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One of the biggest surf events of the year is going on and I haven’t seen a word written or spoken about it in our local media.
The Pipeline Bodyboarding Challenge is currently ongoing, with the men having started this past Friday, and the women and drop knee to come. Bodyboarding as a sport has seen disinvestment from corporate sponsors over the years, and what we have today is a grassroots, volunteer-led effort to celebrate a sport that is, by all historical accounts, just as old as surfing.
I can’t help but feel what the sport needs is just a little more air time, for people to see what they’re missing out on. This coming weekend is predicted to have excellent surf, which the athletes competing in the contest deserve. I know the surfers are gonna put on a show, and I hope they’ll have an audience. The next contest day is planned for March 3.
Anthony Miranda
Kaneohe
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