The popularity of womens surfing has maintained a steady growth after a big boom in 2002 � attributed by some to the popularity of the movie "Blue Crush." That year, women made up 25 percent of the 1.6 million surfers in the U.S., according to Board-Trac, a market research firm that follows action sports.
Today, 30 percent of 2.9 million surfers in the U.S. are women.
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http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/09/belmar_pro_surfing_contest_dra.html
