Matt Banting, the exciting Port Macquarie/NSW 20-year-old took victory at the 6-Star ASP Qualifying Series Burton Toyota Pro

Newcastle, NSW/Australia (Sunday, February 23, 2014) Matt Banting, the exciting Port Macquarie/NSW 20-year-old took an excellent victory at the 6-Star ASP Qualifying Series Burton Toyota Pro in Newcastle Australia. Banting defeated veteran Australian surfer Nathan Hedge in the final. Ten minutes into the final Banting posted a decisive 9.33 excellent ride to take the lead […]

Surfest Saturday photo gallery by @throwingbuckets.com.au

Burton Toyota Pro round of 48 photo gallery by @throwingbuckets.com.au

Jake Sylvester (AUS/Newcastle) winning round 3 heat 6 with a powerhouse performance

Newcastle, NSW/Australia (Friday, February 21, 2014) Jake Sylvester (AUS/Newcastle) winning round 3 heat 6 with a powerhouse performance. Sylvester was cheered on by his local home crowd as he went to work and comprehensively defeated his opponents, Thiago Camarao (Brazil) and Kalani David (Hawaii). Headlining Newcastle Surfest are Gold Coast duo Joel Parkinson (Gold Coast, […]

Storm Squalls and Monster Scores Drop at Surfest Newcastle

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Newcastle, NSW/Australia (Wednesday, February 19, 2014) Both the men’s ASP 6-Star Burton Toyota Pro and the ASP 6-Star Hunter Ports Women’s Classic ran at Surfest Newcastle today, with top seeds doing damage to the scoreboard and their fellow competitors. The men finished the last six heats of Round 2 and the women completed Round 2 […]

Day three Burton Toyota Pro photo gallery by @throwingbuckets.com.au

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Garrett Parkes (ByronBay/AUS) winning Round 2 Heat 22 at the Newcastle Surfest

Garrett Parkes (ByronBay/AUS) winning Round 2 Heat 22 at the Newcastle Surfest -

Newcastle, NSW/Australia (Wednesday, February 19, 2014) Garrett Parkes (ByronBay/AUS) winning Round 2 Heat 22 at the Newcastle Surfest. Parkes defeated Brian Toth (Pueto Rico) with Parkes executing numerous precise aerial moves to take an impressive win and move on to Round 3. Headlining Newcastle Surfest are Gold Coast duo Joel Parkinson (Gold Coast, QLD/AUS), 2012 […]

Top Seeds and Pumping Surf Arrive at Surfest Newcastle

Newcastle, NSW/Australia (Tuesday, February 18, 2014) Surfest Newcastle ran through another long day of competition to take full advantage of the pulsing five-to-six foot (2 meter) surf on offer. The opening Round of the Hunter Ports Women’s Classic was completed as well as the first 18 heats of Round 2 of the Burton Toyota Pro, […]

Burton Toyota Pro round of 96 heats 1 – 18 gallery by Gary Luke

Merewether Turns On For Opening Day of the 2014 Burton Toyota Pro at Surfest Newcastle

Newcastle, NSW/Australia (Monday, February 17, 2014) Action got underway for the first of seven days of massive ASP 6-Star surfing at Surfest Newcastle for the men’s ASP 6-Star QS Burton Toyota Pro and the ASP 6-Star QS Hunter Ports Women’s Classic. Yesterday the surf was nearly non-existent, but the new day brought new swell with […]