Tag: surfing

  • GIRLS HIT THE WAVES AT RAINBOW BEACH

    GIRLS HIT THE WAVES AT RAINBOW BEACH

    Taree’s Lucy Green will defend her open shortboard title at this weekend’s Mid North Coast Girls Surfriders Classic in Bonny Hills. The 13th annual event has attracted more than 60 competitors from across the state.

  • KENNEDY POWERS INTO CASCAIS

    KENNEDY POWERS INTO CASCAIS

    Stu Kennedy has had a strong start at the Qualifying event in Portugal, winning his opening heat. The Lennox Head product posted a 7.67 and a 5.1 in round two of the Cascais 10,000 to progress to round three. Kennedy is sitting dangerously close to the cut-off spot on Championship Tour, so every heat-win is…

  • NORTH SHELLY WEARS COAST CROWN

    NORTH SHELLY WEARS COAST CROWN

    North Shelly Boardriders has won this year’s Kings of the Coast surfing competition at MacMasters Beach. That makes it four years in a row for the club – the first time that’s happened in the event’s history.

  • GROMS COMP WRAPS UP AT MACAULEYS

    GROMS COMP WRAPS UP AT MACAULEYS

    Round one of the Surfing Groms Comp wrapped up today, in one to two-foot waves at Macauleys Beach. After a strong start to the competition, local surfer Hunter Winker struggled to find the waves he needed in the under 12 boys semi-final. “It was a bit unfortunate to see him pull out but that was…

  • WRIGHT CHASING PODIUM FINISH AT TRESTLES

    WRIGHT CHASING PODIUM FINISH AT TRESTLES

    Lennox Head surfer Tyler Wright’s feeling positive, approaching the tail end of the 2016 Championship Tour. The 22 year old will be chasing another podium finish when the Swatch Womens Pro gets underway at Trestles later this week. “Honestly, it’s like a skatepark for surfing. It’s the closest thing we ever have to a consistent wave.…

  • MELLING SENT PACKING FROM TAHITI

    MELLING SENT PACKING FROM TAHITI

    It’s been a disappointing day in the surf for Adam Melling. The Lennox Head local, shut down by Kolohe Andino.

  • KERR ENDS KENNEDY’S TEAHUPO’O CAMPAIGN

    KERR ENDS KENNEDY’S TEAHUPO’O CAMPAIGN

    Stu Kennedy’s Billabong Pro campaign ended in round two, at the hands of fellow Aussie Josh Kerr. Each scored a 7 in tricky conditions at Teahupo’o. Kerr then coupled that with a 5.17 – trumping Kennedy’s next best wave, a four. His elimination leaves Adam Melling as the only Far North Coast local in round three.…

  • ACE SURFS HIS WAY INTO ROUND THREE IN TAHITI

    ACE SURFS HIS WAY INTO ROUND THREE IN TAHITI

    Central Coast surfer Adrian Buchan has progressed straight to round three of the Billabong Pro in Tahiti, after taking out his round one heat today. The 2013 Teahupo’o champion spent 50 minutes in the water, eventually earning a two-wave score of 12. A decent effort for what were challenging conditions. Meanwhile, Copacabana’s Matt Wilkinson was…

  • CLASSIC SAWTELL CONTEST RAISES MONEY FOR SURFERS WITH SPINAL CHORD INJURY

    CLASSIC SAWTELL CONTEST RAISES MONEY FOR SURFERS WITH SPINAL CHORD INJURY

    Small but very rideable waves were on offer for day one of Sawtell”s Barney Miller Classic. The long running contest aims to support surfers who, like it’s namesake, who have suffered a spinal cord injury.

  • TWO LONGBOARD TITLES FOR COFFS COAST WORLD CHAMPION

    TWO LONGBOARD TITLES FOR COFFS COAST WORLD CHAMPION

    The Coffs Coast’s most awarded surfer has added another trophy to his mantelpiece. Harley Ingleby today picked up the Australian Open Loggers title, while a Sunshine Coast surfer also returned to the winners circle in lacklustre conditions.