Phil Jarratt
Monday 10/02
The ASP will announce its new-look commentary team for 2014 this week, keeping people guessing right up to show time. But fans of the good old Aussie accent better brace themselves for disappointment.
Mon 10 February 9:13am
With the Chinese New Year having just been celebrated - Happy Year of the Horse everyone! - winter swells are still sliding in. Clean winds and clear conditions are the order of most days with plenty of surf time on offer
Mon 10 February 9:13am
With the Chinese New Year having just been celebrated - Happy Year of the Horse everyone! - winter swells are still sliding in. Clean winds and clear conditions are the order of most days with plenty of surf time on offer
Sat 8 February 1:37pm
I've already written plenty about this session. But as I took my post-session photos with an old model iPhone and Jordan Barta was using something slightly more appropriate it's worth posting his shots also. Keen-eyed readers might notice the difference in quality.
Sat 8 February 1:37pm
I've already written plenty about this session. But as I took my post-session photos with an old model iPhone and Jordan Barta was using something slightly more appropriate it's worth posting his shots also. Keen-eyed readers might notice the difference in quality.
Stu Nettle
Friday 07/02
The sun was rising as I pulled into the carpark. First people I see are Sam Jones and Ben Serrano who've travelled as far as I have but from the opposite direction, and Cabo who'd taken a leisurely drive from downtown Cronulla. Out front it's pumping.
Friday 07/02
“A contest as big as the Australian Open can make or break for your career,” said 18-year-old Jordy Lawler. “Having a comp this big at Manly is an amazing thing for surfing…but there’s nothing like the pressure of surfing for your club.”
Thursday 06/02
Eleven-time world champion Kelly Slater has won the Volcom Pipe Pro in epic, triple-overhead barrels with a series of stunning performances that made the win seem inevitable from his first ride.