Some are calling it the biggest and best swell to hit Fiji in 20 years, check out Dean Bowen, Scardy, Nick Vasicek and Mikey Brennan’s journey chasing down the monster waves with some of the worlds finest
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Jamie Mitchell, the 9x Molokai-2-Oahu Paddleboard World Championship winner, and fellow elite paddler Jackson English have joined forces to raise money for SurfAid International in this year’s grueling 32-mile (51.5 km) Hawaiian race, which will be contested on Sunday 31 July.
Mitchell, 34, from Currumbin, Queensland, Australia, is shooting for 10 wins in a row across the Ka’iwi Channel, which is one of the most challenging stretches of water in the world. English, 36, who is SurfAid’s biggest individual fundraiser, has  … More
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Gold Coast, Queensland, – ANGIE Koops (Palm Beach, Qld) today claimed the blue ribbon Open Women’s Division at the 2011 Girls Surf Slam Queensland Championship in clean 1.5m – 2m waves at Palm Beach (Queensland). It was a special victory for the Palm Beach local, claiming a spot in the trials of the 2012 ASP World Tour Roxy Pro event at Snapper Rocks.
Peaking perfectly in the final, Koops was the standout surfer of the day, with her polished style she attacked the tricky beach break conditions with confidence, proving  … More
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