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Saturday, November 12, 2011

HSA Sandy Beach - Nov 12

Rusty team riders Barron Mamiya, Hunter Johnson, and Kaito Kino competed in HSA at Sandy Beach. HSA is the qualifier for the Surfing America USA Championships. The conditions at Sandy's was 3-4 feet and victory at sea winds and chops. Barron took the win in the Boys Under 12s and Kaito won the Open Men's division and placed 4th in the Under 18s. Hunter placed 4th in the Under 14s. Great surfing Barron, Hunter, and Kaito! Check back for photos and videos from the event.

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Hunter Gets a Spread in Freesurf Magazine November 2011 Issue

Rusty team rider Hunter Johnson has been racking up a lot of tube time at his home break on the East Side of Oahu. It's no wonder he's getting shots like this. Stoked with your two page spread Hunter! Congrats! Go pick up your copy of Freesurf Magazine at all local surf shops and Jamba Juice locations.

Sunday, November 06, 2011

Mahina Wins VQS Steamer Lane - Nov 5


Rusty team rider Mahina Maeda just won the Volcom Totally Crustaceous Tour VQS event at Steamer Lane, Santa Cruz, California today. Congrats Champ! Now go and enjoy the rest of your vacation on the Golden Coast!

Friday, November 04, 2011

Mahina Takes 2nd at Rip Curl GromSearch National Championships! - Nov 3rd


Rusty girl Mahina Maeda took 2nd place at the Rip Curl GromSearch National Championships at Ocean Beach, California. She surfed well throughout the event, but fell just shy of the title in the finals to fellow Hawaiian Tatiana Weston-Webb. Way to represent on the mainland Mahina! Aside from sightseeing what San Francisco has to offer, Mahina will now travel to Santa Cruz to compete in the Volcom event at Steamer Lane. Good Luck!



Thanks for the photos Yasuo!

Thursday, November 03, 2011

Rip Curl GromSearch National Championships - "Somewhere in San Francisco"


Rusty team rider Mahina Maeda traveled to San Francisco to represent Hawaii in the Rip Curl GromSearch National Championships held "Somewhere in San Francisco" November 3, 2011. The winners of the Boys 16/U and Girls 16/U will win a trip to Bells Beach, Australia to compete in the GromSearch International Final. Ocean Beach, California offered the GromSearch competitors cold water and small surf. Below is a few photos of Mahina's trip thus far. Go Mahina!







Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Mahina Maeda Freshie and HI World Junior Team Training



Rusty Girl Mahina Maeda just picked up a new board for the upcoming Winter swells. After adding her artistic touch to it, she took it out for a test ride at Rocky Lefts on Oahu's North Shore. Looks like it's working quite well for her.



On October 23, the Hawaii World Junior Surf Team held training and selection for the girls at Rice Bowls. Mahina was in attendance as well as fellow hopefuls Mainei and Maluhia Kinimaka, Dax McGill, Tatiana Weston-Webb, and Bailey Nagy.


Thanks Yasuo Maeda for the photos!

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Kaito Kino at HI World Junior Team Training Oct 16-17

Rusty Hawaii team rider Kaito Kino trained with the Hawaii World Junior Team hopefuls this past weekend at Ehukai Beach on Oahu's North Shore. They surfed Pupukea, Gas Chambers, and OTW. They learned stretching, exercises, and ran mock heats with each other under the judging of HWJT coaches Rainos Hayes, Jason Shibata, and Kahea Hart. Here's a few photos from his practice sessions. Thanks Tammy Moniz for the photos!

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Hawaii World Team Training Oct 15


The Hawaii World Junior Surf Team held training today at Ehukai Beach Park on Oahu's North Shore. This is the 2012 junior team's first practice and team selection/finalization. Rusty team riders Mahina Maeda and Kaito Kino attended the training session amongst Hawaii's top rated junior surfers. Training will resume bright and early tomorrow morning at Ehukai. Keep you posted on the latest happenings as they come about!

