World champion Joel Parkinson scores epic barrels at Newcastle
Newcastle, NSW, Australia, Friday 22nd February, 2013 – While the Burton Toyota Pro was put on hold due to washing machine-like conditions at Merewether beach today, the Association of Surfing Professionals reigning world champion and number one seed Joel Parkinson found safe harbour inside overhead barrels at the entrance to the port of Newcastle. Parkinson’s […]
Local Jake Sylvester wins Burton Toyota Pro Junior at Surfest, Newcastle Australia
Newcastle, NSW, Australia, Sunday 17th February, 2013. MEREWETHER’S Jake Sylvester has convincingly won the 2-star Burton Toyota Pro Junior at Surfest, Newcastle Australia. In his last appearance in a Pro Junior in Australia, the 20-year-old defeated 15-year-old Kanoa Igarashi from Huntington Beach in the USA to claim the crown for the second time in half-to-one metre waves at Merewether […]
Australian Indigenous Champ Russell Molony takes out Wandiyali Classic
Australian Indigenous Champ Russell Molony takes out Wandiyali Classic Newcastle, NSW, Australia, Wednesday 13th February, 2013. CURRENT Australian Indigenous surfing champion Russell Molony from Berkeley Vale (New South Wales) has won his eighth Wandiyali Classic at Merewether beach. Molony wrested back the title after Joe Haddon temporarily took hold of the crown in 2012. The […]
Frenchmans Boardriders take inaugural Orica Tag Team Challenge
Newcastle, NSW, Australia, Sunday 3 February, 2013. Dan Frodsham, James McMoreland and Duncan McNicol from Frenchmans Boardriders have claimed the inaugural Orica Tag Team Challenge in testing conditions, courtesy of the remnants of Cyclone Oswald. The pounding two-to-three metre surf fanned by a howling south/south-westerly wind at north Stockton – just north of Newcastle – provided […]
2013 Burton Toyota Surfest launch
Newcastle, NSW, Australia, Wednesday 30th January, 2013. THE 2013 Burton Toyota Surfest will be launched this coming Friday, February 1, at the Stockton Surf Club. The launch coincides with the first official event of Surfest – the Orica Tag Team Challenge – to be held on North Stockton Beach from February 1-3. The Orica Tag Team Challenge […]
