After close to 12 hours of action from the best of local flowboarders, high octane BMX riders and sizzling Roxy babes cat walking and entertaining the crowd, the second and final Jim Beam Flow Jam 2011 come to a close at Wave House Sentosa on Saturday 21 May.
To honor the FlowBarrel where the local Flow Jam is held this time round, an additional "Expert Strapped" division was included to showcase the sport's more aggressive & acrobatic style of riding. A total of 9 divisions competed with the results below.
Amateur Bodyboard
1st : Cheng Chan Tong
2nd: Farid Iqbal Saahari
3rd: Philip Snashall
Amateur Ladies Flowboard
1st : Sarah Chin, Roxy rider
2nd: Leanna Crowley
3rd : Jaye Luo
Amateur Men Flowboard
1st : Takin Arakawa
2nd: Ong Xibin
3rd: Herman Ali
Juniors Flowboard
1st : Muhd Nashrullah
2nd: Sunny Snashall
3rd: Harry Suckling
Masters Flowboard
1st : Dan Foreman
2nd: James English
3rd: Herman Ali
Expert Bodyboard
1st : Rendi Wijaya
2nd: Vincent Aung
3rd: Leanna Crowley
Expert Ladies Flowboard
1st : Ili Lim, Billabong rider
2nd: Tham Phui Yuen
3rd: Gillian Tay
Expert Men Flowboard
1st : Arthur Kor, Rip Curl rider
2nd: Jeff Ranta
3rd: Alfian Affandi, Billabong rider
Expert Strapped Flowboard
1st : Fariz Samad, Reverie rider
2nd: Jeff Ranta
3rd: Ili Lim, Billabong rider
Sub prizes were also given for the Best Trick, Best Wipe Out and Rider of the Day.
Best Trick : Jeff Ranta (shocking everyone with his rodeo, the wave mentor obviously still have a trick or two up his sleeve! watch and learn boys!)
Best Wipe Out: Zainol Arrifin (while the body is small, his spirit was big! Huge wipe out at the Juniors Division but smiling and shaking off the water as he emerged).
Rider of the Day: Philip Snashall (Philip exemplify sportsmanship in his participation and had fought well against many younger riders in Flow Jam. he scored 100 just being a role model.)
Competition Manager Joe Ang have this to say, "The turn up for today's Flow Jam is superb. while its the first competition on the FlowBarrel for many riders, they have done well to set the bar very very high for next year's contenders. And this participation also spells out the potential for many more riders to hop on the Flow Jam wagon where the best in Singapore is determined. I'm already looking forward to how next year's Flow Jam will unfold!"
The official partners for the Jim Beam Flow Jam 2011 are Title Sponsor Jim Beam, Official Timepiece Swatch and Official Apparel Quiksilver, Roxy. Presiding as judges and games officials are veteran waterman David Ngiam, veteran rider and educator Sean De Zilva and Wave House Managers Joe Ang and Jeff Ranta.
For more Flowboarding actions in Singapore, visit www.flowboard.sg for updates on events.
Last but not least, may the Flow be with you!