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Finalists decided for the Australian Surf Festival

14 August, 2012 : - Talent stacked heats on day four of the Australian Surf Festival presented by Essential Energy, as North Haven beach turned on for the Semi Finals. Open men and Women graced the waves with high scores dropping across the divisions. Opening the day in spectacular fashion Queenslander Nic Jones and …
Solid Shelly Beach for the Australian Surf Festival

13 August, 2012 : - Riding on the back of the dominant south swell, competitors welcomed the 7 foot sets that wrapped their way around Shelly Point, Port Macquarie. Day three of the Australian Surf Festival, presented by Essential Energy saw solid waves come through as the open mens division got underway. Finding him…
Surfing's roots & fun light up with Duke's Oceanfest

13 August, 2012 : - The 11th annual Duke's OceanFest will be held at venue sites throughout Waikiki, from Wednesday, August 18, through Sunday, August 26. The 8-day event features a variety of ocean sports that were close to Duke Kahanamoku's heart: Longboard Surfing - Paddleboard Racing - Swimming - Tandem Surfing -…
Eight-foot swell lights up Australian Surf Festival

12 August, 2012 : - Intense conditions brought 8 foot swell to the local beaches and competitors were back to Diamond Head for Day two of the Australian Surf Festival presented by Essential Energy. The elder-statesmen of the event opened up their campaign in the over 50, over 55, over 60 and over 65 divisions. Stretc…
Australian Surf Festival kicks off in wild & windy surf

11 August, 2012 : - Opening day of the Australian Surf Festival was wild and windy. A solid swell from the south hit Port Macquarie on the east coast as the countries best Longboarders took on the waves at Diamond Head. Over 500 competitors will culminate on the beautiful beaches of Port Macquarie. Each states best t…
Jensen & Young claim ASP Australasia LQS titles

10 August, 2012 : - Reigning ASP World Longboard Champion Taylor Jensen and West Australian Georgia Young have claimed top honours on the 2012 ASP Australasia Longboard Qualifying Series. The Australasian LQS consists of two events for the women and three for the men and features competitors from Australia, New Zeala…
Massive swell bears down on Australian Surf Fest

10 August, 2012 : - A massive southerly swell will greet competitors for this weekend’s opening rounds of the Australian Surf Festival in Port Macquarie. More than 500 surfers from throughout Australia will compete in the event across five disciplines and 34 titles from August 11-25. The event will feature…
VIDEO: Vans Salinas Longboard Festival slides again

8 August, 2012 : - 10 days ago the Vans Longboard Festival rocked Salinas. Film maestro Thibaut Grevet followed the Vans team and crew to document everything that went down. The result is a video starring Antoine Delpero, James Parry, Clovis Donizetti et Jared Mell. Once again, congrats to Antoine Delpero for his win…
Exhibit explores flamboyant legend Dewey Weber

8 August, 2012 : - The much-anticipated biography of flamboyant surfing legend Dewey Weber (1938-1993) is the inspiration for an exhibition at Surfing Heritage Foundation that will open to the public Sunday, September 30 and run through Sunday, November 4. Little Man On Wheels is the story of the coming of age o…
Byron Bay Surf Fest announces surf filmmaking comp

8 August, 2012 : - It is a daunting challenge for any budding filmmaker to leap the abyss between shooting home movies and creating professional surf films. The organizers of Byron Bay Surf Festival – Surf Culture Now (BBSF) are embracing the creative spirit intrinsic to the surfing community, including music, …
Relentless Boardmasters fires off Round 1 action

7 August, 2012 : - The Relentless Energy Drink Boardmasters in association with Vans completed Round One of competition in small 1-2ft waves with the strong international field of surfers pitting their small wave skills against each other in the testing conditions. The ASP 6-Star Relentless Boardmasters in assoc. wit…
ASP 3-Star Longboard Pro kicks off in Newquay

6 August, 2012 : - The Boardmasters Longboard Pro kicked off proceedings for the upcoming seven days of action planned for the Relentless Energy Drink Boardmasters in association with Vans festival. Following a long day of competition semi-finalists in the men’s and finalists in the women’s division …
Surf Culture kingpin Mickey Munoz joins C4 team

2 August, 2012 : - C4 Waterman is thrilled to announce the addition of legendary surfer/shaper Mickey Muñoz to its design team. For those in attendance at the 2012 Outdoor Retailer Summer Market Show, Mickey or ‘The Mongoose' as he is commonly known, will be available to share some of his Muñoz sp…