October 2009

The Next Step – The Peruvian International Surfing Championship

October 30, 2009

The Next Step – The Peruvian International Surfing Championship Just as the seeds of the Makaha International were sprouting, the shores of Peru were being prepared as the next competitive surfing hotbed. The first Peru international Surfing Championship held in 1955 was organized by the shore side resort Club Waikiki as an informal competition between [...]

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Phyllis O’Donell Bio

October 30, 2009

Phyllis O’Donell More than 60,000 spectators crowded onto Manly Beach in Sydney, Australia back in 1964 to watch surfers from all over the globe compete in the first World Championships of Surfing. When it was all over, Australians Bernard “Midget” Farrelly and Phyllis O’Donell would make surfing history as they ascended the podium to accept [...]

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