The California Surf Museum is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit located at 312 Pier View Way. In addition to the surfboard, the display also includes the bathing suit she was wearing on the day of the attack and photos of Bethany. Unlike most of her friends, however, Bethany was a surfing prodigy and by her early teen years, she was a rising star in the sport. Bethany Hamilton Reveals Shes Expecting Baby No. The Hamilton Family: A Soul Surfer Journey - YouTube Meet Bethany Hamilton's biggest fans, her family, and be inspired by their faith and determination SOUL SURFER, the inspiring. “We feel extremely lucky that the Hamilton family felt that our museum was the best place for the board.” On October 31, 2003, 13-year-old Bethany Hamilton went to surf along Tunnels Beach, Kauai, with her friend Alana Blanchard, and Alana’s father and brother. Bethany Hamilton is a Hawaii native and like most children who grew up on the islands, she grew up surfing from a young age. “It’s a display that will send goose bumps shivering up your spine, but also one that, thanks to the recent release of ‘Soul Surfer,’ provides an inspiring story about meeting adversity head on,” said Julie Cox, operations manager. After learning how to surf at the age of three, Hamilton began surfing competitively at the age of eight and gained her first sponsorship by age ten. Hamilton is regarded by surfing historians as the 'all time best of the best' at big wave surfing, regularly surfing swells of 35 feet (11 m) tall, and moving at speeds in excess of 30 miles (48 km) an hour and successfully riding other waves of up to 70 feet (21 m) high, at up to 50 mph (80 km/h). ![]() She has two older brothers, Noah and Timothy. The surfboard, which includes the massive shark-bite mark, is on long-term loan to the museum. Hamilton was born on February 8, 1990, to Tom and Cheri Hamilton in Lihue, Hawaii. Oceanside’s California Surf Museum is now home to the surfboard that Hamilton was riding on the fateful day the tiger shark took her arm. OCEANSIDE - The recent release of the movie “Soul Surfer,” which chronicles how surfer Bethany Hamilton has overcome the odds of losing an arm to a shark bite, has given travelers a whole new reason to visit Oceanside.
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