Britain’s first competitive woman surfer is still catching waves – six decades after taking to the sea.
Gwyn Haslock, 68, first headed into the swell in 1950s as a seven-year-old girl, using a solid wooden bellyboard and a woolly jumper for a wetsuit.
In the 1960s, she was the first British woman to use a proper fibre-glass board to surf standing up – and the only female to enter the country’s earliest surfing competitions … More
With massive local support, the PWA Cold Hawaii World Cup is back on the calendar for 2014. This is due to a three-year agreement made by Thisted Forsikring, a local and acknowledged Danish insurance company, which ensures the foundation for organizing the event.
Managing Director of Thisted Forsikring, Dennis Rene Petersen, says: ‘Our roots and our commitment to the local community is an important part of our company’s DNA, which is why we believe that the Cold Hawaii PWA World Cup should be maintained and further developed. For this to be possible, a foundation needs to be established which is something we can and want to … More