Dear Friends,

The Surfer Girl Big Splash 2008 has now taken place, this special edition Surfer Girl Big Splash newsletter will take you the inside full story of the coolest event ever this year from the surfing competition, carnival games, fun zone, and turtle release to the spectacular performances at the main stage.

Big Splash Pre Party (Press Conference)

On the 4th of October, Surfer Girl along with the official F & B sponsor Hard Rock Café hosted the Surfer Girl Big Splash 2008 pre-party at Hard Rock Café on Jl. Pantai Kuta.
Specially selected top tier FBC members, contestants and of course the media were invited to come down and be the first to get the fresh scoop of the event and have the opportunity to meet and greet with Nidji.

Big Splash Pre Party

In true Surfer Girl style, this was no normal press conference. Surfer Girl decided to relay all of the information regarding to the event in a way that was informative, interesting and most important fun for all!!!

With the help of Surfer Girl live mannequins, the MC’s put on a show that was more akin to a pantomime performance than a press conference which put smiles on everyone’s faces. Maximum information with the minimal boredom factor defiantly made this press conference stand apart from the rest.

The Competition

The day got off to an early 6am start as contestants from around the world flocked to the beach to register for the comp. With over 60 contestants from over 10 different countries the first EVER Coca-Cola ISC sanctioned stand alone women’s surfing event in Indonesia’s history could not have asked for a better turn out or response.

The surf gods were obviously pleased as they blessed the comp with some of the most comp worthy surf conditions that halfway has seen all year! All four of the divisions for the day, Women’s open ISC Pro, Women’s open body board Pro, First ever Contest and Daddy’s and Daughters were full by 8am and the girls were ready to paddle out for the first heats of the day. By 9am the competition was well under way with the first heats for the ‘first ever contest’ division already taking place there was time to slip away to check out the rest of the totally awesome set up the Surfer Girl team had put together.

Just before the finals for all of the divisions, it was time to head back to the surfing arena for the Daddy’s (or Mummy’s!) & Daughters part of the comp. Never done in Indonesia before this division was one of the highlights of the day, consisting of a Daddy, or Mummy and daughter pair surfing tandem on the same board, this division proved to be a huge success with laughter and smiles all around.  The event then took a slightly more serious tone as the finals for the other divisions started to take place. The girls were charging all day and the final was truly wonderful as the best female surfers in Indonesia showed the crowd on the beach what they were made of !

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The Winners

COCA COLA ISC OPEN WOMEN’S DIVISION

  1. Yasnyiar Gea (Bone) – Indonesia
  2. Ni Kadek Dyah Rahayu Dewi – Indonesia
  3. Martina – South America
  4. Ayako Miyashita – Japan


FIRST EVER CONTEST

  1. Annete Luciana Isakh ( Uchie ) – Indonesia
  2. Lily Melyawati– Indonesia
  3. Alicia Cooke– Australia
  4. Jordana Loren– California


BODYBOARD

  1. Karina Mattos – Brazil
  2. Furuya Yumi – japan
  3. Becky Sheedy – Australia
  4. Vica Moraes – South America


DAD-DAUGHTER CONTEST

  1. Siena White and Andrew White – Australia
  2. Sierra and Jeffry Anderson – USA/Indonesia

Have Fun at the Fun Zone

More than 11 kinds of games at the Surfer Girl Carnival Game zone attracted the whole family and kids to try them all one by one. The highlight of which being ‘the big splash’: three bull’s-eyes with a baseball earned you the joy of watching your chosen friend getting drenched by the water from the overhanging bucket! Those who played the games in the Carnival game zone were then able to earn points which could then be exchanged at the Surfer Girl merchandise booth for super cool Surfer Girl product. Not only did everyone that purchased a ticket receive some delicious Surfer Girl butter popcorn but also did their party for charity as all of the profit from the money taken from the carnival games will be donated to the Bali Children’s foundation.

Horizontal Bungee, other awesome arena from AJ Hackett, the slippery slip and mini skate ring arena from Skate Run gave visitors so many different options to have fun.

FOOD glorious food

Food and beverage booths from sponsors such as Hard Rock Café, Boo Boo’s café, Haagen Daaz and Coca Cola were completed with shaded picnic areas.  Glorious and delicious foods from the sponsors spoiled the visitor to enjoy ultimate fun day on the weekend at the beach with the whole family.

Baby Turtle Release

After the surfing competition reached the end and before Surfer Girl start the entertainment session at the main stage, there was another surprise for the visitor. At 5 pm from one of the specially allocated booths, there were 25 baby turtles that ready to be release to the ocean. The visitors donated their money and bought the turtles for their friends and family then released them all together at one time to the ocean. Awesome way to help to make the world a better place.

The Stage

More people started to fill the beach when the sun set, the right time for them to hang out at the beach because Surfer Girl just about to start the entertainment session on the main stage.

The delightfully bright and colorful Surfer Girl stage on the beach came to life as it was flooded with Polynesian dancers, Surfer Girl fashion shows, percussion performances by Javacia and Bali Children’s foundation, special cheerleading shows, an amazing performance by one of Indonesia’s up and coming starlets ‘Gretha’ and, just when we thought Surfer Girl couldn’t possibly have anything else in store, a full gig for all to enjoy by one of Indonesia’s top bands NIDJI to rock their fresh latest single for all of us “Laskar Pelangi”

Well, there was defiantly no lack of fun, vibe and energy, anyone lucky enough to have attended this awesome event would vouch that Surfer Girl, ‘The best all girls surf shop in the world’ had defiantly met all expectations in putting on ‘THE MOST FUN ALL GIRLS SURF COMPETITION IN THE WORLD’ we can’t wait until next year for the 2nd annual Surfer Girl Big Splash.

Big Splash After Party

Once Nidji had finished rockin’ the Surfer Girl crowd at the beach, it was time to move back to Hard Rock café for all of those that wanted to keep the party going!

A rare opportunity for all the Nidjiholics to party together with their idols… there was lots of photos snapping, laughing, and dancing. Giring, the lead singer of NIDJI was having a great time and said he was thrilled to perform at Big Splash especially because it was the first time Niji ever performed right on the beach. Guests at the after party also got to enjoy an impromptu and totally awesome performance by Gretha, who took the stage and performed some of the hits from her lates album “Kiss Me”.

Overall the after party was a really wonderful way to end the truly “Fun’tastic” event that was the Surfer Girl Big Splash 2008.

This event was proudly sponsored by:

Surfer Girl, Blue Groove, Friendster, Hard Rock Café, Bendkel Rental, ISC Coca Cola, Haagen Daaz, AJ Hackett, Skate Run, EcoBali, GUS, Coca Cola, Waterbom, Garuda, Gadis, Seventeen, Go Girl, Girlfriend, Sister, Surf Time, Magic Wave, Surf West, the beat, JSI, Hard Rock radio, CDBS, OZ Radio, Holong Digital Printing, BNI Legian, Warung Desain, Prima Medika, Goodway Hotel

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See BIG SPLASH review from: Surfer Girl Rider " Becky Sheedy" and "Tim Hain" from ISC Crew.