Surfing’s Rising Stars to Surf Oceanside in Record Numbers
The 2015 VISSLA ISA World Junior Surfing Championship is set to take place in grand fashion, as a record-breaking number of countries will flock to Oceanside, California, October 11-18. More than 35 countries have enlisted over 320 of their top junior surfers to compete for medals and the honor of representing their respective nations. This record amount of country participation will make for the largest ISA World Junior Surfing Championship to date.
Crowning the likes of Gabriel Medina, Julian Wilson, Jordy Smith, Filipe Toledo, Stephanie Gilmore and Sally Fitzgibbons, the ISA World Junior Surfing Championship is the premiere event for determining the future stars in the sport of Surfing. So who to watch out for?
The level of competition in the 2015 edition will be high, as U-16 2014 Gold Medalists Mahina Maeda of Hawaii and Leo-Paul Etienne of France will return to defend their titles. Coming off an ISA World Surfing Games Gold Medal in Nicaragua, USA’s Tia Blanco will be a Gold Medal favorite looking to add another medal to her collection as well. Not to forget the 2014 Girls U-18 runner-up, France’s Kim Veteau, will have her eyes set on the Gold with the absence of the reigning champion Tatiana Weston-Webb, who is ranked 8th on the Women’s World Championship Tour.
The legendary freestyle windsurfing event on lake Neusiedl is back! Since 1998 the best Freestyle Windsurfers in the world travel down to the Austrian water sports capital to compete in the European Freestyle Pro Tour. This edition, taking place
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Leo-Paul Etienne, U-16 2014 VISSLA ISA World Junior Champion. Photo: ISA/Tweddle
With Tokyo 2020’s recent recommendation for Surfing’s inclusion in the Olympic Games, these young, up-and-coming athletes could potentially be the first generation of Olympic surfers. The 2015 VISSLA ISA World Junior Surfing Championship will take place from October 11-18. The schedule is as follows:
Sunday, October 11 – Opening Ceremony featuring the Parade of Nations and Sands of the World at the Junior Seau Oceanside Pier Amphitheatre
October 12-18 – Competition taking place on north and south side of Oceanside Pier
Sunday, October 18 – Closing Ceremony at the Junior Seau Oceanside Pier Amphitheatre
The international top event this year is all about the new Olympic windsurfing class, foil windsurfing and wingfoiling. More than 300 world’s best windsurfers from 42 nations will compete in various foil classes on Lake Silvaplana.
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Ten islands make up the archipelago of Cabo Verde which lies two hours south of the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean, due to their geographical location the islands are frequented with pumping swell and trade winds.
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