Australians Strike Back at Newcastle Surfest
Caption: Former CT competitor Ethan Ewing kicked off 2018 the right way at the Burton Automotive Pro. Credit: © WSL Tom Bennett Merewether, NSW/AUS (Saturday, February 24, 2018) – The stage has been set for a massive final day at the Burton Automotive Pro and Grandstand Sports Clinic Women’s Pro at Merewether in Newcastle. The […]
Stage Set For Epic Weekend Of Action At Burton Automotive Pro
Caption: Former Burton Automotive Pro QS6,000 winner Alejo Muniz (BRA) Credit: © WSL Tom Bennett Merewether, NSW/AUS (Friday, February 23, 2018) – Day 5 of the Burton Automotive Pro World Surf League (WSL) Qualifying Series (QS) 6,000 event was full of excitement with groundbreaking performances coupled with major upsets going down at Merewether beach in […]
Stars Hit The Water For Grandstand Sports Clinic Women’s Pro
Caption: Current Women’s World Champion Tyler Wright (AUS) kicked off her competitive season today with a win at the Grandstand Sports Clinic Women’s Pro at Merewether. Image: Paul Danovaro Merewether, NSW/AUS (Thursday, February 22, 2018) – After a single heat was run on Tuesday before being called off, it was ‘Ladies Day’ today at Merewether, […]
Top Seeds Step Up At Burton Automotive Pro QS6000
Caption: 2017 Championship Tour Rookie Connor O’Leary (AUS) posted the highest heat total of day one Burton Automotive Pro. Image: Paul Danovaro Merewether, NSW/AUS (Wednesday, February 21, 2018) – After poor conditions forced a lay-day for Day 2 of the Burton Automotive Pro World Surf League (WSL) Qualifying Series (QS) 6,000 event, competition has resumed […]
Hawaiian hopefuls dominate opening day of Burton Automotive Pro
Caption: Current World Junior Champion Finn McGill (HAW) posted the highest heat total of the opening Day at Merewether for the 2018 Burton Automotive Pro. WSL Bennett Merewether, NSW/AUS (Monday, February 19, 2018) – The 2018 Burton Automotive Pro WSL Qualifying Series (QS) 6000 event has kicked of today at Merewether Beach in conjunction with […]
World’s Best Kick Start 2018 Season at Newcastle Surfest
Caption: World No. 5 Matt Wilkinson. Credit: © WSL / Damian Poullenott Merewether, NSW/AUS (Sunday, February 18, 2018) – A number of the world’s top surfers have arrived in Newcastle ahead of the Burton Automotive Men’s Pro and Grandstand Sports Clinic Women’s Pro which kick off tomorrow at Merewether Beach. The two WSL Qualifying Series […]
Forster’s Joe Haddon tames wild surf to claim his fourth Wandiyali ATSI Indigenous Classic title
Caption: Wandiyali Classic 2018 winners. Pic: Paul Danovaro MASSIVE swells pounded Merewether beach and smashed surfboards on the final day of the Wandiyali ATSI Indigenous Classic, Australia’s richest Indigenous surfing contest. Wandiyali means porcupine in the Wiradjuri language Surfers from around the nation vied for titles across four divisions in the classic as part of […]
Owen Wright, Matt Wilkinson and More Arrive for Newcastle Surfest
Thursday, February 15, 2018 Surfest, the annual event at Merewether Beach in Newcastle, Australia, was flooded this year by entries from would-be competitors — a whopping 463 surfers from 25 countries for six events that will run over the next week-plus. The premier events of the festival are the WSL Qualifying Series contests, the men’s […]
Swansea High School and Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College Tumbi Umbi Campus win Reflections Holiday Parks High School Team Challenge
Caption: Reflections Holiday Parks High School Team Challenge winners. Pic: Paul Danovaro FIFTY-SEVEN teams representing 28 high schools contested challenging conditions over two days at Merewether beach, hoping to take out the 2018 Reflections Holiday Parks High School Team Challenge. In the end, it was an all Newcastle affair in the boys division, with teams […]
Taylor Jensen and Tully White win the James Bros Longboard Classic
Caption: Three times WSL LQS World Champion Taylor Jensen (USA) Pic: Paul Danovaro REIGNING world champion Taylor Jensen (USA) and Aussie Tully White have been crowned the male and female champions at the James Bros Longboard Classic at Merewether beach in Newcastle. Contestants were greeted by waves in the 2-foot range breaking through Merewether rocks. […]
