From: danny@suned1.Nswses.Navy.Mil (Danny Z Clark)
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Subject: For Bodyboarders Only
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 09:57:56 -0800
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Well, I spent a good part of last Saturday at the Bud Pro 
finals, and got the following info.

  I spoke to Patti Serrano, Publisher/Editor of Bodyboarder 
International Magazine (BIM).  She told me early next year that
the Australian bodyboarding mag (the name escapes me)
will start publishing a U. S. edition.  Also,  the old 
Bodyboarding mag will come back as a quarterly publication.
So by next year we will have 3 mags to chose from.  Patti
does not see any competition from the other two, as their 
focus is to make money (i.e. get lots of ads).  BIM's 
focus is to promote bodyboarding.  (Kevin, she said
to say hi.)

  I then over heard a conversation between Patti and Mike
Stewart's brother, who is a professional Photographer.  He
is working on a photo shoot of Mike "out" of the water. 
Look for an upcoming issue of BIM to have a cover
with a portrait of Mike Stewart, no water, no waves, just
Mike's face. (you heard it here first)

I spoke with Pat Caldwell and Mike Stewart about riding that
water park wave in Texas (called Schlitterbahn).  Mike called
it one of the 10 best waves he has ever ridden!  Pat said it
reminded him of Kira.  Real fast, great barrel.  He said the
water speed is 21 mph.  The technique is very different than
ocean waves.  Pat said that after a day (2 min on, 15 min off, for
8 hrs) he was so tired he couldn't move.  The next day every
muscle in his body was sore.  He said that never happens after
a big day at Pipe.

I spoke to Bob Sato,  Kauai Classic's coach.  He said that he has
met with Mike Stewart, Ben Severson and several others about
starting a world tour.  Also it turns out that the opening meet
of next years Bud Pro (in Santa Cruz) is scheduled the same
week as the Morey Boogie Pipe Internationals.  

For what its worth, Mike Stewart used an old Turbo Pro/Comp II,
not the newest Pro/Comp III.  Could be because the III has
been licensed to Morey to build and carries their logo.  Mike and
Morey don't get along due to the board restriction rule at the Pipe
contest.

In the competition,  nether Ben nor Mike made the finals, Mike
still won the overall tour as the points leader.  The finals
found Tim Ross competing against three members of the 
Kauai Classic Team: Kyle Milagro, Harry Antipala and Chris 
Tennberg.  Chris won, his first contest win ever.

And for you surfers that read this anyway,  Shane Beschen
won the contest and the overall tour race,  and gets to go
on and compete in the ASP next year.

Danny

-- 
                    Danny Clark, PHD NSWC, Port Hueneme CA
                         danny@suned1.nswses.navy.mil
       The Navy and I share some views, but the ones above are all mine.