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February 16, 2013
MEREWETHER, Newcastle, NSW/Australia (Saturday, February 16, 2013) – This year’s Burton Toyota Pro and Hunter Ports Women’s Classic boast an incredible line-up of International and Australian surfers lead by current ASP World Champions Joel Parkinson and Stephanie Gilmore. Parkinson and Gilmore have chosen Surfest at Newcastle, Australia to open their 2013 season and fine-tune their [...]
February 15, 2013
MEREWETHER, Newcastle, NSW/Australia (Friday, February 15, 2013) – Day two of the Burton Toyota Pro Junior at Surfest, Newcastle, Australia saw the event’s top seeds enter the draw and stamp their authority on the event. Four to five foot (1.8 meter) fun, but tricky conditions allowed a crop of the world’s best surfers under 21-year-old [...]
February 14, 2013
MEREWETHER, Newcastle, NSW/Australia (Thursday, February 14, 2013) – The men’s and women’s Burton Toyota Pro Junior got off to a flying start today with excellent three foot (1.5 meter) surf at Newcastle’s Merewether beach for the first ASP event of Surfest 2013. The opening Rounds of the men’s competition saw Australia’s up-and-coming surfing talent mix-it-up [...]
February 13, 2013
MEREWETHER, Newcastle, NSW/Australia (Wednesday, February 13, 2013) – Tomorrow will see the start of the 2013 ASP Australasia Pro Junior Series, with the men’s and women’s Burton Toyota Pro Junior. Competition is set to be fierce as Australia’s best surfers under 21-years-old do battle against a crop of internationals for precious points towards qualifying for [...]
November 16, 2012
COOLANGATTA, QLD/Australia (Friday, November 16, 2012) – NEWCASTLE will once again open its arms to the world’s best male and female surfers in 2013, hosting both male and female ASP 6-Star competitions. Professional surfers from around the globe will descend on Newcastle next February 13-24, with the men vying for the prestigious Mark Richards trophy [...]
March 18, 2012
NEWCASTLE, NSW/Australia (Sunday, March 18, 2012) – Willian Cardoso (BRA) takes home the coveted Mark Richards trophy after winning the Burton Toyota Pro over Filipe Toledo (BRA) at Newcastle’s Surfest today. Overnight the surf increased to 4 foot (1.5 – 2 meters), giving the surfers plenty of opportunity to battle it out. Cardoso has joined [...]
March 17, 2012
NEWCASTLE, NSW/Australia (Saturday, March 17, 2012) – Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) has won the ASP 6-Star Hunter Ports Women’s Classic over Malia Manuel (HAW) in 2 foot (1 meter) surf at Merewether beach, Newcastle today. The Final was a fairly one-sided affair with Fitzgibbons dominating the wave selection and execution, this is her 2nd ASP 6-Star [...]
March 16, 2012
NEWCASTLE, NSW/Australia (Friday, March 16, 2012) – The field of more than 200 competitors has been culled to just 28 at Newcastle’s Surfest. The ASP 6-Star Burton Toyota Pro is down to the final 16 and the ASP 6-Star Hunter Ports Women’s Classic decided the Quarterfinalists in 2 foot (1 meter) surf at Merewether today. [...]
March 15, 2012
NEWCASTLE, NSW/Australia (Thursday, March 15, 2012) – Merewether beach, Newcastle once again pumped out small but shapely 2 – 3 foot (1 – 1.5 meter) surf for the ASP 6-Star Burton Toyota Pro and the ASP 6-Star Hunter Ports Women’s Classic. The Men’s event finished the Round of 96 and got through eight heats of [...]
March 14, 2012
NEWCASTLE, NSW/Australia (Wednesday, March 14, 2012) – Merewether once again played host to an array of the world’s best surfers as the ASP 6-Star Burton Toyota Pro hit the water for the Round of 96, the Round that sees the top seeds enter the draw. The surf was in the 2 to 3 foot (1 [...]