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Aussie deliver one-two punch at ISA Games

13 May, 2013 : - TEAM: Dimity Stoyle and Codie Klein took out a gold-silver finish for TravelSIM Team Australia at the Reef ISA World Surfing Games in Panama. The event on the right-hand, reef break at Santa Catalina attracted more than 150 leading surfers from 24 countries. TravelSIM Team Australia finished second i…
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…
Kiwis cop the copper at ISA World Games

13 May, 2013 : - TEAM: New Zealand surfer Ella Williams has surfed to fourth place at 2013 Reef ISA World Surfing Games completed at Santa Catalina, Panama. It is the best international result yet for the young 18-year-old surfer from Whangamata. Williams was competing in the World Surfing Games for the first time in…
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 …
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…
Lay Day called for the Billabong Rio Pro

12 May, 2013 : - WCT: A lay day has been called for the Billabong Rio Pro, with only small one-to-two foot waves on offer at the Brazilian beachbreak of Barra Da Tijuca. The Billabong Rio Pro kicked off competition on the opening day of the waiting period with the completion of Round 1 and while the men’s event…
South Africa takes team gold at ISA World Games

12 May, 2013 : - ISA: Following an incredible Final Day of great waves and tremendous surfing performances, the 2013 ISA World Masters Surfing Championship officially closed. Team South Africa is the new 2013 Reef ISA World Surfing Games Team Champion. South Africans is the winner of the Fernando Aguerre World …
Ella Williams shines for Kiwis in Panama

11 May, 2013 : - TEAM: New Zealand surfer Ella Williams (WGM) has surfed her way into the top six surfers at the 2013 Reef ISA World Surfing Games being held at Santa Catalina, Panama. Williams surfed two heats this morning (Sunday 11th May) advancing through to the final six surfers in conditions that remain sm…
Tyler Time: Wright wins Colgate Plax Girls Rio Pro

11 May, 2013 : - WWCT: Tyler Wright has defeated Sally Fitzgibbons in a high-scoring final of 17.80 to 15.67 to win the Colgate Plax Girls Rio Pro in peaky two-to-three foot waves, simultaneously taking the frontrunner position on the 2013 ASP Women’s World Championship Tour. Wright dominated the Barra Da …
Aussies hopes alive as Reef ISA Games close

11 May, 2013 : - TEAM: TravelSIM Team Australia has three surfers in contention heading into the final day of the ISA World Surfing Games in Panama. The event on the right-hand, reef break at Santa Catalina has attracted more than 150 leading surfers from 24 countries. TravelSIM Team Australia is the defend…
Brazil leads Day 7 of Reef ISA World Games

11 May, 2013 : - ISA: The second to last day of the Reef ISA World Surfing Games saw big changes in the overall team standings. The door is now wide open for Brazil, which is now in the lead, and for Peru and Australia, which are close behind and are making a charge for the stash of trophies – the Fernando Ague…
Dubai's surf center gets shut down

10 May, 2013 : - CULTURE: After saving in excess of about 100 people, staging monthly beach clean-ups and teaching thousands to surf, Daniel Van Dooren and Scott Chambers’ livelihood is hanging in the balance. And supporters say drownings could occur if the duo behind Surf Dubai are not allowed to operate…
Sydney’s best schools battle for titles

10 May, 2013 : - CONTEST: Sydney’s best school surfers battled it out for individual and team glory today for the Dominelli Group Sydney School Surfing Regional Titles. Day two commenced at Wanda on Cronulla’s northern stretch and saw surfers from over 30 schools attack the small, running lefthand pe…