Algarve surfer leads national professional ranking

Algarve surfer Yolanda Hopkins is the new leader in the national professional surfing ranking after having won the Allianz Figueira Pro this past weekend

in Sport · 02 Apr 2019, 10:20 · 1 Comments

The Faro-born 20-year-old started surfing at the age of 8. She lives on the Alentejo coast, in the Sines area, and trains under the supervision of respected coach John Tranter.

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Comments

Yolanda is a very talented surfer. She not only holds the top spot in the national ranking, but already is ranking at 80th place in the Women's Qualifying Series of the World Surfing Lead, and was awarded with the Tiago Pires 2019 award for most promising Portuguese surfer. It is clear that her courage, determination, hard work and grit will carry her far in her quest to grow on the international stage, but inevitably she will also need funding to be successful, as competing in the QS costs money. That's why a fundraising campaign was set up by friends to help this girl to realise her dream. Please visit https://www.gofundme.com/f/yolanda-hopkins-qs-budget, and give whatever you can spare.

By Sam Seyffert from Algarve on 29 Jun 2019, 17:36