The Pipe contest, the most prestigious event on the World Super Tour (WST) has been denied a permit for a contest window by the City & County of Honolulu. We would, therefore, appreciate anyone who wants to show their support for the contest to sign this petition which will be forwarded to the Mayor of Honolulu.
The pipe contest is professional bodyboarding's longest running event and for many years it was the world championships prior to the introduction of the GOB World Tour. The current WST replaced the GOB World Tour with a vision to hold its contests at locations such as Pipe, with superior wave quality and high danger levels – an essential element of an extreme sport. The Pipe Contest has for years epitomised what it takes to succeed at the top of the sport and has helped pioneer the sport into what it is today with local legends such as Mike Stewart, Ben Severson, Jack Lindholm & Kainoa McGee together with the countless bodyboarders who traveled to the North Shore each year to prove themselves at Pipe. It is, therefore, fitting that it has remained the crowning event on the WST Calendar and to lose it would be a devastating blow to the sport.
Our last correspondence from Bob Thomas of GOB Oahu indicates that the permit was denied with no reason given. He has since found out that the pro surfers have got 12 of the 16 days, 2 days go to Bodysurfing and a combination women's pro surfing/bodyboarding also 2 days.
GOB Oahu is attempting to get this decision overturned and we would like to show our support for their cause which you can do by adding your name to this petition.
It is up to us to stand together on this issue so please take the time to complete the petition and forward the email you receive onto your friends.
Thank you!
Update (3 Dec): This event will be hold at Honolua Bay, Maui from January 2nd to 14th - media release to follow ...
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