Joyce Hoffman (surfer)

Joyce Hoffman (surfer)

Joyce Hoffman is prominent surfer, considered a woman's pioneer in the sport of surfing. She is often regarded as the first female international surfing star [ [http://www.danapointhistorical.org/Surfing_Part6.pdf Dana Point’s Joyce Hoffman Blazed Trail for Women Surfers] ] and was one the first inductees of the International Surfing Hall of Fame.

Biography

Born in Dana Point, California, Hoffman started competing at an early age. She went on to win numerous honors including the US Surfing Championship for Women from 1965-67 and the Makaha International Open in 1964 and 1966. In 1968, she became the first female to surf the Banzai Pipeline in Hawaii. Hoffman was also the top vote getter for Surfing Magazine International Hall of Fame Awards in 1966 and 1967. In 1969, the Los Angeles Times named her Woman of the Year, the only surfer to ever hold this distinction.

References

*Andrea Gabbard (2000) "Girl In The Curl: A Century of Women in Surfing". Seal Press. ISBN 978-1580050487


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