Kaua‘i’s Tatiana Weston-Webb won the 2011 Pipeline Women’s Pro championship, Friday on O‘ahu. Tatiana, 14, took first place while fellow Kaua‘i rider Brianna Cope, 16, finished in second place. The wahine competition took place in four- to six-foot waves at
Kaua‘i’s Tatiana Weston-Webb won the 2011 Pipeline Women’s Pro championship, Friday on O‘ahu.
Tatiana, 14, took first place while fellow Kaua‘i rider Brianna Cope, 16, finished in second place.
The wahine competition took place in four- to six-foot waves at the legendary break and featured some of the best young talent in shortboard, longboard and bodyboard competitions.
Anastasia Ashley and Paige Alms took third and fourth place, respectively, in the shortboard event behind the two Kaua‘i surfers.
According to Tanira Weston-Webb, Tatiana’s mother, she caught five waves in her first heat, picking up two eight-point rides and two seven-point rides in the process, enough to win the heat and move into the semifinals.
Tanira said her daughter’s ambition grew at that point, now looking to get barreled. After winning her semifinal heat, Tatiana managed to catch one of the biggest waves of the contest. She dropped into the solid six-footer and dragged her hand to get deep in the tube. The double-peaking wave gave her that opportunity and she dropped to the bottom and came back up top with a snap landing to earn a 9.7 out of 10 from the judges.
A member of the Hawai‘i Junior Surf Team, Tatiana will be heading to the International Surfing Association’s World Junior Championships, held this coming May in Peru.
In the longboard division, Candice Appleby took first place, with Megan Godinez, Lindsay McGill and Emmilia Perry completing the final foursome.
The Pipeline Pro bodyboarding title went to Karla Costa Taylor, with Claudia Ferrari, Aoi Koike and Carolina Casemiro rounding out the top four.
