Surfing australia news WINTER 2012 ISSUE 7 THe FUTUre HaS arrIVeD Hurley Surfing Australia High Performance Centre opens for business SUrFING WITH THe STarS Vegemite SurfGroms take centre stage with the pros HONOUrING a BIGWaVe leGeND Ross ClarkeJones inducted into the Australian Surfing Hall of Fame rOaD TO THe PODIUM Behind surfings bid for Olympic Games inclusion

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Welcome Hurley Surfing Australia High Performance Centre Official Opening VEGEMITE SurfGroms Goes From Strength To Strength Chasing Olympics Glory Surfing Is Going For Gold The Tribe Gathers To Honour Australian Surfing Awards Winners Ross ClarkeJones Inducted Into The Australian Surfing Hall of Fame Nikon Surf Photo of the Year Gallery Top 20 Finalists Nikon Surfing Australia Photographers Forum And Gallery Jamie Mitchell One Man And The Sea ISA World Surfing Championships A Two Wave Total

CEoS Welcome Welcome to the winter 2012 edition of Surfing Australias magazine. As our organisation continues to grow and prosper so too does our informative magazine now at 116 pages. We hope you enjoy this edition which should give you a good understanding of the recent developments in our sport. This is a milestone edition with the monumental opening of the worlds first surfing specific high performance training centre. The Hurley Surfing Australia High Performance Centre was officially opene

Chairmans Welcome Welcome to another edition of our Surfing Australia magazine. I hope you can take the time to read through all the exciting developments taking place in the sport we all love so much. This issue, I personally would like to reflect on where we have come over the last three years. Surfing in this country has now moved into its rightful position as a high profile sport within the myriad of mainstream sports undertaken in Australia. That profile has helped ensure the recognition of

SurFInG auSTraLIa oPEnS WorLdS FIrST SurFInG SPECIFIC TraInInG CEnTrE A monumental day for surfing in Australia was celebrated on June 15 when the Hurley Surfing Australia High Performance Centre HPC officially opened for business. 4

The facility is on a dedicated 1.2 million freehold title gifted to Surfing Australia by Consolidated Properties, developers of Casuarina Beach. Treasurer Swan was joined by former surfing world champions Layne Beachley, Mark Richards, Wayne Bartholomew and Barton Lynch plus more than 200 invited guests at the opening. Having spent my summers surfing the breaks along this part of the coast, its a huge pleasure for me to be here with some of our alltime surfing legends as well as Justine Elliot t

Hurley Australia General Manager Jason Haynes said the organisation was excited to be leading the innovation of surfing in the country. Hurley is proud to partner with Surfing Australia in the Hurley Surfing Australia High Performance Centre and continuing our support of junior surfing in Australia, Haynes said. Hurley is about innovation and being a microphone for youth. To be in a position to support junior surfing in Australia in a world first is exciting and a perfect fit for Hurley. We look

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o L G YMPICS SInG oL CHa combe By Tim Brimble SurFInG IS GoInG For GoLd Surfings bid to win inclusion in the Olympics Games is not a new concept. It was 1920 when swimming gold medal winner Duke Kahanamoku, the man who introduced surfing to Australians, asked the International Olympic Committee to include it in the program. The Dukes attempt failed and surfing remained firmly excluded from Olympics Games inclusion until the end of the century. Its only in the past decade or so that surfings pus

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In the midnineties the International Surfing Association and its Chairman Fernando Aguerre campaigned vigorously for a place at the Sydney 2000 Olympics. Like the Dukes earlier attempt, this latest bid also failed as did Surfing Australias campaigning to have surfing at least included as a demonstration sport. Decisions arent made overnight. The campaign to win inclusion can take upwards of five years. The decision on new sports is then made at the International Olympic Committee IOC Session sev

E doES SurFInG nnEd d THE oLYMPICS, a THE ConVErSELY do oLYMPICS FaCInGnS SErIouS QuESTIo on ITS rELEVanCY nEEd SurFInG But he adds replicating waves are the not the only potential hurdle. I think the international growth of surfing as a sport is building its own momentum and the IOC in the years to come wont be able to ignore our sport, Stark says. Surfing is a truly international sport, we have iconic global heroes in our sport, but obviously barriers in our sport are around some of the count

just like the bid to host the Olympic Games. Some traditional Olympic sports might struggle for relevance in todays society, but the chances of removing them are slim. I believe the vote will always be difficult, because of the scarcity of the spots available for new sports, and the large number of applicants, Aguerre says. Also, its quite clear, that new applicants face tougher challenges than sports already in the Games. What I mean is that, if the Games did not exist until today, and were cre

to decide which one to let go and it was tough as running has the Olympics pathway, Fitzgibbons says. Its a dream of every kid to compete at an Olympics Games. Obviously there are hurdles surfing faces not least the availability of the waves, but if they can make all that happen then itd be a fabulous opportunity. We get a small taste of the team environment at the ISA World Surfing Games with Team Australia and it had such a great feel with all the camaraderie and to be able to help each other

