John John Florence wins the Quiksilver Pro France
LANDES, Southwest France (Sunday, October 5, 2014): John John Florence of Oahu, Hawaii (pictured) won the Quiksilver Pro France, defeating Jadson Andre (BRA) in the Final, in eight-to-10 foot (2.5 – 3 metre) barrels at Les Gardians on Sunday October 5, 2014. Florence defeated Andre with an enormous 16.00 victory (out of a possible 20.00) […]
Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) wins the ASP World Tour Cascais Women’s Pro
Portugal (Sunday, October 5, 2014): The Cascais Women’s Pro, stop No. 9 of 10 on the 2014 Samsung Galaxy ASP Women’s World Championship Tour, was completed today at the backup venue of Bafureira in clean 2-to-4-foot waves. Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) has won the Cascais Women’s Pro today, defeating fellow Australian Sally Fitzgibbons in an exciting […]
Australia’s richest purse for Indigenous surfers at Surfest 2015
3 October 2014 Merewether Beach, Newcastle, Australia. THE WANDIYALI ATSI Indigenous Classic at Surfest is set to offer Australia’s biggest purse for an Indigenous surfing competition in 2015. The event has doubled its 2014 prize money and will provide a total prize pool of $20,000 for Indigenous surfers. The Wandiyali ATSI Indigenous Classic will take […]
No sponsor yet for 2015 Surfest women’s event
15 August 2014 Merewether Beach, Newcastle, Australia. No sponsor yet for 2015 Surfest women’s event SURFEST organisers have until the end of September to find a sponsor to enable a six-star women’s event in 2015. While a six-star men’s event is assured for the event’s 30th year thanks to ongoing support from long term sponsor […]
Tyler Wright Wins Vans US Open
Sunday, August 3, 2014 Huntington Beach, California USA The women’s Final saw World No. 3 Stephanie Gilmore facing off against World No. 4 Tyler Wright, with both looking to get closer to the front of the pack in the World Title race. After winning the season’s first Women’s World Championship Tour (WCT) event at the […]
2013 World Champ Mick Fanning (AUS) wins the ASP Samsung Jeffreys Bay Pro
Saturday 19 July – Jeffreys Bay South Africa. Mick Fanning of Tweed Heads, NSW, Australia (pictured) took his second victory of the season by winning the J-Bay Open at Supertubes, Jeffreys Bay, South Africa today. Defeating childhood friend Joel Parkinson (AUS) in the final with a heat total of 17.00 points (out of a possible […]
Medina Wins Fiji Pro, Takes WCT Rankings Lead
Date: Friday, June 6, 2014 Gabriel Medina (BRA) 18.40 def. Nat Young (USA) vs. 14.77 Gabriel Medina flew out of the gates first against Nat Young, unloading his complete repertoire on a clean set wave. The Brazilian delivered a front side snap, quick tube ride and a flurry of turns for a 7.33 and an […]
Newcastle Museum and library seeking photos for Surfest’s 30th anniversary
NEWCASTLE, NSW June 6, 2014 THE NEWCASTLE Museum and the Newcastle Region Library are joining with Surfest to unearth photos and memorabilia that will help celebrate Surfest’s 30th* anniversary. The first Surfest event was launched as the BHP Steel Invitational in 1986. At that time, Surfest offered the biggest prize purse for professional surfers on […]
Sally Fitzgibbons (Aus) Wins Fiji Women’s Pro
Tavarua, Fiji, Thur May 29, 2014 Stop No. 5 on the 2014 Samsung Galaxy ASP World Championship Tour Fitzgibbons claimed her second WCT victory of the year after winning the Fiji Women’s Pro today. She will retain her ASP World No. 2 position after taking the win over Gilmore. The pair wasted little time in […]
Surfest 30th anniversary planning underway
Merewether Beach, NSW/AUS (Saturday, 24 May, 2014) JUST three months after the success of the 29th Surfest, organisers are listening to a wide range of supporters about how the event can best celebrate both its heritage and its future in 2015. With a who’s who of surfing on the Newcastle event’s male and female champion […]
