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 […]
Mick Fanning conquered his fourth Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach title, after defeating Adriano de Souza in the 2015 final. The Australian and Brazilian surfers finished their tenth match-up with the same heat total – 15.27 points each – but it was Fanning who celebrated because in a tiebreak situation the highest single-wave score (8.17) […]
Fanning Wins Fourth Bells TitleThursday, 9 April 2015 Mick Fanning (AUS) has won the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach after battling 2013 Bells Beach winner Adriano de Souza (BRA) for the right to ring the Bell. Finals Day at the 54th anniversary of the event saw conditions clean up for the 35-minute bout while the […]
Trigg Point Fires For Subway® Summer Surf Series In West OzSunday, 15 March 2015 TRIGG POINT, WA/AUS – (Saturday 14th March 2015), The Subway® Summer Surf Series kicked off today with a bang at Trigg Point in Western Australia, with clean high performance waves on offer at Perth’s premiere wave location.WA’s best young junior surfers […]
SUBWAY SUMMER SURF SERIES GETS SET TO CALL CRONULLA HOME THIS WEEKEND.Monday, 2 March 2015 SYDNEY (Monday, 2 March 2015): The Subway® Summer Surf Series will call Cronulla home this forthcoming weekend when the elite two-day competition kicks off on Saturday.The Cronulla event looks set to showcase over 100 of the country’s best male and female […]
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 […]
Reading and discovering “Surfing Down South” is diving into the magnificent history of wave riding in Western Australia. If you’re an Australian surfer, going West automatically means adventure, rest, uncrowded waves, desert landscapes and unnamed surf spots. If you’re just curious about the land of Taj Burrow, then you’ll be surprised and amazed. Nevertheless, despite […]
Two Swiss surfers have ridden one of the biggest river waves ever seen in the Thur River. Static waves are special. They are rare; they don’t break all year round, and they often don’t deliver medium-sized faces. In other words, river waves do not offer that dynamic feeling found on ocean waves. Nevertheless, river waves […]
The Margaret River Wineries team has claimed the SurfAid Cup, in Western Australia, with a last-second ride secured in solid six-foot surf. The MR Wineries scored 51.90 to narrowly defeat HSF, also known as the “Bar” Boys (51.80), with Macquarie WA third (42.67) and defending champions CineAds fourth (36.77). The winning team – Brendan Carr […]
The 2014 Drug Aware Margaret River Pro will gather the world’s best surfers in the Southwest of Australia, between 2nd-13th April. Margaret River is a special place. A long-time staple on the ASP Qualification Series, this year is the first time in over 20 years that Margaret River has been an elite stop for both […]