Easkey Britton

Easkey Britton
Personal information
Born Easkey Britton
County Donegal, Ireland
Residence Rossnowlagh
Surfing career
Best year 5-times Irish National Surfing Championship from 2005-08[1]
Sponsors Animal Clothing & Wetsuits, JP surfboards, oetnies, Tri-Line Sports solutions, Alder sportswear.
Major achievements 2006, 2009 British Pro-Tour Champion[2]
Surfing specifications
Shaper(s) JP surfboards
Website easkeybritton.com

Easkey Britton is an Irish surfer from Rossnowlagh, County Donegal.

In 2008 she won her fourth consecutive Irish National Surfing Championship title in Bundoran[3] and in 2009 became the British .Pro-Tour Champion.[4]

It was at home in Ireland that Easkey became known for being the first female surfer to ride the "big wave" Aill na Searrach off the Cliffs of Moher in 2007.[5] The 15-foot (4.6 m) wave became famous due to its inclusion in the Irish documentary film Waveriders.[6]

Easkey is the first Irish woman to be nominated for the Billabong XXL Awards where she tow surfed into a small wave in Mullaghmore in February 2011.[7]

Easkey's younger sister Becky-Finn Britton is also known as a female longboarder.

References

  1. ↑ isasurf past champions
  2. ↑ UK pro surf history
  3. ↑ isasurf past champions
  4. ↑ UK pro surf history
  5. ↑ "Riding green giants: Waveriders, the Irish surf film", Independent, July 7, 2009
  6. ↑ "The surfer girl who's making big waves", Independent, August 12, 2009
  7. ↑ http://www.surfgirlmag.com/2011/03/17/easkey-gets-an-xxl-nomination/ Easkey gets an XXL nomination

External links

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