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Richie Sills wins UK pro surf tour Sri Lanka
Cost keftab Buy florinef for dog Arugam Bay was firing for the final day of the UKPSA Sri Lankan Surf Championships.
An increase in swell overnight provided 4-6ft barrelling right handera??s for the remaining competitors.
In heat one of the quarter finals Micah Lester took full advantage of the conditions scoring the highest wave of the event (9.4) earning him the return ticket from London to Sri Lanka donated by Sri Lankan Airlines.
The remaining quarter final heats saw outstanding performances from Richie Sills (South Africa) and Newquay surfers Alan Stokes, Mitch Corbett and Tom Butler.
In the first semi final Richie Sills and Sam Lamroy (Newcastle) surfed consistently to edge out Lee Bartlet and Micah Lester.
Four Newquay surfers made up semi final two. Alan Stokes dominated from the beginning with two high scoring rides. Mark Harris scraped ahead of Mitch Corbett to take second with Tom Butler fourth.
The final got underway in front of a packed crowd including the President of Sri Lankaa??s son and the Minister for tourism.
In a tactical heat the four surfers struggled to find waves in the early stages.
Richie Sills found his rhythm and picked off two high scoring rides leaving the other three scratching to catch up. Alan Stokes was close behind in second and a final wave with two huge turns left the crowd guessing if he had done enough.
In the end Richie and Alan were tied for first place. A count back (best one wave scored) saw Richie take the title with Alan Stokes following in second, Mark Harris third and Sam Lamroy fourth.
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Arugam Bay was firing for the final day of the UKPSA Sri Lankan Surf Championships.
An increase in swell overnight provided 4-6ft barrelling right handera??s for the remaining competitors.
Arugam Bay was firing for the final day of the UKPSA Sri Lankan Surf Championships.An increase in swell overnight provided 4-6ft barrelling right handera??s for the remaining competitors.
In heat one of the quarter finals Micah Lester took full advantage of the conditions scoring the highest wave of the event (9.4) earning him the return ticket from London to Sri Lanka donated by Sri Lankan Airlines.
The remaining quarter final heats saw outstanding performances from Richie Sills (South Africa) and Newquay surfers Alan Stokes, Mitch Corbett and Tom Butler.
In the first semi final Richie Sills and Sam Lamroy (Newcastle) surfed consistently to edge out Lee Bartlet and Micah Lester.
Four Newquay surfers made up semi final two. Alan Stokes dominated from the beginning with two high scoring rides. Mark Harris scraped ahead of Mitch Corbett to take second with Tom Butler fourth.
The final got underway in front of a packed crowd including the President of Sri Lankaa??s son and the Minister for tourism.
In a tactical heat the four surfers struggled to find waves in the early stages.
Richie Sills found his rhythm and picked off two high scoring rides leaving the other three scratching to catch up. Alan Stokes was close behind in second and a final wave with two huge turns left the crowd guessing if he had done enough.
In the end Richie and Alan were tied for first place. A count back (best one wave scored) saw Richie take the title with Alan Stokes following in second, Mark Harris third and Sam Lamroy fourth.
Richie Sills;
a??I love Arugam Bay. The waves have been incredible and the local people have been so hospitable. The event would have been nothing without them. Thank you to everyone who has worked so hard to make this competition possiblea??
The Sri Lankan locala??s final was also completed today. Local Arugam Bay surfer W.l Asanka led the final from the start with some impressive surfing including a 9 point ride which earned him the title.
Event organisers would like to thank SriLanka Airlines, Sri Lanka Tourism and Crystal Holidays for making the event such a great success.
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“Das Ausland muesste mit Know-how helfen”
Extract from the highly respected German “Spiegel” Magazine Interview with Mr. Coorey:
Sri Lankas BA?rgerkrieg ist nach 26 Jahren endlich beendet, doch Touristen kommen noch zA?gerlich in das frA?here Urlaubsparadies. SPIEGEL ONLINE sprach mit dem Reiseveranstalter Hiran Cooray A?ber KriegsschauplA?tze als Besucherattraktion und Surferspots zwischen Armeeposten.
