Carissa Moore won the Rip Curl Women’s Pro Bells Beach 2015. The Hawaiian defeated Stephanie Gilmore in a tight final, and she is the first female surfer to win three consecutive titles in the Australian break. In their 21st matchup in pro surfing, Moore and Gilmore gave all they had. Stephanie opened with a sharp […]
The Superbank is a man-made surf break located in the Coolangatta, Gold Coast, Australia. It offers one of the longest wave rides in the world. On special days, the Superbank allows you to take off at Snapper Rocks and touch sand at Kirra, in a 1.97-kilometer (1.22 miles) surfing experience. Despite the crowded waters, the […]
The world’s first ever city surf management plan will be implemented in the Gold Coast, Australia. The Gold Coast Surf Council (GCSC) was established at Kirra, in 2012. With the support of the local authorities, it has been developing strategic rules for the regulation of surfing in the region. Governing bodies and institutions such as […]
Pro surfers have complained about the crowded line-ups of the Gold Coast, in Australia. What can be done to reduce accidents and improve the quality of everyone’s rides? The pros are out of the line-up. Competition’s over and the fleet of surfboards returns to Snapper Rocks. Waiting for your turn can be tiring in the […]
Surfcoach.com is the new naming rights sponsor for the world’s largest junior inter-club surfing teams event to be held at Duranbah, NSW, on 15th September.
TravelSIM Team Australia has finished third behind Hawaii and the USA at the Nicaragua ISA World Masters Surfing Championship while Sandra English (Budgewoi, NSW) collected the silver medal in the Women’s Masters Division.
Gold Coast, Queensland, Thursday, 3rd May 2012: THE four-event Chiko Queensland Championship Circuit (QCC) continues this May long-weekend with the AUD$6,000 Chiko Alley Classic providing the penultimate stop in the race for the prestigious 2012 Queensland’s Open Men’s Surfing Title.
Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS), 21, has claimed victory at the 2012 Rip Curl Women’s Pro Bells Beach presented by Ford Fiesta over Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), 24, in offshore four-to-five foot (1.5 metre) waves at Bells Beach.
Surfing Australia has paid tribute to surfing legend Michael Peterson who passed away this morning aged 59.
(16th March, 2012): WHILE the ASP Top 34 will do battle in the ultimate Dream Tour venues of Cloudbreak and Restaurants in June, Gold Coast lifeguard Scott Wildin will join Australian big wave legend Ross Clarke-Jones on the wave-rich Fjii island of Tavarua from tomorrow for the surf trip of a lifetime.