Joel & Hugh Vaughan
Joel & Hughie, the brothers from North Shelly beach hailed by many as the future of Australian surfing, have a sibling rivalry looking to heat up at Surfest. Having found themselves on the same side of the draw in 2024, Hughie will be looking forward to the chance to take down his big bro and reigning champ in Joel after having a semi-final finish last year.
“We haven’t really been head to head for a while, but we were close last year. We had a deal that if we both made the final we’d go switch on our first wave.”
Surfest Newcastle Australia 2024 is made possible through the support of Burton Automotive, the NSW Government and Destination NSW, the City of Newcastle, Reflections, Newcastle Business Community crowdfunding and Newcastle and Hunter regional businesses. Surfest 2024 features World Surf League (WSL) professional and amateur surfing contests including the Burton Automotive Pro and the Surfest Women’s Pro (a WSL Qualifying Series 5000 events), the Burton Automotive Pro Junior (a WSL Qualifying Series 1000).
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