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IN DUCTE D INTO TH E auSTraLIan SurFInG HaLL oF FaM E Ross ClarkeJones is the heart and soul of Australian bigwave surfing. A storm chasing juggernaut who will take on any challenge Mother Nature cares to throw at him. For almost 30 years, the 45yearold has forged a reputation as a fearless charger who shows no signs of slowing down. If anything, his 40s have marked an even more earnest search to ride the planets biggest waves. It was a hunger instilled in him at an early age. Born in Sydney

most to ease back on the strenuous activities and deathdefying exploits. But thats not how Ross operates and he reckons he has another five good years left before thinking about slowing down. I like to look at people older than me and see how theyre going, Ross says. Guys who are the benchmarks like Clyde Aikau who is 60. I really dont want to be doing this in 15 years. He can have that. Tom is up there at 50 and still going hard so I can give it another solid five years at least. After so many

S TOP f Photo ur of the Year The best single surfingthemed image taken during 2011. While it had to be taken by an Australian photographer, the photo could be taken anywhere around the world and could be drawn from action, water, lifestyle, lineup or portrait photography. Ray collins nikon Surf Photo of the Year Scan the code to see the Nikon Surf Photo of the Year finalists on Surfing Australia TV 2 Ray collins 3 Ray collins 36 Surfing australia news Winter 2012 Issue 7

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Or s avericks, ver surfing wipeout at M worst e big planets most notorious one of the ning , responsible for the drow wave spots rs. s of a handful of his pee death On that stormy winters day in 2007, Mitchell had been towed into a 40foot behemoth that warped into a bottomless pit even his 10 years of big wave surfing couldnt prepare him for. I took a really bad wave the bottom dropped right out and I just sort of free fell, and the wave landed square on me, Mitchell said. It compressed me so h

mercy of treacherous currents and huge openocean swells, most believe the race masters you. Jamie paddles the course in a little under five hours. It is hard to argue the race has mastered him. Paddling between two islands, the navigation, the wind, it captured my imagination, Mitchell said. Its not just a straight paddle race where the best paddler wins youve got to be mentally strong, youve got to be smart, youve got to be prepared. The Molokai is a long way from the Coffs Harbour of Jamies c

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The fundamental reason the broader public dont know about Jamie Mitchell is because Australians dont understand open ocean paddleboarding, Stark explains. All they understand is clubby paddling. He has amazing respect as a waterman, hes a very unassuming character. He doesnt put his face all over the media he lets his sport do the talking. In fact, even with 10 consecutive Molokai wins, and securing the coveted sponsorship to compete in standup paddleboard events worldwide, it is only recently

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SPOTlIGHT ON aUSTralIaS TOP FeMale SUrFerS IN It was lights, camera and action when production started on the television documentary A Two Wave Total on the Gold Coast in March, with Australias top women surfers converging on Coolangatta. The one hour program follows Australias leading female surfers as they chase glory on the Australian leg of the ASP Womens World Championship Tour. Stephanie Gilmore, Sally Fitzgibbons, Laura Enever, Tyler Wright, Rebecca Woods and junior star Nikki van Dijk p

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new Minister for Sport Senator Kate Lundy Visits Rip curl Pro Bells Beach New Federal Minister for Sport, Senator Kate Lundy was lucky enough to see many of Australias surfing champions in action in April when she attended the second stop on the 2012 ASP World Championship Tour season, the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach. Senator Lundy was given a personal tour of the Bells Beach event site by Surfing Australia CEO Andrew Stark while watching a swag of Australian surfers perform strongly. Bells Beach

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SLaB oF THE YEar WInnEr aT TaVarua ISLand It took a while, but Gold Coast lifeguard Scott Wildin has finally eased his way back into normal life after the trip of a lifetime to Tavarua Island Resort in Fiji as winner of the 2011 VB Slab of the Year competition. 70 Surfing australia news Winter 2012 Issue 7

Wildin won the trip for his endless Kirra barrel in January 2011 and took good mate John Bear Cummings along and was joined by bigwave legend Ross ClarkeJones for the weeklong wavefest in the tropical island paradise in March. The group sampled all the renowned breaks in the vicinity of Tavarua Island including Cloudbreak, Restaurants, Wilkes Right and Desperations. The trip was everything we expected and more, Scott said. We had really light winds and it was sunny every day with a few barrels.

