• Support
  • Advertise
  • Locations
  • Contact
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
No Result
View All Result
NEWSLETTERS
Dana Point Times
  • Calendar
    • Event Calendar
    • Submit an Event
  • Sections
    • Eye On DP
    • Soapbox
      • Submit A Letter
    • Getting Out
    • DP Living
    • Sports & Outdoors
    • DP Surf
    • San Clemente Times
    • Capistrano Dispatch
  • Digital Edition
  • Best of DP
  • Legals & Classifieds
    • Locals Only Business Directory
    • Classified
    • Submit a Classified
    • Obituaries
    • Announcements
    • Legal & Public Notice Advertising
    • Legal Notices
  • Special Publications
    • A New You
    • Aging Well
    • Best of Dana Point
    • Crib to College
    • Dana Point Trolley Information & Route Map
    • Dolphin Football Preview
    • Festival of Whales Event Guide
    • Go See Do
    • Holiday Happenings & Gift Guide
    • Home Improvement Guide
    • Money Matters
    • Summer Camp Guide
    • The Green Issue
    • Turkey Trot Event Guide
  • DP Guide
  • Real Estate
    • South County Real Estate Guide
    • Real Estate – Who’s Who
  • Calendar
    • Event Calendar
    • Submit an Event
  • Sections
    • Eye On DP
    • Soapbox
      • Submit A Letter
    • Getting Out
    • DP Living
    • Sports & Outdoors
    • DP Surf
    • San Clemente Times
    • Capistrano Dispatch
  • Digital Edition
  • Best of DP
  • Legals & Classifieds
    • Locals Only Business Directory
    • Classified
    • Submit a Classified
    • Obituaries
    • Announcements
    • Legal & Public Notice Advertising
    • Legal Notices
  • Special Publications
    • A New You
    • Aging Well
    • Best of Dana Point
    • Crib to College
    • Dana Point Trolley Information & Route Map
    • Dolphin Football Preview
    • Festival of Whales Event Guide
    • Go See Do
    • Holiday Happenings & Gift Guide
    • Home Improvement Guide
    • Money Matters
    • Summer Camp Guide
    • The Green Issue
    • Turkey Trot Event Guide
  • DP Guide
  • Real Estate
    • South County Real Estate Guide
    • Real Estate – Who’s Who
No Result
View All Result
Dana Point Times
No Result
View All Result

2015 Grom of the Year: Rachael Tilly

by Dana Point Times
January 4, 2016 12:10PM
in DP SURF, Grom of the Week, Surf Headlines
2015 Grom of the Year: Rachael Tilly

Rachael Tilly addresses a hometown crowd Dec. 16 at the Hobie Surf Shop in San Clemente where a welcome home victory party was held in her honor. Photo: Andrea Swayne

0
SHARES
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
Rachael Tilly of Capistrano Beach is chaired up the beach Tuesday in China after winning the WSL 2015 Jeep Women’s World Longboard Championship. Photo: WSL/Hain
Rachael Tilly of Capistrano Beach is chaired up the beach Tuesday in China after winning the WSL 2015 Jeep Women’s World Longboard Championship. Photo: WSL/Hain

By Andrea Swayne

Rachael Tilly, 17, of Capistrano Beach, set out in 2015 with something to prove. As an already accomplished longboard surfer on the verge of leaving her grom years behind, Rachael began training for one last shot at realizing her dream of becoming the youngest professional women’s longboard world champion in history. And with grit, determination and a renewed commitment to competition surfing, she succeeded.

Rachael Tilly with a beautiful, 10-over noseride on her way to being crowned world champion in China. Photo: WSL/Will
Rachael Tilly with a beautiful, 10-over noseride on her way to being crowned world champion in China. Photo: WSL/Will

On Dec. 8, at the World Surf League 2015 Jeep Women’s World Longboard Championship in China, Rachael became the youngest WSL/ASP world champion ever.

It was her third time qualifying for the event. After failing to advance out of preliminary rounds on her first two attempts, the months leading up to the world championship were spent taking everything she’d learned, re-doubling her efforts and focusing on developing a world-class competition strategy, including better wave selection and patience.

