Surfing is like nothing else.
It’s sunburnt backs & bloodshot eyes.
It’s paddling back out for one more, 10 times.
Surfing is melting wax & burning sand.
It’s warm water, salt water, and a dry mouth.
It’s calling a mate into the best wave of the morning.
Surfing is tubes & turns & flying down the line.
It’s head-dips & chop-hops, hoots & high-fives.
It’s three fins and one fin, two fins and none.
Surfing is being local yet still searching.
It’s road-trips, boarding passes & rocking boats.
It’s a tropical reef & a track through the dunes.
Surfing is the first view of the ocean every morning.
Surfing is who we are…
New Zealand Paddle boarder Annabel Anderson (Wanaka) has claimed back-to-back titles at the Battle of the Paddle held in California, USA this week. Anderson won both the sprint race (5.6km) and distance race (15.3km) at the event replicating her outstanding performances from 2012.
The Battle of the Paddle is widely regarded as the pinnacle paddleboarding event attracting hundreds of competitors from around the world … More