The best surfing Lowers has historically been the most progressive, but sometimes when pushing the performance level the experimentation with equipment falls by the wayside. But lately that’s changing as more surfers are opening up their minds to the potential of designs like the Mini Simmons and wider,…
THE Sunshine Coast unfortunately, didn’t live up to its name today, with wet and windy conditions greeting competitors at Coolum Beach for day-one of the Chiko Sunshine Coast Pro.
Byron Bay, something about the name, and everyone who’s been there will always long to go back. It’s the eastern most point in Australia, on the northern part of the New South Wales (NSW) coast. Known for it’s beautiful geography, great surf, artists and hippies. Home to The Pass, one of the most beautiful…
I will admit this little video rings pretty close to home for me. Last week, Conor Willem, 20, a local shredder here on Long Beach Island, New Jersey and two-time ESA East Coast Mens champ, ran LBI Winter Warriors. Commercial fishermen, busboys, teachers, and carpenters gathered for this grassroots…
Before the invention of the mercury barometer, trying to come close to accurately predicting tomorrow’s weather was left to history and experience of the current conditions. Today with satellites, shipping lanes, computer models and other techno advancements, making more accurate weather predictions…
Day 1 The Box freesurf Day 3 Day 4 At a lot of contests around the planet you often see the competitors sneak off for a warm up surf before their heat. Usually it’s a quick wave or two to get the blood running, feel out a board, and get the wax between their toes […]
Adam Melling, the name doesn’t carry the cache that say Joel Parkinson or Taj Burrow does, or even Bede Durbidge for that matter, but truth be told, he’s just as dangerous as the lot of them, maybe more so. Without garnering much fanfare, and little to no media hype, the quiet Lennox Head local has […]
The penultimate and semi finals day of competition commenced, with inspirational action taking place from the very first heat.
Honolulu’s Cayla Moore, 14, captured the biggest win of her young surfing career at Ian Walsh’s 9th Annual Menehune Mayhem at Ho’okipa Beach Park, Maui. The victory in the 12-14 Girls division was no walk in the park for the younger sister of reigning ASP Women’s World Champ Carissa Moore. This was…
NOOSA/QLD (11th March, 2012): THE Noosa Festival Of Surfing sponsored by Global Surf Industries has launched into a flying start for its 21st year, with a slight though highly contestable swell rolling into the natural amphitheatre of Noosa’s First Point.