Tag: surfing
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BYRON BAY BOYS RIDE THE PIPELINE IN FIRST 2019 QS EVENT
After securing his tour card in Hawaii last year, Soli Bailey’s return to the North Shore is proving successful. Surfing in his first qualifying series event for the year, Bailey easily progressed. The 23-year-old blitzing the competition – with the heat’s two highest waves scores. Meanwhile, Byron Bay’s Kyuss King has also progressed into Round…
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RYAN CALLINAN SKIPS QS FOR CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR CAMPAIGN
Merewether surfer Ryan Callinan is going all-in on the world tour this year, deciding not to also compete on the qualifying series. He will make one exception though – lining up for his hometown event, Surfest, next month.
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CALLINAN JOINS OTHER TOP SURFERS AT OLYMPIC READINESS CAMP
The Hunter could soon lay claim to another Olympian, with Merewether’s Ryan Callinan attending the first readiness camp for 2019, ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Games. Callinan was joined by 11 fellow competitors, including Owen Wright and Sally Fitzgibbons, learning from surfing legends Mick Fanning and Mark Richards, as well as two Olympians. (AUDIO IN…
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COAST TRIO THROUGH TO QS FINALS
The Central Coast has three surfers through to the Finals at the Carve Pro at Maroubra. Shane Holmes threw down some power turns, to set up an epic quarter against Connor O’Leary. After his breakthrough victory on the QS at Port Stephens last year…Caleb Tancred is also in contention. While in the women’s event, Molly…
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EVANS HEAD SURFER CARVES AT FIRST QS EVENT FOR 2019
To surfing and Evans Head surfer Callum Robson has started the year with a bang at his first Qualifying Series Event at Maroubra. The 18-year-old progressed to Round 3 of the Carve Pro alongside Lennox Head’s Stu Kennedy.
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PICKLUM CLAIMS GROM SEARCH TITLE
Up-and-coming Central Coast surfer, Molly Picklum, has made it onto the podium for the second time in less than a week. The Shelly Beach talent today claiming the Grom Search national title, in the 16 and Under division. It follows her win in event one of the Queensland Pro Junior series over the weekend. Vision…
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MIXED RESULTS FOR COASTIES AT GROM SEARCH
There have been mixed results for Central Coast surfers in the final stages of the Rip Curl Grom Search. Copacabana’s Olly Bolton and Shelly Beach’s Joel Barry were knocked out in round two of the under 16s boy’s division. While in the girl’s, Molly Picklum managed a two-wave total of 12.83 in the quarter-finals. The…
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PICKLUM JUMPS BACK INTO ACTION AFTER QLD PRO JUNIOR
Central Coast talent was on display today in the final of the Rip Curl Grom Search. Molly Picklum had a stunning first heat in the Illawarra, posting a two-wave total of 16.87. While the Shelly Beach board-rider took out the opening round of the Queensland Pro Junior yesterday. Audio in parts.
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JAMES McMORLAND WINS CATHO CLASSIC
He’s come close a few times but James McMorland has won his first Catho Classic. The Caves Beach local was the man to beat in Sunday’s six-man final, racing out of the blocks into a dominant position. Not that the surfers knew it – the scores are kept secret until the event’s presentation. Budgewoi’s Jamie…
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LIFE-LONG DREAM REALISED FOR SUFFOLK PARK SURFER
A life-long dream of surfing on the World Tour became reality for Suffolk Park surfer Soli Bailey when he finished the 2018 Qualifying Series, tour-card in hand. The 23-year-old is still riding on a high, after returning home from Hawaii this weekend.