NSSA Event #6 Sunset Beach, Oahu Oct 8-9


NSSA Hawaii conference held Event #6 at Sunset Beach on Oahu's North Shore. Sunset Point was the spot with consistent 4-6 foot surf rolling through all the way into Vals Reef. There were a couple West Bowl peaks sneaking up on the surfers throughout the event as well. The Rusty team had another succesful event, with all of the team making at least one final and earning valuable points towards NSSA Nationals qualification in 2012. Mahina Maeda made all 4 Finals, taking a 2nd in Explorer Girls, 3rd in Explorer Womens, 2nd in Open Girls, and 3rd in Open Womens. Kaito Kino won Explorer Juniors and took 3rd in Explorer Mens. Barron Mamiya won Open Boys and took 2nd in Open Juniors. Hunter Johnson placed 6th in Explorer Boys. Great job Rusty Hawaii team! Next event is NSSA Event #7 at Banyans, Big Island, Hawaii in late November. Stay tuned for updates!

Monday, October 10, 2011

The Single Life

Rusty presents "The Single Life." Go on and watch it!

THE SINGLE LIFE from rustyintl on Vimeo.



Rip Curl Gromsearch Hawaii Regional Qualifier


Kaito Kino Showing the Judges a Little Bit of Progression

The Hawaii leg of the Rip Curl Gromsearch presented by H2O Overdrive went off at Kewalo Basin on Oahu's South Shore. The 16-and-under contestants showcased their surfing prowess in a building south swell at one of towns most popular waves. Rusty Hawaii team riders Kaito Kino and Mahina Maeda surfed well throughout the event mixing powerful and progressive surfing, but fell short in the final, both finishing runner-up in their respective divisions. Their 2nd place finishes in the Hawaii qualifier earned them a spot in the Rip Curl Gromsearch National Finals in San Fracisco, CA in conjunction with the ASP Rip Curl Search CT Event November 1-12, 2011.

Mahina Maeda 2nd Place Girls 16-and-Unders


Kaito Kino 2nd Place Boys 16-and-Unders


Monday, October 03, 2011

Mahina Maeda and Kaito Kino Featured in NovusSwell

RUStY team rider Kaito Kino in NovusSwell S3W37

RUStY team riders Mahina Maeda (@mahinaaaaa) and Kaito Kino (@kaitokino123) were featured in Kaz Sano's latest NovusSwell webisode "S3W37 : Freesurf Sessions, Aug & Sept." Go on and check out his site (novusswell.com)! There's plenty of quality surf videography and editing showcasing Hawaii's top young surfers. Click on the video below to play!

S3W37: Free Surf Sessions, Aug & Sept from kaz sano on Vimeo.

Friday, September 30, 2011

Kaito Kino's South Shore Sessions


RUStY's Kaito Kino (@kaitokino123) made the most out of the consistent surf on offer in Town during the months of August and September. He hooked up with his buddy and photographer Cole Yamane to document his sessions. Click Here to check out Cole's website. Here's a few of those shots. Stay tuned for video of these sessions coming soon!






Kaito Kino's Summer Bali Trip


RUStY team rider Kaito Kino (@kaitokino123) spent a month in Bali, Indonesia this summer. He scored good surf, purchased a pet monkey, and had the trip of his life. Here's a few photos from the trip.


Bali, Indonesia


Uluwatus


Uluwatus


Bobo


Bali Grinds


Wednesday, September 28, 2011

NSSA HI Event #5 - Lahaina, Maui Sept 3-4


RUStY Team Rider : MAHINA MAEDA

The Rusty surf team traveled to Lahaina Harbor, Maui to compete in Event #5 of the NSSA Hawaii Conference. Maui's South Shore offered small but contestable surf in the 1.5-3 foot range for the competitors. The rampy rights and long lefts at the harbor made for an exciting display of surfing from Hawaii's young rising talent pool of surfers. The Rusty team mixed progressive surfing with good contest strategy at the NSSA event. Rusty team rider Kaito Kino (@kaitokino123) backed up his 3 wins (Open Mens, Explorer Mens, Explorer Juniors) at NSSA Event #1 at Kewalos with 2 Wins in the Open and Explorer Mens Finals and a 2nd in the Explorer Juniors Final. Rusty team rider Barron Mamiya (@barron101surfer) took the win in the Open Boys Final. Rusty Girls team rider Mahina Maeda (@mahinaaaaa) took the win in the Explorer Girls Final. On to the next one... NSSA Event #6 October 8-9 at Sunset Beach, Oahu. Yewww!


