April 29th, 2010
Marty Paradisis from Tasmania paddling into a Shipstern’s Bomb. Photos Andrew Chisholm.
vendredi 30 avril 2010
jeudi 29 avril 2010
O&E USA Rider, 17 Year Old Clay Crandal
O&E USA Rider, 17 Year Old Clay Crandal
April 28th, 2010
17 year old Clay Crandal lives in HB and attends Edison high. He’s travelled to Indo, Hawaii and Mexico and will shortly start the QS circuit. The kid kills it in big waves and small!
vendredi 23 avril 2010
Ocean & Earth partenaire du ZARBI TOUR 2010
OCEAN & EARTH partenaire du ZARBI TOUR 2010:
Au programme cette année : une étape snow, les 13 et14 Mars à Gourette [64] ; une étape skate au park Alai de Biarritz [64], les 17 et 18 Avril ; une étape de kayak freestyle à St Pé de Bigorre [65] les 8 et 9 Mai ; une étape de surf sur la plage de la Milady à Biarritz [64] + 1 étape bonus de mountainboard sur les 4 et 5 Septembre sur le mountain park de Payolle [65].
Trois soirées à thèmes seront organisées dans quelques uns des meilleurs bars des Pyrénées Atlantiques + une soirée de clôture au gaztetxe de Biarritz avec le DJ electro/metal espagnol IKKI.
Lastage sera le partenaire principal de cet événement défiant toutes les conventions et ne prenant définitivement rien au sérieux ! Plus d'infos : www.zarbitour.com ... Prochaines news très bientôt !
Au programme cette année : une étape snow, les 13 et14 Mars à Gourette [64] ; une étape skate au park Alai de Biarritz [64], les 17 et 18 Avril ; une étape de kayak freestyle à St Pé de Bigorre [65] les 8 et 9 Mai ; une étape de surf sur la plage de la Milady à Biarritz [64] + 1 étape bonus de mountainboard sur les 4 et 5 Septembre sur le mountain park de Payolle [65].
Trois soirées à thèmes seront organisées dans quelques uns des meilleurs bars des Pyrénées Atlantiques + une soirée de clôture au gaztetxe de Biarritz avec le DJ electro/metal espagnol IKKI.
Lastage sera le partenaire principal de cet événement défiant toutes les conventions et ne prenant définitivement rien au sérieux ! Plus d'infos : www.zarbitour.com ... Prochaines news très bientôt !
mercredi 21 avril 2010
Macca's Teenage Rampage 2010
Macca’s Teenage Rampage finishes in style
April 10th, 2010
Josh Szele (Warilla, NSW) was crowned the champion of the 16 years division today at Macca’s Teenage Rampage.
(Cronulla, NSW – Saturday, 9 April 2010): Macca’s Teenage Rampage finished in style today as the southern suburb’s finest tore apart North Cronulla. With the qualification for the Ocean & Earth International Teenage Rampage in the back of all competitors’ minds, all stops were pulled out in fun, windswept conditions.
Local standout Veronica Charles (Cronulla, NSW) was pipped in the final of Macca’s Teenage Rampage, finishing second today at The Alley.
Lining up in the 16 years boys were standouts Josh Szele (Warilla, NSW), Jesse Horner (Cronulla, NSW), Chris Robertson (Cronulla, NSW) and Hank Hartley (Maroubra, NSW).
Seeing some amazing surfing and a plethora of futuristic manoeuvres, it was Szele who reigned supreme over Horner, Robertson and Hartley, who finished second, third and fourth respectively.
At a mere 14 years of age, Szele highlighted to all why he is one of the most anticipated talents in the country defeating his more fancied, and older, competitors.
Having won the 13 years division at last year’s event, Szele went on to finish second in the Ocean & Earth International Teenage Rampage and hasn’t showed any signs of slowing his
“I love these contests,” he said with a beaming smile.
