The event is currently on hold as a 8-10 feet swell marches towards the coast and the action is set to be awesome with the Top 16 taking on the in-form qualifiers.
There will be some absorbing battles to be fought as the front-runner’s attempt to secure some valuable Grand Slam points on offer…Â Details
Ewan Donnachie from Sydney’s Northern Beaches has won the 2009 Nomad Shark Island Challenge in clean 1 – 1.5m conditions to claim first prize of $10,000 over an accumulated two round points system.
Since the completion of Round 1 back on the 12th of July, riders and officials have been on stand-by waiting in anticipation for the second round to commence. The weeks that followed saw small to flat condition as Sydney basked in a stable weather pattern. Towards the end of the 21 day waiting period riders voted unanimously to extend the period to accommodate a strong fetch of ground swell that was predicted to reel up the N.S.W coastal – and it’s paid off… Details
Video Bodyboarding Surfing – The Wedge July 25, 2009 – Newport Beach, July 25th, 2009 Barely 20 hours after a deadly accident at the famous body surfing spot The Wedge. Young body surfers cannot resist the enormous waves, created by a storm in the Sout…
The Wedge 25 foot Waves July 24, 2009 – Thursday July 23: 10:00pm high tide in Newport accompanied with 20 foot swells. The Balboa parking lot floods as the fire pits fill with water and several bulldozers on standby begin to create …