2024 ISA World Masters Surfing Championship — International Surfing Association

France

DIVISION: Masters 40+ (Men)

Ugo Benghozi

Age / 47
Born / Hossegor
favorite_surf_break / Supersuck - Indonesia
board / 5'11 Rob Vaugan
biggest_achievement / 2nd open french championship
Hobbies / business, travel

Student/surfer --> pro surfer --> presenter of a TV show --> TV director --> TV producer

--> real estate investor

France

DIVISION: Masters 40+ (Women)

Marie-pierre Abgrall

Age / 50
Born / capbreton
favorite_surf_break / Indonesia
board / 5'9
Sponsors / none
biggest_achievement / 4th at the ISA word sufring Game in Durban 2002
Hobbies / any sports

this is my biography : https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie-Pierre_Abgrall

France

DIVISION: Grand Masters 50+ (Men)

Olivier Salvaire

Age / 53
Born / MIMIZAN
favorite_surf_break / Saint Leu
board / TOY SURFBOARD 5'10
Sponsors / WETTY WETSUITS
biggest_achievement / 11th Place at the ISA WSC 1992 OPEN DIVISION in LACANAU, FRANCE
Hobbies / STRAPLESS KITESURF in WAVES , PELOTE BASQUE, SPEARFISHING

I live in MIMIZAN , small beach village 70 Kms north of HOSSEGOR. I work as a Physiotherapist. My club is MIMIZAN SURF CLUB , I started surfing at the age of 15.

France

DIVISION: Grand Masters 50+ (Women)

Xenia Goffaux

Age / 54
Born / Saint Julien en Born
favorite_surf_break / Contis-Plage, France
board / 6'0''
Sponsors / GO4surf
biggest_achievement / Championne de France Master
Hobbies / Surf, Yoga, Capoera, Paddle Prone, Rescue...

Surf since 33 years now, Surf & Yoga instructor in france and owner with my husband of a sufschool (GO4surf), double nationality (german & french since 2014),
8 years in the german national team (1995-2003)
No competition for a long time
Since 2021 member of the Mimizan Surf Club/ France
2021 place 4 at the French Championship Master, Biarritz
2023 place 2 at the French Championship Master, Seignosse
2024 Championne de France Master 50& Master, Anglet

France

DIVISION: Kahunas 60+ (Women)

Corinne Errecart

Age / 60
Born / ANGLET
favorite_surf_break / Chambre d'Amour
board / shortboard
Sponsors / FFS
biggest_achievement / french champion (60 and +)
Hobbies / yoga , reading , nature

From a family of ocean lovers, I started with body surfing before getting my first board at 12 (a very looooong time ago ) I continue to be connected to the ocean decades later

France

DIVISION: Kahunas 60+ (Men)

Eric Graciet

Age / 62
Born / Biarritz
favorite_surf_break / LA GRANDE PLAGE BIARRITZ
board / JS/BRADLEY/SAMMY
Sponsors / A LA CHOUNE (ALC)
biggest_achievement / 4TH ISA 2010
Hobbies / RUGBY/FISHING

Hello, i am a surfer from Biarritz la grande plage, i start in 1973 in this place with all the crew of Biarritz. We have realised a moovie which tell us about our story (Biarritz Surf Gang).

I work for Quiksilver at Saint Jean De Luz France for 35 Years, i am maried to Laurence and i have three boys Hugo and the twins Lucas and Arthur.