Tag: surfing
-
ACE RIPPING IN RIO
Central Coast pair Adrian Buchan and Matt Wilkinson are still in contention in Rio. Wilkinson will face Kanoa Igarashi in Round five, while Ace advanced directly to the Quarter-finals. (Image Courtesy – WSL / Damien Poullenot)
-
CIBILIC CELEBRATES BREAKTHROUGH WIN ON THE GOLD COAST
Merewether’s Morgan Cibilic has ended up in eighth on the Australasia Junior Tour, after his breakthrough win in the final event on the Gold Coast. “At the start of the year I didn’t get many results so I’m just over the moon with that result.”
-
LOCAL SURFERS TAKE OUT TOP SPOTS AT OCEANIA PRO JUNIOR EVENT
Merewether surfer Morgan Cibilic has won the Oceania Pro Junior event on the Gold Coast. Macy Callaghan of Avoca also took out the final event of the WSL-sanctioned Subway Surf Series Junior Qualifying event on the Gold Coast at Duranbah Beach today.
-
FUTURE SURF STARS BATTLE TESTING CONDITIONS AT BILLABONG OZ GROMS
The business end of the Billabong Oz Groms is nearing in Coffs Harbour. Conditions were testing today for the young surfers hoping for a berth in tomorrow’s semi-finals.
-
CAPACITY FIELD FOR FOURTH BILLBONG OZ GROMS IN COFFS
Conditions were picture perfect for the start of the Billabong Oz Groms Cup in Coffs Harbour today. 240 of the country’s best young surfers took to the waves – with local competitors proving to be the ones to beat.
-
BIGENI DOES PORT PROUD IN SURFTAG
11 years after a car accident crushed his professional surfing dreams, Port Macquarie’s Kiel Bigeni has made an unlikely comeback. Bigeni, who was left with a fused ankle and no shin bone, represented his home club at the national Surftag qualifying event in Newcastle. “Overwhelmed mate, stoked to be with the boys like Scotty Lawrence,…
-
FLORES DOWNS ACE IN EPIC
Avoca’s Ace Buchan has been eliminated from the Quiksilver Pro on the Gold Coast in what’s been described as the heat of the contest so far. He went down against Jeremy Flores, who claimed victory by zero point three. But the Frenchman, couldn’t replicate the feat against Matt Wilkinson; the reigning champ triumphant 15.1 to…
-
BAKER DEFEATED IN SEMIS BY EVENTUAL CHAMPION OHHARA
Merewether’s Jackson Baker scored two nines at Avoca yesterday, to advance to the quarter finals of the Central Coast Pro. Today he was knocked out in the semis, as his rival, Hiroto Ohhara, went one better. Baker scored an early eight point five. But the Japanese rider produced three straight nines, finishing with a heat…
-
LOCALS IN CONTENTION AT CENTRAL COAST PRO
The favourite for this year’s Central Coast Pro, Wade Carmichael had to wait until the last heat of the day to secure a place in Round Five. Also through to the weekend, Sandon Whittaker and North Shelly Board-riders pair Saxon Lumsden and Riley Laing.
-
MICK FANNING TO RETURN TO THE WATER
The Gold Coast’s Mick Fanning has his sights on a fourth world surfing championship after deciding to re-join the elite tour full-time for the first time since being attacked by a shark. The Australian competed part-time last year as he took time away following a tumultuous 2015, enduring the harrowing experience of fighting off a…