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On the beach – Rip Curl Cup

Only 16 surfers were invited to the Rip Curl Padang Cup. This year’s wildcard saw the event’s first female competitor in Bethany Hamilton. Chris Ward, as y’probably know by now, snatched a 10 point ride in the final two minutes to win the event over Mega Semahdi. Then, he proposed to his gal on the podium. And she said yes. While all that unfolded, here’s what was happening on the sand. If you didn’t feel like going to Bali before viewing this, you will after. Life Without Andy here.

news // Mar 8, 2016
Words by stab
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Only 16 surfers were invited to the Rip Curl Padang Cup. This year’s wildcard saw the event’s first female competitor in Bethany Hamilton. Chris Ward, as y’probably know by now, snatched a 10 point ride in the final two minutes to win the event over Mega Semahdi. Then, he proposed to his gal on the podium. And she said yes. While all that unfolded, here’s what was happening on the sand. If you didn’t feel like going to Bali before viewing this, you will after.

Life Without Andy here.

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