Bethany Hamilton: “I think the women’s tour should go to Teahupoo and Pipe”

“I know a lot of the girls who are pushing the boundaries and dropping bombs,” the Hawaiian added.


In an interview with The Inertia, Hawaiian Bethany Hamilton said that the women's tour, like the men's, should have a stage in Teahupoo and Pipe.

“I know a lot of the girls who are pushing the boundaries and bombing, it would be a great opportunity,” she said, adding: “They might end up surfing Backdoor but we definitely need some lefts, it’s something that for me is out of control in my mind, it’s a circuit that is very biased, it benefits the regular footers, the WSL needs to sort that out, it should be more balanced. So definitely Teahupoo, Fiji and Pipe would be a good idea.”

The women's world tour follows the men's tour in all its stages with the exception of Teahupoo and Pipeline.

During the Teahupoo tournament, the women take a break, and for the Pipe tournament, the women compete in Honolua Bay on the neighboring island of Maui.

On the other hand, the complaint regarding the left is something that is also mentioned by men: Of 11, there are five that are exclusively right-wing, one is left-wing, and the rest depend on the conditions to determine whether there are lefts and rights.

Bethany Hamilton is one of the best surfers in the world, she participated in the CT tour on several occasions with the peculiarity that she has only one arm since when she was 13 she was the victim of a shark attack. This did not stop her at all, in fact she is considered one of the best surfers of heavy and big waves in the world.

Baja Pipe, Baja Jaws (photo), Baja Teahupoo, there are no limits for Bethany Hamilton. Photos: WSL