CASUARINA/NSW: Surfboard tuning technology company NanoTune will be at the forefront of surf training and innovation by backing the Hurley Surfing Australia High Performance Centre (HPC).
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.
If you visited an Australian beach during summer you probably would have seen the army of VEGEMITE SurfGroms hitting the waves.
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.
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.
The Volcom Fiji Pro completed the remaining two heats of Round 2 this morning in maxing 12-to-15 foot (4– 5 metre) waves at Cloudbreak.
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.
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.
Welcome to the latest edition of VB and Surfing Australia News. And, the third for 2012!