“Being able to surf three times and hang out with your friends all day is awesome.”
Kalani Ball (Stanwell Park, NSW) dominated from the get-go at Cronulla to take the 13 years division.
Accruing a total heat score of 13.60 (out of a possible 20), which included an impressive 7.60 (out of a possible 10), Szele had his backhand arsenal running smooth.
“The conditions were tough,” he continued.
“But, there were some little runners that allowed you to link a few turns together.”
With brother Jarrod finishing second in the 13 years division, the sibling rivalry seems to be proving a successful breeding ground.
“We push each other every time we surf,” Josh admitted.
“It’s a healthy rivalry that seems to be helping us both out.”
Joining Szele on the winner’s podium was Tayla Ayshford (Matraville, NSW), who cruised to victory in the 16 years girls division.
Defeating Veronica Charles (Cronulla, NSW), Lucy Kavanagh (Bondi, NSW) and Grace Bambridge (Maroubra, NSW), who finished second, third and fourth respectively, Asyhford surfed with poise and grace.
Seeing the top four surfers in the male divisions, and the top two surfers in the female divisions, qualifying for the Ocean & Earth International Teenage Rampage at Cronulla in early 2011, Asyhford will pit herself against qualifiers from around the globe.
Future superstar Kalani Ball (Stanwell Park, NSW) took out the 13 years division, whilst Billie Melinz (Coalcliff, NSW) continued her great form to take the corresponding girls division.
The ever-popular Vodafone Happy Hour, with Wombat, kept all beach-goers on the edge of their seats as former ASP World Tour surfer Phil Macdonald gave away cash and a host of great prizes.
Blake Wilson’s Weekend
April 19th, 2010Hello all!
My weekend started really nicely! winning my way through to the semi Finals of the Toyota Burleigh Classic with fun little 3 footers running down the rocky at Burleigh Point. With about 10 minutes remaining in my semi needing only a 6.33 i took off on what was the bomb of the heat, only to get fully faded by some absolute gumby who i ran over dinged my board and ended up on the rocks! Stoked! did not break for the rest of the heat…
Leaving the Beach straight away in a hurry to get to Suncorp Stadium to watch the all important Cronulla Sharks VS Brisbane Broncos. Sitting next to my brother with our brand new sharkies jerseys surrounded by drunken Broncos supporters we watch our team get smashed 44 to 16..Should of heard the criticism we copped!!! That’s alright the Sharkies with be back..
Some of the boys are stuck in Scotland bot being able to fly out because of all the Volcanic movement in iceland and its snowing..Have fun boys…
Off to the US of A for Trestles in about 10 days..stay tuned!
Phil MacDonald's last video with teen surf team
Standout Sessions: Southern NSW Surprise, April 7, 2010
Date: - Wednesday April 7, 2010.
Swell size and direction: - 4-5ft from the Sth at 12 seconds. Wind: NW/NE.
State: - Southern NSW.
Getting grommets up is always a difficult task, especially when the swell isn’t doing much. We had been summoned by the boss to do a studio photo shoot down the coast at 9 in the morning. I didn’t even pack a board as the waves were looking like being tiny, so I just picked up a little fun 5”6 quad, off Phil Byrne in the Gong on the way, just in case there was a grovel.
The beaches on the way down were pretty small, and we were wondering if we would even get a chance to get wet at all. Darcy Phillips and Billy Kean were in the car with me. Darcy had never been down south, so he was frothing to sample some juice, something that didn’t look likely to happen.
The product photo shoot had been moved from the studio to the beach, as the bad weather had cleared. Taking our time and in no big rush to get down to the beach, we didn’t arrive at the beach till 10 o clock. The grommets hadn’t shut up for the last two and a half hours, so I was the first to jump out of the car, for a much needed break.
Wow, shock horror, there were waves!! Not just grovel either. The swell was a clean four to five feet, straight out of the south, with the tiniest hint of east. Winds were offshore NW; the tide was low, coming in. Shit, let’s hurry up and get this shoot over with!
