Cox Bay came out in full force on Sunday, Sept. 26 delivering stellar waves for the 2021 Rip Curl Pro Surf Canada Nationals finals.

CanadaB次元官网网址檚 surfing queen , 18, tore through the competition, earning National titles in the WomenB次元官网网址檚 Longboard, U18 Girls, and Pro WomenB次元官网网址檚 division.

B次元官网网址淚 couldnB次元官网网址檛 be happier. It was a bit of a rollercoaster for me after El Salvador so I was really happy to come away with the win. Conditions couldnB次元官网网址檛 have been better,B次元官网网址� Olin said after her final heat of the contest.

B次元官网网址淭hank you to Rip Curl and Red Bull and Dom (Domic) for putting on this event,B次元官网网址� she said, noting that she will put the $2000 cash prize for winning the Pro into her savings.

Rising star Reed Platenius, 17, took down Tofino surf legends Peter Devries and Sepp Bruhwiler in the Pro MenB次元官网网址檚 final.

B次元官网网址淭hat was my goal for sure going into this competition. I feel like I got a good start and then just happened to luck into good waves that gave me good sections. It was tough out there. It looks fun from the beach, but then you get out there and you kind of get lost chasing different peaks. I just focused on my breathing and I just happened to get good ones,B次元官网网址� said Platenius, who also won the U18 Boys division with an excellent 9.0 single wave score for performing a backside 360 air manoeuver.

B次元官网网址淚 could give a lot of credit to the wind. The wind is really good for airs and I kind of knew that. IB次元官网网址檓 just so stoked to win. This has been my dream growing up watching this contest happen every single year. I always looked up to Pete on the podium and I was like B次元官网网址榦ne day I want to be that guyB次元官网网址�,B次元官网网址� he said.

Ucluelet surfer David Schiaffino defended his MenB次元官网网址檚 Longboard National title for a second year in a nail-biting final.

B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檓 just going to keep going. Next year, next one. Keep going until I canB次元官网网址檛. As usual, IB次元官网网址檓 always in the water,B次元官网网址� said Schiaffino.

Junior team members Sanoa Olin claimed the U16 Girls National title and Californian-Canadian Wheeler B次元官网网址楬otwheelsB次元官网网址� Hasburgh nabbed the U16 Boys title.

B次元官网网址淭hat was super fun. Everyone was ripping and IB次元官网网址檓 just stoked to get a couple waves and I love it in Tofino,B次元官网网址� said Hasburgh.

In the Open MenB次元官网网址檚 division, TofinoB次元官网网址檚 Shea Bruhwiler, 13, bested a field of 40 athletes to claim the top spot. His dad, retired pro surfer and member of the Canadian Coast Guard Raph Bruhwiler, also won the Open division when he was 13.

B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檝e been surfing a lot, but I wasnB次元官网网址檛 thinking that I would win the MenB次元官网网址檚 Open,B次元官网网址� said Bruhwiler, who also placed second in the U16 and fourth in the U18.

At 12-years-old, TofinoB次元官网网址檚 Ocea Green powered her way to the top of the WomenB次元官网网址檚 Open division, showcasing to the throng of spectators lining the shores of Cox Bay that CanadaB次元官网网址檚 young surfing talent is just getting fired up.

B次元官网网址淚 am just happy. I just wanted to surf. I lost in my (U16 Girls final) before so I just wanted to surf more,B次元官网网址� said a euphoric Green after being carried out of the surf and onto the podium by her friends.

nora.omalley@westerlynews.ca
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