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Aloha surfers and beachgoers,
The World Cham- pionship Tour just completed stop No. 3 on March 7. This was the first cold-water con- test — after Pipe and Sunset Beach — at the insanely hol- low Supertubos in Peniche, Portugal.
Weston-Webb joined the WCT way back in 2015 and has been a 5-foot, and 4-inch, 127-pound “gnarly” fixture ever since. In fact, she just keeps improving — fin- ishing No. 2 in the world be- hind Carissa Moore last year. Now, she wants to do one better, and is off to a pret- ty good start. Her first two Hawai‘i events were equal ninth — not what you’d ex- pect in her “hometown,” but we have a ways to go with eight more contests through September.
there. I think I can do any- thing I put my mind to. That’s the beauty of surfing and the beauty of just trust- ing and believing in yourself, if you have that mental abili- ty to just overcome those ob- stacles that put you down.”
tigious Vans Triple Crown at 17 years young. Though the start to his 2022 campaign was poor with 17th place finishes at both the Billa- bong Pipe and Hurley Sunset Beach, the results didn’t and still don’t make sense. Co- lapinto rips in Hawai‘i. But alas, he never gave up.
Ladies first — I hope it’s still OK to say this. Born in Brazil but raised on the North Shore of Kaua‘i is 25-year-young Tatiana Weston-Webb. Her Mom is Brazilian and her British dad is, and has been, a hardcore surfer in Hanalei.
Tatiana Weston-Webb and Griffin Colapinto are winners of the MEO Pro Portugal presented by Rip Curl. PHOTO COURTESY WSL/POULLENOT
Will the best man stand? Winning one for San Clem- ente, California, is the uber talented Griffin Colapinto. This was the 5-foot, and 11- inch, 170-pound 23-year- old’s first WCT win.
“No matter what, you’re always going to be learning and that’s my favorite part of the sport that it — grows you as a person. Win or lose, you’re growing,” he says.
Weston-Webb is now up in the fourth slot behind No.
“I’m just so grateful. God always has a plan and I just trusted in Him,” Weston-
“Honestly, I just had so much fun out there! I was really stoked just to be out
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1 Brisa Henessey, No. 2 Ca- rissa Moore and No. 3. Malia Manuel.
Webb shares in an inspira- tional message after her huge victory.
Now check this out — It was five years ago in 2017 that he became the first Cali- fornian ever to win the pres-
GQ, droppin in 4 U!
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BY GARY KEWLEY
Kaua‘i-raised Tatiana Weston-Webb Makes Waves
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