SPIEGEL ONLINE: Von Januar bis Mai kamen kaum mehr als 11.000 Deutsche nach Sri Lanka, fast ein Drittel weniger als in der ohnehin schon schwachen Vorjahresperiode. Und sie sind, nach Briten, Indern und Maledivern, immerhin die viertgrA?AYte Besuchergruppe. Sind Sie trotzdem optimistisch fA?r die ab SpA?tsommer, nach der Regenzeit, beginnende Hauptsaison?
Cooray: Deutschland ist einer der wichtigsten MA?rkte fA?r uns – wir hatten allerdings unsere Probleme damit, dass Ihr Botschafter in Colombo, JA?rgen Weerth, die militA?rische Strategie unserer Regierung kritisierte. Aber das hat sich ja zum GlA?ck erledigt, und was die Zahlen betrifft, so muss man sagen, dass immerhin 90 Prozent der einreisenden Deutschen und Briten Urlauber sind, im Unterschied zu vielen Indern und Maledivern, die aus beruflichen GrA?nden das Land besuchen oder um Verwandte zu sehen. Continue reading ‘Foreign Know-how required to assist Tourism’
“We had a fantastic event. We’ve seen some great waves and spectacular surfing,” says Dave Reed, a tour director for UK’s Pro Surf organization.
“We chose Arugam Bay because its one of the best waves in the world.” Continue reading ‘Wave Ride AbaY’
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Actually Srilanka is a birds paradise.The birds migrants season starts in April and ends in September.They usually migrate from various countries to Kumana a village situated in the eastern province of Srilanka.It’s only six killometers distance from world famous Arugambay beach.Elephants and other animals are also making an attractive environment through out the year.
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UKPSA Sri Lanka Surf Championships-Arugam Bay
Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 3 July, 2009 : – – For the second day of the event competitors were greeted with perfect 4-6ft pumping waves at Arugam Bay. Round 2 started off this morning with some exciting action from all the top surfers. Of the Sri Lankan surfers K Dulip performed the best advancing into round three.
Round three was set for a great start with the swell continuing to increase and a feel good atmosphere at the contest site. From heat one the standard of surfing was some of the best seen for a British event. Highlights included stand out performances from Lee Bartlett Newquay in heat one
Lee Bartlett; a?? The best thing about this event is being able to surf Arugam Bay with just three other guys. I hope to keep going and surf as many heats as possible!a??
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Micah Lester Australia, Sam Lamroy Newcastle and Mark Harris Newquay also progressed with some exceptional surfing. But the surprise of the round was Lewis Clinton defeating Alan Stokes. (who both progressed to the quarter finals)
Lewis commented on his heat; a??The waves were really fun, some super good ones. I was struggling to find a good wave but managed to get a rhythm going and picked off a good wave to get an 8.33a??
The biggest upset of the contest came in heat seven with Mitch Corbett and Andrew griffin putting in solid performances to knock out hot favourite Reubyn Ash. .Sri Lankan Airlines are contributing a free return ticket for the surfer with the highest wave score, currently held by Johnny Fryer.
The solid swell is forecast to continue through into the final day of the event tomorrow. UKPSA Sri Lanka Surf Championships-Arugam Bay Sponsors of the Sri Lankan Champion of Champions Surf Competition are the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau, Crystal Holidays and SriLankan Airlines.
Day One
After a four year absence the UK PRO SURF TOUR returns to Arugam Bay.
The tour was the first to return after the Tsunami, and now is returning after the civil conflict has ended.
For the first day of the event the surfers were treated to 3-4ft excellent surf.
The stand performances came from all the top surfers, with Johnny Fryer scoring the highest points in the second heat of the day.
The locals were not to be outdone with Asanka creating the upset of the round. Defeating an on form Toby Donachie and Danny Wells to progress to the third round of the event.
