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Tropical Energy Ocean Games by Jeep coming to Maui
Ho'okipa
Beach Park Maui
15 - 17 February 2007
Tropical Energy Ocean Games Festival Combines Old With New
Surfersvillage Global Surf News, This spirit lives on in Hawaii, with its North Facing shores being buffeted with big waves throughout this time (November to February), allowing the traditional art of riding waves to live on as an inherent part of the culture.
The Ocean Games are not only a means of celebrating this special time, but also a way to bring together the most talented and respected watermen in the world for a festival that combines old with new and sport with music and art, for a celebration of Ocean culture, something that the Hawaiian people have being doing for centuries. Get ready for the most prolific ocean sports experience imaginable.
Ocean Sports’ Elements - There will be a men’s pro division in the following sports. Contestants will be chosen and invited to compete: Surf, Longboard, Stand Up Paddle, Windsurf, Kitesurf.
The rider that accrues the highest score across 3 out of the 5 sports will walk away with the Ultimate Waterman Award and a 4x4 Jeep. The following team events will be contested: Surf Canoe, Tandem Surf There will be a Youth Airshow contested in the sports of: Surf, Windsurf, Kitesurf. There will also be an Ultimate Waterman youth award for the highest place youth across 2 out of 3 sports. Please email entry@tropicalenergy.com to register!
There will be a Wahine Soulride event that will be open to all ages, and a Kama’aina event open to Hawaii residents and contested in the following sports: Surf, Longboard, Stand Up Paddle. There will also be an Ultimate Waterman award for the Kama’aina Open fleet.
On shore elements
• VIP & hospitality area for
sponsors of the Games
• Sponsor booths to showcase product / services
• Local Food Vendors bringing the flavour of Maui to Ho’okipa Beach Park
• Art demonstrations to include ice sculpting, glass blowing and board
painting
• Live Music to be performed on a specially constructed stage between 12 and
5pm daily
• Hawaiian Cultural ceremonies to open and close the event which reflect the
ethos of the Games
• Art Exhibition to run through the weekend featuring diverse work from
local artists inspired by the Ocean
Social Events
• Friday 16th: Live Music at
Charley’s, Paia – band begins at 10pm
• Saturday 17th: Live Music Concert featuring celebrity artists – 7.30pm
(location tbc)
• Sunday 18th: Movie night featuring the best of films from the world of
Ocean Sports (tbc)
• Monday 19th: Traditional Hawaiian Luau and Prize-giving Ceremony – 5pm
