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NOVEMBER 16, 2022
Aloha surfers and beachgoers, November is offi- cially in full swing with the biggest swells of the year coming as of this writing. Plus, contests are starting to kick in, too.
BY GARY KEWLEY
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We finished up with the Sunset Pro regional qualifier presented by HIC on Nov. 4 off the point at Sunset. The three-day event started with two days inside Val’s Reef, which is close to shore. It’s very rare to see Sunset aver- age 3 feet swells the entire waiting period. Alas, Mother Nature calls the shots — both the big and the small ones.
“I’m super stoked to surf Sunset again in a contest and to get another win,” Mamiya says. “It’s been a super good event. The waves were small the first couple days, but the last day was super fun, so I’m stoked to get some good waves.”
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Bryan is also star-level tal- ent. She was the 2022 WCT Rookie of the Year. Such is the stuff world champs are made of. She has focus on real-world training and learning.
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“It’s so good to have a QS win under my belt,” Bryan says. “My first heat gave me so much confidence even though I haven’t surfed Val’s (Reef) a lot, but you never know. The CT could be like that one day so the more heats, the more practice, the more better I’ll be.”
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I’m always so impressed with how the best surfers make the most of what they have. I’ve never seen Val’s Reef ridden so well. This new generation is hungry. Actually, they need to be starving given the high lev- el that awaits them on the Challenger Series and World Championship Tour.
Winning this Qualifier Se- ries contest adds 1,000 points toward the next tier Hale‘iwa Challenger Series from Nov. 26 to Dec. 7.
a WCT standout this year on the biggest stage — so he brought a lot of confi- dence to the QS. He can surf anything, from maxing at Pipeline to 12-foot waves at Sunset. If Mamiya plays his competitive prowess prop- erly, he could make top five next year. His talent is there and if he adds “ruthlessness competitive machine” to the
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Two North Shore local su- per talents — Gabriela Bryan of Kaua‘i and Barron Mami- ya of O‘ahu won the Sunset Pro.
I’m going out on a limb to say Bryan will take her ninth SEE PAGE 10
Mamiya, age 22, has won at Sunset before. He was also
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