Defending Australian longboard champion Jackson Close (Snapper Rocks/QLD) has ensured a busy schedule at the upcoming Australian Surf Festival supported by Essential Energy in Port Macquarie by adding SUP surfing to his list of commitments.
Port Macquarie is again preparing for a two-week surfing extravaganza when it hosts the 2012 Australian Surf Festival supported by Essential Energy from August 11-25.
Russell Molony (Central Coast NSW/North Entrance) is the Australian Indigenous Surfing Champion for 2012 after defeating Joe Haddon (Foster/Tuncurry NSW) in excellent two-metre surf at Bells Beach today.
(Torquay, Victoria, Australia – Sunday May 27): The Australian Indigenous Surfing Titles officially opened today at Bells Beach with a culturally moving smoke cleansing ceremony which included Aboriginal Dancing.
Many of Australia’s best Indigenous surfers are heading for Bells Beach in Victoria for the annual Australian Indigenous Surfing Titles with the event running from Sunday May 27th through to Friday June 1st.
The Rip Curl GromSearch presented by Telstra is back for another year to expose Australia’s top junior surfing talent.
NEWCASTLE, NSW/Australia (Sunday, March 18, 2012) – Willian Cardoso (BRA) takes home the coveted Mark Richards trophy after winning the Burton Toyota Pro over Filipe Toledo (BRA) at Newcastle’s Surfest today.
Something had to give. A stellar week of weather, waves and surfing, but it couldn’t last. Fortunately for competition, it wasn’t the waves that packed in, but a severe low pressure system caused the heavens to open.
The penultimate and semi finals day of competition commenced, with inspirational action taking place from the very first heat.
The final day of the Quiksilver and Roxy Pro Gold Coast presented by Land Rover culminated today with perennial ASP World Title threat Taj Burrow (AUS), 33, and four-time ASP Women’s World Champion Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), 24, taking the respective wins in clean two-to-three foot (1 metre) waves at Snapper Rocks.