Russell Molony is the 2012 Australian Indigenous Surfing champion, after defeating Joe Haddon in excellent two-metre surf, at Bells Beach, Australia. It is the first time the title has been surfed for in 16 years and the previous champion Scott Rotumah was on-hand to pass over the title to the new Australian Champion. “It’s been […]
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.
Sony has taken a serious stake in the future of Australian surfing by backing the Hurley Surfing Australia High Performance Centre (HPC) at Casuarina Beach in Northern NSW.
With the completion of the Billabong Pro Rio and Joel Parkinson taking second place to John John Florence, Parkinson is now in the No. 1 spot on ASP World Tour. At 31, he has four runner-up finishes (2002, 2004, 2009, and 2011) but has yet to collect a World Title for himself. Does all this […]
Big wave surfing is the ultimate celebration of extreme surfing. Challenging deadly waves in harsh weather and ocean conditions takes a very serious approach. Big wave surfers are not interested in performance. Forget perfect cutbacks, stunning floaters or breathless aerial antics. The profile of a big wave rider is the result of several unparalleled personal […]
Matt Wilkinson scored an outstanding 18.43 to defeat Kai Otton in the final heat of the Saquarema Prime, surfed in the the 3-5 foot range (1-1.5 meters) at the lefthand point break of Itauna, in Saquarema, Brazil. Wilkinson takes home 6,500 points towards his ASP World Ranking, which catapults him from 43rd place up to […]
Cloudbreak and Restaurants are ready to welcome the best surfers in the world for an exciting meeting at the 2012 Volcom Fiji Pro, running from June 3th-15th in the dyllic surf breaks of the South Pacific Ocean island. After a five-year hiatus, the Volcom Fiji Pro returns, with the Australians currently lead the charge, occupying […]
(Torquay, Victoria, Australia – Sunday May 27): The Australian Indigenous Surfing Titles officially opened today at Bells Beach with a culturally moving smoke cleansing ceremony which included Aboriginal Dancing.
It’s funny that modern surfing is considered a “culture” in an anthropological sense. Studying Hawaiian surfing, or any aboriginal peoples as a culture seems to make sense. But the idea of long hairs who owned three pairs of shorts, traveling about, sleeping in cars and chasing waves as a subject of…
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).