Nathan Hedge Wins 2012 Chiko Queensland Championship Circuit Nathan Hedge clinched his maiden Queensland Open Mens Surfing Title after claiming victory in the 2012 AUD30,000 Chiko Queensland Championship Circuit QCC. Hedge edged out Lincoln Taylor North Stradbroke Island, Qld in the ratings by 90 points 2590 to 2500, with both surfers booking a spot in the trials of the 2013 ASP Quiksilver Pro on the Gold Coast. To ensure the QCCs top two athletes are performing at their optimum for the Quiksil

Wingman Trials Nic Muscroft 29, Jan Juc topped an elite, eightman field of Victorias top surfers to claim the second and final wildcard berth into the Rip Curl Pro presented by Ford. In near perfect 34 foot conditions at Bells Beach, Muscroft defeated good friend Jack Perry 27, Jan Juc in the final. Muscroft unleashed a powerful display of surfing to rack up a pair of 8point rides putting him out of reach. Muscroft finished equal13th in the Rip Curl Pro, losing out to runnerup and 11time World C

Surfing Wa High Performance Surfing WA, The Department of Sport and Recreation, Sunsmart, Surfing Australia and the Western Force Rugby WA have recently combined forces to provide a group of metrobased junior high performance surfers with an introduction to strength and conditioning training. The programs are designed by Western Force Academy Strength and Conditioning Coach Louis Dallimore, in consultation with Dr Jeremy Sheppard, Sport Science Manager, Head of Strength and Conditioning at Surfi

SUP Guns Stand and Deliver Middleton Beach provided ideal surf conditions for the Stand Up Paddleboard State Titles. Finalists from all divisions will have the opportunity to represent South Australia at the Australian Titles in Port Macquarie in August 2012. Surfing SA wish to thank participating sponsors Coopers, Drug Aware and SA SUP Crew club members, for their support during the event. rESuLTS Open Men 1st Mark Temple, 2nd Rob Millington, 3rd Ty Andrews, 4th Scott McCluskey, 5th Mark Day. O

Surfing Tasmanias 2012 Season presented by VB What a great season of memorable contests, epic surf and good sportsmanship. Thanks to all the competitors, Head Judges Chris Collins and Paul Richardson and everybody that helped out to make 2012 such a successful season. In the 2012 Surfing Tasmania Open Championship, the Mens was won by Benn Richardson, ahead of Luke Bugg, Zeb Critchlow and Tom Gray. Lizzy Stockely took out the Open Womens crown narrowly defeating Brooke Mason. In the Senior divis

Southern Cross SUP Festival Presented by dalbora Marinas Wrapping up a mammoth four days of surfing, racing and festivities, the event crowned State SUP champions for Team NSW, who will progress to the Australian Surf Festival and if successful the ISA World Games. Beau OBrian took three of the four titles he competed in which included the Elite Marathon in extreme but perfect SUP conditions at Nelson Bay. Michael Davis and Erin Dark won the Open Men and Women surfing contingent and young Mollym

MICHAEL tribute to a legend The following is the eulogy for Michael Peterson written by Andrew McKinnon. The Australian surfing great passed away on 29th March, aged 59. PETERSON Michael has and will always be an inspiration to all of us. Whether you knew him as a friend, or read about him, seen the photos or watched the movies, you couldnt help being inspired by his magic, charisma and power. As John Harris said, MP was surfings Elvis. He was known by many names Mick, MP, Reg, the Mad Monk,

could out paddle everyone, one minute hes next to you with that crazy smile and then goes wide and hes back out at the takeoff leaving you in his wake. Nat could out paddle everyone on his knees and MP could do the same prone, with his unique pigeon chest a paddling machine after all he was a super swimmer and nipper prior to taking up board riding. They called him the King of Kirra but as another friend, Peter Harris, said, he was King wherever he paddled out whether it be Burleigh, Greenmount

Surfing australias takes coaching to a new Level Key stakeholders in the future of Australian surfing gathered on the Gold Coast in February for the third Green Room Conference conducted by Surfing Australia. The conference is the benchmark professional development gathering for the surfing community held at the Twin Towns Services club and coincides with the Quiksilver Pro and Roxy Pro at nearby Snapper Rocks on the southern end of the Gold Coast. It brought together some of the sports leading

