A Thing Of Great Cultural Power
While the pros struggled for a three foot wave on Rotto, it was life and death in the shorey at Newcastle Beach.
Mike Clayton-Brown, doing it for Merewether. All photos: Ethan Smith.
Sean Doherty
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Australian surfers will bleed for their club. From the second Tyler Wright was washed into the ocean pool at Cronulla back in 2014, her legrope snagged around the guide chain, Tyler getting smashed against the concrete wall while chasing an extra point for her hometown club of Culburra, you knew the idea of a national boardriders’ event was a thing of great cultural power.