Rusty’s Rumble In Da Jungle 2007 finished with a bang on Monday 23rd April, the anticipated swell arriving with 4-5ft lines grinding down the Sanur Reef. Lee Wilson, Kuta, was the in-form surfer all event and was finally able to get the monkey off his back and above his head to be crowned the 2007 Rumble In Da Jungle champion.
A roller coaster start to the event proved just how fickle Sanur can be, and patience is a must for all involved. Thursday 19/4/07 started with a clean looking 3-4ft swell, however the extreme new moon tides (which almost washed the competition site out), brought deteriorating conditions and forced the contest to be put on hold only 3 heats into round 2.
A building swell and glassy conditions, called for competition kick start again on Sunday 22/4/07 at 2pm. However a gnarly, late arriving SE trade wind cut through the line up, again forcing organizers to put the contest on hold at the end of round 2.
Patience is a virtue as they say, and it all came together on Monday 23/4/07. Conditions ranged from excellent 5ft cylinders to testing 3ft on the high tide, but that is mother-nature right? Rusty were able to extract every ounce of daylight, running the mammoth 29 heats in the day to get the job done……
Obviously Lee Wilson was the stand out exposing his complete bag of tricks, however, special mention must go to the local Sanur boys Nyoman Sukasta and Wayan ‘Tenggo’ Darmayasa who both wreaked havoc on the top seeds placing 2nd and equal 3rd respectively.
In the masters division a flowing Wayan Pica proved too strong for Made Kasim’s huge backside hacks.
A big thanks go to the Sanur Beach Community, The Sanur Wild Surfers, The ISC, Von Zipper, Surf Time, Magic Wave, Jollie, Happen, Trax, MTV, Global TV, Hard Rock Radio, Bir Bintang and Smirnoff.
A RUMBLE IN DA JUNGLE party was held at M-BAR-GO on Saturday 28/4/07, with local rockers Snickers & Devil Dice, DJ, Bikini Show, Big Screen flicks and give aways.
Pro Tour Results:
1. Lee Wilson (Bali-Australia)
2. Nyoman Sukasta (Sanur-Bali)
3. Wayan “Tenggo” Darmayasa (Sanur-Bali)
3. Made Artha (Kuta-Bali
Masters Results:
1. Wayan Pica (Kuta-Bali)
2. Made Kasim (Kuta-Bali)
3. Made Gachang (Sanur-Bali)
4. Wayan Gantiyasa (Kuta-Bali
Von Zipper Best Barrel : Kane J. Faint
Text by : Thai Little - Photos By : Tim Hain
Thanks,
Eka IRS
Sales & Marketing Manager
Rusty proudly presents RUMBLE IN DA JUNGLE 2007, the opening event for the Indonesia Surfing Championship (ISC) tour 2007. The 2007 Rusty RUMBLE IN DA JUNGLE will be held at Bangsal Beach, Sanur with waiting period between 9-29 April 2007. The seething barrels of Sanur Reef will certainly make for a death or glory affair for those ready to charge the perfect yet treacherous inside section with it's razor sharp fire corals......
2006 RUMBLE winner and overall ISC champion, Rizal Tanjung, will be back to defend his title in 2007. "I'm very excited to be surfing at Sanur, it's one of my favorite waves. Bring it on!" said a foaming Rizal when asked his thoughts about this years change of venue. No doubt Rizal will be fighting off a hungry pack of in form regular footers including last years ISC runner-up Lee Wilson, Betet and Rustys Marlon Gerber.
It's rumored that Rusty's international team will be in Bali on a film shoot during the month of April. With 4 wild cards available to Rusty, look out for 2007 WCT tour Rookie Josh 'Air' Kerr, Hawaiian charger Jamie 'The Freak' O'Brien, Jay 'I'm still 16' Davies and the Gold Coasts Dean Harrington who could all be potential starters when the swells roll into Sanur. Contest Director Kane Faint has high hopes on the event "We have 3 weeks for everything to come together, and although Sanur is super fickle, if we score it, this event could easily blow up to be the premier event on the ISC tour".
The 2007 RUMBLE IN DA JUNGLE is a 6 Star ISC Event, with Rp. 30,000,000 total prize money. Von Zipper are sponsoring the 'Best Barrel' award with Rp.2,000,000 prize money and a pair of sunnies for the prize. The 2007 RUMBLE IN DA JUNGLE is supported by Rusty, Von Zipper, Surf Time, Magic Wave, Jollie, Happen, Trax, MTV, Global TV, Hard Rock Radio, Bir Bintang and Smirnoff.
The RUMBLE IN DA JUNGLE party will be held at M-BAR-GO on Saturday 28/4/07, with live bands, DJ, Bikini Show, Big Screen flicks and give aways, from 10pm. Be there !
For enquiries please contact Eka IRS at Rusty: (0361) 763 610 or Ani at the ISC (0361) 758 995
Thanks,
Eka IRS
Sales & Marketing Manager