The Wahu Surfer Groms Comps is on again this summer As always, therell be loads of prizes, giveaways and tons of beach games but this year you could... Respective winners of the U13 boys and girls divisions at each event 16 participants will WIN an allexpenses paid 3 day Wahu Surf Camp at the Hurley Surfing Australia High Performance Centre Divisions U9 to U15 Boys Girls NEW U7 Boys Girls mixed Parent assist Visit surfingaustralia.com to pay online and go to wahu.com.au to check out last yea

ONTINUeS WITH C Iconic beach brand Wahu is the latest partner to extend its partnership with Surfing Australia. Wahu has signed on as naming rights sponsor to the Wahu Surfer Groms Comps for a further year. It is the only national tour to fully cater for the micro groms and has been confirmed at eight events across Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia and New South Wales with the introduction of a Coffs Harbourbased event. In a major coup, the respective winners of the Under 13 boys and girl

RIP CURL GROMSEARCH PRESENTED BY TELSTRA FoR aUStRaLIa In 2012 The Rip Curl GromSearch presented by Telstra is back for another year to expose Australias top junior surfing talent. Since its birth in 1999, GromSearch is regarded as a rite of passage junior surfing series for kids looking to further develop their surfing careers. Rip Curl GromSearch provides its participants with a countrywide ratings system, at least two surfs and will be hitting the shores of four states across Australia, star

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lOOKS TO THe FUTUre By BaCKING JUNIOr TITleS Kyle Cooper left and Hamish Renwick right celebrate the first ever Tasmanian Schools Team to win an Australian School Teams Title aUSTralIaN In an exciting addition to this years Australian Junior Surfing Titles in Tasmania, Australias premier music festival Soundwave has come on board as naming rights sponsor. For the first time, the titles will also include an Under 14 division to join more than 200 of Australias hottest Under 16 and Under 18 sur

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TO G IN a rF alI IP SU r H ST rS aM aU la Gr HO rO SC P Australias leading junior surfers have been given a timely boost in their quest to one day qualify for the elite World Tour with the launch of the Surfing Australia High Performance Scholarship Program. Jake Sylvester N lIa ra e ST Or S STaG aU NI errlD JU rFe WO SU TH Philippa Anderson Cooper Chapman ON Kirsten Ogden 90

Thanks to backing from the Federal Government through the Australian Sports Commission ASC, Surfing Australia will provide 22 athletes increased access to expert training and guidance. The Australian surfers were selected from the ASP World Junior Tour and ASP Prime and Star events on the ASP World Tour and will be provided with ongoing competition and training support throughout the year under the guidance of Surfing Australia National Coaching Director Martin Dunn and Sport Science Manager Dr

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SIXTEEN OF THE COUNTRYS MOST PROMISING JUNIOR SURFERS WERE GIVEN THE KEYS TO TAKE THEIR SURFING TO NEW LEVELS DURING SURFING AUSTRALIAS CAMP COASTALWATCH IN APRIL. Camp Coastalwatch was open to any Under 16 surfer in Australia who had not reached the quarterfinal at a national competition, but showed a motivation to want to improve their surfing. There were over 140 applications for the camp, which was held at the Hurley Surfing Australia High Performance Centre HPC at Casuarina in northern NSW

DOIGS aM Ir r P Through the Illicit Drugs in Sport IDIS Program, Surfing Australia has partnered with the Australian Government to ensure Australian athletes have the education and support to make the right choices when it comes to illicit drugs. The main aims of the Surfing Australia Illicit Drugs in Sport Program are to Prevent illicit drug use in elite sport through education programs targeted at athletes, coaches and administrators Harness the power of positive sporting role models to help

title roots to World Grass A direct pathway from grassroots standup paddling SUP through to State, National and World titles and ultimately the Olympic Games is now firmly established following a forum of some of the sports key stakeholders on the Gold Coast in February. Attendees at the forum included representatives from Surfing Australia, its State branches, leading paddlers including Jamie Mitchell, Justin Holland and Paul Jackson, and grassroots club representatives from Queensland, New Sou