Kaito Kino Open & Explorer Mens Champ



Mahina Maeda Explorer Girls Champ



Barron Mamiya Open Boys Champ


Wednesday, September 14, 2011

RustyHawaiiSurfTeam Blog is Back!

Aloha surfers! The blog is up and running again. Gonna post a recap of what's been happening with the Rusty HI surf team within the next few days. Stay tuned! Thanks for your patience. In the mean time, follow me on twitter @geoffransomwong for up-to-date happenings and random thoughts.

Friday, March 25, 2011

Mahina Selected For 2011 Hawaii World Junior Team


Congratulations to Rusty Hawaii Girl Mahina Maeda for being selected to the 2011 Verizon Wireless Hawaii World Junior Surf Team. Mahina will join Hawaii's best young surfers and represent Hawaii to compete in the 2011 Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships May 21-29 in Punta Hermosa, Peru. Congrats Mahina!

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

2011 NSSA Hawaii Regional Championships Mar 17-19


The 2011 NSSA HRC was held on March 17-19 at Kewalo Basin on Oahu's South Shore. The surfers were treated to playful surf and strong offshore conditions at "The Point." Rustys Mahina Maeda, Barron Mamiya, and Kaito Kino lit up the scoreboard, posting consistently high scores and advancing to the finals in their respective divisions. Mahina made finals in 3 divisions, placing 2nd in Explorer Girls, 6th in Explorer Women, and 6th in Open Girls. Mahina also took the Open Womens Conference Title for the 2010-11 Season. Kaito placed 3rd in the pretigious Open Mens Final and took 4th in Explorer Juniors. Barron took 2nd in Open Mini Groms and 2nd in Open Boys. Congrats to the Rusty Hawaii team; Mahina, Kaito, Barron, and Hunter Johnson for qualifying to the 2011 NSSA National Championships presented by Nike 6.0, June 26-July 3 at Huntington Beach, CA. Way to represent guys! Look forward to see big things from these 4 this summer on the Golden Coast.


NSSA Competition Jerseys


Mahina Maeda Open Womens Conference Champion


Barron Mamiya Open Mini Groms and Open Boys Finalist


Kaito Kino Explorer Juniors and Open Mens Finalist



For COMPLETE results, Click HERE.
Thanks for the photos Yasuo and Aunty Tammy Moniz!
Please check back, MORE photos to be updated!

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

HSA Kewalos May 2 : Mahina Wins!


HSA held their final event of the 2009-10 season at Kewalo Basin. The conditions were contestable in the 1 to 2 foot range with side offshore winds blowing. Mahina took the win in the Girls 17 and Under Division over finalists Bailey Nagy, Dax Mcgill, and Jenna Forti. Great job Mahina!

Rusty Presents 16th Annual Maui Interscholastic Surf Championships

Under Construction! Pls check back for event photos and write-up. Mahalo!

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

2010 North Shore Soap Factory Pipeline Womens Pro Apr 19
Anastasia Ashley Wins!


The 2010 North Shore Soap Factory Pipeline Womens Pro event went off on the final day of the 2-week waiting period. The waves were marginal at best, 1-3 feet with sideoffshore winds blowing and challenging conditions. The girls made the best of what was offered and strung together solid wave scores. 12-Year old Rusty Girl Mahina Maeda fell victim to the morning conditions and was eliminated with a 3rd Place finish in Round 1 of competition. Rusty Surfboards team rider Anastasia Ashley of California won the event this year. Congrats Anastasia!


Mahina Maeda Backside Snap