Events

Fresh off the back of WCT coming to town, the team has been decided to represent the Gold Coast at the QLD school surfing state titles. In 2 months time the coast’s best surfers will board the ferry for North Stradbroke Island to take their next step in an Australian Title campaign. The first team members selected were in the MR Shield division. The MR Shield is a pairs surfing event in which 2 surfers …

BYRON BAY EASTER CLASSIC
IN MEMORY OF BEN KING
Presented by THE GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL AND CORONA
MARCH 21ST, 22ND,& 23RD 2008

Byron Bay surfer Jarrad Sullivan today won the 33rd Byron Easter Classic, only narrowly defeating the form surfer of the event, 2006 Champion, Yerin Brown. Sullivan was the dark-horse of the event unassumingly progressing through his heats, before blowing up in the final, to defeat Brown by 15.53 points to 15.19. Sullivan put everything …

Gold Coast Videographer, Craig Halstead from Superbank movies and now Go211.com has provided us with the latest clip from the Ripcurl Kirra Teams Challenge 2008.

This clip is a beauty , it shows World champion Mick Fanning ripping into a win for his club Kirra Surfriders. The heat also included WCT surfer Jay Thompson from Burleigh and Jock Barnes from LeBa (Lennox Ballina)
Also in a another heat, Josh Kerr carving it up …

Craig Halstead from Go211.com has supplied us with a few new video clips .

The first is clip is Part two of the 24th Annual Rip Curl Kirra Teams Challenge.

The second video clip below is some classic old footage Craig has dug up from somewhere of the 1974 Australian Titles at Burleigh Heads with Gold Coast legends such as Michael Peterson and Wayne Rabbit Bartholemew.

Remember if the clips keep …

It’s been a long time between drinks for the Kirra Surfriders club who took out the Rip Curl Kirra teams Challenge today. Their surfers winning seven out of eight heats surfed over the three-day event.
Kirra has won the title on four previous occasions. The last time being fourteen years ago.
With five wins and a second place at the start of the day, Kirra was in the box seat.
First, Asher Pacey sent …

Pro surfers Mick Fanning, Adrian Buchan and Josh Kerr took out their heats for their clubs late Friday afternoon
In particular World champion Mick Fanning was in spectaular form for his club Kirra Surfriders scoring a near perfect 19.6 out of 20. Leaving fellow WCT surfer Jay Thompson and old sparring partner Jock Barnes in …

The 24th Annual 2008 Rip Curl Kirra Teams Challenge got off to a great start today with perfect one-meter waves, offshore winds and blue skies.

Kirra Surf Riders club was more than happy with its surfers today. Scoring three heat wins from their surfers Jack Freestone and later, Damien Chaudoy, who scored the first and …

The 2008 Ripcurl Kirra teams Challenge is set to start tomorrow . With 30 surfboard riders clubs from all over Australia, it is the world’s largest event of its kind.

Each Club will field a team of eight surfers (any age) and two juniors (20 years and under). The event is run over three days Friday 7th March - Sunday 9th March Each surfer surfs once over the weekend and points are awarded according …

In a huge upset only an hour ago, 15 year old Hawaiian surfer Carissa Moore continued her giant killing spree by beating world Champ Stephanie Gilmore in their round 3 heat.
An in-form Carissa seemed to be in rythm with the sets and picked off the best onesthat came through. Unfortunately for Stephanie her waves, were only half the size and length.
Steph fought back and took the lead 8 minutes …

Organisers were stoked to get round 2 of the Quiksiver pro completed yesterday. Conditions were excellent with long workable glassy walls at Snapper rocks.

Kieren Perrow put a stop to the ‘Ginga Ninja” Mick Campbell’s run, with a blistering attack of cutbacks and re entries.
‘Wonder boy’ Dane Reynolds was another standout . Dane says “I dont surf to 80% free …

Stephanie Gilmore posted a high score of 9.17!! winning her heat and moving through to the third round, letting every one know she is keen to defend her title. Steph looked right at home today at one of her local haunts Duranbah beach .
easily defeating A young Carrissa Moore who was runner up to Stephanie last year…..
“It’s been a bit crazy with all the awards and activities and …