JettyGirl: bethany hamilton

For Immediate Release Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) International Laura Enever (North Narrabeen, NSW/AUS) is off to a flying start at the Australian Open of Surfing at Manly scoring two excellent rides of a 9.1 and an 8.5 in her opening round heat win today. © ASP/Dunbar World’s Best Female Surfers Light Up Manly Beach at the Australian Open Of Surfing MANLY, NSW/Australia (Monday, 13 February, 2012) – Today the Australian Open Of Surfing at Manly Beach presented by Hurley and Billabong saw the world’s best female surfers hit the water and put on an impressive...

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For Immediate Release June 20, 2011 - Sticky Bumps, a division of Wax Research Inc., is proud to announce the re-signing of Kauai's Malia Manuel onto its Elite World Team. She joins other Sticky Bumps Elite riders Dave Rastovich, Alana Blanchard, Dylan Goodale, Bethany Hamilton, Coco Nogales, Christian Wach as well as Stand Up Paddlers Chuck Patterson, Brian Haag and Darian Boyle. Malia landed the August 2011 cover of Transworld Surf, the second woman surfer to appear on the cover in TW Surf's 10 plus years of print. She is one of the six featured female surfers in the upcoming Nike...

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First Love is about love, friendship and following your dreams. This feature length film follows the lives of three passionate young girls from Phillip Island and documents their trip to Hawaii – the first step on their journey to making a career out of surfing. 17-year-old Jess Laing has grown up surfing with, and competing against, her two friends Nikki van Dijk and India Payne. They’re all sponsored, surf the same breaks and live within 10 minutes of each other. The girls are all different in their own ways, but one thing’s for sure, they all love the same thing. But when Jess...

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Our 2011 ASP Women's World Tour Preview is based on Top 5 predictions from the following list of World Champions and past, present and future surfing superstars. It is really interesting to see how similar the picks are from such a diverse group of people. Once you've perused the list of Top 5 picks, jump on over to our 2011 ASP Women's World Tour Preview. Paige Alms 1. Stephanie Gilmore 2. Carissa Moore 3. Sally Fitzgibbons 4. Coco Ho 5. Tyler Wright Wendy Botha 1. Stephanie Gilmore 2. Sally Fitzgibbons 3. Carissa Moore 4. Coco Ho 5. Silvana Lima Meah Collins 1. Carissa...

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February 2, 2011 - With three of the world’s top-ten surfers in the team, Rip Curl is a world leader of women’s surfing. From youngster, Tyler Wright, to glamour-icon, Alana Blanchard, via France’s talented Pauline Ado, the only European on the ASP World Tour, Rip Curl can pride itself on a team packed with character, style and professionalism. Also in the team, we have the incredible Bethany Hamilton, who after losing her arm in a shark-attack in 2003, made a legendary comeback to become a major contender among the elite of world surf. With Tyler, Alana, Pauline, and Bethany on board,...

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PRESS RELEASE February 2, 2011 - Sticky Bumps Surf Wax, a division of Wax Research Inc., is proud to announce that Bethany Hamilton has joined their Elite World Team, which also includes Hawaiians Alana Blanchard and Malia Manuel, Mexican Coco Nogales, Australian Dave Rastovich, and American Stand Up Paddler Brian Haag. Bethany was born February 8, 1990 in Lihue, HI. While surfing off Kauai's North Shore at the age of thirteen, on October 31, 2003, Bethany lost her left arm in an attack by a 14-foot tiger shark. Remarkably just one month afterward Bethany returned to the water to continue...

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