Kaenon Polarized

Starting this week, Kaenon Polarized surfers Lakey Peterson (Sequence, Gold, G12 lens), Austin Ware (Gauge, Abalone, G12 lens), Shea Lopez (Calais, Matte Black, G12 lens), Dane Gudauskas (Jetty, Havana, G12 lens) and Jason “Ratboy” Collins (Burny, Black, G12 lens) are all in town for the US Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach, California, to vie for one of surfing’s biggest titles. Kaenon fans and followers of the team have a chance to get in on the action firsthand—follow Kaenon and Lakey on Facebook and Twitter to participate in our “Follow Lakey, Find the Gold!” contest to win a pair of the new Sequence aviators! Contest is today, August 5th!

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At Sunset Beach Hawaii, in the Oahu Triple Crown of Surfing, Dane Gudauskas advanced through the first round of 128 with a win against the best of the best, including Corey Lopez.  In the round of 96 Dane advanced again in rough conditions with 2nd.  Finally in the round of 64 the surf jumped up huge with tough conditions but Dane held on and advanced again.  In the round of 32 Dane was competing against both of his bothers, Tanner and Patrick Gudauskas as well as Mason Ho.  The surf was in the 15- to 20-foot range and not always lining up.  Unfortunately Dane along with his brother Patrick went down.

Kaenon is thrilled with how well Dane surfed, making it all the way up to round 32 surfing against the best in some of the world’s heaviest surf. Watch for Dane to keep it up on the 2010 WQS!

Dane wears Burny Black G12.

Check out this cool article on Dane and his brothers, courtesy of the Orange County Register.

SURF – SAN CLEMENTE, CA
Pro Surfer Dane Gudauskas, wearing Kaenon Polarized’s Burny Black G12 talks tech about his Al Merrick board quiver. Dane is currently competing on the WQS tour and is sponsored by, Kaenon Polarized, O’Neill, Channel Island, Vans and Skull Candy.

SURF – SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Lakey Peterson Wins!
National Scholastic Surfing Association (NSSA) NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS – Trestles, San Clemente, California

Lakey Peterson did it! She won the NSSA National Open Women’s Championship. Although she competed in several divisions and walked away with a second in the Explorer Girls, winning the Open Women’s had the most prestige. Lakey set the tone by scoring a 9.0 wave, where she completed a solid air. This maneuver had the fans on the beach and over the internet in a frenzy.

At age 14 Lakey is one of the youngest females to win this Division, which makes her the Women’s Jr National Champion. The competitors in this contest are the very best, many of whom are several years older than Lakey and come from all over the United States, including Hawaii. NSSA Nationals is the largest and most prestigious amateur competition in the U.S for surfers 18 and under. Lakey wears Burny Black G12.

The event was packed with spectators on Saturday. Lakey’s Coach Mike Lamm wearing Jetty Matte Black G12

Kaenon Team rider Chandler Parr surfed solid all the way to the Semi Finals where she just missed one of the set waves and finished the heat in 3rd and unfortunately did not advance to the final – but a spectacular finish nonetheless. Chandler wears Calais Tortoise C12.

Jesse Gugliemana, a new Kaenon Grom from Kauai, wearing Gauge. Kristy Gugliemana, Jesse’s mom is a big fan of Leila. Jesse just made the Quiksilver team and surfed solid through several rounds in the Open Juniors.

Some more familiar faces of Kaenon at the event:

Dane Gudauskas (Burny Black G12), WQS Surf, Elliot Leboe (Jetty Black G12), Kiteboarder and filmmaker, Theo Niarchos (Gauge Black G12), Surfer form Maui

DANE GUDAUSKAS – APRIL ‘09 – TASMANIA, WESTERN OZ, TAHITI, CALIFORNIA
Dane Gudauskas and his brothers Tanner and Patrick have been charging all over the world. You can catch them on Fuel TV, Surfline, Surfer.com, Transworld.com and just about every major online site in the surf world talking about their amazing travels. Dane wears Burny Black G12 sunglasses.

Dane Gudauskas and Tanner in Tasmania. A shot of the Gudauskas brothers at Trestles.

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Video of Kaenon Polarized Pro Team Surfer Dane Gudauskas (Burny Black G12) and his brothers Tanner and Pat as they headed to Hawaii for some epic waves shared by the world’s best surfers, including Jamie Sterling.

The Gudauskas Bros go to Hawaii from Windowseat Pictures on Vimeo.

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Check out the last swell here in California as Kaenon Polarized surfers Josh Mulcoy, Dane Gudauskas and Jason “Rat Boy” Collins received some good coverage from the last swell hitting Santa Cruz. Josh wears Jetty Matte Black G12, Dane wears Lewi Black G12, and Rat Boy wears Burny Black G12 sunglasses.
Watch: Epic Conditions For Santa Cruz.