Mick Fanning donated the $75,000 Channel Nine’s “60 Minutes” appearance fee to Mathew Lee, the bodyboarder who was severely injured in a shark attack, off Lighthouse Beach, in New South Wales, Australia. The professional surfer revealed all details behind the Jeffreys Bay incident and even returned to the water (to spot another shark) at Hasting’s Point, […]
Brett Chenoweth Appointed To Board Of Surfing AustraliaWednesday, 10 June 2015 Senior executive and media and digital business specialist Brett Chenoweth has been appointed to the Board of Surfing Australia.Brett is a proven Chief Executive Officer in both public and private companies, specialising in media, with particular expertise in digital businesses and international operations. He […]
Costa Rica conquered the 2015 ISA World Surfing Games (WSG) at Playa Popoyo, in Nicaragua. In the Men’s final, Noe Mar McGonagle rode a near-perfect 9.93 wave, and another one in the eight-point range to steal the gold medal from Nic Von Rupp, Shane Holmes, and Leandro Usuna. “I didn’t do it for myself; I […]
Troy Mothershead has taken out the 2015 Joel Tudor Duct Tape Invitational, held in good-to-epic longboarding conditions at Noosa Heads, in Australia. Cross-stepping, noseriding and switching stance. Joel Tudor’s groundbreaking Duct Tape Invitational saw the world’s best longboarders trading waves at classic First Point, Noosa. Have you got seven minutes and 19 seconds? Right. Take […]
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 […]
Gabriel Medina is out of the Drug Aware Margaret River Pro 2015. Jay Davies knocked out the 2014 world surfing champion from Brazil, at both The Box and Main Break. The winner of the Trials has reasons to celebrate. Not only Davies defeated Medina, but he is also through to Round 3 of competition, in […]
Infamous waves, breathtaking wipeouts and surfers winning heats with a combined heat score of 4.30 points. Welcome to the first day of competition of the Drug Aware Margaret River Pro 2015, in Western Australia. The world’s best surfers survived the test. The first heats were run at The Box, but the carnage continued later at […]
Surfing Australia has announced the complete calendar for three 2015 National Titles events. More than 750 surfers will compete in the Australian Surf Festival, Australian SUP Titles and the Surf Dive N Ski Australian Junior Surfing Titles. “More than 50 individual titles will be contested across the prestigious Australian Titles. All these events will contribute […]
Team Australia Facing Massive Challenge At ISA World SUP Titles In MexicoThursday, 9 April 2015 Team Australia is facing its biggest challenge to its ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Titles dominance when the event is held at Punta Sayulita in Mexico next month.To be held from May 10-17, the event will feature more than 100 […]
Adriano de Souza, Owen Wright, Jordy Smith and Filipe Toledo have secured spots on the quarterfinals of the Rip Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach 2015, in Australia. Despite a few shock exits – Taj Burrow, John John Florence and Julian Wilson are out of the equation – the top seeds dominated Round 3. In the […]