Surfing 2023 Dicussion Thread

[Grassmarket 4,303]

Way to kill your sport.

 

 

Inspirational surfing star Bethany Hamilton has threatened to boycott the World Surf League tour after it changed the rules allowing transgender athletes to compete against women without consultation with the current surfers.

 

 

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/othersports/article-11717059/Pro-surfing-legend-Bethany-Hamilton-boycott-World-Surf-League-transgender-policy.html

[Josh 13,513]

2023 WSL Qualifying Event: CAL OPEN | Feb 23-26, 2023 | Morrow Bay, California 

 

I would’ve been updating you on this event sooner, had I known it was on. 
 

Women’s Semi Finals

 

Sanoa Dempfle-Olin  v. Maddie Storrer 

 

Mathea Dempfle-Olin  v. Ella McCaffray 

 

Full Event Results Here

 

Edited February 25, 2023 by Josh

[Josh 13,513]

2023 WSL Qualifying Event: CAL OPEN | Feb 23-26, 2023 | Morrow Bay, California 

 

Men’s Quarter Finals

 

Kade Matson  v. Taj Lindblad 

 

Dimitri Poulos  v. Hagan Johnson 

 

Ryan Huckabee  v. Nolan Rapoza 

 

Jake Davis  v. Crosby Colapinto 

 

Full Event Results Here

[Josh 13,513]

2023 WSL Qualifying Event: CAL OPEN | Feb 23-26, 2023 | Morrow Bay, California 

 

Men’s Quarter Finals Results

 

Taj Lindblad  d. Kade Matson  11.87 - 9.73

 

Lindblad Wave Scores- 6.00, 2.00, 4.33, 5.87 

 

Matson Wave Scores- 4.50, 0.50, 5.00, 4.23, 4.73

 

Hagan Johnson  d. Dimitri Poulos  13.17 - 12.23

 

Johnson Wave Scores- 1.00, 1.33, 7.67, 2.00, 5.50, 1.43, 0.57, 1.70, 1.33, 1.27, 2.53

 

Poulos Wave Scores- 4.50, 6.83, 5.00, 2.23, 2.43, 4.50, 5.40

 

Nolan Rapoza  d. Ryan Huckabee  13.47 - 12.20 

 

Rapoza Wave Scores- 1.23, 6.00, 6.57, 6.90, 1.53, 1.30

 

Huckabee Wave Scores- 5.17, 0.83, 6.77, 5.43, 1.10

 

Jake Davis  d. Crosby Colapinto  11.83 - 11.53 

 

Davis Wave Scores- 4.33, 1.17, 6.83, 5.00, 4.93, 2.33, 0.53

 

Colapinto Wave Scores- 1.93, 5.00, 4.63, 3.67, 6.53

Men’s Semi Finals

Taj Lindblad  v. Hagan Johnson 

Nolan Rapoza  v. Jake Davis 

 

Eliminated in 5th Place

Kade Matson 

Ryan Huckabee 

Dimitri Poulos 

Crosby Colapinto 

 

Full Results Here

Edited February 26, 2023 by Josh

[Josh 13,513]

2023 WSL Qualifying Event: CAL OPEN | Feb 23-26, 2023 | Morrow Bay, California 

 

Men’s Semi Finals Results

 

Taj Lindblad  d. Hagan Johnson  14.77 - 9.00 

 

Lindblad Wave Scores- 7.17, 4.67, 7.60, 0.60, 2.33, 1.87

 

Johnson Wave Scores- 3.17, 1.50, 1.00, 5.83, 1.17, 1.47, 0.23, 1.13, 0.67

 

Nolan Rapoza  d. Jake Davis  15.33 - 12.26

 

Rapoza Wave Scores- 6.50, 2.67, 8.83, 2.40

 

Davis Wave Scores- 2.00, 5.53, 2.73, 6.93, 5.17, 2.47

 

Men’s Final

Taj Lindblad  v. Nolan Rapoza 
 

Eliminated in 3rd Place 

Jake Davis 

Hagan Johnson 

 

