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Surfer Bethany Hamilton Vows to Boycott World Surf League Events Over Transgender Policies

February 10, 2023
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Surfer Bethany Hamilton says she will boycott professional surfing events that allow male-to-female transgender athletes to compete. Hamilton, who lost an arm to a shark attack in 2003 and whose story was portrayed in the movie “Soul Surfer,” said last week she won’t compete if the World Surf League persists with its new policy letting…

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World Junior Surfing Championships Kick Off at Cardiff State Beach

January 9, 2023
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ENCINITAS, Calif.—Surfing’s World Junior Championships hosted by Best Western began Jan. 9 at Seaside Reef off the shore of Cardiff State Beach in Encinitas. The event will run through Sunday. Surfing will not take place on days there is insufficient surf or inclement weather. The field of 24 women from nine nations and six continents…

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World Junior Surfing Championships Kicks Off at Cardiff State Beach

January 9, 2023
Cardiff State BeachEncinitasLocal NewsRegional-Local NewsSouthern CaliforniaUSworld surf league
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ENCINITAS, Calif.—Surfing’s World Junior Championships hosted by Best Western began Jan. 9 at Seaside Reef off the shore of Cardiff State Beach in Encinitas. The event will run through Sunday. Surfing will not take place on days there is insufficient surf or inclement weather. The field of 24 women from nine nations and six continents…

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Olympic Champ Moore Aims to Make It 6 of the Best in WSL Finals

September 8, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Winning the first Olympic gold medal in surfing might have been a high watermark for some, but for Carissa Moore it has done little to dampen her competitive hunger as she aims for a sixth World Surf League title in California this week. The affable Hawaiian hall-of-famer is never slow to smile or laugh,…

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Surf’s Up and the Hurley Pro Sunset Beach Hawaii Is On

February 16, 2022
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The Men’s Hurley Pro Sunset Beach Championship Tour surfing event has begun, with unruly sets in the 10′ to 14′ face range arriving at the iconic break on O’ahu’s North Shore on Tuesday. The event, covered by World Surf League (WSL), had been put on hold for four days due to relatively small surf. In…

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Sydney Snaps up Iconic Surf Event From Queensland Amid Quarantine Dispute

February 16, 2021
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Queensland has lost a World Surf League tour event to New South Wales due to an unresolved dispute over quarantine restrictions. The iconic Snapper Rocks event will instead, now take place on Sydney’s northern beaches. New South Wales (NSW) won hosting rights to the world championship’s opening event after the Queensland government refused to guarantee…

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