Dustin Barca of Kaua'i tied for fifth place in the Hang Loose Santa Catarina Pro men's surfing contest yesterday.

Barca advanced to the quarterfinals, then was eliminated by world No. 1-ranked Joel Parkinson of Australia.

Kekoa Bacalso of Mililani was eliminated in the fourth round, also by Parkinson.

Florida's Kelly Slater won the contest for his first victory of 2009.

Slater defeated Brazil's Adriano de Souza in the one-on-one final, 17.94-14.67.

Slater made a last-minute decision to enter the Brazil contest, and then had to endure delayed flights and missing baggage. He surfed on a borrowed board in his first-round heat because his boards were delayed.

Slater, who won his record ninth world championship in 2009, entered the contest ranked No. 25 in 2009. He is now No. 9.

The contest was the fourth of 10 stops on the 2009 ASP World Tour.

UH FOOTBALL

SEASON TICKETS GO ON SALE MONDAY

Season tickets for the 2009 University of Hawai'i football season go on sale Monday.

Fans can purchase season tickets online at HawaiiAth letics.com; at the Stan Sheriff Center Box Office (Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. until 4 p.m.), or call 944-2697 during the same hours.

The Warriors play a seven-game home schedule in 2009. Hawai'i will host non-conference games against Wisconsin, Navy, and Central Arkansas and conference match-ups against defending champion Boise State, Fresno State, Utah State, and New Mexico State.

The prices:

Sidelines, $145*; South Endzone, $127*; South Endzone (Red & Yellow) $110; North Endzone Adult, $99; North Endzone Adult (Red & Yellow), $75; North Endzone Sr. Citizen, $87; North Endzone Sr. Citizen (Red & Yellow), $70; North Endzone Youth (4-high school), $60; UH Faculty/Staff, $114.

*Premium Seat Contribution not included (28,500 seats have PSCs and 21,500 do not). The PSC ranges from $200 to $35.

YACHTING

CHARISMA OUT TO BIG LEAD IN TRANSPAC

Charisma led the charge of Transpac yachts headed from Los Angeles to Hawai'i as of yesterday morning at 3 a.m. Hawai'i time.

The Spanish-crewed yacht was 1,734 nautical miles from Hawai'i and more than 150 miles ahead of her nearest competitor in Division VII, Between the Sheets.