Lookback: Six Epic Rides From A Week To Remember
Some rides to help us recall how 2021 moved from autumn to winter.
Nick Carroll
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Barrels, barrels, barrels. So many barrels. Enough to wear anyone out. Enough to tire us out just watching cam rewinds. That was the story of how the seasons changed along the eastern seaboard this year. Courtesy of Jesse Little and Spencer Frost, here’s some gems to remember it by.
Nick Vasicek and Dion Atkinson, Kirra. Nick was one of the early birds on May 25, when the first pulse of the week struck the nation’s most cylindrical piece of sand.
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.
Feb 16, 2021
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Today, the World Surf League (WSL) confirmed the updated schedule for the Championship Tour (CT) Australian leg, announcing the three upcoming events in North Narrabeen (NSW), Margaret River (WA), and Rottnest Island (WA). The WSL also announced the cancellation of the 2021 Corona Open Gold Coast pres. by Billabong and the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach.
Australian Leg of 2021 WSL Championship Tour : All tour stops and dates subject to change due to applicable COVID-19 related restrictions, including global travel restric
tions.
Rip Curl Narrabeen Classic pres. by Corona: April 16 – 26
Boost Mobile Margaret River Pro pres. by Corona: May 2-12
Posted December 16th, 2020 for Surfing Australia
CASUARINA/NSW (December 16th/2020) : Aussie surf fans have proven the nation’s former masters of the sport aren’t forgotten in retirement. Surfing Australia Studios Season One of ‘RIVALS’ was a resounding success with both mainstream fans and core lords of the sport alike supporting the concept through both Channel 9’s free-to-air broadcast and mySURFtv’s YouTube offerings over the twelve-week season. From Nathan ‘Hog’ Hedge and Tommy Carroll’s pep talk at Narrabeen to Kai ‘Ottz’ Otton calling out old sparring partner Joel Parkinson, good hearted banter was the flavour of the season, not to mention great surfing.