“OCEANSIDE: Teenage girls compete in pro surf contest - North County Times” |
| OCEANSIDE: Teenage girls compete in pro surf contest - North County Times Posted: 14 Aug 2010 08:21 PM PDT By LOUISE ESOLA - For the North County Times | Posted: August 14, 2010 8:04 pm | | Print With glowing skin and sun-streaked hair, 16 of the world's youngest, most-talented female teenage surfers paddled out into the choppy waters just south of the Oceanside Municipal Pier on Saturday to compete in the third annual Supergirl Pro Junior surf contest. "I think it's really exciting to see people get excited about women surfing," said Honolulu native Carissa Moore, 17, who won the women's final at the U.S. Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach last weekend and was on the beach getting ready to compete once again. "My biggest goal is to be world champion, but for now, I am enjoying the journey." The creators behind the Supergirl Jam series, a multicities' competition that provides girls under 20 a chance to compete in surfing, snowboarding and skateboarding, said they had girls like Moore in mind when they came up with action sports competitions that give the girls a chance to show their stuff. "We call them 'actionistas,'" said Barry Ziehl, a spokesman for Warner Bros., which helps promote the event, organized by the Association of Surfing Professionals. "Girls in action sports are certainly heroic in their feats, whether it be at snowboarding, surfing or skateboarding. These girls are the embodiment of girl power. These are the girls that are up and coming. They'll be competing for a long time." Denise Abbott, spokeswoman for ASA Entertainment Group, which oversees the event, said the goal of the Supergirl series is to empower young women. "We want to see these girls get out there and do what they do best," she said. This was the second year the event has been held in Oceanside, a location that organizers said provides favorable conditions for a smaller surf competition. Just south of the pier were tents and flags with the signature emblem "S," in the same form as that of the famous comic book superhero but in pastel pink. All around the tents were girls in wetsuits, lathering sunscreen on their faces, gearing up for what many said were "so-so" surf conditions. "This is going to be all about patience today," said Ziehl, who's also a surfer. Oceanside-based professional longboard surfer Kassia Meador, 28, was on the scene as a Supergirl ambassador, volunteering and wishing her younger surf sisters luck. "We have some of the best surfers in the world out here today," said Meador, adding that she was happy to see the younger girls get a shot at competition and prizes. "This gives them their start, and it gives others something to aspire to be." Another female professional surfer was also there to show support. "This is just a competition that has just busted out over the last few years," said Jen Smith, 24, of San Diego. "It's great to see how this is catching on, giving these junior surfers a chance to compete." This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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