“Very Close to My Heart”: Carissa Moore Celebrates Surfing as an Author Days After Announcing Retirement

Carissa Moore, a five-time world champion and Olympic gold medalist, shocked the surfing community when she announced that she would be retiring from professional surfing following her victory in Paris in 2024. Moore isn’t only leaving the waves behind when she says goodbye to professional surfing; she’s stepping into fresh waters as an author. It’s a wonderful development that she will soon immortalize her side hustle for posterity.

However, she emphasizes that she prefers the term “evolution” over “retirement”. Carissa views it as a change or departure from her previous career. Now that she knows it’s time to move on, she’s determined. She said in an interview on Friday, January 19, “I don’t like the word retirement.” Following her post evolution trysts, it’s anything but sleepy.

A novel way of capturing her sojourn – a la the Carissa Moore edition

Carissa Moore has two big events this year: the Olympic Games in Paris and the Lexus Pipe Pro, which she will attend before saying thanks to the world of competitive surfing. The Championship Tour’s first tournament, the Lexus Pipe Pro, is expected to be Moore’s final competition. In addition to her incredible performances, Moore has found a new way to express herself throughout the farewell tour by releasing her book, “Hawaii Gold: A Celebration of Surfing.”

Moore just posted about how excited she was about her new book and has placed personal effort and attention into this project. She expressed, “This book is very close to my heart as it celebrates Hawaii, surfing as our sport, the beauty and connection we feel to this place as water people.” The carousel post showcased her gallantly flipping through the pages of her book, that incidentally also talks about the surfing culture in Hawaii and how she’s an active promulgator of the same. The book, which has an April publishing date, is the result of more than a year of intense work. Hence, it honors Moore’s deep bond with the ocean besides surfing and Hawaii. Moore’s book is more than simply a memoir; it’s also an opportunity for her to give back to her native Hawaii and empower the coming generation. We’d be remiss if we didn’t shine a light on her achievements, now wouldn’t we?

A hearken back to the Aquawoman’s forays

Moore began to surf professionally in 2010, and she earned a name for herself as a powerful rival almost away. She has won world titles in 2011, 2013, 2015, 2019, and 2021, among other notable accomplishments throughout her stellar career. Her career peaked in Tokyo 2020 when she won the gold medal in surfing, becoming the first female Olympian in history. She intends to take a step back from competition surfing to focus on raising a family with her spouse, Luke Unterman, while keeping the door open for a future comeback.

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She now intends to take a step back and focus on starting a family with her spouse, Luke Unterman. “You told me to dream big dreams full of purpose and possibility,” she expressed, as a love letter to surfing.

The world is her oyster and fans await to see what shenanigans she embarks on, if not on the surfboards anymore. Moore has a legacy filled with championship wins and golden rides. While this lacuna might be short-lived, she’ll continue to make waves with her overtures.

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