HASL and Maui Skimmers present The Maui Melee Sat. June 5, 2010

[stayHI]

Kick off summer by getting plane tickets to Maui and entering the HASL and Maui Skimmers
Maui Melee Saturday June 5.

Enter at Sandslider.com or Hawaiiskimboardleague.com

This is the third annual Melee and all the underground Maui guys come out and kill it in hopes of earning a years worth of bragging rights. Aloha and see you there!

[HASL]

Aloha Once Again,

Check in will start at 7am and the contest will begin at 8:00. Registration is now open at hawaiiskimboardleague.com where yearly members can sign up for $25. Those who have not paid the membership may sign up for the $35 one time entry fee. If a contestant plans on entering the remaining events there is also the $50 registration which includes both membership & contest T-shirts and makes the following contests $25 to enter.

There will be an after party at Da Rush flowrider which has donated an hour of free riding for HASL contestants after the event. We will also be raffling off a brand new Maui Skimmers skimboard to competitors only and you must be at Da Rush to win.

Mens Advanced point leader Kyle"Little Man"Olson will be hunting down a third win. Kyle recently took first in the Victoria Skimboards, Dangerous Shorebreak & Downing Hawaii Surf Shop, Yokohama Skim-O-rama. Can Little Man hold off other top place skimmers like last year's champ Clark "Sharkboy" Camp, internet skim video sensation David "Stermanburgstein" Sterman, Kauai killer Anthony "Ace" Conlon, fellow Maui Skimmer Keith "Party" Fowler and West Maui skim paddle in champ Sean McClenehan.

[skmfrk1]

is there a pro division??

[HASL]

No pro division. Although the top 6 skimmer's mentioned above are totally worth pro status especially on the big waves we get out here.

[skmfrk1]

bummed

[HASL]

This is what the waves will look like for the contest and what kind of skimming will be going on.
Maui HASL member Forrest Dein


Contest will start at 8am at world famous Makena Big Beach, Maui

[stayHI]

bummed

What he means is that there is no cash prize, hence no "pro" division. The Advanced division is the equivalent, skill-wise. In fact the kid Forrest Dein shown launching in the pics above isn't even in the Advanced division and he's a freak. Most of all it's just a lot of fun because so many Maui guys enter and so many people come watch and it's just a big party.

[HASL]

Click on standings at hawaiiskimboardleague.com to see the placings from the first 2 HASL contests this year. The points totals are there also to see who's in the lead in each division. Our Men's Advanced is a pro skill level and Kyle "little man" Olson (in the webbie below) has won the 1st place in both of the past contests.

Litlle Man is from Maui so he'll be going for his 3rd overall win at his home break. Can he do it?? Stay tuned to find!! Last year's HASL champ Clark "sharkboy" Camp who now lives on Oahu is originally from Maui and Big Beach is his home break also. Gonna be one good show brah!!!

[Rockstar]

The Maui Melee was a great success. The waves were a little small but the conditions were good with light winds and plenty of sun. The big event was the Men's Advanced division which is always really stacked. Kyle "Little Man" Olson won his 3rd contest in a row. He's a monster. He never skimmed a warm up. Just showed for his heats and ruled it to another 1st place win.

Groms division winners (left to right)
Tyler Macarthur 1st / Keola Bachiller 2nd / Joe Graves 3rd



20 and Under Division winners (left to right)
Tyler Patrou 3rd place / Josh Chapple 2nd place / Ruben Cantere 1st place


21 and Over Division winner (left to right)
Jon Haynes 3rd place / Brandyn Benson 1st place / Kai Bednorz-Pierpoint 2nd place

[Rockstar]

Women's Division winners (left to right)
Lanakila Kelliher 1st place / Niki Sone 2nd place / Nicole Lee 3rd place


Men's Advancd Division (left to right)
Kyle "Little Man" Olson 1st place / Anthony "Ace" Conlon 2nd place / Clark "Sharkboy" Camp


Judging


Next HASL contest is Saturday August 28th on the island of Kauai. Check out the HASL facebook page under Hawaii Amateur Skimboarding League for more pics and updates. Mahalo

[HASL]

Keola Bachiller 2nd in grom division & Maui Skimmers team rider


Jon Haynes 3rd place from Maui


Marc Weber Maui resident, Big beach local


Me, best wave of my heat but I got there a bit late