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2022 AND AGAIN THE BEAUTIFUL BEACHES OF PORT STEPHENS, NSW, TURNED ON THE CONDITIONS FOR THE WEEKEND EVENT HOSTED BY THE NEWCASTLE SUP CLUB AND SPONSORED BY BURTON AUTOMOTIVE AND GOFOIL… WITH RIDERS FROM QUEENSLAND AND VICTORIA MAKING THE TREK TO COMPETE! Once again, the weather Gods brought in the goods for the Burton Automotive Port Stephens SUP Challenge proudly executed by the dedicated committee of the Newcastle SUP Club. It was a nerve racking lead up, with the floods north and south of the Hunter and the gigantic ocean, howling winds and brown water. The committee had to bring out some back up plans of where to run the event but, come Friday morning, the clouds cleared for a beautiful sunrise and a fun 3ft of right hand One Mile beach point…

WITH THE POPULARITY OF FOILING EXPLODING AROUND THE WORLD, TAKING THE NEXT STEP AND LOOKING AT WHAT KIND OF COMPS COULD AND SHOULD BE RUN. WHAT KIND OF EVENTS ARE GOING TO REALLY APPEAL TO FOILING AND CAN WE TAKE PARTS OF ALREADY EXISTING SPORTS LIKE SURFING AND CROSS IT OVER INTO THE FOILING? Looking at what is already happening around the world we can see some foil events popping up, look at what is going on and see if it can be done better and really look outside the box. We really don’t want it to be just an extension of surfing as this is a great way to always just be in the shadows, if foiling is going to grow and run its own path it really needs new ideas…

Thank Sandra and Pieter - SUP World for this chance to share a small glimpse of my journey in this awesome industry. Growing up on the Northern Beaches of Sydney – Palm Beach (aka Summer Bay), I was instantly in love with the water. I started surfing around 5 years of age on an old green single fin that I still remember – heavy and hard to carry. Surfing occupied a very large majority of my time, getting in the ocean at every opportunity whether it be before school, afterschool or on the weekends. I loved the freedom of surfing and while I eventually dabbled in a couple of competitions over my early teen years, it wasn’t just about competing that motivated me to ride. Longboarding was a particular passion, the…

STAND UP SURFERS INCORPORATED (SUSINC), GOLD COAST’S ONLY DEDICATED SUP SURFING CLUB, ARE SUPER EXCITED TO HOST THE INAUGURAL GOLD COAST 10 FT SUP CLASSIC 21ST TO 22ND MAY 2022. WITH ATHLETES REGISTERED AND TRAVELLING FROM ALL OVER AUSTRALIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND TO COMPETE THIS IS GOING TO BE ONE EVENT YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS! Last year’s event provided some epic conditions from Lacey’s, Palm Beach, with super star competitors like, Paul Jackson from One SUP, making the most of it and scoring some classy barrels keeping the younger generation on their toes. Event Coordinator and former State and National SUP surfing Champion, Steve Morley said “This event is not about winners and losers - it’s about supporting the sport we love and building a stronger SUP surfing community. SUSinc ran…

Friday arvo a few hit Redbill to blow off the pre comp nerves in some warm knee-high waves with the promise of better swell for Saturday. That night saw the usual crew and some new ones catch up at one of the many sponsors, Food & Brew Bicheno for great pizza a few drinks and some trash talk. Saturday morning the SUP wave scouts were out early in the hope of finding some good waves, but after scouring the coast not much was on offer and with a forecast onshore due to hit sometimes it was decided Redbill was as good as anything else on offer. We got under way in small clean conditions, but it wasn’t long before the wind started to increase and after 3 heats it had become…

Over the weekend, the Waterbourne Charitable Trust hosted more than 160 athletes in Mt Maunganui, where perfect conditions allowed the festival to crown multiple national champions for Stand-Up Paddle boarding and beach volleyball. Ranging conditions enabled a range of athletes to flourish where it was clear a new emerging youth are growing through the ranks in New Zealand. The final day of water sports saw both paddle boarding and wing foiling take place in very challenging 2m swells, creating excitement on the beach. Newly crowned Overall National Champion Fergus Dunlop (19-year-old) has said “I am absolutely stoked to win the NZ Overall Men’s Championships this year and to share the podium with such talented paddlers. The standard of competition was really high again this year and weather conditions were challenging. It…