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Jamie Sterling stopped by the Rusty Surfboards factory, when he was in town for the XXL Awards, to pick up his new custom Rusty big wave boards. Wasting no time, Sterling was on a plane the day after the awards ceremony heading to Pichilemu, Chile where he will be competing in the 2010 Quiksilver Ceremonial at the notorious Punta De Lobos. Sterling is one of 24 big wave surfers hand picked form across the globe to compete in this prestigious (and insane!) event...

MORE ABOUT THE 2010 QUIKSILVER CEREMONIAL:

The holding period for the Ceremonial began on April 2 and runs through May 31, 2010, to be held on the biggest single day of surf. The event launches the 2010-2011 Big Wave World Tour and features 24 of the world’s best big wave riders.

“Laying the groundwork for a live webcast out of Pichilemu was no easy feat, given the extensive damage to the area sustained during the February 27 earthquake and tsunami,” said contest director Gary Linden. “But with great support from the locals, and the determination of all involved to keep moving forward, the website is launched and the live webcast is set to go at a moment’s notice.

“The Southern Hemisphere is in non-stop swell mode at present, lining up back-to-back pulses. We will wait for the one that hits our window with full force. The surfers want it big and challenging, so our goal is to make sure that happens.”

The impetus to push forward with the event was to bring the famous surf region of Pichilemu into the spotlight, thereby helping to bring emotional and material recovery to the area. All 24 invitees have pledged 50% of their winnings towards local relief efforts.

Chile’s top big wave rider, Ramon Navarro, lives in Pichilemu and is excited to see the event go ahead. When it does, he will be wearing the ‘hats’ of both competitor and local resident. Ramon hopes for record surf to boost spirits and recovery in his hometown.

“It’s uncommon to see so much activity this early in the season,” said Ramon. “The 2010 Quiksilver Ceremonial may see the biggest waves in the history of the event. That’s what we’re hoping for!”

To view the list of invitees, learn more about the event and follow surf forecasts for the region, click here!

FLASHBACK TO STERLING'S CHILE TRIP LAST YEAR:

As the results were totaled and the checks written, a dozen of the country’s best junior exponents of aerial maneuvers paddled out for the 30 minute Von Zipper Air Show. The winner-takes-all prize purse was decided in the opening minute as former Kommetjie resident, Thomas Woods, now living in Australia, boosted himself more than a meter above the lip of the wave, effortlessly completed a full 360 degree turn in the air and landed successfully. While Umhlanga local Beyrick de Vries came closest to matching Woods’ aerial, the Aussie was the clear victor and pocketed the cash.

With the influx of south swells, Teahupo‘o has been going off and Rusty's Kalani Chapman scored some insane tubes! Check out the full feature over at Transworld Surf.

Here's Part II of Landscape Altered from Kai Neville. Watch Josh Kerr, Jay Davies, and other surfers in their quest to stick the sickest air and win the $50,000 Kustom Airstrike title!

This past weekend, the 16th annual Maui Interscholastic Surfing Championships presented by Rusty and Hi-Tech took place at Hookipa Beach Park, Hawaii. Winning its first title in four years, Lahainaluna took top honors with a balanced scoring attack from its boys and girls teams who both added 64 points to The Lunas' 128 point total.

Moreover, Lahainaluna had three individual champions: Koral Gill claimed the Girls Bodyboard title, Casey Egan took the Girls Longboard title and Nick Falbo was victorious in Boys Shortboard competition.

Scroll down for the full results and some photos from the competition.

Click here for the full photo gallery!

TEAM SCORES

1. Lahainaluna - 128
2. King Kekaulike - 108
3. Baldwin - 73
4. Kamehameha Maui Maui - 64
5. Maui Prep - 54
6. Seabury Hall - 46
7. Maui High - 37
8. St. Anthony - 6

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

Girls Shortboard
1. Ariel Martin, King Kekaulike
2. Jennifer Santos, Lahainaluna
3. Rachel Taylor, Seabury Hall
4. Leilani Miranda, Lahainaluna
5. Emma Ko'omoa, Kamehameha Maui

Boys Longboard
1. Garret Wiseman, Seabury Hall
2. Slater Trout, Maui Prep
3. Baker Grant, King Kekaulike
4. Kahele Kuala'au, Baldwin
5. Keanu Nakamura, Baldwin
6. Kain Daly, King Kekaulike

Photo: Hill from Eastern Surf Magazine

Rusty's Florida groms Corey Howell, Chris Tucker, and Keto Burns smoked the competition with all three placing first in their respective divisions! Congrats boys!!!

RESULTS

Boys
1. Corey Howell, CFL+AS
2. Daniel Glenn, NCFL
3. Sam Duggan, CFL
4. Giorgio Gomez, TCFL
5. Tristan Thompson, NFL
6. Grant Castle, CFL

Open Shortboard
1. Keto Burns, NFL
2. Chris Tucker, CFL
3. Daniel Glenn, NCFL
4. Corey Howell, CFL
5. Adam McGill, NFL
6. Jason Motes, NFL

Josh Kerr boosts a nice back hand punt in Bali...

Every year in April Rusty International heads to Bali to score epic surf and snap off a few photos and video for the upcoming year's campaign.

This year we had a full house covering all regions including; Australia, England, France, USA, Brazil and Indonesia.

We scored some killer beaches and the boys went mental!

Check out a few photos of what went down…