First surfing event this year in Taiwan, hold by Chinese Taipei surf association. 2018 Spring Surf Championship where head of Judge are Keenan, experiences judge from ISA. And participants are surfers from all around Taiwan.
The location of the competition itself held at north Taiwan called Waiao. Waiao Beach in Yilan are the black sands beach only about an hour and thirty minutes by car from Taipei. A destination that not many knew about which now incredibly popular with surfers in Northern Taiwan. So it is perfect location to start the first surf competition of the year.
The wave of contest was affected by typhoon , Typhoons swell makes wave bigger so the wave is challenging because of inconsistent , strong current and tide change. But the event run really well from 7am in the morning until 5pm in the afternoon during weekend.
After close her competition last year, Won the Short Board Open Woman 2017 National Winter Surf Championships, 9th 10th December, Ivy Chang open this year Winning the Short Board Woman Division on 2018 Taiwan Spring Surf Championship, 31st March 1st April.
Ivy said “This competition is challenging because of wave conditions. This championship is a gift to reward me that I has been making so much effort to practice and training myself to be able to compete different wave conditions. Taiwan has variety waves and I am happy to participate in this competition. Thanks for a great support from Ripcurl school of surf, Ripcurl Asia, my family and friends, my surf coach Mercy.
