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Round 4 completed at Cloudbreak

Four surfers have confirmed their spot in the quarterfinals of the 2017 Outerknown Fiji Pro. The non-elimination round at Cloudbreak brought a few surprises, but Matt Wilkinson played a smart game in a tricky heat against Julian Wilson and Ian Gouveia. It’s clear he wants the yellow jersey. “I’ve just been free surfing and keeping […]

The surf garage of Andy Irons

It’s still hard to believe that Andy Irons is not surfing the same waves we do. But while there are memories, he will continue to live in our mind and hearts. Recently, brother Bruce Irons, wife Lyndie Irons, and longtime friend Joel Parkinson visited Andy’s garage, which has been virtually untouched since his passing in 2010. […]

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Four Australians in the quarterfinals at Snapper Rocks

The Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast 2016 has finally reached the quarterfinals. Eight surfers will compete for the first event title of the Championship Tour (CT) season, at Snapper Rocks. The 2015 World Surf League champion kept his momentum going in the perfect three-to-four-foot surf. Adriano de Souza seems to adapt well to the Superbank, and […]

Joel Parkinson Puts Australia’s Top Junior Male Surfers Through Their Paces At The Subway® Summer Surf Camp

Joel Parkinson Puts Australia’s Top Junior Male Surfers Through Their Paces At The Subway® Summer Surf CampThursday, 30 April 2015 Thirteen of Australia’s top junior male surfers are being put through their paces by former World Champion Joel Parkinson at the Subway® Summer Surf Camp at Casuarina in northern New South Wales.The 13 surfers won […]

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Tense finals set at Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach 2015

Kelly Slater and Joel Parkinson are out of the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach 2015. The quarterfinalists have been decided. In the clash of the event, with less than five minutes remaining, the 2014 ASP World Tour champion rode a smaller inside wave without priority, rapped three turns to land a 7.17 and the win […]

Quarterfinalists Confirmed at Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach

Quarterfinalists Confirmed at Rip Curl Pro Bells BeachTuesday, 7 April 2015 BELLS BEACH, Victoria/Australia (Tuesday, April 7, 2015) – A day of shock upsets at the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach, stop no. 2 of the Samsung Galaxy World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT), as the men’s and women’s Quarterfinalists were decided in challenging […]

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John John Florence scores Perfect 10 at Bells Beach

Taj Burrow, John John Florence, Joel Parkinson, and Mick Fannning are in the Quarterfinals of the Rip Curl Bells Beach 2014. Burrow used his 16 years of Dream Tour experience to defeat Adriano De Souza and fellow Australian Adam Melling. Burrow timed his wave selection perfectly, netting the two top scores of the Heat, 8.07 […]

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Gabriel Medina wins the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast 2014

Gabriel Medina defeated Joel Parkinson to win the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast 2014, at Snapper Rocks. The Brazilian wonder boy is the first Brazilian and only the second goofy-footer ever to win the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast. Medina took out the title by a very narrow margin: 0.06 points. Parkinson opened the final with an […]

Quarters And Semis Locked In For Quiksilver Pro And Roxy Pro

The Quiksilver Pro and Roxy Gold Coast presented by Land Rover, the opening stops on the 2012 Men’s and Women’s ASP World Championship Tours, today whittled the field down to the just eight men and four women with the world’s best surfers tested in tricky two-to-three foot (1 metre) surf at Snapper Rocks.

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