http://www.surfingaustralia.com Surfing Australia is Australia's peak surf organisation. The Surfing Australia website provides access to surf clubs, surfing lessons, surf news, surfing events, surf reports, and surf forecasts to amateur surfers, professional surfers and the general public. Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:06:33 +1100 http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news-details.php?id=2482 http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news-details.php?id=2482 COOLANGATTA/QLD (23rd February, 2012): TravelSIM Team Australia’s Jordan Mercer has rocketed to Australia’s first gold in the paddleboard division at the ISA World StandUp Paddle and Paddleboard Championship in Peru. http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news/item2482/s-jordan.jpg Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:04:03 +1100 http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news-details.php?id=2481 http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news-details.php?id=2481 COOLANGATTA/QLD (23rd February, 2012): KEY stakeholders in the future of Australian surfing gathered on the Gold Coast yesterday for the third Green Room Conference conducted by Surfing Australia. http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news/item2481/s-greenroom.jpg Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:12:40 +1100 http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news-details.php?id=2477 http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news-details.php?id=2477 The 2012 Noosa Festival of Surfing, presented by Global Surf Industries, will offer the biggest and best free entertainment program in the 21-year history of the event, http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news/item2477/s-bof.jpg Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:17:11 +1100 http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news-details.php?id=2475 http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news-details.php?id=2475 COOLANGATTA/QLD (22nd February, 2012): Travelsim Team Australia has made a strong start at the ISA World Stand-Up (SUP) and Paddleboard Championship in Peru. http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news/item2475/s-jacksonclose.jpg Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:34:44 +1100 http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news-details.php?id=2472 http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news-details.php?id=2472 The Victorian SUP Titles presented by VB is gearing up to take over Point Danger in Torquay this weekend. http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news/item2472/s-will cousins.jpg Sun, 19 Feb 2012 16:12:06 +1100 http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news-details.php?id=2459 http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news-details.php?id=2459 MANLY, NSW/Australia (Sunday, 19 February, 2012) – Matt Banting (AUS) and Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) have taken out the Inaugural Australian Open of Surfing Pro presented by Hurley and Billabong at Manly beach today. http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news/item2459/s-fitzgibbons.jpg Sun, 19 Feb 2012 16:04:13 +1100 http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news-details.php?id=2458 http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news-details.php?id=2458 COOLANGATA/QLD (19th February, 2012): D-BAH are the new kings of Australia’s boardriding club community after triumphing over the country’s top clubs in the 28th annual Volcom Kirra Teams Challenge on the Gold Coast today. http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news/item2458/s-dbahteamsmall.jpg Sat, 18 Feb 2012 16:18:42 +1100 http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news-details.php?id=2454 http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news-details.php?id=2454 COOLANGATA/QLD (18th February, 2012): Pipe Master Kieren Perrow returned to the base of his competitive surfing career on the Gold Coast today, powering to a heat victory for Byron Bay Boardriders on the penultimate day of the Volcom Kirra Teams Challenge. http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news/item2454/s-kperrow1.jpg Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:37:19 +1100 http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news-details.php?id=2448 http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news-details.php?id=2448 The best of Australian boardriding talent hit the water today at Duranbah for Day 1 of the Volcom Kirra Teams Challenge. http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news/item2448/s-joshhyland1.jpg Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:09:51 +1100 http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news-details.php?id=2447 http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news-details.php?id=2447 The Australian Open of Surfing presented by Hurley and Billabong has seen surfing's past, present and future stars doing battle in front of thousands of fans at Manly Beach. Today the surfers were forced to put their aerial skills on display in small 2 foot (1 meter) wind swell conditions. http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news/item2447/s-banting.jpg Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:57:33 +1100 http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news-details.php?id=2442 http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news-details.php?id=2442 A direct pathway from grassroots stand-up 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 sport’s key stakeholders on the Gold Coast. http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news/item2442/s-surfingaustraliasupseries.jpg Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:43:39 +1100 http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news-details.php?id=2444 http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news-details.php?id=2444 The Australian surfing tribe gathered in Manly last night to honour big-wave legend Ross Clarke-Jones as he was inducted into the Australian Surfing Hall of Fame. http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news/item2444/s-rcjtom.jpg Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:40:31 +1100 http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news-details.php?id=2441 http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news-details.php?id=2441 