, from United States, Australia, Spain, Portugal, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Germany.

The event is being conducted by the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP), the global governing body for the sport. Twenty-two international surfing referees will judge the event.
SriLankan Airlines is the Principal Sponsor supported by Sri Lanka Tourism Promotions Bureau (SLTPB) and Lanka Sportreizen (LSR) is the ground handler. Competitors will be shown a glimpse of Sri Lanka’s many attractions in Negombo and Belihul Oya on their way to Arugam Bay.

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