Standing on the beach watching perfect five foots pits was punishing, the grommets were wigging out. The shoot broke all records, within an hour we were charging into the water. The rights were firing, but over the course of the last hour, the tide had slowly swallowed the barrelling rights up and left us with leftovers, but some fattish fun rights. Still though the grommets were stoked.
Knowing somewhere else would be firing, the call was made to head further south. Sometimes, this can end in disaster along this stretch of southern NSW coast, as the whole day can become a driving journey in search of the perfect wave, when it may not exist.
The first place we checked was going to be where we surfed not matter what, the grommets were back to their annoying best, and I needed a break again. The waves looked fun enough in the four foot range. So we charged out. Brett Burcher, and a host of up and coming south coast grommets were in the water being coached by Barton Lynch.
The waves, to our surprise were actually really fun and for an hour or so started to really barrel. Darcy snapped his board, as some of the grommets including, Matty king, Russell Bierke and Chaz Raynor, were throwing themselves into double over head green rooms. It was great to see these little groms, really having a go!
All of us surfed till dark, except for Darcy because he only had the one board. The plan was to make the grommets surf that much that they passed out in the car on the way home. This worked until their stomachs demanded I stop at Maccas!
What was supposed to be a semi boring Sponno photo shoot, turned out to be a sick day. We totally lucked out this time!
- Phil Macdonald
Date: - Wednesday April 7, 2010.
Swell size and direction: - 4-5ft from the Sth at 12 seconds. Wind: NW/NE.
State: - Southern NSW.
Getting grommets up is always a difficult task, especially when the swell isn’t doing much. We had been summoned by the boss to do a studio photo shoot down the coast at 9 in the morning. I didn’t even pack a board as the waves were looking like being tiny, so I just picked up a little fun 5”6 quad, off Phil Byrne in the Gong on the way, just in case there was a grovel.
The beaches on the way down were pretty small, and we were wondering if we would even get a chance to get wet at all. Darcy Phillips and Billy Kean were in the car with me. Darcy had never been down south, so he was frothing to sample some juice, something that didn’t look likely to happen.
The product photo shoot had been moved from the studio to the beach, as the bad weather had cleared. Taking our time and in no big rush to get down to the beach, we didn’t arrive at the beach till 10 o clock. The grommets hadn’t shut up for the last two and a half hours, so I was the first to jump out of the car, for a much needed break.
Wow, shock horror, there were waves!! Not just grovel either. The swell was a clean four to five feet, straight out of the south, with the tiniest hint of east. Winds were offshore NW; the tide was low, coming in. Shit, let’s hurry up and get this shoot over with!
Standing on the beach watching perfect five foots pits was punishing, the grommets were wigging out. The shoot broke all records, within an hour we were charging into the water. The rights were firing, but over the course of the last hour, the tide had slowly swallowed the barrelling rights up and left us with leftovers, but some fattish fun rights. Still though the grommets were stoked.
Knowing somewhere else would be firing, the call was made to head further south. Sometimes, this can end in disaster along this stretch of southern NSW coast, as the whole day can become a driving journey in search of the perfect wave, when it may not exist.
The first place we checked was going to be where we surfed not matter what, the grommets were back to their annoying best, and I needed a break again. The waves looked fun enough in the four foot range. So we charged out. Brett Burcher, and a host of up and coming south coast grommets were in the water being coached by Barton Lynch.
The waves, to our surprise were actually really fun and for an hour or so started to really barrel. Darcy snapped his board, as some of the grommets including, Matty king, Russell Bierke and Chaz Raynor, were throwing themselves into double over head green rooms. It was great to see these little groms, really having a go!
All of us surfed till dark, except for Darcy because he only had the one board. The plan was to make the grommets surf that much that they passed out in the car on the way home. This worked until their stomachs demanded I stop at Maccas!
