JAKARTA, Indonesia — Despite being a three-time world champion in her sport, Liv Stone realized earlier this year that she may never get a chance to compete at the Olympic level. The 21-year old para-surfer was one of many in the sport’s international community who was distressed to find out that despite years of advocacy, … Read more
Australian judge Ben Lowe has been stood down from the Olympics after being pictured with Aussie star Ethan Ewing. The drama unfolded ahead of the quarter-finals where Ewing came up against countryman Jack Robinson while Aussie women’s star Tyler Wright also competed in the last eight. But Lowe, an experienced World Surf League judge, was … Read more
A professional surfer and lifeguard who appeared in the “Pirates of the Caribbean” film franchise and “Blue Crush was killed in a shark attack while surfing, authorities said. City and County of Honolulu Ocean Safety lifeguard Tamayo Perry, 49, died in the attack near Goat Island off Oahu on Sunday, Shayne Enright of the Honolulu … Read more
The shattered family of a high-profile surfer found fatally injured in a Sydney unit earlier this year is pleading for help from the public after being “left without answers”. Guy Haymes, 59, was found with critical head injuries at a unit complex on Pittwater Rd in Manly after police responded to reports of an assault … Read more
Brazil’s Italo Ferreira has won the Tahiti Pro in giant, glassy Teahupo’o tubes to showcase the wave’s potential two months before the break plays host to the Olympics. The Tokyo Games gold medallist beat Hawaiian John John Florence, who will surf for the US at the Paris Olympics, in flawless, five-metre swell. Ferreira got the … Read more
A 14-year-old Kelpie named Chase is proving to his Gold Coast community that you can teach old dogs new tricks. The ex-cattle dog has been spotted “skiing” on the back of a motorboat with his owner Ben Siely, who revealed his four-legged-friend had only picked up the new trick four months ago. WATCH THE VIDEO … Read more
A surfing bible is offering three lucky grommets the chance to dump their nine-to-five for board meetings among the country’s most tantalising waves. Billed by Australian publication Tracks Magazine as the “best job in the world”, the chosen few will paddle off on a surfing road trip along Australia’s coastline chasing big swells, competitions and … Read more
A young surfer who was killed in a horrific stabbing at a beach on NSW’s Mid North Coast, is being remembered by loved ones for his “big heart” and “free spirit”. Kye Schaefer, 22, was found with “significant” stab wounds to his body in the carpark of a Coffs Harbour beach about 6.40am on Thursday. … Read more
A man has revealed the horrific details of finding a surfer who had been brutally stabbed at a beach on NSW’s Mid-North Coast. The 22-year-old man was found with “significant” stab wounds to his body in the carpark of a Coffs Harbour beach about 6.40am on Thursday. He was taken to Coffs Harbour Base Hospital … Read more
A surfer has been stabbed and killed at a popular beach on NSW’s mid north coast. A witness on his way to the gym found the injured man in a carpark at a Coffs Harbour beach at about 6.40am on Thursday, and called emergency services. Chief Inspector Detective Guy Flaherty said paramedics treated the 22-year-old … Read more
