Izzi Gomez wins the 2016 Turtle Bay Pro

Izzi Gomez takes victory at Stop #1 of the 2016 Stand Up World Tour here in Hawaii: the Turtle Bay Pro sees great conditions

Izzi Gomez (Starboard) is 2x World Champion and until now, has put an unmistakeable mark on the sport of Stand Up Paddling having at some point won every single event on Tour, that is except for Hawaii… ©Photo: Brian Bielmann / supwordmag.com/ waterman league

While the Hawaii leg of the Stand Up World Tour has somehow been a stumbling block for the young Floridian talent, in 2016, Izzi showed no signs of any weaknesses at this year’s Turtle Bay Pro, putting on an impressive display of high performance surfing and demonstrating that time spent in the islands pays off as she takes the well deserved victory of the season at Turtle Bay.

Izzi’s powerful and progressive style once again not only wows the crowds and judges alike, but keeps her on top of the World after Stop 1 of the 2016 Stand Up World Tour. Make sure to stay tuned for full highlights, and replay from the LIVE broadcast at www.watermanleague.com

Fiona Wylde continues to take the world by storm, making the Final and battling to the end with Izzi Gomez, to secure 2nd place ©Photo: Brian Bielmann/ supwordmag.com/ waterman league

As one of the USA’s leading Stand Up Paddle athletes, Fiona Wylde (Starboard) continues to go from strength to strength and position herself as one of the sport’s leading Ladies, having finished the season on a high last year on the Stand Up World Series in second place and then putting on a stellar performance again here at the Turtle Bay Pro to finish runner up at Stop 1 of the Stand Up World Surfing Tour.

Like Izzi, Fiona is another one leading the way with her progressive style and critical surfing, demonstrating that there is real talent in the sport and that the performance level amongst the girls continues to sky rocket. Drawing on her multi-sport background, Fiona’s committed, and driving bottom turn in particular draws parallels with the likes of Kai Lenny (Naish), Zane Schweitzer (Starboard) and Bernd Roediger (Naish), who’s windsurfing background has provided phenomenal fundamentals for Stand Up Paddling that were clearly evident here at Turtle Bay.

This year’s Tour is full of impressive talent, and there is no doubt that it is going to be the most competitive yet as we are excited to see it all unfold. Make sure to stay tuned for the full highlights and watch the LIVE replay at www.watermanleague.com

Shakira Westdorp once again proves herself to be one of the real standouts, posting some of the highest scores of the contest ©Photo: Brian Bielmann/ waterman keague/ supworldmag.com

There is no doubt that Shakira Westdorp (Starboard) from Australia made her presence felt here at Stop #1 of the 2016 Stand up World Tour at Turtle Bay, posting the single highest score of the contest and continually posting scores in the excellent range throughout.

While it looked as though she was destined to make it to the Finals once again, as she did in 2015, it was not to be this year, as she came up against Fiona Wylde (Starboard) in the semis who was just able to edge ahead of the talented Australian Surfer.

However, there is no doubt that Shakira Westdorp will be one to look out for in 2016 with her radical and aggressive surfing style. She has started well and demonstrated that she is set to be one of the biggest threats on the Women’s Tour, finishing in 3rd place here at the 2016 Turtle Bay Pro. Make sure to stay tuned for the highlights and watch the full LIVE replay at www.watermanleague.com

Nicole Pacelli puts on another stellar performance at Turtle Bay to finish in 3rd equal and mark the start of an exciting year ahead ©waterman league/ supworldmag.com Photo: Brian Bielmann

2013 World Champion Nicole Pacelli from Brazil feels right at home here at Turtle Bay, having won 2 out of 3 of the events here on Oahu’s Fabled North Shore and spending much of the winter out here training in the powerful Hawaiian surf.

This year was no different, as she has once again upped her game and is looking better than ever coming into the 2016 season, with strong performances throughout the day on her way to the semi finals, just falling short to the current World Champ Izzi Gomez (Starboard), leaving her having to settle for 3rd.

While she will be disappointed not to regain her Turtle Bay title, a 3rd place finish is a good start to the year for this Brazilian talent, as she sets her sights on recapturing the World Title in 2016 and continuing the Brazilian surge on the World Tour. Stay tuned to watermanleague.com

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