The girls’ contingent has dominated for TravelSIM Team Australia on Day 3 at the Dakine ISA World Junior Surfing Championship in Nicaragua. The event at the beachbreak of Playa Jiquiliste in Tola has attracted more than 300 of the world’s best Under 18 surfers from more than 30 countries.
In a clean 3-4ft (1.5m) swell, Stephanie Single (Lennox Head, NSW – 15.90) and Kirsten Ogden (Suffolk Park, NSW – 14.67) cruised through their heats of the Under 18 girls to move into Round 3 of the main draw.
It’s been a dream of Peaty’s for a while, to head out to the Isle of Man and take a lap round the TT course… Even at cruising speed, you can’t even start to think how fast the competitors fly round the track, putting everything on the line, year after year.
Legends such as John Mcguiness and Connor Cummins took a bit of time out of their hectic schedule to meet up for a chin wag, to discuss all things speed and two wheels.
Before he could even pack his backs, it was go time yet again, for the first big trip of the season, out to California for some Syndicate beach time and the infamous Sea Otter Classic event.
After a ‘relaxing’ few days in downtown Santa Cruz, with two slightly battered beach cruisers in tow, the full team headed off to Laguna Sec Raceway to see if all that off-season training had paid off…
Kelly Slater has conquered the Volcom Fiji Pro 2013, in solid six-to-eight foot (2 meter) waves at Cloudbreak, and takes the lead of the 2013 ASP World Tour rankings.
What an incredible day of pro surfing. The decisive morning at Cloudbreak saw Kelly Slater making history and scoring two Perfect 10 rides in the Quarterfinal heat against Sebastian Zietz. Twenty points, big time.
With plenty of swell on offer, the world’s best surfers displayed … More
The opening day of the PWA Catalunya World Cup saw the competitors registering for the upcoming competition between 10am and 11am. With a less than promising wind forecast, combined with a very quiet start to the day, not everybody was expecting to be competing come the afternoon.
However, as the skippers’ meeting took place at one o’clock the wind gradually started to increase as the local thermal effect kicked in. Shortly after 14:45 … More