More than 60 deaf surfers gathered at Hawaii’s Queen's Surf Beach for the World Deaf Surfing Championships this weekend. It was the first time the event has been held in Hawaii. Previous championships have been held in Mexico, Australia and Japan. The next is set for Brazil in 2011.
Deaf surfers face the disadvantage of not being able to hear waves coming and can’t sit on boards chatting while waiting for waves as hearing surfers like to do.
