These recent sessions prove that the sand banks are groomed and ready for the Quik Pro France 2021.
Featuring:
Jorgann Couzinet
Kauli Vaast
Aritz Aranburu
Kyllian Guerin
William Aliotti
Vincent Duvignac
Leo Paul Etienne
Thomas Debierre
Sam Piter
Nelson Cloarec
Teva Bouchgua
Remi Derepas
Paul Bayle
UK to become the wave pool capital of the world!
Manchester given the green light, wavepool for Deal, Kent in the pipeline..
Manchester
The McKinney Group has been given the green light by planners to build a £60m surfing lagoon in Manchesters TraffordCity. The facility will run a Wavegarden, in the ‘Modern Surf’ complex complete with café/restaurant terrace, pop-up beach bars, surf shop, and changing facilities.
Managing Director Billy McKinney said: “We’re delighted that Trafford Council has approved our proposals for Modern Surf and are very grateful to local residents for the extraordinary level of support we have received. Modern Surf will complement the already excellent leisure based activities in TraffordCity and help to inspire the next generation of surfers and athletes. We hope to create 100 jobs when operational as well as supporting many more during the construction phase.
Meanwhile daarn sarf plans have emerged for a Wave Garden to be created at Betteshanger Country Park, near Deal, in the transformation of a former colliery. The application for the Wave Garden and hotel could be submitted early next year and if approved, construction could start in 2022 and delivery in 2023.
Chief executive of Quinn Estates Mark Quinn said: “We want to create a Wavegarden which is a unique surf facility and experience. There’s none in the south east of England and you’re only allowed one in each key area and this would be the one for the south east.
“We anticipate that we could be looking at transforming our visitor level numbers from 170,000 a year towards 700,000 a year with the creation of this facility.
“It creates hundreds of jobs and creates a huge amount of opportunity for every type of person to be able to join in and enjoy the benefits of surfing, body boarding, all the things this wave garden allows you to do.”
Betteshanger Country Park includes 230 acres of land and is situated on the former Betteshanger Colliery, which was the largest coal mine in Kent and closed in 1989.
Birmingham
The UK currently has Surf Snowdonia and The Wave Bristol, but plans are also going in for Southport, Edinburgh, London, Bournemouth, Milton Keynes and Coleshill near Birmingham meaning there could be 10 facilities by 2024!
Bournemouth
Honolua Blomfield (HAW) and Edouard Delpero (FRA) claimed respective victories at the Cuervo Surf Ranch Classic in beautiful form. The prevailing winds seen on Day 1 gave way to clean conditions throughout Finals Day as Blomfield and Delpero put on a show to secure big wins. This result gives both victors 10,000 valuable points toward the rankings and their hunt for a 2020/21’ World Title.
An impeccable showcase in the Final from eventual winner Blomfield stunned everyone in attendance with a Perfect 10 on her first left. The 22-year-old’s amazing style throughout the wave and ability to ride switch deep in the barrel to finish it off left fellow finalists Soleil Errico (USA), Avalon Gall (USA), and Alice Lemoigne (FRA) needing a near-perfect ride to catch her.
“This means a lot and it’s one of my favorite wins so far in my career,” expressed Blomfield. “I want to thank Soleil (Errico) for pushing me to pull out all the stops and do what I had to do to win. I’m just so happy to win this event and having so much fun. I’d love to get another World Title but it’s going to be tough with everyone competing so I’ll give it my all.”
The Oahu, Hawaii, competitor slowly built her foundation throughout the day, notching near-excellent rides in each of her heats to keep her Final campaign alive. A marathon day, including six waves, tested the two-time WSL Longboard Champion but her grace under pressure paved the way to a massive win heading into the final event of the season.
Delpero claimed his fourth-career WSL win on a longboard in stunning fashion - overcoming a heavy-hitting Final including reigning WSL Longboard Champion Justin Quintal (USA), style icon Harrison Roach (AUS), and Longboard Tour veteran Kai Sallas (HAW). The Frenchman earned an excellent 8.33 to begin his Final campaign on the right and backed it up immediately with another impressive 7.67 - finding one of the deeper barrels on the lefthander in the event.
“It’s been super hard work and I’m fully enjoying this victory,” said Delpero. “Congratulations to all the surfers that pushed me to surf that wave at my best. There was definitely a lot of coaching coming from these tents as we had a lot of support. This is great and just so thankful for all of this. I can’t wait to get to Malibu and give my everything at that event and hopefully I can get another big win there if I can keep this momentum.”
Delpero claimed his fourth-career WSL win on a longboard in stunning fashion - overcoming a heavy-hitting Final including reigning WSL Longboard Champion Justin Quintal (USA), style icon Harrison Roach (AUS), and Longboard Tour veteran Kai Sallas (HAW). The Frenchman earned an excellent 8.33 to begin his Final campaign on the right and backed it up immediately with another impressive 7.67 - finding one of the deeper barrels on the lefthander in the event.
