The Del Mar BodySurfing Club hosted a bodysurfing contest on Oct. 2 at Powerhouse Park in Del Mar. Aside from featuring some of the best aggressive bodysurfers in California, the neighborhood event in the park involved a relatives BBQ and dwell entertainment enjoyed by these in attendance.
Del Mar Mayor Terry Gasterland, presented the awards to the prime six finalists in the four divisions — Men’s Open, Women’s Open up, Boys U18, and Ladies U18.
“Powerhouse Park is the great location for a community party hosted by the Del Mar BodySurfing Club. The city is very pleased to take part in the to start with annual Del Mar BodySurf Competition. It was pleasurable day in the park and at the beach for the complete loved ones,” claimed Gasterland.

L-R: Mayor Terry Gaasterland with Women’s Open finalists, Makena Magro (1st place), Angely Vallarta (6th position, Nancy Chennel (5th position), Dana Griffith (2nd spot), Morgan Launer (3rd position), Whitney Kirk (4th location).
(Adam Crane)
The Del Mar contest is a collaborating occasion on the 2021 California BodySurf Tour, which establishes rankings of the best rivals at the year’s conclude. Soon after two activities out of four on the tour, DMBC’s Dana Griffith and Meredith Rose presently rank #1 and #2 in the Women’s Division going into the last two contests in Santa Cruz on Oct. 23 and Ventura on Nov. 27. Del Mar’s Rose is the reigning Women’s Champion of the 2019 California BodySurf Tour. Del Mar’s Mark Drewelow is the reigning Men’s Winner. (The 2020 tour was suspended thanks to Covid.) For a lot more information and facts, pay a visit to www.delmarbodysurf.club.
Closing benefits:
MEN’S Open
1st Spencer Ford (crew: South Jetty Swells – Ventura)
2nd Thorsten Hegberg (team: Chubascos – Huntington Beach front)
3rd Bart Templeman (group: South Jetty Swells – Ventura)
4th Greg Wilkinson (crew: DMBC Very good Vibes – Del Mar)
5th Tony Sholl (team: South Jetty Swells – Ventura)
6th Brett Templeman (crew: South Jetty Swells – Ventura)
WOMEN’S Open up
1st Makena Magro (group: Pine St – Carlsbad)
2nd Dana Griffith (crew: DMBC Good Vibes – Del Mar)
3rd Morgan Launer (team: DMBC Very good Vibes – Del Mar)
4th Whitney Kirk (group: Garibaldi – San Diego)
5th Nancy Chennell (group: unattached)
6th Angely Vallarta (crew: DMBC Good Vibes – Del Mar)
BOYS U18
1st Jackson Giek (group: DMBC Superior Vibes – Del Mar)
2nd Dorian Quimby (group: unattached)
3rd Conner Delaney (group: DMBC Good Vibes – Del Mar)
4th Logan Temple (crew: unattached)
5th Luke Saikley (workforce: unattached)
6th Daxton Loughridge (staff: DMBC Good Vibes – Del Mar)
Girls U18
1st Miko Baron (workforce: Pine St – Carlsbad)
2nd Gabriela Bigler (group: DMBC Very good Vibes – Del Mar)
3rd Olivia Dillon (staff: Santa Cruz – Santa Cruz)
4th Jade Vodrazka (staff: Pine St – Carlsbad)
5th Paige Stallings (crew: DMBC Excellent Vibes – Del Mar)

Monica Hughes working the contestants look at-in “Command Center”.
(Jean Cazares)