Gidget Pro Waikiki 2010
The 9th annual Duke's OceanFest 2010 completed four days of competition that including 10 ocean sport events and 900 athletes from around the Pacific, all in celebration of Hawaii's ultimate waterman: Duke Kahanamoku. While there is a swag of prize money and prestigious titles on the line, all 900 athletes participating this week will tell you that the true lure of OceanFest is to surf in honor of Duke and enjoy the same ocean playground where he grew up popularizing all of the ocean sports featured this week, and sharing his aloha with the world.Gidget Worldwide was there for the 2nd year in a row and crowned California's Julie Whitegon, 45, as the Queen of Queens at the 2010 Gidget's Pro Longboard. Of course, Julie, loved the first place cash, but the cherry on top was the Classic Sporting Goods skateboard she won. She was offered cash for the board before she even left the beach.
"The Duke's OceanFest is always a nice event to come to for two reasons," explained Whitegon. "One, it's in Hawaii and I always look forward to coming out here, and No. 2, the feeling of aloha just surrounds you. This is a great event."
The Live global webcast was at dukefoundation.org and was televised around Hawaii on Oceanic Time Warner Cable.
Pictured below is Gidget Worldwide's President Victor Valles, Champion Julie Whitegon and the living legend Rabbit Kekai.
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