100 Kids Surf With The Stars at Duranbah
Gold Coast, Australia — THE world’s best surfers took time out of their preparation for this weekend’s Quiksilver Pro presented by LG Mobile to give back to the local kids with the inaugural Surf With the Stars being held at Duranbah on the Gold Coast today. Over 100 local board riders […]
Tunes and good causes Narrabeen this SAT
Got anything in the diary for Saturday arvo? Like music? Like a lot of music? Well, Rat Park in Narrabeen is going to be hosting a ton of musical talent when The Rising Tide Festival kicks off at noon this Saturday the 21st of Feb. Along with the tunes (see the band list below), there’ll […]
RealSurf’s Don Talks Summer Waves in Saturday’s Sydney Morning Herald
Hey, dude, who stole the waves? Alex McDonald and Deborah Smith February 7, 2009 AS IF a heatwave wasn’t enough, the unusual weather patterns have taken the thrill out of a cooling dip in the ocean. Waves have been paltry, with surfers especially upset at the lack of swell. Read the whole article.
AUSTRALIAN SURFERS AMONG FRONT-RUNNERS FOR BILLABONG XXL GLOBAL BIG WAVE AWARDS
Burleigh Heads, AUS — Two months remain in the yearlong period for the Ninth Annual Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards and a swag of Australia’s top riders are well in contention. The $USD 130,000 Billabong XXL Awards are the Oscars of big wave riding, with eligibility open to big wave […]
Bikes for the Beaches…PLEASE READ!!!
Two men, two bikes, a couple of tents and a hell of a lot of coastline…Dave and Foulsh are two men foolishly giving up a summer of surf trips in the car, to ride their pushies around the coast of Oz. Dave from Sydney to Adelaide and Foulsh from Sydney to Perth. Introducing David […]
BRAVE MAN TOWS IN AT DEE WHY – by Shari at RealSurf
Next time you’re surfing, consider . . . what if you couldn’t use your legs? Would it stop you? Daniel Bateson, 29, has quadratic diplegia and his boss, Andrew Roser, thought it would be a great idea to take him surfing. Heck, why not? Shouldn’t everyone be able to experience what we know is the […]
Five metre White Pointer at Long Reef today…
Sometime this afternoon. There was video footage of the shark taken by the fishermen on Channel 7 news at 6pm today. Probably be repeated sometime later. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24848177-12377,00.html Great white shark menaces kayakers December 27, 2008 Article from: Australian Associated Press A GREAT white shark has menaced a group of kayakers off Sydney’s northern beaches until some […]
Need Studio Space?
RealSurf would like very much to help Friend of RealSurf and longtime RealSurf graphic designer, Tim Q. He needs to find the right person to share studio space: Creative Suite has space for 1 or 2 in our Manly studio. It would suit a creative industry freelancer or small business. You might be a web […]
Australian Sports Performers of the year awards – Get behind our surfers and maybe register a vote!
Australian Surfers Stephanie Gilmore and Tyler Wright are finalists in the below listed prestigious Australian Sports Performer of the Year Awards – If you feel inclined, register a vote for our girls who have done the sport and Australia proud over the past 12 months! – Details below – The Age sports performer of the […]
CHLOE BYRON MEMORIAL CONTEST AT BONDI – THIS SUNDAY
Be a part of one of Australia’s most important Longboard events, the Chloe Byron Memorial Contest, run by the Bondi Longboard Club – A contest to remember Chloe Byron, the daughter of one of the club’s founding members, Dave Byron. Chloe was lost alongside so many others in the 2002 Bali Bombings, and every year […]