E R I ES UP S S NS N D LO CATI O ES A EVE NT DAT EVE NT 2 EVE NT 3 EVE NT 4 EVE NT 5 lian South Austra Titles SUP May 19, 2012 South Victor Harbor, Australia s N SW S U P Title al Festiv 12 May 24 27, 20 Stephens, New Port South Wales elect the es that will s d SU P Titles. Seri gnised SU P e ISA Worl fficially reco The o ompete at th c U P Team to Australian S NATIO NAL AL sland FIN Surfing Queen 2012 S U P Ocean al Paddle Festiv 9 11, 2012 June Gold Coast, Queensland EVE NT 1 Titles Vic

dBah oaRdRIdeRS B WIn 28th LcoM annUaL Vo S KIRRa teaM chaLLenGe dBah are the new kings of australias boardriding club community after triumphing over the countrys top clubs in the 28th annual Volcom Kirra teams challenge on the Gold coast in February. In clean 24ft 1 metre peaky waves at Duranbah, Coolangatta surfer Nick Vasicek led his team of Samba Mann, Jack Scollard, Jake Ross Peek, John Cummings, Brent Dorrington, Jack Freestone and Damon Harvey to the 6000 winners cheque and a Hurley Surf

Has your board been NanoTuned NanoTune is a scientifically engineered T Tune revolutionary new coating system that reduces friction as your board moves through the water. The result is simple RIDER TAJ BURROW PHOTO John Respondek ENDORSED BY TOP WORLD TOUR SURFERS for dealer inquires infonanotunenow.com ELEVATED PERFORMANCE LESS DRAG MORE SPEED

The wave pool facility at Darwin Waterfront SoLITarY ISLandS SurF SCHooL GoES oFF THE BEaTEn TraCK Solitary Islands Surf School SISS may have only recently been established by former world longboarding champion Harley Ingleby and longtime surf coach and friend Darryn Quigley, but the business is already making headways toward becoming one of Australias leading surf schools and VEGEMITE SurfGroms delivery centres. Based for most of the year at Emerald Beach on the waverich Coffs Coast, just nor

GIRLS Go SURFInG daY Australian beaches were taken over during January by more than 2500 firsttime female surfers for the annual Girls Go Surfing Day. In its 22nd year, the Girls Go Surfing Day is the longest running female learntosurf program and encourages beginners of all ages to experience the thrill of surfing for the first time. The program was held nationally at more than 40 schools through the Surfing Australia Surf Schools Network. Surfing Australia CEO Andrew Stark said it was great to

oLd SCHooL EXErCISE For SoME nEW SCHooL THouGHTS The Hurley Surfing Australia High Performance Centre boasts a new strength and conditioning facility but you wont find treadmills, exercise bikes, Swiss balls or other similar equipment associated with most fitness centres. The room more resembles a weightlifting hall all the way down to the bowls of chalk for grip. Surfing Australia News chalkedup and joined Australian Pro Junior frontrunners Wade Carmichael and Tim Macdonald as they were the fi

Jeremy, it looked like we were at the trials of the Bulgarian Olympic weightlifting team. How does doing a snatch or a squat or a deadlift benefit someone in their surfing The way I explain it to the surfers is to stop thinking about sport specific training and start thinking about sport relevant training, so the movements are relevant, but they are specific to that athlete. For example, if an athlete is weak through the posterior chain the hamstring, the glutes and lower back thats going to cr

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A massive summer of Surfing Australia Pro Surfer Camps treated a host of frothing Aussie groms to an amazing experience with some of Australias best surfers. Starting in December, the list of Pro Surfer Camp hosts included Laura Enever, Joel Parkinson, Bede Durbidge, Adrian Buchan, Sally Fitzgibbons and Tyler Wright. The inaugural Pro Surfer SUP camp was hosted by Jamie Mitchell, while Harley Ingleby hosted the Pro Surfer Longboard camp. Still to come are camps hosted by SUP champion Justin Hol

Current World No.1 Joel Parkinson was blown away by the quality of the surfing at his camp. These camps are fantastic, all the kids here are ripping, Joel said. Its great they can come out with a bunch of other kids who all get on and just surf for a few days and get some great tips. Womens World No.2 Sally Fitzgibbons copped a grilling from the young surfers who attended her camp wanting to know everything about her life on the World Tour. Its so easy working with groms that are so excited abou

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LAYNE BEACHLEY History was made when the 2012 Layne Beachley and Mark Richards U16 National Training Camps became the first programs to be held at the new Hurley Surfing Australia High Performance Centre HPC. Twelve of the Australias most promising junior female surfers and 14 of the top male junior surfers spent four days with seventime World Champion Layne Beachley and fourtime World Champion Mark Richards at their respective camps at the new 4 million facility at Casuarina in northern NSW

