The Sandy Beach Championships are held annually on the weekend following the Fourth of July holiday.This year's contest was held in 2to5 ft windswell waves.The contest was also used as a fundraiser to send long time contest organizer and promoter Bob Thomas' Ohana to join family member Hannah Thomas(photos # 43,54,71,72,74) as Hawaii's representitive in the Miss Teen USA contest being held in Palm Springs,California this coming August .A photo of her is set on the Collector's Edition 2006 Sandy Beach Bodysurfing Contest T-Shirt.
Each year the amount of contestants have grown.This year the large number of entrants in the youth divisions made it necessary to hold the finals of all divisions on an extended second day.Luckily the wave and surf conditions improved.
Stiff side shore breezes and clear Hawaiian skies made the color of the slamming shore break outstanding.
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Aloha,Doug