Full Results Here

Edited February 26, 2023 by Josh

[Josh 13,513]

2023 WSL Qualifying Event: CAL OPEN | Feb 23-26, 2023 | Morrow Bay, California 

 

Women’s Semi Finals Results

 

Sanoa Dempfle-Olin  d. Maddie Storrer  13.34 - 9.84 

 

Dempfle-Olin Wave Scores- 3.33, 3.40, 3.90, 4.67, 7.67, 5.67, 3.87

 

Storrer Wave Scores- 4.67, 5.17, 3.80, 1.07, 3.63, 0.67

 

Mathea Dempfle-Olin  d. Ella McCaffaray  12.03 - 11.23

 

M. Dempfle-Olin Wave Scores- 7.33, 1.07, 2.93, 0.77, 4.70, 3.63

 

McCaffaray Wave Scores- 3.63, 4.33, 4.33, 5.50, 4.67, 4.57, 5.73, 3.77

 

Women’s Final

Sanoa Dempfle-Olin  v. Mathea Dempfle-Olin 

 

Eliminated in 3rd Place 

Ella McCaffaray 

Maddie Storrer 

 

Full Results Here

 

 

[Josh 13,513]

An all Canadian final between Sanoa Dempfle-Olin and Mathea Dempfle-Olin   at the CAL Open, with older sister Mathea coming out on top to win her first WSL Qualifying Series Pro title 

 

 

Mathea’s two best waves scored 14.17 to take the victory. Sanoa finished just 1.00 behind with a two best wave combined score of 13.17. 
 

M. Dempfle-Olin Wave Scores- 1.23, 6.17, 4.73, 8.00, 4.33, 1.23

 

S. Dempfle-Olin Wave Scores- 4.50, 2.67, 6.00, 5.37, 0.67, 4.17, 4.53, 0.43, 5.93, 7.17

 

Should be an exciting battle to see which of our athletes will qualify for the Olympics in Surfing. The only problem is we have three athletes who could be contending for quotas (Sanoa, Mathea, “Rising Star” Erin Brooks) but for the Olympics there’s a two quota limit per NOC. 

Full Results Here

 

 

Edited February 27, 2023 by Josh

[Josh 13,513]

6 hours ago, Josh said:

An all Canadian final between Sanoa Dempfle-Olin and Mathea Dempfle-Olin   at the CAL Open, with older sister Mathea coming out on top to win her first WSL Qualifying Series Pro title 

 

 

Mathea’s two best waves scored 14.17 to take the victory. Sanoa finished just 1.00 behind with a two best wave combined score of 13.17.

M. Dempfle-Olin Wave Scores- 1.23, 6.17, 4.73, 8.00, 4.33, 1.23

 

S. Dempfle-Olin Wave Scores- 4.50, 2.67, 6.00, 5.37, 0.67, 4.17, 4.53, 0.43, 5.93, 7.17

 

 

Should be an exciting battle to see which of our athletes will qualify for the Olympics in Surfing. The only problem is we have three athletes who could be contending for quotas (Sanoa, Mathea, “Rising Star” Erin Brooks) but there’s a two quota limit per NOC. 

Full Results Here

 

 

@JoshMartini007 @intoronto

Edited February 27, 2023 by Josh

[Grassmarket 4,303]

Surfing Champion says her sport must learn to do without surfboards, wetsuits, international travel, media coverage.

 

Surf champion Lucy Campbell says her sport must be greener - BBC News

Edited May 16, 2023 by Grassmarket

[heywoodu 16,465]

2 hours ago, Grassmarket said:

Surfing Champion says her sport must learn to do without surfboards, wetsuits, international travel, media coverage.

 

Surf champion Lucy Campbell says her sport must be greener - BBC News

Without plastic surfboards, to be more exact..

 

She definitely doesn't say it should be without surfboards  

 

Edit: Sorry, I think I took your post a bit too serious and didn't see the sarcasm, my bad  

Edited May 16, 2023 by heywoodu