D'Arcy Team Rider 7X ASP Womens World Champ is in Peru at the moment, Layne has made it into the Quarter finals where she will face Good friend and competitor Samantha Cornish. We wish her luck in Peru and for the final leg of the tour where she will be pushing for an unprecedented 8th world title. Currently 3rd in the rankings, Layne still has a great shot at winning however she will have to take down Steph Gilmore and Sofia Mulanovich to take the championship.
Also if you haven't heard, Layne has finally released stunning autobiography which chronicles the ups and downs of her life, and how she overcame these trials and tribulations to become the greatest Woman surfer to this day."Layne Beachley's story is a testimony to the power of self-belief. It is about the skinny little girl they called 'Gidget' who overcame a king tide of obstacles, from chronic fatigue and depression to debilitating injury and family tragedy, to become an icon in the male-dominated world of competitive surfing. Winner of a record seven women's world championships, she also blazed trails in the mountainous waves of Hawaii's outer reefs, earning respect where it mattered most - in the water.
Beneath the surface of the happy, positive public persona is a story of loss, redemption and the search for identity, revealing the intimate details of how Layne and her birth mother, Maggie, found each other twenty-seven years after her birth, the highs and many lows on their quest for reconciliation and the dark secret of Maggie's past. It is also a love story, describing how Layne fell in and out of love with Hawaiian big-wave rider Ken Bradshaw and found true happiness with INXS rock star Kirk Pengilly.
Based on extensive interviews with more than thirty central figures, including classmates, friends, family and many of the biggest names in surfing, and written by award-winning journalist Michael Gordon, Layne Beachley: Beneath the Waves is powerful, poignant, moving and unforgettable." (Random House Australia)
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Good Luck Layne! We love you and wish you the best for the rest of the contest season!-The D'Arcy Surfboards Team
