Tahitian Pearl Princes:
5 Princes of legend for the legendary tahitian pearl
The BILLABONG PRO: Second Round
Take the Hava’e wave (one of the most dangerous on the pro circuit), add the 45 best surfers in the world, throw in a splash of insanity, mix them all together in a turquoise blue ocean, and you’ve got the explosive cocktail that is Billabong Pro Tahiti. Tahiti is the step of the World Champion Tour that many will take, many have feared, and many dream of winning.
Participating at this stage of the WCT:
The 45 best surfers in the world, the Top Ten of which include:
Trent Munro AUS, Mick Fanning AUS, Andy Irons HAW, Chris Ward USA, CJ Hobgood USA, Damien Hogbood USA, Richard Lovett AUS, Daniel Wills AUS, Tom Whitaker AUS, Joel Parkinson AUS, Troy Brooks AUS, Kelly Slater USA, Taj Burrow AUS.
The 2 AIR TAHITI NUI VON ZIPPER TRIALS finalists:
Manoa Drollet TAH, Liam Mcnamara HAW.
The 2005 WILD CARD: HIRA TERIINATOOFA
The World Champion Tour is the international championship of surfing. Only the world’s surfing Elite participate in this championship. The male pro circuit selects 45 surfers for 12 events across the world. To attain membership into this global elite, one must participate in the World Qualifying Series (WQS), the international qualifying round. The victorious winner of the WQS receives $260,000.
Our second international campaign meeting is again with a Tahitian Pearl Free Spirit. This time, we get to know the Prince of the Waves, Tahitian Pearl Prince Hira Teriinatoofa, at the Billabong Pro Tahiti, from May 5 through 17 at Teahupoo, Tahiti.
Hira the outsider, the 2004 International Surfing Association Amateur World Champion, was the Billabong Pro Tahiti 2004 Wild Card. Now he enters the prestigious Billabong team, which earns him a Wild Card for the second time, now at the Billabong Pro Tahiti 2005.
Who is Hira Teriinatoofa?
Born in Papeete 25 years ago, Hira has been surfing ever since he could walk. This Tahitian, whose Polynesian name means “Child of the Sun and Prince of Five Directions,” has his feet on the ground in selecting his totem, which is the turtle. His fellow Polynesians have made him the emblem of Tahitian surfing.
Last Name: Teriinatoofa
First Name: Hira
from: Tahiti
Totem: Honu - Turtle
Surfing: The perfect wave