MR SURF CAMPS MAKE H I S T OR Y A T TH E N EW H PC Most Promising Su rfer Jeames Young with Martin Dunn and MR THe layNe BeaCHley U16 NaTIONal TraINING CaMP INClUDeD NSW Cali McDonagh Lennox Head, Holly Wawn Newport, Holly SueCoffey Crescent Head, Kobie Enright Tweed Heads QLD Lucy Callister Noosaville, Isabella Nichols Coolum Beach VIC Zoe Clarke Jan Juc, Jemima Hutchins Barwon Heads SA Ellie Francis Middleton WA Emilijana Campbell Denmark, Bailee Hastie Margaret River TAS Eliz

JUDGING PaTHWay OPeNS NeW DOOrS Course which was organised by my local Boardriders Club because I thought it would improve my surfing, which it did, and after completing the course it stimulated a lot of interest in what judging our sport is really about. I got an opportunity to get into pro judging in my last year of the pro junior series when a knee injury resulted in me being out of the water for a couple months. Phil Courtney, Surfing NSW Head Judge gave me the call and asked if I was intere

What are some of the ups and downs of judging that you have personally encountered Travel nightmares, parents, coaches, surfers There is always going to be dramas with travel and if youre constantly on the road. Coming back from China this year we experienced some bad weather so we missed our flight to Hong Kong then missed the flight back to Australia so that wasnt too much fun, particularly with the limited alternatives we had. As for the coaches and surfers, it is getting a lot better on how

Russell Molony on his way to victory IaN INDIGeNOUS aUSTral SUrFING TITle Russell Molony is the Australian Indigenous Surfing Champion for 2012 after defeating Joe Haddon in excellent twometre surf at Bells Beach in May. It is the first time the title has been contested in 16 years and the previous champion Scott Rotumah Byron Bay was onhand to pass over the title to the new Australian Champion from North Entrance, NSW. Its been such a special week at Bells Beach and Im really proud to win this

Tom Avery flies the flag during the Expression Session Joe Haddon busts off the top Champion Russell Molony Former Pipeline Masters winner Robbie Page FInaL daY PLacInGS 1st Russell Molony NSWCentral Coast 2nd Joe Haddon NSWForsterTuncurry 3rd Soli Bailey Byron Bay and Robbie Page Wollongong 5th Tom Avery Lismore and Dale Richards Tweed Heads www.surfingaustralia.com 113

2012 aSP World Tour race aSP World Championship Tour Best Australian results Men Quiksilver Pro, Gold coast 1 Taj Burrow, 3 Josh Kerr Rip curl Pro, Bells Beach 1 Mick Fanning, 3 Joel Parkinson Billabong Pro Rio, Rio de Janeiro 2 Joel Parkinson, 3 Mick Fanning, 3 Josh Kerr Volcom Fiji Pro 3 Mick Fanning WoMen Roxy Pro, Gold coast 1 Stephanie Gilmore Rip curl Womens Pro, Bells Beach 1 Sally Fitzgibbons, 2 Stephanie Gilmore, 3 Tyler Wright dow agroSciences Pro, taranaki 1 Stephanie Gilmore common

aSP World Junior Tour Best Australian results Men aSP MenS WoRLd JUnIoR toUR Billabong aSP World Junior, Gold coast 1 Wade Carmichael WoMen aSP WoMenS WoRLd JUnIoR toUR Billabong aSP World Junior, Gold coast 2 Philippa Anderson , 2 Laura Enev MenS PRo JUnIoR eVentS championship Moves Pro Junior, Bells Beach 1 Wade Carmichael, 2 Jordin Watson, 3 Soli Bailey oakley Pro Junior, north Stradbroke Island 2 Thomas Woods, 3 Wade Carmichael, 3 Jake Sylvester australian open of Surfing Pro Junior, Man

GIVeS onLIne acceSS to Surfing Australia TV is now available 24 hours, seven days a week through its new dedicated website www.surfingaustraliatv.com. Surfing Australia TV is a new monthly, halfhour program showcasing the organisations many different programs from junior development, through to elite athlete coaching, event management and industry education. It is broadcast to a potential national audience of 22 million viewers in more than 8.3 million homes on freetoair channel Television 4 Me.

with help from www.surfcoach.com Surfcoach.com is an interactive website to help improve your surfing. This innovative online education tool offers instructional video packages and training cards for all levels and styles of surfing. Surfcoach.com is committed to helping surfers learn new skills or finetune existing skills through the internet. The site is not just for competition surfers, but any surfer who just wants to do a better turn, learn a new move, or simply be more confident whenever t

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