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Rip Curl Pro Surf Canada Nationals return to Cox Bay Tofino

National titles will be awarded in five divisions for both males and females
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A then 14-year-old Reed Platenius gets carried off the beach and onto the podium after winning back-to-back events at the 12th annual Rip Curl Pro Tofino at Cox Bay in 2018. (Westerly file photo)

About 160 surfers will take on the waves at Cox Bay this weekend to contend in the 2021 Rip Curl Canada Pro Nationals.

National titles will be awarded in five divisions for both males and females: Pro, Open, Longboard, U18 and U16. There is a $8000 prize purse for the Pro division, which will be distributed equally for both men and women ($2000 for the winner, $1000 for the runner-up, $600 for third and $400 for fourth.)

Surf Canada president Dom Domic said there was a much larger surge of registrants on the male side.

B次元官网网址淪ince there is a finite amount of heats that can be run over the three days, we have kept the divisions fluid as per demand. In other words, we did not set a quota. The number of heats per gender, per division, was self-determined by the registrants,B次元官网网址 said Domic.

In the Open WomenB次元官网网址檚 division there are 12 spots for athletes whereas in the Open MenB次元官网网址檚 there are 40. In the WomenB次元官网网址檚 Longboard division there are 16 spots for athletes and in the MenB次元官网网址檚 Longboard there are 32.

B次元官网网址淭he registration skewed towards male participation as those were the ones that registered the most, and there is a substantial waitlist for the Open MenB次元官网网址檚 and Longboard divisions,B次元官网网址 he said.

B次元官网网址淪urf Canada is very stoked that women are supporting this event with active participation rates increasing year over year. We truly look forward to the day that equal number of both genders register for all surf competitions,B次元官网网址 he went on to note.

Tofino surfer and Ucluelet Secondary School student Reed Platenius said when it comes to the longboarding, females rule the waves in Tofino, and was surprised to hear there werenB次元官网网址檛 more entrants.

In 2018, Platenius division when he was 14. He will be competing as a Pro this weekend as well as an U16 and U18.

B次元官网网址淚 want to be with the best. ItB次元官网网址檚 been a while since there was a contest so IB次元官网网址檓 excited to show Canada and the town what IB次元官网网址檝e been working on for the last two years,B次元官网网址 said the goofy-footed surfer.

B次元官网网址淚 hope the waves are good. My goal is to beat Pete Devries in the Pro,B次元官网网址 said Platenius, adding that he lost to Devries by a small margin in the invite only 2020 Hometown Showdown surf contest at North Chesterman in November.

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For the past couple years, Surf Nationals was hosted by the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve at Wickaninnish Beach.

B次元官网网址淭his surfing competition has always been warmly received by both Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations and Yuulu?it?ath First Nations. Surf Canada will continue to work towards even more meaningful engagement and activate programming in a safe and appropriate manner that is community driven,B次元官网网址 Domic wrote in an email.

B次元官网网址淲e are all collectively in full support of recognizing and commemorating the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, which is now an official statutory holiday on Sept 30 from this day forth. CanadaB次元官网网址檚 tragic history and ongoing legacy of the residential schools can never forgotten, and never should, B次元官网网址淭hose who fail to learn from history are condemned to repeat itB次元官网网址 and Surf Canada is committed to ensuring that this competition is a true community event, where everyone is welcome to reflect and participate appropriately,B次元官网网址 said Domic.

While Surf Nationals does not fall within the generally accepted definition of B次元官网网址榮porting eventB次元官网网址, Domic ensured that a comprehensive COVID-19 safety plan and protocols was approved by all necessary levels of government.

B次元官网网址淚n addition, mitigation strategies include having over 90 per cent participation from the local communities, as well as fulfilling essential staff roles with local, or island based personnel,B次元官网网址 he said.

The 2021 Surf Nationals is an unticketed, unseated, outdoor competition that will take place from Sept. 24 to 26 on the southern end of Cox Bay.



nora.omalley@westerlynews.ca

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