The carpark and beach at Clifton Beach was packed on Saturday 14th January for the 2023 Women in Waves Day with the legendary Seven-Time World Champion Layne Beachley surfing with a stoked group of Women and girls who alternated between yoga sessions on the sand and surf lessons with Coastrider Surf School and Layne Beachley in the water.
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After beach activities wrapped up the large group had a healthy lunch whilst mingling at the Clifton Beach Surf Club before heading upstairs for a panel session that included Tasmanian royalty Dara Penfold and Layne Beachley just to name a few.
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Layne took questions from the crowd after panel discussion and told a spine-tingling story of fifty foot waves ridden in Hawaii and how she mentally and physically prepared for such a moment.
When official proceedings wrapped up, participants got autographs and pictures with Beachley and husband Kirk Pengilly of INXS fame.
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