Quiksilver is pleased to announce its partnership with West Coast Board Riders and U.S. Board Riders Clubs for the second half of the 2021-22 season. West Coast Board Riders is welcoming iconic surf brand Quiksilver as a new partner and co-presenter of multiple Board Riders Championships this year. Both brands are well aligned on the mission to protect our oceans for years to come and embrace the next generation of surfers, making this the perfect partnership. Quiksilver is joining West Coast Board Riders to sponsor the Wheat Cup Qualifier, the Wheat Cup Championship and the first-ever U.S. Board Riders National Championship. The events will take place April 21–23, 2022, at Lower Trestles in San Clemente, California. More details are listed below.
Thursday, April 21: 2022 WCBR WHEAT CUP Qualifier presented by Sport of Kings x Quiksilver. Those who qualify will continue on to the championship the next day.
Friday, April 22: 2022 WCBR WHEAT CUP Championship presented by Sport of Kings x Quiksilver. The top two clubs from the Wheat Cup will advance to the National Championship the following day.
Saturday, April 23: 2022 Quiksilver and A New Earth Project Present the U.S. Board Riders National Championship. The event features the top two clubs from the Wheat Cup as well as the top two clubs from the Florida Board Riders Cup and South Jersey Board Riders season.
With Quiksilver as one of the original surf brands and West Coast Board Riders quickly gaining recognition since being founded in 2016, Quiksilver’s rich surf history complements the new local movement from West Coast Board Riders, inspiring momentum for the future of the surf industry.
“We are stoked to see how far the Board Riders organization has come since we supported the first WCBR event between Seal Beach and Huntington Beach took place in 2016,” says Quiksilver’s Bob McKnight. “All of us at Quiksilver are excited to partner with WCBR for multiple events this year and participate in the continued momentum to protect our oceans and share the love of surfing.”
Quiksilver is an emblematic boardsports brand of Boardriders, Inc., founded by a group of surfing enthusiasts in Australia in 1969. True to a unique lifestyle, Quiksilver holds passion, authenticity and innovation to be fundamental values. The brand’s identity is represented by its logo, a mountain inside a wave, symbolizing its attachment to boardsports and their playgrounds: the sea and the slopes. Quiksilver products cover the whole range of sportswear, accessories and boardsports gear. Quiksilver is also intimately associated with the very best athletes and the biggest events in the history of boardsports. quiksilver.com
About West Coast Board Riders
Founded in 2016 by Casey Wheat, Ziggy Williams and Chris Moreno, West Coast Board Riders is a community of brothers and sisters across generations, united through city surf clubs and friendly competition, with a deep passion for surfing and positive movement, always paying it forward to those following behind us. westcoastboardriders.com
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