Easkey Britton

Easkey Britton, Ph.D is an Irish surfer from County Donegal with a doctorate in Environment and Society, University of Ulster.

Easkey Britton, PhD
Personal information
BornEaskey Britton
County Donegal, Ireland
Surfing career
Best yearFive times Irish National Surfing Championship from 2005-10[1]
SponsorsAmbassador for Finisterre
Major achievements2011 WSL Big Wave Awards nominee; Five times Irish Champion; 2009, 2006 British Pro-Tour Champion[2]
Surfing specifications
Shaper(s)JP surfboards; Luke Hart
Websiteeaskeybritton.com

In 2010, she won her fifth consecutive Irish National Surfing Championship title at her namesake wave in County Sligo[3] and in 2009 became the British Pro-Tour Champion.[4]

Britton was the first female surfer to ride the "big wave," Aill na Searrach, off the Cliffs of Moher in 2007.[5] The 15-foot (4.6 m) wave was featured in the Irish documentary film Waveriders.[6]

Britton is the first Irish woman to be nominated for the Billabong XXL Awards (now called the WSL Big Wave Awards) for her performance tow surfing at Ireland's premier big wave spot, Mullaghmore, in February 2011, becoming the first woman to do so.[7]

Britton's younger sister Becky-Finn Britton is also a longboarder. Her other sister, Tahlia Britton, became the first female diver in the Irish Navy in August 2020.[8]

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-09-28. Retrieved 2010-09-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) isasurf past champions
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-06-05. Retrieved 2010-11-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) UK pro surf history
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-09-28. Retrieved 2010-09-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) isasurf past champions
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-06-05. Retrieved 2010-11-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) UK pro surf history
  5. "Riding green giants: Waveriders, the Irish surf film", Independent, July 7, 2009
  6. "The surfer girl who's making big waves", Independent, August 12, 2009
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-15. Retrieved 2011-04-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Easkey gets an XXL nomination
  8. Donegal woman becomes first female diver in naval history RTÉ News, 2020-08-14.
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