Determined Australian junior surfers wanting to take their surfing to the next level are invited to apply for a place at Surfing Australia’s Camp Coastalwatch. http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news/item2441/s-campcoastalwatch.jpg Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:11:32 +1100 http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news-details.php?id=2434 http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news-details.php?id=2434 The Australian boardriding community will converge on Duranbah from Friday for the world’s largest surfing teams event, the Volcom Kirra Teams Challenge. http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news/item2434/s-snapperrocks.jpg Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:04:50 +1100 http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news-details.php?id=2433 http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news-details.php?id=2433 The Australian Open of Surfing at Manly Beach presented by Hurley and Billabong was treated to another exciting day full of surf action. http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news/item2433/s-parko.jpg Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:53:35 +1100 http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news-details.php?id=2431 http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news-details.php?id=2431 Next month’s Noosa Festival of Surfing, presented by Global Surf Industries, will see a clash of the titans as three longboard world champions go head to head with some of the world’s leading longboard stylists in two specialty events. http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news/item2431/s-roach.jpg Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:49:54 +1100 http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news-details.php?id=2428 http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news-details.php?id=2428 The Australian Open of Surfing at Manly Beach presented by Hurley and Billabong was back on again today with small but fun surf on offer. Crowds lined the beach despite the rain and weather for the chance to see the world's best surfers at one of Australia's most famous beaches. http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news/item2428/s-occy.jpg Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:29:05 +1100 http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news-details.php?id=2426 http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news-details.php?id=2426 The heart and soul of Australian big-wave surfing Ross Clarke-Jones will be inducted as the 34th member of the Australian Surfing Hall of Fame on Thursday night. http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news/item2426/s-rcjportrait.jpg Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:24:44 +1100 http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news-details.php?id=2425 http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news-details.php?id=2425 Four-time women’s world surfing champion Lisa Andersen is throwing on the contest singlet and making a return to competition during The Moskova Trials for a spot in the Roxy Pro presented by Land Rover starting on the Gold Coast on 25th February. http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news/item2425/s-lisaandersen.jpg Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:36:39 +1100 http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news-details.php?id=2422 http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news-details.php?id=2422 Today the Australian Open Of Surfing at Manly Beach presented by Hurley and Billabong saw the world's best female surfers hit the water and put on an impressive show for the revellers on the beach and online. http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news/item2422/s-enever.jpg Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:14:15 +1100 http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news-details.php?id=2417 http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news-details.php?id=2417 The second day of the Australian Open of Surfing at Manly Beach presented by Hurley and Billabong saw sunshine and stellar surfing with both the women's and men's Pro Junior events being run well into the business end of the competition. http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news/item2417/s-nikki.jpg Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:57:54 +1100 http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news-details.php?id=2416 http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news-details.php?id=2416 In an all-Queensland affair Sunshine Coast surfer Julian Wilson surfed a brilliant final calling on his refined aerial skills to win the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) 4 Star Men’s World Tour Breaka Burleigh Pro. http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news/item2416/s-wilsonwin.jpg Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:41:50 +1100 http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news-details.php?id=2414 http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news-details.php?id=2414 The opening day of the Australian Open of Surfing at Manly Beach presented by Hurley and Billabong saw Australasia’s best junior surfers doing battle in 1 metre punchy surf. http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news/item2414/s-carmichael.jpg Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:10:59 +1100 http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news-details.php?id=2413 http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news-details.php?id=2413 Two-time world champion Mick Fanning showed he is well and truly ready for the 2012 surfing season with a strong opening heat win at the Association of Surfing Professionals Breaka Burleigh Pro at Burleigh Heads today. http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news/item2413/s-fanning.jpg Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:10:58 +1100 http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news-details.php?id=2412 http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news-details.php?id=2412 It was back to business for many of Australia’s top surfers who are competing at the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) 4 Star World Tour Breaka Burleigh Pro at Burleigh Heads on the Gold Coast today. http://www.surfingaustralia.com/news/item2412/s-wilson.jpg