Tag: surfing
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MELLING BATTLES THROUGH AT RIO PRO
At the Rio Pro in Brazil, it was a roller coaster day for the Adam Melling. After a slow start the far north coast surfer eventually ground out a win in the dying minutes of his round one heat.
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CHRIS ZAFFIS WINS MENTAWAI PRO
Angourie’s Chris Zaffis has taken out the Mentawai Pro in Indonesia. The 18-year-old claimed victory over Indonesian surfing legend Dede Suryana, with a near-perfect score of 19.25. It’s Zaffis’ first event win in the qualifying series, and the biggest win of his career so far. (NO AUDIO)
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COUNCIL UNVEILS PLANS FOR PALM BEACH ARTIFICIAL REEF
After years of debate and delays, Council has unveiled designs for an artificial reef off Palm Beach. The four year, 20 million dollar project is designed to protect the coast from storm surges, and create new surfing and dive sites. We have an exclusive first look.
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CHRIS HEMSWORTH SPOTTED SURFING AT BYRON
Fresh off a surfing trip to Fiji, Chris Hemsworth has hit the swell back in Byron Bay in northern New South Wales. The Australian actor was spotted “carving it up” with several friends in the cold and windy conditions. His brother Liam was also there but didn’t get wet – instead perching himself on nearby…
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GLENN HALL STEPS AWAY FROM TOUR TO STEP IN AS COACH
After years on the World Surfing League tour, Umina local Glenn Hall has taken up a different role behind the scenes. The surfer is taking a shot at coaching this season, with some big Central Coast names on his roster.
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SURFER DETAINS ALLEGED THIEF
Two members of the public joined forces with a surfer yesterday afternoon, to detain an alleged thief until police arrived. The boardrider chased down the 47 year old Byron man, after allegedly finding him stealing from his van at The Pass at Byron Bay. Police later charged the accused over the incident. He was refused…
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MEDINA DISPATCHES MELLING AT MARGARET RIVER
Returning to surfing, and Brazillian Gabriel Medina has sent Lennox Head’s Adam Melling packing, during round three of the Margaret River Pro in Western Australia. Despite an early 8.67 ride, Melling struggled as the heat wore on, finishing with a two wave score of 13.10. (VISION ONLY
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BANTING KNOCKED OUT OF MARGARET RIVER PRO
Port Macquarie’s Matt Banting has been shown the door in the Margaret River Pro, by his round three opponent and current world number one, Matt Wilkinson. The 21-year-old posted 4.5 and 4.77 for his best waves, in the first heat of the morning. But it wasn’t enough to beat the Central Coast surfer, who posted…
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MARGARET RIVER PRO: MELLING PROGRESSES, KENNEDY SENT PACKING
Surfing legend Taj Burrow has announced that the Margaret River Pro will be his last event in Australia, with the 37 year-old to retire after the Fiji Pro. Meanwhile, Lennox Head’s Adam Melling is celebrating his first heat win of the season, after taking down current world number two Conner Coffin. But the news wasn’t…
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WILKO MAKES PERFECT START AT MARGIES
Matt Wilkinson’s dream run on the World Tour has continued with a win over Stuart Kennedy and Dusty Payne in his opening round heat at Margaret River. The only disappointment was a buckle in his new board. Avoca’s Adrian Buchan is due to surf in heat 11 of the event. ( Image Courtesy WSL /…