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Aloha surfers and beachgoers,
Our best wave warriors go out and surf bet- ter than anyone on Earth. We have two winners who did just that at the MEO Pro Portugal.
BY GARY KEWLEY
Kaua‘i-raised Tatiana Weston-Webb Improves
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.
Weston-Webb is now up in the fourth slot behind No. 1 Brisa Henessey, No. 2 Carissa Moore and No. 3. Malia Manuel. They’re all bunched together with only roughly 4,000 points separa- tion, and with 10,000 points
Tatiana Weston-Webb and Griffin Colapinto are winners of the MEO Pro Portugal presented by Rip Curl. PHOTO COURTESY WSL/POULLENOT
much fun out there! Lakey and I had such a great battle back and forth. I was really stoked just to be out there. I think I can do anything I put my mind to. That’s the beau- ty of surfing and the beauty of just trusting and believing in yourself, if you have that mental ability to just over- come those obstacles that put you down.”
events. I didn’t make it past round three and it was really hard with that mid-year cut coming up, so it was a hard one mentally, but I believe in the process and trust the unknown. 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 joined the World Championship Tour back in 2015 and has been a 5-foot, 4-inch, 127-pound “gnarly” fixture ever since.
offered for first place, this always has a plan and I just 2,000 points is like a warm, trusted in Him,” Weston- but wet, hungry bear hug. Webb shares in an inspi-
Winning in the men’s division from San Clem- ente, California is the uber talented Griffin Colapinto. This was the 5-foot, 11-inch, 170-pound, 23-year-old’s
You are epic for sharing the ride here in MidWeek’s Wind- ward O‘ahu Voice.
In fact, she just keeps im- proving — finishing No. 2 in the world behind Carissa Moore last year. Now, she wants to do one better, and is off to a pretty good start. Her first two Hawai‘i events were equal ninth — not what you’d expect in her “home- town,” but we have a ways to go with eight more con- tests through September.
huge victory.
“Honestly, I just had so
first WCT win.
“It’s crazy after the first two
“I’m just so grateful. God rational message after her
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