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For the opening weekend of the 2009 GenSan Tuna Festival Experience, a sports event which the “generals” are now starting to excel at will take center stage.

Faithful readers and subscribers, we are taking about an event heralding a thrilling and exciting water sports, “The 1st National Skimboarding Competition”!

Skimboarding is actually a board sport wherein a smaller version of the surfboard, called skimboard is involved to ride on an incoming wave.  Unlike surfing however, skimboarding begins right at the beach itself, with the skimboarder “running and dropping their board onto the thin wash of previous waves. They use their momentum to ‘skim’ out to breaking waves, which they then catch back into shore in a manner similar to surfing”.  (Source: Wikipedia)

The 1st National Skimboarding Competition, which will be a first for the Tuna Festival will be held for 2 days, starting tomorrow, August 29, Saturday until August 30, 2009, Sunday at the Queen Tuna Park, formerly known as Lion’s Beach.  This is a banner project of the Hilig Xtreme United Promotions.

Here is the itinerary for the two-day Skimboarding event:

Day 01 (Saturday) August 29, 2009

7:00am Registration
9:00am Coastal Clean-up Drive
11:00am Final Briefing of the Competition
12:00nn Lunch Break
1:00pm Start of Elimination Round and Semi-final Round
6:00pm End of Elimination Round & Semi-final Round / Prepare Dinner
Pitch Tent
7:00pm Dinner

Day 02 (Sunday) August 30, 2009

6:00am Wake up Call
Prepare Breakfast
7:00am Breakfast / Break Camp
Long Rest / Prepare for Final Round
Prepare Lunch
12:00nn Lunch
1:00pm Start of Final Round
6:00pm Prepare Dinner
Awarding Ceremony
7:00pm Dinner
8:00pm Party… Party… Party…
No Lights Off!!!

Day 03 (Monday) Aug 31, 2009

6:00am Wake up Call
Prepare Breakfast
7:00am Breakfast
Break Camp
8:00am Home Ward Bound

Note:
Participants are advised to bring their own camping equipment, food (good for three (3) days). Registration fee 200Php inclusive of T-shirt and certificate. STRICTLY NO WAIVER, NO ENTRY.
For reservation & more info. Pls. Contact Marlon Binarao @ 09085147109