Asanka said;
a?? Ita??s great to welcome back the UK Pro surf tour to Arugam Bay. I love to watch the UK surfers and hopefully try to learn from them. Ita??s also great for the local economy and promotes tourisma??
Johnny Fryer who had the highest scoring wave of the day (9.33 out of a possible 10)
also commented;
a?? Ia??ve always loved this wave and stoked to be back here this year. The heat was so much fun, felt really relaxed.A? I feel confident Ia??ll do well.a??
Tomorrow the swell forecast is to get even bigger which will provide an opportunity for another fantastic day of surfing.
Event organisers would like to thank SriLanka Airlines, Sri Lanka Tourism and Crystal Holidays for making the event happen.
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With war finally a thing of the past in Sri Lanka, great excitement and interest is being expressed towards areas which were previously deemed a??off-limitsa?? by various travel advisories. It is surely a matter of time before the British Foreign Office revises ita??s stance on travelling to certain areas of the island.
The spectacular sands of KalkudahFishing restrictions for the north and east were also formally removed last week for the first time in 20 years meaning the area is likely to see considerable growth and much needed developmenta??.
The beaches of the eastern coast of the island are one such area. Their addition to travel itineraries will mean that Sri Lanka really can boast to be a year round destination, with fabled paradise beaches in season at any given time (the islanda??s two monsoons effect the north & east and the south & west coast beaches at different times).
I was fortunate to visit some of the key beaches and towns of the east recently on a couple of trips I made. With infrastructure rapidly improving (roads were under construction across the region) the area looks set to make a major comeback.
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- The course sand and waves of Arugam Bay Continue reading ‘East Coast Beaches back on the menu soon?’
Thursday, July 2, 2009
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We head to paradise! Arugam Bay. Yahoooo. Hope for nice waves in the morning and then windy afternoons. Surfing in the morning, Kitesurfing in the afternoon.
- Somlak – must try your thai cooking
- Fred – the local brew
- Richard – perhaps some surf lessons for Curt
- Saman and Minna – mmm, the pizza
The crowd from MAS, now dont stay indoors, go out in the sun and get tanned! Ah, Sri Lanka Rocks!
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Arugam Bay’s traditional Mid-Year walk from end-to-end of AbaY:
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Note:
There are changes and various improvements 2009.
Now we show not only the road/street sign.But also at least one impression of the establishment as well.
This years walk was conducted by Mr. Tavis Fu, a volunteer from Taiwan.
Links and introductions on this page (arugam.info), shown right below will be updated asap. Please allow 1 week.
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The Tourism Ministry will launch hotel construction projects at selected locations in the Northern and Eastern Provinces to attract Trileptal generic vs brand Cheap tenormin dosage over 100,000 foreign tourists during 2010.
Deputy Tourism Minister Faizer Mustapha told the Sunday Observer that the ending of the 30-year war and the emergence of peace in the North and the East has encouraged the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Board and private sector hoteliers to recommence their business activities in the region.
a??In addition, several tour group operators will reactivate operations between the South and the North,a?? he said. Referring to the official launch of the new brand for Sri Lanka Tourism at a ceremony, held in Colombo on Tuesday, Deputy Minister Mustapha said the aim of the launch was to position our country as the premier tourist destination in the region.
He said a team of officials was sent to the Northern and Eastern regions to identify suitable locations to construct hotels and to study ways and means to develop tourist attractions.
a??Nilaweli, Arugam Bay and Kuchchaveli in the Trincomalee District are the main places, we have already identified to construct large hotel complexes,a?? he said.
The Minister said the number of tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka from UK, USA, France, the Maldives, Germany, Japan, Russia and Australia will be doubled during the forthcoming season, especially due to the end of the war. Asked about sending local tour groups to the North and East, especially those who have never visited these regions, Minister Mustapha said that priority will be given to promote local tourism in these regions in collaboration with Sri Lanka Tourism.
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