Betty DepolitoAt just 17 Barron Mamiya from the North Shore earned the Vans Triple Crown Rookie Award by besting a field of 18 surfers at the Sunset World Cup. “I’m stoked, I didn’t even think I was going to win this award because I did really bad at Haleiwa, but I guess I made up for it here at Sunset,” said Mamiya atop the podium. “I’m stoked to win it and hopefully I can keep the momentum going until next year.” He has had a really good year. He won the regional Junior Champion title earlier in the season by winning three of the four Pro Junior events. He will be surfing in the World Junior Championship in Australia with a high seed and we will be rooting for him. Mamiya bowed out of the Billabong Pipeline Masters first round but one day he will survive and we will be cheering him on. A great representative for the North Shore!
VANS SKATE JAM FUN! Banzai Skate park got an epic work out at the Vans Skate Jam this month! Hawaii’s hottest skaters came out and pulled radical tricks, listen to great sounds and caught the free swag that the Vans crew threw out! The event was hosted by Ivan and Nathan Florence. The park was completed in 2014 and has been a hit for North Shore Residents and all islanders alike! Mahalo to Vans for all they do for surfing!
CHANCE’EM RAISES PLENTY FUNDS FOR HIGH SCHOOL SURF TEAMS! Chance’em put on a great “Poker With the Pros” event at Turtle Bay Resort to raise funds for high school surf teams. It was a big success. They reportedly raised enough funds to pay for all the entries and insurance for the kids! The tables were full and there were donations galore! Winning the charity 5th annual tournament was Makua Kai Rothman who is a shark for sure. He was runner up last year in the Texas hold’em card show down!