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AUG
06 Freddy
P. Fins
Future Fins is adding Fred to their team of
surfers. They will be working with Fred to create the Freddy P.
fin. He has just received his first sets of Future Fins and is stoked
to be working the company. Fred looks forward to starting on the
R&D to create his first set of Freddy P. fins. Stay tuned for
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JULY
06 Interrogation
Check out the trailer for Freddy P.'s new video "Interrogation."
Video premieres September 2006 in San Diego and Honolulu. Hits stores
October 2006. "Interrogation" is an action packed surf
video featuring Freddy P. and follows him on his 2005 Rookie Year.
Freddy P. interrogates the world's best surfers on what it takes
to make it in the surfing world.
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Vote
for Fred!
Vote for Freddy P. in the 2006 Surfer Poll Awards. In 2005 Freddy
P. surfed his way to Rookie of the Year. Finishing in 14th place,
Freddy P. was the highest ranking Rookie ever! Show your support of
Freddy P. by voting him into this years Surfer Poll Awards. |
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Photo: Carl Lucas
www.makaiphotos.com
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Patacchia's
Generosity Pays for Big Isle Youth
From the Honolulu Advertiser, July 7
Lahikiola Minamishin took advantage of his "Golden Ticket"
to California like a kid in a candy store.
Minamishin, 11, received a roundtrip ticket from professional surfer
Fred Patacchia Jr.to compete in the National Scholastic Surfing Association
National Championships last week at San Clemente, Calif.
"It was a total blessing," his mother Celeste Minamishin
said. "Financially, it's really difficult to make a trip like
that."
Lahikiola took advantage of the trip by placing second in his age
division. The NSSA National Championships is considered the biggest
event in the country for amateur surfers.
Lahikiola will enter the fifth grade this fall at Kahakai Elementary
in Kailua, Kona.
"This is his first year competing, so we didn't know what to
expect," Celeste said. "We were happy enough that he won
the trip. For him to get second place was totally unexpected."
Patacchia grew up on O'ahu's North Shore and is a former NSSA national
champion. He is one of the top-ranked professional surfers in the
world.
NSSA Hawai'i region director Bobbi Lee said Patacchia even wrapped
the ticket in gold wrapping and called it "Golden Ticket"
after the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie.
"A lot of our pro surfers who came up through the NSSA donate
prizes for the kids," Lee said. "But Fred really went all
out for this."
Lee said she chose Minamishin for the ticket based on "improvement,
attitude, and family need."
Celeste Minamishin said the roundtrip ticket was worth more than $1,000.
Because Lahikiola received a free trip to compete, his father, Alan,
decided to travel as well. But not without a true fish story.
In an effort to make enough money to pay for his own ticket, Alan
went fishing off the Big Island. He wound up reeling in a 156-pound
'ahi.
"We sold it and that gave us just enough money for (Alan) to
go," Celeste said. "It's truly amazing how everything came
together."
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Check
out the extended trailer for Freddy P. Project's upcoming surf film
Interrogation at the Freddy P. party at the sensuous Sutra Lounge
on Thursday night, July 27. The preview will take place following
a showing of the new Rising Tide video, which includes action-packed
footage of pro surfers Fred Patacchia, Benji Weatherley, Bron Heussenstamm,
Sean Moody and friends.
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