Rachael Tilly addresses a hometown crowd Dec. 16 at the Hobie Surf Shop in San Clemente where a welcome home victory party was held in her honor. Photo: Andrea Swayne
Rachael Tilly addresses a hometown crowd Dec. 16 at the Hobie Surf Shop in San Clemente where a welcome home victory party was held in her honor. Photo: Andrea Swayne

With so few pro longboard events offered each year, Rachael had also decided to take as many competition opportunities as she could find in 2015. She surfed for the San Clemente High School surf team and returned to the Western Surfing Association Championship Tour events to continually test herself under pressure, she said.

Her hard work actually paid off twofold, having also won the national title (her second, having won in 2013 as well) at the WSL North America Women’s Longboard Championships in November and then riding her wave of momentum to be crowned the world’s top woman longboarder.

 

Share this:

  • Share
  • Print
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • Reddit
  • Tumblr
Tags: 2015 Jeep Women’s World Longboard ChampionshipASPAssociation of Surfing ProfessionalsCapistrano BeachChinaDana PointGrom of the YearlongboardLongboardingnational championOrange CountyRachael TillySan ClementeSan Clemente High SchoolSan Juan CapistranosurfsurfersurfingWestern Surfing Associationworld championWorld Surf LeagueWSAWSLWSL North America Women’s Longboard Championships
ShareTweetPin

Dana Point Times

Related Posts

City Council Candidate Filing Period Official Opens

City Seeks to Fill Open Traffic Improvement Subcommittee, Planning Commission Seats

January 30, 2023
Dana Hills Girls Basketball Swings Back, Can’t Land Final Blow Against El Toro in League Title Fight

Dana Hills Girls Basketball Swings Back, Can’t Land Final Blow Against El Toro in League Title Fight

January 27, 2023
Dana Point Chamber Recognizes Citizen, Business Leaders; Remembers Wayne Rayfield

Dana Point Chamber Recognizes Citizen, Business Leaders; Remembers Wayne Rayfield

January 27, 2023
Grom of the Week: Zaddock Hodgman

Grom of the Week: Zaddock Hodgman

January 27, 2023
Next Post

Best of the Sheriff's Blotter 2015

Discussion about this post

No Result
View All Result

DP Times Daily
Get important news and updates delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up here.

Subscriptions
Don’t get the DP Times delivered to your home? Subscribe today.

Advertising
Get new customers and drive traffic to your business. Advertise with us.

Support Local Journalism
For less than the cost of a couple of cups of coffee a month, become an “Insider” member and continue to get “Local News You Can Use” from the only independently owned, dedicated local news organization in South Orange County.

Contribute today.

Picket Fence Media is a proud member of the SoCal Media Network.

  • Contact Us
  • Terms of Use
  • Dana Point Times
  • San Clemente Times
  • The Capistrano Dispatch
  • DP Chamber Directory

© 2023 Picket Fence Media

No Result
View All Result
  • Calendar
    • Event Calendar
    • Submit an Event
  • Sections
    • Eye On DP
    • Soapbox
      • Submit A Letter
    • Getting Out
    • DP Living
    • Sports & Outdoors
    • DP Surf
    • San Clemente Times
    • Capistrano Dispatch
  • Digital Edition
  • Best of DP
  • Legals & Classifieds
    • Locals Only Business Directory
    • Classified
    • Submit a Classified
    • Obituaries
    • Announcements
    • Legal & Public Notice Advertising
    • Legal Notices
  • Special Publications
    • A New You
    • Aging Well
    • Best of Dana Point
    • Crib to College
    • Dana Point Trolley Information & Route Map
    • Dolphin Football Preview
    • Festival of Whales Event Guide
    • Go See Do
    • Holiday Happenings & Gift Guide
    • Home Improvement Guide
    • Money Matters
    • Summer Camp Guide
    • The Green Issue
    • Turkey Trot Event Guide
  • DP Guide
  • Real Estate
    • South County Real Estate Guide
    • Real Estate – Who’s Who

© 2023 Picket Fence Media

loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.