Claire Karabatsos new European Longboard Champion
Claire Karabatsos : photo Dimulle/ASPEurope.com
Voodoo Dolls Women Longboard Claire Karabatsos wins Voodoo Dolls Womens Longboard Championship . Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 18 July 2004: - - After the last heat of the round of 32 could be ran for the International Champioships, the Voodoo Dolls Women Longboard Contest** Final was held in unexpected conditions offering the girls all they needed to express their surf. After a week of bad or flat waves, it was a real pleasure to watch all the surfers in the evening. The amazed crowd enjoyed the show encouraging the four european finalists before the heat during the presentation on the main podium. Claire Karabatsos (Fra), EPSA Champion '03, paddled into the first wave from the far outside, but her wave shut down and even if she managed to pass the closed section nothing more than 3.00 pts appeared on the speaker's screen. The first fifteen minutes brang nothing spectacular as the girls scored really low scores despite the waves could be exploited a lot more. Deanne Ashmore led the heat with a 5.50 pointer until Estitxu Estremo (Euk) finally got a 7.25 pointer changing the situation.
Official results The new European Champion is Claire Karabatsos from France, and luckuly the finals were held in good 3-4 ft conditions. Congratulations to our winner and see you next year for some more action with the best Europeans. |