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March 16, 2013
MARGARET RIVER, WA/Australia (Saturday, March 16, 2013) – The world’s best surfers have descended on South West WA for the 2013 Drug Aware Margaret River Pro which has been called on this morning. There’s solid 8 foot (2.5 meter) sets hitting the reef at Margaret River main break, with both left and rights on offer [...]
March 15, 2013
Drug Aware Margaret River Pro Event Preview from Surfing Western Australia on Vimeo. MARGARET RIVER, WA/Australia (Friday, March 15, 2013) – Western Australia is preparing to host the biggest and most exciting Drug Aware Margaret River Pro in the event’s storied history. For the first time the event will be able to utilise both Margaret [...]
March 4, 2013
COOLANGATTA QLD/Australia (Tuesday 5 March 2013) – Some of the world’s best female Longboarders are preparing to descend on Kingscliff from March 20-24 to contest Australian Longboard Surfing Open and gain valuable qualifying points in the 2013 ASP Longboard Qualifying Series (LQS). Australia’s number one ranked ASP competitor, Georgia Young (WA), will be out to [...]
February 27, 2013
SURFERS PARADISE, QLD/Australia (Wednesday, February 27, 2013) – It’s less than 24 hours until the world’s best surfers gather at the QT Hotel in Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. The 2013 ASP World Surfing Awards will celebrate the achievements and performances from last year, while at the same time officially launching [...]
February 24, 2013
MEREWETHER Newcastle Australia (Sunday February 24 2013) – Reigning ASP World Champion Joel Parkinson has opened his 2013 season with a big win defeating Brazilian Alejo Muniz at the ASP 6-Star Burton Toyota Pro at Surfest in Newcastle today. In front of a huge crowd at Merewether Beach Parkinson stamped his authority on this final [...]
February 23, 2013
Newcastle Harbour, NSW/Australia (Saturday, February 23, 2013) – A bold move by Surfest Newcastle Australia organisers paid dividends as they relocated the event from the unsurfable 3m storm surf at Merewether to a semi protected location inside Newcastle Harbour. They also created history as this was the first time ever in the world of Professional [...]
February 22, 2013
MEREWETHER, Newcastle, NSW/Australia (Friday, February 22, 2013) - Stormy seas tested all surfers competing in the ASP 6-Star rated Burton Toyota Pro with rapidly increasing two-to-three meter (6 to 8 foot) surf. Conditions became so wind blown that organisers were forced to put the event on-hold after eight heats were completed. Julian Wilson (AUS) surfed a [...]
February 21, 2013
MEREWETHER, Newcastle, NSW/Australia (Thursday, February 21, 2013) – The promised swell finally arrived as many of the world’s best surfers enjoyed the challenge of solid waves to 2m (6-feet) at the Burton Toyota Pro. Second seeded Adriano De Souza (BRA) lifted the performance bar in a big way when he threw all his power and [...]
February 20, 2013
MEREWETHER, Newcastle, NSW/Australia (Wednesday, February 20, 2013) – Joel Parkinson looked relaxed, powerful and focused surfing his first official heat as the current ASP World Champion. He had little trouble demolishing his opponents scoring big from the get-go when he opened with an 8-point-ride and backed it up later with a 9 and a combined [...]
February 19, 2013
MEREWETHER, Newcastle, NSW/Australia (TUESDAY, February 19, 2013): Reigning five time ASP World Champion Stephanie Gilmore re-entered the competitive arena today at the 6-Star Hunter Ports Women’s Classic and found a way to take the heat win against the odds, with just minutes remaining in her see-sawing heat. Gilmore was in fourth place requiring a 6.43 [...]