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\u201cThe trophy and the event as a whole are really special and something that carries huge tradition in the local surfing community,\u201d said Torquay Boardriders president and former event winner Harry Mann.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are beyond excited to bring together Victoria\u2019s best in this one-day extravaganza event which will no doubt showcase the amazing quality of surfers that we have down in Victoria.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo not have the event last year due to the pandemic, only means that things are amped up even more for what is going to be a huge event on June 18th.\u201d<\/p>\n
The trophy and event will carry plenty of weight, not just in the sheer heaviness of the trophy, but it will also mark the first time the event will feature a lone women\u2019s division on top of the main draw, with the winner also taking home $1000 in cash.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m so proud to be a part of a club that is moving forward with gender equality and introducing equal opportunity and prize money for both men and women,\u201d vice president Bella Wilson said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have so many amazing female surfers coming through the club and the equal pay and opportunities will only enhance our abilities to continue to support those women in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n
The event in 2022 will bring together two surfers from each boardriders club, including debutants URBN Surf and Surfcoast Women\u2019s Boardriders.<\/p>\n
Torquay Boardriders will fill the 46-person seeded draw out with surfers invited from other clubs as well as their own invited competitors.<\/p>\n
Invitations went out formally last week to surfers from around the state, with wildcards into the event also set to be determined by the sub-committee.<\/p>\n
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