Between the rhythmic beats of the marching band, the cheering of the Rivas locals and the waving of flags from 26 nations, the ISA World Masters Surfing Championship announced itself in grand fashion to the people of Nicaragua.
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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.
Australia’s premier music festival Soundwave has upgraded their support of the Australian Junior Surfing Titles, signing a new deal as naming rights sponsor.
The Volcom Fiji Pro, Event No.4 of 10 on the 2012 ASP World Championship Tour, recommenced this afternoon in four-to-six foot (1.5 – 2 metre) waves at Cloudbreak, completing Round 5 and the opening two Quarterfinal match-ups before calling competition off for the day due to unfavourable winds.
Leading surfboard fin manufacturer FCS will maintain a place at the forefront of surf training by becoming the exclusive fin and hardware supplier to the Hurley Surfing Australia High Performance Centre (HPC).
John John Florence (HAW), 19, has won his maiden ASP World Championship Tour event, taking out the Billabong Rio Pro over Joel Parkinson (AUS), 31, in barrelling three-to-four foot (1 metre) waves at Barra da Tijuca.
The Billabong Rio Pro returned to the lefthanders of Arpoador to complete Round 2 of women’s competition in challenging one-to-three foot (0.5 metre) waves.
The Rip Curl GromSearch presented by Telstra is back for another year to expose Australia’s top junior surfing talent.
Surfing Australia has assembled some of Australia’s top sports scientists as part of its Sports Science and Medicine Advisory Panel at Casuarina in northern NSW.