Tag: surfing
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INGLEBY, MURPHY CROWNED OPEN LONGBOARD CHAMPIONS
Coffs Harbour’s Harley Ingelby has won a fiercely-contested open men’s longboard final over Manly’s Jack Entwistle at the inaugural Yamba Surfing Festival. In the women’s, Lara Murphy was crowned victorious against Wooloweyah’s Lily Ellis.
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SURFERS HIT YAMBA FOR OPEN STATE TITLES
Some of the state’s best surfers have hit the Far North Coast for the inaugural Yamba Surfing Festival. Today saw the start of the open shortboard state titles, with surfers vying for a spot at Aussie’s.
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NEWCASTLE UNI STUDENT’S CREATIVE PLAN TO SEND SNACKS TO SURFERS
Surfers are a keen bunch – and now a Newcastle University student may have found a way for them to ride waves all day. In a creative plan, Matt Evans delivered snacks to his mates using a drone, ensuring they never had to leave the water.
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GOLD COAST RALLIES AROUND PARALYSED DAD AFTER FREAK SURFING ACCIDENT
A young father who was paralysed in a freak surfing accident at Kirra, has spoken for the first time about his devastating injuries. The Gold Coast community has so far raised $80,000 to support Rob Croll and his family.
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MELLING FINISHES FIFTH IN RIO PRO
Lennox Head’s Adam Melling has finished fifth at the Rio Pro, his best result so far on the 2016 World Tour. The 31-year-old eliminated Michel Bourez in his round five heat to book a quarterfinal berth against Gabriel Medina. But the Brazilian stole the show, with Melling only able to produce a two-wave total of 6.…
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MELLING THROUGH IN DYING MINUTES
PHOTO COURTESY: WSL There were mixed results for the North Coast contingent at the 2016 Rio Pro overnight. Stu Kennedy went down late in his third round heat, while Adam Melling scraped through with seconds to spare.
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BANTING EXITS RIO PRO
Port Macquarie’s Matt Banting has been sent packing from the Rio Pro, going down to Michel Bourez in round 3. Despite rediscovering some of the flair that saw him qualify for the tour, he couldn’t match the Tahitian.
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RYAN CALLINAN MAKING THE MOST OF HIS TIME IN RIO
With the women wrapped up in Rio, the wait is finally over for Merewether’s Ryan Callinan. A healthy swell is predicted for the closing stages of the men’s event, and the 23-year-old has been putting his free time to good use, taking in some landmarks, while also fine-tuning his aerial skills. Callinan will face local…
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BANTING INTO ROUND 3 OF RIO PRO
Port Macquarie’s Matt Banting is into the third round of the Rio Pro, producing his best performance of the season against American Kolohe Andino. Banting posted a two-wave total of 14.76, beating the world number four by just 0.1. “The first wave, that 7 and a half or whatever I got, I sort of surfed…
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ETHAN EWING RIDES WAVES OF SUCCESS
Point Lookout teenage surfing prodigy Ethan Ewing is riding a wave of success, buoyed after taking the Pro-Junior Series. He’s now focused on doing the same at the World Junior Championships.