Has Tyler Wright spoken?
Men who consider 1996 to be peak surf were dealt an extremely heavy blow, overnight, as it appears Surfer (The Girl) has lost core sponsor Rip Curl. The contest, hosted by Surfer (The Bar), which is the last remaining li’l bit of Surfer (The Magazine), pits woman against woman but not in thirty-minute heats with priority, waves, speed, power, flow, etc.
No.
The winner is selected by popular vote based on slammin’ bods, bangin’ rigs, rockin’ packages, etc.
Olde school (written in Olde English font).
And, as of two days ago, the winner was set to receive $1500 cash and a $500 Rip Curl gift card.
The Torquay-based surf brand, recently sold to outdoor specialists Kathmandu, a major sponsor of the event.
Well, as of this morning, the victor will, apparently, be robbed of her gift card.
Rip Curl’s instantly recognizable logo has also been scrubbed from related pages.
What could have happened?
The world’s biggest surf website celebrated the tournament, also coincidentally two days ago, and wondered, at the end, what team rider Tyler Wright might think of it all.
Is this the answer?