J-Bay Open
J-Bay Open a.k.a. Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay is an event on the World Surf League. The event is held every year at Jeffreys Bay in Eastern Cape, South Africa. Inaugural winner Dan Austin, Kelly Slater, and Mick Fanning share the most victories with 4. Naming Since the birth of this competition it had different names. Results Men's Women's References

J-Bay Open, World Surf League Surfing competitions in South Africa Surfing in South Africa Sport in the Eastern Cape Recurring sporting events established in 1996 1996 establishments in South Africa {{surfing-stub ...
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South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Ocean; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini; and it encloses Lesotho. Covering an area of , the country has Demographics of South Africa, a population of over 64 million people. Pretoria is the administrative capital, while Cape Town, as the seat of Parliament of South Africa, Parliament, is the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein is regarded as the judicial capital. The largest, most populous city is Johannesburg, followed by Cape Town and Durban. Cradle of Humankind, Archaeological findings suggest that various hominid species existed in South Africa about 2.5 million years ago, and modern humans inhabited the ...
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Michael Barry (surfer)
Michael, Mike, or Mick Barry may refer to: Entertainment *Michael Barry (television producer) (1910–1988), British television producer and executive * Michael Bukht (1941–2011), British radio executive and TV personality who used the pseudonym Michael Barry *Michael Barry (actor), American actor *Michael Barry (born 1946), director of the film '' The Second Coming of Suzanne'' *Mike Barry, member of American progressive rock band Yezda Urfa Sports * Mick Barry (bowler) (1919–2014), Irish road bowler * Mick Barry (rugby union) (1943–2020), rugby union player who represented Australia * Mike Barry (footballer) (born 1953), English footballer * Mike Barry (American football) (born c. 1946), American football coach *Michael Barry (cricketer) (born 1991), New Zealand(Auckland) cricketer *Michael Barry (cyclist) (born 1975), Canadian racing cyclist * Michael Barry (Northern Mariana Islands footballer) (born 1995) * Michael Barry (wrestler) (born 1954), Canadian Olympic wrest ...
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Nathan Hedge
Nathan "The Hog" Hedge (born 28 May 1979, in Brisbane, Queensland) is a professional surfer raised on the Northern Sydney beach of Narrabeen. Having served his apprenticeship at the highly pressurised line-up of East Coast Australia's North Narrabeen, Nathan 'The Hog' Hedge has proven himself to be one of the areas most highly regarded sons. His style is characterised by both power and precision, while his control inside a barrel bares his own personal mark of determination. Joining the Rip Curl team as an unabashed grom, Hog refined his competitive mettle surfing some of the best waves in the world alongside some of the greatest surfers in the world, thanks to 'The Search' campaign. Hog qualified for the ASP World Tour in 2001, and quickly established himself as the unofficial spokesman for all things Australian. Never afraid to voice his opinions, his tenacity and honesty has both riled and endeared. By 2004 and 2005 The Hog had looked to cement his position amongst the t ...
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Andy Irons
Philip Andrew Irons (July 24, 1978November 2, 2010) was an American professional surfer. Irons began surfing with his brother Bruce Irons (surfer), Bruce on the shallow and dangerous waves of Kauai, Hawaii, before being spotted by a local surfboard brand and flown to North Shore (Oahu), North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii, to compete and develop his skill. Over the course of his professional career, he won three ASP World Tour, world titles (2002, 2003, 2004), three Quiksilver Pro France titles (2003, 2004, 2005), two Rip Curl Pro Search titles (2006 and 2007), and 20 elite-tour victories, including the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing four times from 2002 to 2006. He won at nearly every venue on the ASP calendar, only missing Gold Coast, Brazil, and Portugal. Career His younger brother Bruce Irons (surfer), Bruce Irons is a former competitor on the ASP World Tour, World Championship Tour of Surfing. During his childhood, Andy regularly lost to Bruce in contests, but that changed once he e ...
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2004 ASP World Tour
The 2004 ASP World Tour is a professional competitive surfing league. It is run by the Association of Surfing Professionals. Men's World Tour Tournaments Final standings Women's World Tour Tournaments Final standings External links Official Site {{ASP World Tour World Surf League ASP World Tour The World Surf League (WSL) is the governing body for professional surfers and is dedicated to showcasing the world's best talent in a variety of progressive formats. The WSL was originally known as International Professional Surfing (IPS), fo ...

