The Coca-Cola Indonesian Surfing Championship Pro Tour 2009 was officially launched on the sands of the world famous Kuta Beach in Bali on Saturday afternoon in front of the Hard Rock Hotel just before sunset, complete with Balinese gamelan music and dancers, speeches, giveaways, and s live music performance, announcing the start of this exciting competitive surfing season.

The season’s first pro event will be the Rusty “Rumble in Da Jungle” 6-star contest at Bangsal Beach in Sanur, starting off on April 26th with a waiting period of 3 weeks with which to allow the contest to be run in only the best waves, creating the most exciting event for both the surfers and the spectators, with a prize purse of 35 million Rupiah at stake.

Six more pro events will be held in locations throughout Indonesia including West Java, Sumbawa, Rote, and of course Bali. Please check www.isctour.com for details on the schedule and to follow the tour as it travels to these exciting surf spots.

The Indonesian Surfing Championship is the professional surfing sanctioning body for Indonesia, providing the surfing athletes with a consistent, legitimate, and respected forum in which they can compete and measure themselves against their peers, a stepping stone towards their ultimate goal of becoming a professional surfer on the ASP (Association of Surfing Professionals) World Qualifying Series (WQS) and World Championship Tour. In addition, the ISC seeks to further grow the awareness of the sport of surfing in Indonesia and throughout the Asian region, for the benefit of the surfers, the community, the environment, and the surfing industry as a whole.

source: isctour