USA Surf hosted its adult divisions’ shortboard championships at North Jetty Thursday, where surfers in the men’s 50-and-over, men’s 18-and-over and women’s 30-and-over divisions competed for the best waves and maneuvers.The morning kicked off with the men’s 50-and-over division. The first 25-minute heat was made up by Rick Takahashi, a 16-time national champion and Anthony Roach, the 4th-place finisher at the Western Surf Association championships last October. Oceanside’s North Harbor Jetty was filled with tents, chairs and beach towels, where dozens of fans watched the event under a warm summer day. In heat one, Takahashi led with an impressive 14.90 points by pulling off right-hand floaters. In the final round, Takahashi went up against Gavin Haughey, a seven-time Western Surf champion, first-place national winner Jeff Jessee and first-place Western Surf winner Vincent Duprat, finalists from heat two.The athletes took turns leading the points board, and by the end, Takahashi and Duprat were in a face-off. Takahashi built a strong score with combined maneuvers, but it was Duprat who eventually took the title with strong snaps on bigger waves.Despite the loss, there were no hard feelings as Takahashi “chaired up” Duprat onto his shoulders for the classic winner’s ritual.“He [Duprat] doesn’t have national titles— I have 16, so I’m good to share with him,” Takahashi said playfully. “I really wanted to get to 17, so it looks like I have to come back next year,” he said.Friends, family and onlookers planted themselves in chairs on the sand to watch the day’s events. Lisa Pelt, 62, lives in Orange County, and with her family, sat her chair as close as she could to the water without sinking into the damp sand.Her son, Daniel Pelt, competed in the men’s 18-and-over finals against young athletes, including Marco León, a competitor in the National Scholastic Surfing Association, Peter Hanel, a first-place Western Surf winner and Chaz Guernsey, winner of the Eastern Surfing Association.“I’m never afraid of the danger; it’s more of just wanting him to do well,” Pelt said. “He’s an amazing person, amazing surfer and he’s done a lot of fine tests in Hawaii as well.”She jumped out of her seat and cheered when her son hit the right combinations on his first wave. In the end, León won with 11.90 points, and in third place, Pelt returned to his supportive family on the shore.
Rick Takahashi, a 16-time national champion, glides on a wave in the men’s 50-and-over division shortboard finals at North Jetty. Photo by: Eileen Mamaghani.Surfers must undergo strict training throughout the year to stay in shape for competitions. To maintain his national titles, Takahashi diets the entire year (with the exception of two weeks post-comp), trains in intense conditions and attends physical therapy. Takahashi said surfers can’t always control the waves they get. To better prepare for water conditions, some institutions like the World Surf League and the Olympics turn to Surfline, a surf forecasting and reporting service.The service models wave data throughout the day with the help of surfer inputs. This includes factors such as surf height, swell and winds, which are captured live on over 1,000 cameras across the world. Last week, surfers anticipated strong swells based on forecasts of a 4-day storm. Predicting next week’s conditions, Surfline’s Lead Forecaster Kevin Wallis said, “The waves for basically all of next week look beautiful,” in an online event for the championships. “We’ve got overlapping south-southwest to southwest swells.” Surfline may be particularly helpful with the upcoming El Niño, the irregular warming pattern of the Pacific Ocean. The condition of El Niño is particularly intense this year and will drive storms further South of California, Wallis said, creating stronger surf patterns for San Diegans through the fall.Those patterns arrived for the June 11 surf contest at Oceanside’s North Jetty, bringing better waves through the week. In the women’s 30-and-over division, Siri Cota, ranked fourth by the International Surfing Association, Danielle Hightower, last year’s 30-and-over winner, and Morgan Gore, a national title winner, competed in the finals.The three pulled off various combined maneuvers, projecting and connecting with the water.Despite falling behind on her first wave, Gore rose to first place with a score of 7.50 by hitting major reforms.“It was a lot of energy. Enjoyed getting rocked a little bit,” Gore said. Ten years ago, she won the same competition, but had been absent from the competition for the last few years. Gore said she plans to keep training for the future and is thankful to have her coach by her side in training.The remainder of the races spilled into the afternoon, with women’s longboard and stand-up paddle opens for the International Surfing Association. Greg Hulsizer, CEO of USA Surf, said in a press release that athletes have raised the bar year after year.“From our Para surfers who inspire everyone in the water, to our Longboard and SUP competitors and racers who bring artistry and athleticism in equal measure,” Hulsizer said, “the 2026 Championships reminded us why the U.S. is a force to be reckoned with on the world stage.”
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