Damien Hobgood
Damien Hobgood is a professional surfer from Satellite Beach, Florida. He is known for having once held the highest two-wave grand final score in pro surfing by scoring 19.9 out of 20 at The Quiksilver Pro Fiji in 2004 until Kelly Slater eclipsed it the following year at Teahupo'o in the final with a perfect 20. He is also known for his starring role in the autobiographical documentary film "And Two If By Sea" narrated by comedian Daniel Tosh. Biography Damien Hobgood is a professional surfer from Satellite Beach, Florida. He grew up with his identical twin brother C.J. Hobgood and both were drawn to the ocean and the sport of surfing at an early age. The competitiveness between the two of them grew as they began to enter amateur surf contests. Both Damien and CJ went on to win local E.S.A. (Eastern Surfing Association) and national N.S.S.A. (National Scholastic Surfing Association) surf contests setting the stage for them both to turn professional right out of high school. Dam ...
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2003 ASP World Tour
The 2003 ASP World Tour is a professional competitive surfing league. It is run by the Association of Surfing Professionals. Men's World Tour Tournaments Final standings Women's World Tour Tournaments Final standings External links Official Site {{ASP World Tour World Surf League ASP World Tour The World Surf League (WSL) is the governing body for professional surfers and is dedicated to showcasing the world's best talent in a variety of progressive formats. The WSL was originally known as International Professional Surfing (IPS), fo ...

Michael Lowe
Michael (Mike) Lowe FREng is a British mechanical engineer. Since 2019, he has been the Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Imperial College London. He is a Professor in Non-Destructive Testing (NDT), with particular interests in structure-guided ultrasound, wave theory, wave scattering, materials characterisation, and analytical and numerical modelling. Education Lowe received a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in civil engineering from the University of Edinburgh in 1979. He received Master of Science (MSc) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees in mechanical engineering from Imperial College London in 1987 and 1993 respectively. His PhD research was performed under the supervision of Professor Peter Cawley. Research and career Between 1979 and 1989 he worked for WS Atkins (Consultant Engineers, Epsom, UK), specialising in the application and development of numerical methods for the solution of problems in solid mechanics. In 1989 he moved to a research posi ...
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2002 ASP World Tour
The 2002 ASP World Tour is a professional competitive surfing league. It is run by the Association of Surfing Professionals. Men's World Tour Tournaments Final standings Women's World Tour Tournaments Final standings External links Official Site {{ASP World Tour World Surf League ASP World Tour The World Surf League (WSL) is the governing body for professional surfers and is dedicated to showcasing the world's best talent in a variety of progressive formats. The WSL was originally known as International Professional Surfing (IPS), fo ...

2001 ASP World Tour
The ASP World Tour is a professional competitive surfing league. It is run by the Association of Surfing Professionals The World Surf League (WSL) is the governing body for professional surfers and is dedicated to showcasing the world's best talent in a variety of progressive formats. The WSL was originally known as International Professional Surfing (IPS), fo .... The 2001 ASP Men's World Tour was restricted to five contests and the 2001 ASP Women's World Tour was restricted to three contests, due to the tragic events of September 11, 2001. Men's World Tour Tournaments Final standings Women's World Tour Tournaments Final standings External links Official Site {{ASP World Tour World Surf League ASP World Tour ...
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Peterson Rosa
Peterson Rosa is a Brazilian Paralympic footballer. Biography Rosa is a Paralympic footballer who won Bronze medal for being a participant at 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia and was awarded Silver medal for 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th .... References External links * 20th-century births Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Paralympic 7-a-side footballers for Brazil Paralympic silver medalists for Brazil Paralympic bronze medalists for Brazil Paralympic medalists in football 7-a-side 7-a-side footballers at the 2000 Summer Paralympics 7-a-side footballers at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics 21st-cen ...
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2000 ASP World Tour
The ASP World Tour is a professional competitive surfing league. It is run by the Association of Surfing Professionals. Men's World Tour Tournaments Final standings Women's World Tour Tournaments Final standings External links Official Site {{ASP World Tour World Surf League ASP World Tour The World Surf League (WSL) is the governing body for professional surfers and is dedicated to showcasing the world's best talent in a variety of progressive formats. The WSL was originally known as International Professional Surfing (IPS), fo ...