Surfing in Kuta Carnival 2005

Kuta’s waves for tens of years has become a special attraction that tied thousands of abroad surfers, lifting up the tourism industry and creating Kuta’s self-lifestyle, and had made Kuta become special rather than other tourism objects in Bali.
Presently, surfing is still sticks with Kuta’s image. So, no wonder when the first Kuta Carnival took place in 2003, the surfer community put at priority to this event. For more than a week, surfing competitions held at Kuta Beach and Uluwatu Beach, which involving thousands of local and abroad surfer attracted big audiences.
Just like Kuta Carnival III (2005), this sport has become the foremost show. Every day, for about 9 day (25 June – 3 July), surfing is able to absorb thousands audiences and participants.
This year surfing competition will be followed by various ages, starting from adults to middle age. There are several types of surfing competition with all specialties that will be held such as ‘Kuta Lines Open’, ‘Rip Curl Grommet’, ‘MOD Om Bali Pro Legend & Retro’, ‘Surfer Girl Ladies and Bodyboard’, ‘Reef & Surfer Girl Open (6 stars)’, ‘Quick Air Show’ and ‘Billabong Teams Challenge’.
For example, ‘MOD, OM Bali Pro Legend & Retro’ competition, this event will start in the morning from 7 am until 5 pm. This event reminds the history that is Bali as a world’s surfing paradise. Legendaries surfers (between 1970’s and 1980’s) will compete at Uluwatu Beach, Monday (27/6). This beach contains the history as the venue of the first “International Surfing Competition” in Indonesia in 1980’s, which is OM Bali Pro.
All the legendaries surfers 70’s and 80’s come from Australia, like Peter McCabe, who was introduced to the beautiful waves of Bali especially at Uluwatu Beach to the world through his starring surfing movies. Another legend is Terry Richardson, the first champion of Om Bali Pro in 1980’s, Andrew McKinnon, the long board world champion “World Title Championship” in 1987, Mitchell Ray and Terry Fitzgerald. Balinese legendary surfers will also participate within this event.
The champion of MOD OM Bali Pro Legend & Retro for “Grand Master” level is Danny Godwin (1st winner), Ketut Priksa (2nd winner), Mitchel Rae (3rd winner) and Thornton Fallander (4th winner). For “Master” level, the first winner is Ketut Pitur, Martin Kalajzich (2nd winner), Made Sena (3rd winner) and Nyoman Sudiarta (4th winner), whilst for “Retro” level champions are Made Lana (1st winner), Made Lapur (2nd winner), Ketut Pitur (3rd winner) and Wirtawan (4th winner). (BTN/Para)