Rod Owen

Rod Owen
Wave of the Day: Whip the underdog - South Australia

The best photos from the Australian Open of Surfing

After nine days of knee-high tedium the 'swell' finally arrived for the final weekend of the Australian Open of Surfing. Short period, two to three foot waves propelled the finalists a bit further and a bit higher.

The best photos from the Australian Open of Surfing

After nine days of knee-high tedium the 'swell' finally arrived for the final weekend of the Australian Open of Surfing. Short period, two to three foot waves propelled the finalists a bit further and a bit higher.

The Illusion of Depth

On Sunday, with 6-8 foot of south-east swell lighting up the Sydney coast, the Storm Surfers team rolled into the Cape Solander carpark. The two leading surfers, Tom Carroll and Ross Clarke-Jones, have recently taken Maroubra surfer, Mark Matthews, under their wing. At the Cape however, the roles were clearly reversed - Matthews giving the other two a lesson in shallow-water tuberiding

The Illusion of Depth

On Sunday, with 6-8 foot of south-east swell lighting up the Sydney coast, the Storm Surfers team rolled into the Cape Solander carpark. The two leading surfers, Tom Carroll and Ross Clarke-Jones, have recently taken Maroubra surfer, Mark Matthews, under their wing. At the Cape however, the roles were clearly reversed - Matthews giving the other two a lesson in shallow-water tuberiding