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The O'Neill Surfing Hainan Open
China's Leading Surf Event
Venue: Riyuewan, Hainan
Date: November 6th, 7th and 8th, 2010 |
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The O'Neill Surfing Hainan Open is now fully subscribed. We have no extra space for competitors.
If you've already booked your place in the competition, make sure you have a look at this competitors' guide for important information on what to do and where to be.
For Hainan's only surf competition (and probably Hainan's best beach party as well), we will take over the normally sleepy beach of Riyuewan, on Hainan's southeast coast.
This year's event will have four divisions - Shortboard, Longboard, Bodyboard, and Stand Up Paddleboard.
Marking a first in Chinese surf history, there are professional divisions in both the shortboard and longboard competitions this year, with several big name pro-surfers taking part.
Feel free to come on down to Riyuewan and watch.
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 The 2010 O'Neill Surfing Hainan Open promises to be even bigger and better than last year. This year Hainan Government is investing millions of yuan to promote the event, and we'll be dedicating more time and money to making sure this is the best beach party of the year.
The free beer will continue to flow (thanks to Hainan Beer) , and we will continue to bring you live coverage online, only this time we'll do it properly, with systematic coverage, presenters and a professional HD camera.
We are in the process of updating this website. Most of the content you can see is left over from last year's event. Time is a bit tight this year, but we'll be posting up this year's content in the weeks before the competition begins.
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 What to Expect
It's a serious, competitive surfing event open to skilled and intermediate surfers, plus an excellent excuse for what is probably the best beach party of the year.
Click on the icons to the right for a video round-up of the last two surf opens.
 Last year, the surf was less than obliging, leaving us with some discouraging flatness for the longboard finals on day two, but the last few months have proved a strong season for surf in Hainan, so we're feeling lucky this time.
The third Surfing Hainan Open is going to be bigger and better than the first two, with more sponsorship, more riders, more beach activities, just more of everything really. Be sure to book your place.
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X Marks the Spot
Riyuewan is about an hour's drive from Sanya up the East coast of Hainan.It is about two hour's drive from Haikou in the North of the island. Both Sanya and Haikou have airports.
Surfing Hainan will be running coaches to the event from Sanya, leaving from the Surfing Hainan shop at 11am on Friday 5th and Saturday 6th November.
Le Meridien Resort Shimei Bay is the nearest luxury hotel, a ten-minute car journey from the competition site.
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