Riley Laing is the young grub who recently made headlines whipping into big Shippies, and lighting up breakfast television the week after.
Riley Laing is the young grub who recently made headlines whipping into big Shippies, and lighting up breakfast television the week after.
The first heat of the day featured a barrel shootout between current World No. 1 Gabriel Medina and veteran Travis Logie. Medina wasted little time in establishing a lead, earning an 8.50 for a deep forehand barrel in the opening minute of the heat.
Is Mick Fanning as boring as bat shit? Have Kelly's 42-year old bones been rattled? What's happening with the Brazilian storm, and the Lebanese storm, and even the Dengue storm in Bali? So many questions, so much to talk about. Tune in to Ain't That Swell.
In a lineup including some of Australia's best big wave surfers, a relative nobody picks off one of the waves of the day.
In 2014 the ASP became a business for the first time in its history. It now must derive profit for its owners and to do so they've vastly upgraded its primary audience interface - the live webcast. After the three Australian World Tour contests Swellnet examines how the viewer response has been.
On Sunday and Monday the old lady of the Shire, Cronulla Point, put on a show through the low tide phases of the southerly swell.
On Sunday and Monday the old lady of the Shire, Cronulla Point, put on a show through the low tide phases of the southerly swell.
"When I came in as the Head Judge I decided to drop the scale because it was way too easy to get tens at that time. Scaling down the scoring promotes better surfing at the end of the day."
