Cheron Kraak who has been Billabong’s South African representative since the mid-80s, and is truly one of the pro surfing brethren. Cheron acknowledged the support of the Mitchell Surfing Foundation who enabled her to upgrade the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay from WQS to WCT status from 1998 through to 2000.

The Special Acknowledgment Award went to former ASP Europe Administrator Delphine Stein, whilst current ASP Tour Manager Renato Hickel was presented with the ‘Service to the Sport’ award. Brazilian Renato has worked for the ASP for the past 16 years, first as a judge, then Head Judge, Special Projects Manager and now on-road boss.

Brazilian Pablo Paulino’s World Junior Champion award was accepted by Billabong South America’s Chris Kytriotis after a taped video from the exciting young goofy footer, whilstSource: http://www.abarim-publications.com/Meaning/Lycia.html

🔼The name Lycia in the Bible

The name Lycia belongs to an area in Anatolia (modern Turkey), namely the bulbous section that protrudes from of the southern coast approximately in between Crete and Cyprus.

The name Lycia had been in use since the second millennium BC and Lycia was made a Roman province by CaesarClaudius and joined with Pamphylia under Vespasian.

Lycia is mentioned only once in the Bible. After Felix and Agrippa had put Paul on transport to Rome, he first boarded an Adramyttian ship to Myra in Lycia (Acts 27:5), and in Myra he boarded an Alexandrian ship headed for Italy. That ship would famously beach at Malta.

🔼Etymology of the name Lycia

The name Lycia is very old and its formal etymology is obscure, but probably has to do