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The Earthwave Global Surf Challenge is an initiative created by the Cape Town based Kahuna Surfing Academy that showcases the global nature of the surfing community, highlights their environmental concerns and issues a "call to action" on how we can reduce our impact on climate change.

By staging attempts on the Guinness World Record for the ‘most surfers riding one wave simultaneously’ on beaches worldwide on the first Sunday in September annually, Earthwave provides a platform for surfers of every age and ability to participate in an enjoyable group activity.

Leveraging the newsworthiness of world record attempts, Earthwave seeks to raise awareness of the threat of Global Warming and its effects on our oceans and waves while mobilizing the trendsetting surfing fraternity through practical advice on how to become part of the solution to the most devastating problem ever faced by mankind.




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International Surfing Association (ISA)
http://www.isasurf.org

About ISA

The International Surfing Association (ISA) is the World’s Governing Authority for surfing, bodyboarding and all waveriding activities. The ISA is dedicated to the development of these sports worldwide. The ISA provides guidance and advice to its members around the world on matters such as competition, judging, coaching, surf schools, anti doping and drug testing and other areas of development of the sport.

The ISA is a non-profit organization recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the International Federation for all waveriding sports including surfing, stand up paddle surfing, jetsurfing, body surfing and bodyboarding. The ISA is a member of the Association of IOC Recognized International Sports Federations (ARISF), the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the General Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF), and the International World Games Association, (IWGA).

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ATTN: Dene Botha
Kahuna Surfing Academy

La Jolla, California, August 21, 2007

RE.: Support for 2007 Earthwave Global Surf Challenge


Dear Dene,

The International Surfing Association (ISA), the world’s governing body for the sport of surfing and bodyboarding, would like to offer its support of the 2007 Earthwave Global Surf Challenge.

With this support you may use the ISA logo to promote the event and mention the ISA as a supporter in press releases and other event material. We will gladly promote the event on the ISA website, www.isasurf.org and in our bi-weekly publication World Surfing News, www.worldsurfingnews.org.

Working for the conservation and improvement of coastal environments and the protecting of surfing resources worldwide is an ISA objective. Raising awareness of global warming is a key component in protecting our coastal environment, which is why the ISA would like to support this important event.

I wish you the best of luck with the Guinness World Record and the impact your event will have in raising awareness about global warming.

Should you require any further information or have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at the contact information above, or via email: surf@isasurf.org.

For a better surfing future,

Fernando Aguerre
ISA President



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Motivated by the immense interest in the record breaking attempt on the Guinness World Record for the ‘most surfers riding the same wave simultaneously’ in Cape Town in September 2006 and inspired by Al Gore’s film “An Inconvenient Truth”, the Kahuna Surfing Academy (KSA) created the Earthwave Global Surf Challenge.

Convinced that they could break the Guinness World Record for the ‘most surfers riding one wave simultaneously’ after the paltry total of 44 was confirmed as the new record by the Lahinch Surf School in May 2006, the duo of veteran watersports promoter Paul Botha and his son Dene, South Africa’s highest internationally qualified surf instructor, registered an attempt on the record with the GWR organisation in London.

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