Checking in with Thomas Woods

You can’t mention the name James Woods without bringing up his incredibly talented younger brother, Thomas Woods. Thomas is 17 and can be frequently spotted tearing up the Gold Coast when he is not on the road competing or filming. Have a look…

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Photos: Brody

Nate Yeomans Free Surf on the Gold Coast

Nate Yeomans along with some of the other top 45 surfers join local grommets at Duranbah beach for “Surf with a Pro.” Also, Nate needs more followers on Twitter! Click here to follow Nate!

Move of the Week: Josh Kerr’s Blow Tail to Reverse on the Slayer

Kerrzy blows up on the Slayer…

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Photos: Brody

Event Heads Up: WCT Snapper Rocks

February 26th - March 10th

The Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast is the perfect ASP “Dream Tour” location. Warm water and white sand, sunshine and sun tans, people and parties, all combined with some of the best sand-bottom pointbreaks in the world, makes the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast the most eagerly anticipated of all events among both professional surfers and fans alike. This also marks team rider Nate Yeomans’ first ever event on the WCT - Good Luck Nate!

Click here for live coverage which starts TODAY!

3/1 UPDATE: Nate is set to compete in his Round 2 Elimination heat which you can watch live by clicking here!

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Photo: Brody

Jayke Sharp on the Redline

Jayke Sharp makes the most of a rainy day by putting his Rusty Redline to the test in some chunky beach break surf on Australia’s East Coast…

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Photos: Brody

Free Surf the Superbank with Josh Kerr

Going for a free surf on the Superbank can cause an average surfer quite a bit of frustration just trying to nab a wave, but Josh Kerr is no average surfer. Kerrzy gets his….

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Photos: Brody

Jay Davies Shreds The Dwart

Jay Davies was spotted laying it down on his new Dwart! The double wing round tail makes it easy for Jay to go rail to rail and the stubby design help maximize his wave count.  The Dwart is very versatile and is great for getting critical on, under, or above the lip…

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Photos: Brody

Kerr Scores Big

Josh Kerr is one of the most progressive free surfers on the planet, logging more flight time than a pilot in training… However, his talent is not strictly confined to the free surfing realm. Kerrzy is a force to be reckoned with in competition format as he posts huge scores in any wave conditions.

Below we see Kerr snag one of the highest scoring waves of the event, an 8.63, in the recent Kirra Teams Challenge where he was representing the Snapper Rocks Surf Club. The event was actually moved down to D’bah where it was a solid and messy six foot plus - a lot of duck diving and close out sections.

Kerr had a different approach than the rest of the competitors: he was the only one who was scaling the jetty rocks, hoping in on the harbor side, and then paddling out around the end of the jetty. He managed to sneak into one of the only barrels of the event and finished it off with a huge smash to free fall on the end section.

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Text and Photos: Brody

Matt Capel on the GTR

English ripper, Matt Capel, has been spotted shredding his Rusty GTR on the Gold Coast of Australia where he has been filming for upcoming video segments. Keep your eyes peeled for some fresh footage of Mr. Capel…

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Photo: Brody

Event Heads Up: WQS Burleigh Heads

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Burleigh Heads will host a four star WQS event from February 16th-21st.

The Breaka Burleigh Surf Pro is the first standalone professional surfing event to be staged at the iconic Burleigh Heads in almost 10 years.

You can expect to see many of the world’s best surfers competing in the event, from top Pro Juniors and WQS seeds to ASP Dream Tour superstars.

“Not since the early 2000’s of the Quiksilver Pro, and before that the days of ‘Rabbit’ [Wayne Bartholomew] and Mark Richards doing battle on the point has there been so much excitement surrounding a surfing contest based firmly at Burleigh Heads,” said Surfing Queensland Chief Executive Officer, Craig Harland.

A who’s who of Australian surfing identities have carved their careers through the ASP World Qualifying Series and with the nation boasting a huge talent pool of current and future world surfing stars, the Breaka Burleigh Surf Pro is expected to be a highlight of the Australian surfing calendar.

Check out the live stream of the event by clicking here!