Courtney Conlogue (USA), 19, has won the prestigious 2012 Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic, over Malia Manuel (HAW), 18, at Dee Why beach today. In clean, but challenging two to three foot (1.5 metre) waves, the world’s best female surfers battled head-to-head for the biggest prize purse on the ASP Women’s World Championship Tour, with Conlogue […]
TravelSIM Team Australia remains in equal first after Day 5 of competition at the DAKINE ISA World Junior Surfing Championship presented by Billabong in Playa Venao, Panama.
The Gold Coast’s Luke Hynd led another strong day for TravelSIM Team Australia at the DAKINE ISA World Junior Surfing Championship presented by Billabong in Playa Venao, Panama.
TARANAKI, New Zealand (Saturday, April 14, 2012) – Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), 24, has won the TSB Bank NZ Surf Festival’s blue ribbon event, the Dow AgroSciences Pro in clean three foot (1.5 metre) surf over Carissa Moore (HAW), 19, at Taranaki, New Zealand today.
Welcome to the latest edition of VB and Surfing Australia News. And, the second for 2012!
(Wednesday 4th April 2012): NEW Minister for Sport, the Hon Kate Lundy was lucky enough to see many of our Australian surfing champions in action today, with the second stop on the 2012 ASP World Championship Tour season, the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach continuing at Bells Beach.
BELLS BEACH, Victoria/Australia (Tuesday, April 3, 2012) – The opening rounds of the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach presented by Ford Ranger and the Rip Curl Women’s Pro Bells Beach presented by Ford Fiesta were run today in clean three-to-four foot (1 metre) waves at the primary venue of Bells Beach.
RANGIROA, French Polynesia (Saturday, March 31, 2012) – The opening day of the ASP Australasia 5-Star rated Rangiroa Pro Junior began with excellent 3 foot (1.5 meter) waves reeling down the reef.
Boom Australian surfer Tyler Wrights says the future of female surfing in this country is in safe hands after putting a bunch of eager grommets through their paces at her Surfing Australia Pro Surfer Camp at Casuarina.
Surfing Australia has paid tribute to surfing legend Michael Peterson who passed away this morning aged 59.