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Mitch Parkinson claims the Chiko MP Classic

21 April, 2013 : - CONTEST: Snapper Rocks surfer Mitch Parkinson is on top of the world after taking out the first event of the Chiko Queensland Championship Circuit (QCC), the MP Classic, in excellent waves at Duranbah Beach on the Gold Coast today. With a total of 18.06, 17-year-old Parkinson held off fel…
Bali mag Lines launches first 2013 issue

20 April, 2013 : MAGAZINE: After some serious cyclone activity over the Indonesian wet season LINES is back in black and white for 2013. This is supposed to be our Photo Issue but we decided to go deeper than just photos and find out what goes into surf photography with a collection of critiques from surf photographe…
Chiko MP Classic kicks off in great surf

20 April, 2013 : - CONTEST: Surfers were greeted with excellent 1.5 – 2m waves for the opening day of the first event of the Chiko Queensland Championship Circuit, the MP Classic, in honour of the late Michael Peterson. Local favourite, Mitch Parkinson paddled out in heat one of the event and proceede…
Score: Sharks 12/year : Man 11417/hour

20 April, 2013 : - SHARKS: Approximately 100 million sharks are killed by humans every year according to a recent report in the Marine Policy journal. It did add the number of sharks killed could in fact range between 63 million and 273 million. In contrast only 12 humans were killed by sharks in 2011.…
The Go Slow Bros: Dane & Ando stack clips

19 April, 2013 : - VIDEO: With time counting down until the release of ‘Slow Dance’ a movie Dane is working on that will feature Ando the boys put in some serious time in Australia. Gathering footage for a film can be stressful…conditions don’t always lineup, your boards aren’t feeling …
Lance’s Right to host Asian pro contest

19 April, 2013 : - ASC: The Asian Surfing Championships announces their first-ever Premium event, the Mentawai Pro, which will see the top 16 ranked ASC surfers competing with 7 international wild cards and 1 local trials winner at Lance’s Right on the island of Siporo in the world renown surfing mecca of the M…
Port Macquarie to host state lonboard titles

18 April, 2013 : - LONGBOARD: Some of NSW’s best longboarders will return to Port Macquarie for the Australian Skin Cancer Clinics NSW Longboard State Titles from 18th - 22nd June, 2013. Over 200 competitors, from all over NSW will descend on the idyllic mid-north coast town for the five-day event, which will d…
Company offers speedboat trips from Malé

18 April, 2013 : - TRAVEL: Company offers speedboat trips on the Magic Life, a 33 foot speedboat geared to zip visiting surfers into the lineup. The Magic Life can shuttle 6 - 8 surfers and their boardbags to nearby breaks like Cokes & Chickens…
Man Overboard: Near-death Mentawai trip

18 April, 2013 : - TRAVEL: The South African surfer who fell overboard in Indo has been found alive after floating on his back for 27 hours in the ocean off the Mentawai Islands, and he is going to continue on his surf trip, reports Wavescape.co.za And Brett Archibald, 50, wants to carry on with his surf trip. …
Rip Curl GromSearch rocks Pacitan

18 April, 2013 : - GROMS: It was a full day of non-stop action this Sunday in Pancer Door beach. Dian Hardiyanto won top place honors, leading him straight to the National Finals in Bali later on this year. total of 34 surfers coming from Pacitan, Jogjakarta and Pangandaran competed in a friendly atmosphere the …
Rabbit honors MP with contest showing

18 April, 2013 : - CONTEST: Tomorrow will see the first event of the Chiko Queensland Championship Circuit (QCC), the MP Classic get underway on the Gold Coast, with great conditions forecasted for both days of competition. 1978 World Champion Wayne ‘Rabbit’ Bartholomew will appear in heat 15 of the first…
New Zealand adds event to pro junior circuit

18 April, 2013 : - JUNIORS: A new, nationally sanctioned, surfing event for surfers under the age of 20 will take place at Mount Maunganui in early May. The Aerial7 Backdoor Pro Junior surfing event will take place on either the 4th or 5th of May - whichever day produces the best surf. The addition of the event which…
Be The Influence Australian SUP Titles ready

18 April, 2013 : - SUP: Global SUP heartland Currumbin on the Gold Coast will host the inaugural Be the Influence Australian SUP and Paddleboard Titles from November 7-10. Organised by Surfing Australia, it is the first time SUP and paddleboarding will conduct standalone national titles. Previously SUP has been inclu…