Amee Donohoe - Single Wave Thursday. One Ride, No Music, Just Surfing.
One of the most underrated surfers I've ever met is Australia's Amee Donohoe. Intelligent, hilarious, and truly one of a kind. This is the last wave I ever saw her surf before she left the tour. A magic, spray-painted, red board under the feet of an uber-talented human being---it doesn't get any better.
If I may take a slight diversion today... as you all well know, the Roxy Pro Gold Coast ended a few days ago and announcers, media types, and social media outlets rightfully lit up with praise of the women's performances. While the current crew of World Tour surfers are taking surfing to the next level, my hope is that we never forget those who have come before. Without the benefits of modern equipment, air awareness training, instantaneous video feedback, cameras following their every move, and social media chatter of every type, the surfers of the past pushed the envelope of what was possible then and laid the foundation of what's possible now. The surfers of today, talented as they may be, are not the starting point but simply the next step in the rich fabric of surfing's history. Let's heartily applaud the present, but in equal portions let's respect and appreciate the past.
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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 Moore
2. Stephanie Gilmore
3. Sally Fitzgibbons
4. Coco or Tyler
5. Silvana or Courtney
Jessica Grimwood
1. Stephanie Gilmore
2. Silvana Lima
3. Sally Fitzgibbons
4. Tyler Wright
5. Courtney Conlogue
Shea Hodges
1. Melanie Bartels
2. Silvana Lima
3. Carissa Moore
4. Courtney Conlogue
5. Rebecca Woods
Kim Mearig
1. Stephanie Gilmore
2. Carissa Moore
3. Sally Fitzgibbons
4. Chelsea Hedges
5. Courtney Conlogue
Marissa Shaw
1. Carissa Moore
2. Stephanie Gilmore
3. Sally Fitzgibbons
4. Silvana Lima
5. Courtney Conlogue
Bo Stanley
1. Stephanie Gilmore
2. Silvana Lima
3. Tyler Wright
4. Carissa Moore
5. Sally Fitzgibbons
Valentina Vitale
1. Carissa Moore
2. Stephanie Gilmore
3. Tyler Wright
4. Sally Fitzgibbons
5. Silvana Lima
Jamie Baittinger
1. Stephanie Gilmore
2. Sally Fitzgibbons
3. Tyler Wright
4. Courtney Conlogue
5. Carissa Moore
Serena Brooke
1. Stephanie Gilmore
2. Courtney Conlogue
3. Sally Fitzgibbons
4. Carissa Moore
5. Coco Ho
Shelby Detmers
1. Stephanie Gilmore
2. Carissa Moore
3. Sally Fitzgibbons
4. Coco Ho
5. Silvana Lima
Nicole Grodesky
1. Sally Fitzgibbons
2. Stephanie Gilmore
3. Silvana Lima
4. Carissa Moore
5. Claire Bevilaqua
Alexia Jeri
1. Sally Fitzgibbons
2. Stephanie Gilmore
3. Silvana Lima
4. Sofia Mulanovich
5. Coco Ho
Wini Paul
1. Stephanie Gilmore
2. Sally Fitzgibbons
3. Carissa Moore
4. Tyler Wright
5. Coco, Courtney or Chelsea
Jolene Smith
1. Stephanie Gilmore
2. Carissa Moore
3. Laura Enever
4. Melanie Bartels
5. Courtney Conlogue
Lauren Sweeney
1. Silvana Lima
2. Carissa Moore
3. Stephanie Gilmore
4. Coco Ho
5. Sally Fitzgibbons
Kim Wooldridge
1. Stephanie Gilmore
2. Sally Fitzgibbons
3. Chelsea Hedges
4. Carissa Moore
5. Tyler Wright
Rochelle Ballard
1. Stephanie Gilmore
2. Carissa Moore
3. Tyler Wright
4. Silvana Lima
5. Coco Ho
Chloe Buckley
1. Stephanie Gilmore
2. Coco Ho
3. Sally Fitzgibbons
4. Melanie Bartels
5. Silvana Lima
Amee Donohoe
1. Stephanie Gilmore
2. Tyler Wright
3. Carissa Moore
4. Courtney or Sally
5. Silvana Lima
Bethany Hamilton
1. Stephanie Gilmore
2. Carissa Moore
3. Sally Fitzgibbons
4. Tyler Wright
5. Silvana Lima
Di Mattison
1. Stephanie Gilmore
2. Carissa Moore
3. Sally Fitzgibbons
4. Tyler Wright
5. Silvana Lima
Lakey Peterson
1. Stephanie Gilmore
2. Carissa Moore
3. Tyler Wright
4. Laura Enever
5. Coco Ho
Valeria Sole'
1. Stephanie Gilmore
2. Carissa Moore
3. Sally Fitzgibbons
4. Tyler Wright
5. Coco Ho
Sara Taylor
1. Stephanie Gilmore
2. Silvana Lima
3. Chelsea Hedges
4. Carissa Moore
5. Jessi Miley-Dyer
Emily Wratschko
1. Carissa Moore
2. Tyler Wright
3. Stephanie Gilmore
4. Sally Fitzgibbons
5. Courtney Conlogue
The RA Girls Surf Show to be held on the Central Coast, New South Wales on the 15-16 January 2011 is going to be an action packed female surfing contest and weekend of summer fun for everyone.
The RA Girls Surf Show with over $20 000 worth of cash and prizes on offer was an idea hatched and put together by two current professional female World Tour competitors being Amee Donohoe (Macmasters Beach) and Rebecca Woods (Copacabana). It aims to encourage more females to get a taste of the lifestyle that has provided them with the careers and opportunities they have enjoyed over the last decade. The event will also provide a fun and interactive mobile weekend of summer fun from Copacabana to Macmasters, with the local communities that have supported them so well.
The RA Girls Surf Show has eight major divisions ranging from under 12 Girls up to Master’s (over 38’s) as well as a Bodyboarding and Longboard division. It will attract a local, national and international field from all ages with Rebecca Woods stating that "It is a great way to show off the Central Coast’s amazing beach lifestyle, get more females in the water and give back to the local community."
The weekend will provide plenty of the entertainment alongside the surfing event including market stalls, skateboarding clinics, beach games, surf lessons, an alfresco cinema on the Saturday night, live music, morning yoga, Zumba lessons and a wrap up party. Amee Donohoe comments "We have five professional surfer’s on the World Tour from our region at the moment, this is more than any other region in the world and we want to make sure this continues into the future. We can also showcase how amazing our waves are to other surfer’s across the nation and globe!"
For additional information, visit RA Girls Surf Show