Contest / Result: |
1st place - Open Womens
Southwest Open Event #6 at Huntington Beach Pier on January 28-29.
Sara is the reigning National Open Womens Champion!
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Age |
16
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Hometown (City, State): |
Huntington Beach, California
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School and grade: |
Huntington Beach High School: 10th grade
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Favorite subject: |
Math
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Sponsors: |
Hurley, Jacks Surfboards, Sambazon, Surface Sunscreen, Futures Fins, Prolite, Channel Islands Surfboards, Stickybumps Wax, Sessions West Coast Deli Grill.
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Equipment: |
CI Pro model, Channel Islands Surfboard.
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Coach / Trainer: |
My Dad, Coach Verdone, Brett Simpson, and the local community.
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Age you started surfing: |
I surfed a couple times when I was young, but I really started to get into surfing at age 9.
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Local surfing spot: |
I surf Huntington Beach Pier mostly everyday, but I also enjoy surfing in Newport Beach and Lower Trestles in San Clemente.
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Local heroes:: |
Brett Simpson is a big standout but there is too many to list, there are so many local heroes from Huntington Beach.
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Surf crew: |
My little brother Cruz, Bailey Turner, and the rest of the HB crew!
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Favorite pro surfers:: |
John John Florence and Stephanie Gilmore are two of my all time favorite pro surfers.
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Hobbies other than surfing: |
I skateboard and do jiu jitsu.
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If you could surf like anyone in the world, who would it be: |
If I could surf like anyone in the world, it would be Stephanie Gilmore. She rips and has the best style!
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Who has pushed your surfing the most: |
My family has pushed my surfing the most. My dad takes me to the beach every single day and coaches me.
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Fantasy superpower: |
My fantasy superpower would be teleportation so I could go to any surf spot I wanted in the world whenever I wanted.
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Dream wave: |
A dream wave for me would be with no one out in warm water!
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Something people don't know about you: |
Something people don’t know about me is that I go to public highschool.
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Your favorite thing about competing in NSSA contests: |
My favorite thing about competing in NSSA contests is the amazing people and getting to surf fun waves with only three other people out!
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Contest playlist: |
My contest playlist consists of very upbeat songs that pump me up before my heats.
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Goals for this season: |
My goals for this season are to progress in surfing, keep up my good grades and travel!
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Special people you would like to thank: |
I would like to thank God, all my sponsors and my family for supporting me.
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