“It’s been super hard work and I’m fully enjoying this victory,” said Delpero. “Congratulations to all the surfers that pushed me to surf that wave at my best. There was definitely a lot of coaching coming from these tents as we had a lot of support. This is great and just so thankful for all of this. I can’t wait to get to Malibu and give my everything at that event and hopefully I can get another big win there if I can keep this momentum.”
“I feel really good about my result here and Honolua (Blomfield) held her own out there and did what she needed to do,” said Errico. “I highly respect her for that under pressure. Now I’ll just take this at a good time and try to win Malibu. I’m thankful I live in Malibu, and I know that wave really well so I’m stoked there’s a WSL event there to try and get a World Title.”
Australian talent Roach made a big statement with this runner-up finish and 8,000 points to his name heading in to the final event of the season ranked No. 2. Roach’s jaw-dropping, near-perfect 9.33 put him into the Top 4 with ease just behind Quintal and started his Final with a solid 7.50 on the left to start - but couldn’t find the 8.50 he needed as the last left ran away from him.
“I’m so happy to make it this far and be in those top sort of point ranges,” said Roach. “It’s important in these big events if you want to win a World Title and I certainly want to do that. I would’ve loved to win but I guess I peaked a bit early. Malibu’s a dream wave. Another perfect, long right and it’s great to go into the event with a lot of momentum. All things to be happy about.”
Great finishes from Lemoigne, Gall, Quintal, and Sallas garnered them equal third finishes after powering through a massive day of competition.
Now, these competitors prepare for the conclusion to their 2020/21’ season at the Jeep Malibu Classic presented by Havainas beginning October 3 - 13.
Cuervo Surf Ranch Classic Final Women’s Results:
1. Honolua Blomfield (HAW) 18.50
2. Soleil Errico (USA) 16.47
3. Alice Lemoigne (FRA) 13.10
4. Avalon Gall (USA) 12.34
Cuervo Surf Ranch Classic Final Men’s Results:
1. Edouard Delpero (FRA) 16.00
2. Harrison Roach (AUS) 14.30
3. Kai Sallas (HAW) 10.76
4. Justin Quintal (USA) 8.67
At only 7 years old, a few household chores allowed young Pete to ditch his bodyboard and buy his first surfboard. Back in the days wetsuits didn’t do a great job and so he could only surf in the summer.
Then this little guy from Tofino, British Columbia grew up and evolved at an international level. He may find himself wearing boardshorts and surf the most beautiful waves in the world, he is always happy to come home. Addicted to the feeling of gliding on a wave, you’ll always find him in the water whether it rains or snows.
Pete is the ultimate cold-water surfer.
Surfer: PETE DEVRIES
Young pete: ASHER DEVRIES
Cinematography / Edit : NATE LAVERTY
Additional filming: JEREMY KORESKI / MARCUS PALADINO / DREW AUSTIN
Rip Curl Europe is thrilled to announce that the sensational young French surfer Justin Becret is joining its Team!
Justin, who grew up in Seignosse in the Landes department, was just 8 years old when he first started riding the powerful waves generated by the rough bottom of the local beach breaks. At an early age, he developed a passion for competition, travel and big wave surfing, making memorable free surf memories on awesome waves such as Mullaghmore, Jaws and Pipeline.
“It’s with great pleasure that I will join Rip Curl which headquarters have been close to my home in the South Ouest of France. I grew up watching the brand sharing some great values like performance, best technology and consistency, values that I also share. To be part of this amazing Team gives me that extra kick to go out and achieve my goal, be part of the World Tour as soon as possible, and I want to thank Rip Curl for trusting me with this project,” explains Justin Becret with enthusiasm.
The young French surfer has already shown great maturity in his approach to competitions (#3 at the World Junior Championship in 2019, several times French Champion and European Junior #3). He’s a determined competitor with a highly convincing technical background, combined with a mental attitude as solid as a heavy barrel at Les Casernes, his favourite spot. Justin is prepared to do what it takes to achieve his goals: he follows an intense physical training programme and frequently tries out innovative coaching methods with his mentor, Richard “Dog” Marsh, who was himself world #8 in 1992.
“It’s excellent news that Justin is joining the Rip Curl Team. He’s a talented surfer with great potential. We are pursuing and will continue to pursue our policy of promoting surfing by supporting athletes and events. With Justin, Kyllian Guerin and Teresa Bonvalot, we have a complementary, competitive team at European level, a team that embodies the values of our brand,” explains Mathieu Lefin, President - Rip Curl Europe.
Everyone at Rip Curl is eager to welcome Justin Becret to the Rip Curl Team and share his Search with him!
Jonathan Gubbins has been called the most-barreled person in the world, he spends more time in the tube than most London commuters. Check out his mind bending edit he roars through The Grower...