What was supposed to be a semi boring Sponno photo shoot, turned out to be a sick day. We totally lucked out this time!
- Phil Macdonald
Legend talks up his teen protege
April 21st, 2010
EX-WORLD champion Barton Lynch believes teenager and Ocean & Earth rider Jordan Lawler can follow an endless stream of quality North Narrabeen surfers and convert his natural talents into results on a wider stage. .
Picture: MARTIN LANGE
Jordan will be one of eight junior surfers from across Australia joining fellow North Narrabeen teen Tylah Hutchinson, competing in the upcoming Rip Curl GromSearch finals at Bells Beach
Tylah qualified after winning a groms event at North Cronulla in January, while 14-year-old Jordan booked his ticket to Bells after winning two titles in South Australia last November.
What made Jordan’s victories all the more impressive was the youngster fighting above his weight in claiming the 16s crown, to go along with the 14s win.
Lynch is now certain the goofy-footer can follow a long line of North Narrabeen champions and put on a show in Bells from Sunday.
“Narrabeen just continues to be a hotbed of surfing talent,” Lynch, who is Jordan’s coach, said.
“Guys like Simon Anderson, Damien Hardman, Chris Davidson, Nathan Hedge, Laura Enever, Davey Cathels … it’s fair to say Jordan is the next in line of such a great surfing heritage.”
It’s a big call from Lynch, but one he’s prepared to back in young Jordan.
“He’s got youth, he’s got natural ability and he hates to lose,” the 1988 world champion said.
“Last week he didn’t have a good week at training and you could see that was burning away in him, he was stewing over it.
“That is an important ingredient to have.”
The Mater Maria Warriewood year 9 student said Lynch’s influence over the past six months has been life altering.
“He’s helped me with everything,” Jordan said.
“Helped with my surfing, everyday life things and he’s helped me out with sponsors.
“He’s the best guy ever.”
Young Jordan said he will head to Bells tomorrow in a “confident” mood.
“I feel good, I want to get the best result I can,” he said.
-Manly Daily.
EX-WORLD champion Barton Lynch believes teenager and Ocean & Earth rider Jordan Lawler can follow an endless stream of quality North Narrabeen surfers and convert his natural talents into results on a wider stage. .
Picture: MARTIN LANGEJordan will be one of eight junior surfers from across Australia joining fellow North Narrabeen teen Tylah Hutchinson, competing in the upcoming Rip Curl GromSearch finals at Bells Beach
Tylah qualified after winning a groms event at North Cronulla in January, while 14-year-old Jordan booked his ticket to Bells after winning two titles in South Australia last November.
What made Jordan’s victories all the more impressive was the youngster fighting above his weight in claiming the 16s crown, to go along with the 14s win.
Lynch is now certain the goofy-footer can follow a long line of North Narrabeen champions and put on a show in Bells from Sunday.
“Narrabeen just continues to be a hotbed of surfing talent,” Lynch, who is Jordan’s coach, said.
“Guys like Simon Anderson, Damien Hardman, Chris Davidson, Nathan Hedge, Laura Enever, Davey Cathels … it’s fair to say Jordan is the next in line of such a great surfing heritage.”
It’s a big call from Lynch, but one he’s prepared to back in young Jordan.
“He’s got youth, he’s got natural ability and he hates to lose,” the 1988 world champion said.
“Last week he didn’t have a good week at training and you could see that was burning away in him, he was stewing over it.
“That is an important ingredient to have.”
The Mater Maria Warriewood year 9 student said Lynch’s influence over the past six months has been life altering.
“He’s helped me with everything,” Jordan said.
“Helped with my surfing, everyday life things and he’s helped me out with sponsors.
“He’s the best guy ever.”
Young Jordan said he will head to Bells tomorrow in a “confident” mood.
“I feel good, I want to get the best result I can,” he said.
-Manly Daily.
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