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Nic Jones eyes career in two competitive worlds

15 May, 2013 : - TEAM: The Sunshine Coast has produced more than a handful of Australia’s most talented surfers, but Nic Jones is different from the rest. The 18-year-old from Buderim is chasing competitive surfing careers on both longboards and shortboards and is currently competing on the ASP Australasia Pro …
Ocean unloads total MAYhem at Teahupoo

15 May, 2013 : - VIDEO: Big wave riders from the world over woke up after catching last minute flights to a massive Teahupoo that got bigger during the day. Koa Rothman picked up one of the bombs of the day. Laird, Raimana, Sancho all picked up some epic waves & it was an insane day of surfing Teahupoo's massive …
Billabong Rio Pro sleeps in, swell on horizon

15 May, 2013 : - WCT: The Billabong Rio Pro has called a lay day for competition today with only small one-to-two foot waves on offer at the primary site of Barra da Tijuca. 'We anticipate swell to begin filling in by tomorrow afternoon and will definitely recommence competition in the coming days. We’ll return…
Mega swell lights up Tahiti, more in store

14 May, 2013 : - BIG-WAVE: Today was another crazy day in surfing history. It started of clean & 6 to 8 foot then during the morning there was the odd moment where you could feel the ocean grow. By lunch time there two or three tow teams. Then the serious stuff began, from three teams to ten or twelve…
Tuesday Lay Day for the Billabong Rio Pro

14 May, 2013 : - WCT: Continued small surf in the one-to-two foot range at Barra da Tijuca has forced event organizers to call another lay day for the Billabong Rio Pro. The Billabong Rio Pro completed the opening round competition on the opening day of the event window and will recommence once conditions improve…
Kiwi oldsters launch Silverback Surfers site

14 May, 2013 : - CULTURE: A website dedicated to more 'mature' surfers has been launched with those behind it saying their aspiration is to create a base for the sharing of old surfing stories and pictures. The site, silverbacksurfers.com hails out of New Zealand where a group of 40 and 50 somethings have decided to …
Champs crowned at Australian Kneeboard Titles

14 May, 2013 : - KNEEBOARD: On Saturday, some Australia’s best kneeboarders travelled from near and far to Kiama’s Surf Beach for round two of the Australian Kneeboard Titles. The event, which is part of the Australian Titles, gave competitors the opportunity to accrue vital points in the two-stage circui…
Quiksilver partners with Royal Sporting House

14 May, 2013 : - INDUSTRY: Quiksilver, in partnership with Royal Sporting House, have opened their latest Quiksilver store on the 28th March 2013 at Tampines Mall. This is Quiksilver’s first store to be opened in the east of Singapore. Located on the 2nd floor of Singapore’s leading suburban mall, the new…
Flat Rocks dishes out for HIF Pro Am Series

14 May, 2013 : - CONTEST: Margaret RIver's Jerome Forrest is riding high after winning the blue ribbon Open Men's division in testing conditions at Flat Rocks, just south of Geraldton for the Health Insurance Fund of Australia (HIF) Pro Am Series presented by SunSmart. Geraldton served up large surf and strong winds …
Soli Bailey goes big in latest Kaius Potter clip

13 May, 2013 : - VIDEO: This latest clip captures Soli Bailey exploring the waves around home during the summer months. Between the gaps of travels, Soli is hanging in Byron with his mates surfing & fishing, keeping it real as if his life is no different from anyone else’s. Soli is a part of a cr…
Billabong Rio Pro calls another Lay Day

13 May, 2013 : - WCT: Small surf in the one-to-two foot range has forced event organizers to call another lay day for the Billabong Rio Pro. The Billabong Rio Pro completed Round 1 of competition on the opening day of the event window and will recommence once conditions improve. 'Small surf on offer this morning…
Mitch Crews claims Queensland Alley Classic

13 May, 2013 : - CONTEST: Coolangatta’s Mitch Crews is riding high today after claiming the 17th annual Chiko Alley Classic in clean 1.5m waves at the event’s iconic home of Currumbin Alley. Crews beat a field of high-performers including Luke Hynd, Nick Vasicek and Dale Lovelock to claim victory in …
Widiarta wins latest Kuta Boardriders event

13 May, 2013 : - ASC: On Sunday morning May 12th, Halfway Kuta Boardriders ran their second contest at their home break of Halfway on Kuta Beach. This time the contest was primarily for the Open Division but an Expression Session for the juniors and grommets was also part of the day’s excitement. Ther…