The weekends Animal Open Surf Contest saw two new champions, some great weather and perfect conditions for the finals. Reubin Pearce, from South Africa and local lady Tassy Swallow showed stunning form in 3 to 4 ft conditions to take the top spots on the podium at one of the year’s most prestigious contests. Organised by the UK Pro Surf Association (UKPSA) and sponsored by Animal the event saw one of the largest ever entries with over 50 contestants travelling from all over the world to bid for this major title at Fistral Beach, Newquay.
The swell cleaned up for the finals, offering up some challenging surf for competitors to  … Details
Honolulu — Their careers might have begun before the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing was even born, but world champion surfers Tom Curren (USA), 46; Tom Carroll (Australia), 48; Sunny Garcia (Hawaii), 40; and Mark Occhilupo (Australia), 44, can still pull rank.
Their exhibition “Clash of the Legends” heat at the Reef Hawaiian Pro today didn’t just bring the beach to its feet, but powered out the day’s highest heat and wave scores in wave face heights of up to 20 feet … Details
Sydney’s Hawkesbury River will come alive this weekend with the 49th annual running of the iconic Sydney Bridge-to-Bridge ski racing classic.
Well over 1000 competitors will hit the water for two days of competition and whilst battles will rage across every one of the 30 classes, it will be the outright contenders in Super Class that will hold the focus of much of the crowd lining the popular waterway.
Six-time champion and 2009 outright winner Greg Houston is the emotional favourite, although the Sydney based team owner admits that this year, the competition will be tough … Details