Each year before the WSL Championship Tour (CT) season kickoff, pro surfers wash the sand off their feet and the salt off their skin for the WSL Awards, a night that honors the biggest moments from the past season. Here's a peek at some of the luminaries from the lineup and beyond who stepped out for the occasion.
2017 WSL World Champion John John Florence and date. - WSL / Matt Dunbar
Portuguese Championship Tour surfer Frederico Morais. - WSL / Matt Dunbar
2018 Championship Tour rookie Caroline Marks (center). - WSL / Matt Dunbar
2018 CT wildcard Ian Gouveia with his partner and their daughter. - WSL / Matt Dunbar
Ezekiel Lau, Billy Kemper, Keanu Asing and Asing's wife, UFC fighter Kailin Curran. - WSL / Matt Dunbar
South African Qualifying Series surfers Beyrick De Vries (left) and Mikey February. - WSL / Matt Dunbar
Sage Erickson, Californian CT surfer. - WSL / Matt Dunbar
Some of the CT's Brazilian surfers, including Jesse Mendes, Tatiana Weston-Webb, Willian Cardoso, Ian Gouveia, Tomas Hermes and Gabriel Medina, out in full force. - WSL / Matt Dunbar
Pat Gudauskas and his partner, Tahitian model Hanalei Reponty. - WSL / Matt Dunbar
Former Australian CT surfer Laura Enever (second from left), current CT surfer Nikki Van Dijk (third from right) and friends. - WSL / Matt Dunbar
1993 WSL World Champion Pauline Menczer. - WSL / Matt Dunbar
Australian CT surfer Matt Wilksinson (left). - WSL / Matt Dunbar
World Junior Champions Finn McGill and Vahine Fierro. - WSL / Matt Dunbar
Veteran CT surfers and old friends, Joel Parkinson (left) and Mick Fanning. - WSL / Matt Dunbar
WSL Awards: Red Carpet, Surf Style
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Each year before the WSL Championship Tour (CT) season kickoff, pro surfers wash the sand off their feet and the salt off their skin for the WSL Awards, a night that honors the biggest moments from the past season. Here's a peek at some of the luminaries from the lineup and beyond who stepped out for the occasion.
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