{"id":1002,"date":"2013-05-07T18:17:10","date_gmt":"2013-05-07T16:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chappypix.co.za\/blog\/?p=1002"},"modified":"2013-05-07T18:18:53","modified_gmt":"2013-05-07T16:18:53","slug":"gina-smith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chappypix.co.za\/blog\/2013\/05\/07\/gina-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"Gina Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gina Smith is a beautiful and talented surfer girl from Jeffery\u2019s Bay, South Africa<\/p>\n

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LLandudno, Cape Town April 2013<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Gina is the middle child in her family and has two gorgeous sisters who love and support her unconditionally.
\nEmma<\/strong> (oldest) is a super talented, natural foot surfer that has represented South Africa on two previous occasions and is very consistent on the local contest scene.
\nZoe<\/strong> (youngest) is a gifted little surfer that will no doubt be tearing up in the near future.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Gina on her way to the national junior title<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

In October last year, Gina was crowned SA junior surfing champ. (click for more on the SA jnr champs<\/a>)
\nBy wining this prestigious title, Gina gained automatic selection to the National Junior Surf team that is to take part at the World Junior Games in Nicaragua in June 2013
\nAlthough a little nervous, Gina is super excited to represent her country<\/p>\n

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\u00a0J-Bay. January 2012<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

While in Cape Town recently, I caught up with Gina for a quick surf and chat and I started off by asking her what it was like to be a surfer?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A surfer is someone who loves the ocean. Regardless of skill or capability. From young groms to ancient ballies, a surfer is someone who froths on the stoke of riding a wave and being in the ocean. The best surfer is always the one having the most fun.<\/em><\/p>\n

How does your Family support your surfing?<\/strong><\/p>\n

My family is the best support system in the world. They build up my confidence and pray with me before my heats. Then they are on the beach supporting when I’m in the heat.<\/em><\/p>\n

What was it like to win Sa jnr Champs at your home break with your family and friends present?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It was awesome. Point is somewhere I surf often with my dad and sisters, so to come out the water to my family and friends cheering on the beach felt really good.<\/em><\/p>\n

What are you looking forward to most at Worlds?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I am really looking forward to experiencing a new culture, surfing different waves and a change in scenery. I am so excited – and admittedly nervous – to do my best in the contest.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u00a0Relaxed @ SA junior champs 2012<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Gina\u2019s Favorites<\/strong><\/p>\n

Subject at school<\/strong> biology and English
\nFood<\/strong> nachos and salad
\nMusic<\/strong> indie rock. I enjoy upbeat and chilled music.
\nTV show \/ film \/ book<\/strong> the mentalist & modern family. \/ I have many favourites like Sherlock Holmes , Rio.. \/ again , very hard to narrow it down! the Harry Potter & the Hunger games series.
\nWave<\/strong> all over Jbay and Seals point and beach break<\/p>\n

Thanx Gina
\nFollow Gina on Twitter<\/strong> @GinaEllaSmith<\/p>\n

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I recently caught up with SA junior surfing champ and all round nice surfer girl, Gina Smith, while she was visiting Cape Town<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1007,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12,15],"tags":[137,67,69,19,112],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/chappypix.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1002"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/chappypix.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/chappypix.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/chappypix.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/chappypix.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1002"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"http:\/\/chappypix.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1002\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1025,"href":"http:\/\/chappypix.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1002\/revisions\/1025"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/chappypix.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1007"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/chappypix.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/chappypix.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/chappypix.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}