Apr
20
2008
[Owen Wright : photo Kirstin Wilson]
Owen Wright (Culburra, NSW) is surfing’s undisputed high-flyer after taking down the greatest-ever line-up of aerialists at the Boost Mobile Surf Sho presented by Nokia at Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast today, walking away with his largest pay day ever. The eighteen year old Aussie put the contest out of reach with a near perfect aerial, scoring a 9.93 out of ten.
“With a couple of minutes remaining the perfect ramp popped up and I sealed the deal. When I landed it I hoped no one landed anything bigger cause all the guys were capable of pulling a big move off. It feels great to win it.”
To read more on the days events visit Global Surf News
Apr
17
2008
I checked the clock again and I was right. 12:32 in the am, Thursday morning and that was two hours ago already. I’ve just begun…
…I ventured from home around 11:00 in the morning to catch up with an old friend, Andrew Hunter. Singer, songwriter and surfer. I caught his performance at the Seahorse the week earlier and wanted to say hello…
…Andrew leaned in to refill my tea. “I wrote that one a while ago, but we just got it to where it needed to be.”
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Apr
10
2008
[Photo courtesy FFF]
March 29th marked the 3rd annual Nor-Easter Surf Classic at White Point Lodge presented by Billabong and SANS. Who better to give us a quick wrap up than our man from FistFullaFives Steve Smith. Here’s what he had to say:
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Mar
17
2008
It’s 2:30 on Sunday afternoon and I’ve just pulled up to a wood and brick building, address 121 Portland St. The sign reads Oceanic Art, a tattoo parlour owned and operated by Scott Forbes, a surfer from the east coast of Canada. I walk in and Scott is finishing his lunch, Chinese food. He asks me to hold off on the photographs. I oblige and we catch up.
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