HONOLUA BAY — The Billabong Pro Maui, the third and final jewel for the women’s Vans Triple Crown of Surfing, has yet again been called off yesterday. There are four days left in the competition’s waiting period. With no surf
HONOLUA BAY — The Billabong Pro Maui, the third and final jewel for the women’s Vans Triple Crown of Surfing, has yet again been called off yesterday.
There are four days left in the competition’s waiting period.
With no surf to speak of yet again at Honolua Bay, and the competition called off, event organizers will begin exploring contingency options.
The final stop of the 2008 ASP Women’s World Tour, the Billabong Pro Maui has completed the opening three rounds of competition and will resume with the quarterfinals when the event recommences.
“(There was) no surf on offer and it’s not looking very promising through the remainder of the window,” Dino Andino, Billabong Pro Maui contest director, said.
“The event staff and administrators are exploring every possible option to ensure that the Billabong Pro Maui finishes in the best possible conditions.”
Event organizers will reconvene this morning at 7 a .m. for a possible 7:30 a.m. start.
The waiting period for the Billabong Pro Maui will run through Saturday.
Of the eight women left to compete, three of them are from Hawai‘i: teenage sensation Carissa Moore and veterans Megan Abubo and Melanie Bartels.
