CANADIANS HIT THE WATER

The longboard and bodyboard events kicked off at the ISA World Surfing Games in Portugal on Sunday with two Nova Scotians competing for Canada - Glen MacDuff (longboard) and Pat Bannister (bodyboard).

“Both of our surfers did their best but the waves where not on our side,” said John Fluke, president of the Surfriders Association of Nova Scotia (SANS). Both surfers finished fourth in their respective heats.

On Monday, the men’s shortboard competition will begin. MacDuff will be in the water at 8:20 a.m. followed by West Coasters Noah Cohen at 9:40 a.m. and Reid Jackson at 11:00 a.m. Nova Scotia’s Neal Durling will be the last Canadian in the water at 12:20 p.m.

All times are Portugal time, which is four hours ahead of Nova Scotia. Should the Canadians advance, they will surf again Monday afternoon.

The Canadian women - Kim Childs of Nova Scotia and Leah Oke of BC - will hit the water on Tuesday, Oct 14.

All heats will be webcast live at www.wsg2008.com