{"id":114657,"date":"2023-08-31T08:44:20","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T22:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=114657"},"modified":"2023-08-31T08:44:52","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T22:44:52","slug":"wsl-thank-athletes-and-partners-at-special-function","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/wsl-thank-athletes-and-partners-at-special-function\/","title":{"rendered":"WSL thank athletes and partners at special function"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE World Surf League thanked local, national and global event partners and athletes at a special function on Tuesday night while officially launching the 2023 Bioglan Bells Beach Longboard Classic presented by Rip Curl.<\/p>\n<p>More than 80 surfers and event partners attended the Australian National Surfing Museum in Torquay for the WSL event.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_114667\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-114667\" style=\"width: 602px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-114667 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/My-Room-3-scaled.jpg?_t=1693373198\" alt=\"\" width=\"602\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/My-Room-3-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/My-Room-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/My-Room-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/My-Room-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/My-Room-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/My-Room-3-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/My-Room-3-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-114667\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">More than 80 people attended the WSL event at the Australian National Surfing Museum.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The event included a welcome from Surf Coast Shire mayor Cr Liz Pattison and speeches from WSL general manager of Australia and Oceania, Andrew Stark and WSL senior manager of global development tours Will Hayden-Smith.<\/p>\n<p>Canapes and refreshments were served by supporting partners Feed Me Surf Coast and Coopers Brewery.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_114673\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-114673\" style=\"width: 606px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-114673 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/My-Room-17-1-scaled.jpg?_t=1693373872\" alt=\"\" width=\"606\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/My-Room-17-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/My-Room-17-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/My-Room-17-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/My-Room-17-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/My-Room-17-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/My-Room-17-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/My-Room-17-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-114673\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Soleil Errico, Shannon Hughes and Tru Starling.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_114668\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-114668\" style=\"width: 602px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-114668 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/My-Room-5-scaled.jpg?_t=1693373280\" alt=\"\" width=\"602\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/My-Room-5-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/My-Room-5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/My-Room-5-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/My-Room-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/My-Room-5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/My-Room-5-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/My-Room-5-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-114668\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bruce Hebb and Shyama Buttonshaw.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Pattison said it was incredibly exciting to launch another world class surfing event at Bells Beach\/Djarrak.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At Easter, there is such a buzz around town with the Rip Curl Pro, so to have another one, the only WSL World Longboard Tour stop in Australia is truly exciting.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are so glad to everybody here on the Surf Coast.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_114671\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-114671\" style=\"width: 602px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-114671 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/My-Room-15-scaled.jpg?_t=1693373534\" alt=\"\" width=\"602\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/My-Room-15-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/My-Room-15-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/My-Room-15-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/My-Room-15-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/My-Room-15-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/My-Room-15-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/My-Room-15-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-114671\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Catering was provided by Feed Me Surf Coast and beverages by Coopers Brewery.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mr Stark said a WSL longboarding event at Bells Beach had been a long time in the making.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve done a lot of work to restructure the World Longboard Tour, and put a lot of thinking into where we were going to put our events.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In Australia, many didn&#8217;t realise how good Bells Beach was from a longboarding perspective, particularly Rincon on a high tide and the right conditions. It&#8217;s absolutely world class and we are certainly going to be in for a treat over the coming days.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_114669\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-114669\" style=\"width: 602px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-114669 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/My-Room-9-scaled.jpg?_t=1693373361\" alt=\"\" width=\"602\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/My-Room-9-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/My-Room-9-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/My-Room-9-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/My-Room-9-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/My-Room-9-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/My-Room-9-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/My-Room-9-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-114669\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jack Tyro and Jack Roberts.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_114670\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-114670\" style=\"width: 597px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-114670 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/My-Room-10-scaled.jpg?_t=1693373442\" alt=\"\" width=\"597\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/My-Room-10-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/My-Room-10-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/My-Room-10-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/My-Room-10-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/My-Room-10-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/My-Room-10-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/My-Room-10-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 597px) 100vw, 597px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-114670\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Max Weston and Cole Robbins.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Bioglan Bells Beach Longboard Classic presented by Rip Curl is held from August 30 till September 2.<\/p>\n<p>For more, head to <a href=\"http:\/\/worldsurfleague.com\">worldsurfleague.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE World Surf League thanked local, national and global event partners and athletes at a special function on Tuesday night while officially launching the 2023 Bioglan Bells Beach Longboard Classic presented by Rip Curl. 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