Surf Sports

Aaron Kelly (Sunshine Beach, QLD) claiming victory at the Red Bull Airborne trials event at Duranbah Beach on Saturday, March 16. Picture credit: Ben Stagg, Surfing Queensland.

Red Bull Airborne trial winner crowned on Coast

Sunshine Coast surfer Aaron Kelly has won the Red Bull Airborne trials on the Gold Coast to book his place in the main event.

Yago Dora (BRA) is the winner of the 2018 Redbull Airborne speciality event after placing frist in the final in Hossegor, France.

Surfing

Coast’s wild weekend of extreme sports

The Gold Coast is in for a wild weekend of extreme sports as two championship events kick off along the city’s beaches.

Ty Richardson getting coached by one of the best, Hid Dad Richo in Hawaii.photo by Mike Latronic Freesurf magazine.

Surfing

Rise and rise of our grom star

Back from Hawaii after a training camp on the North Shore life has no bounds for this 13-year-old.

Surfing

Meet Fingal’s latest surfing star

Meet Fingal’s latest surfing super grom who was so young when he learnt to surf he can barely remember.

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Ironman determined to beat concussion

IRONMAN Tanyn Lyndon is determined to overcome a severe concussion to requalify for the Nutri-Grain series next summer.

Surfing

Sprint pair fly flag for Kurrawa

KURRAWA pair Simon Harris and Melissa Cracroft-Wilson have written themselves into the history books in farewell flags performances at the Aussies.

Surfing

Shannon Eckstein of Northcliffe takes out gold in the Open Mens Ironman Final at the Australian SLSC Titles in Maroochydore. Photo Lachie Millard

Eckstein wins 8th Aussie ironman crown

SHANNON Eckstein has sealed his place as the greatest ironman of all time with a record eighth Australian title on the Sunshine Coast.

Surfing

Northcliffe's Rebecca Creedy celebrates winning the ironwoman final at the Australian surf lifesaving titles at Maroochydore on April 24, 2016. Credit: HARVPIX

Creedy beats doubt to win ironwoman

REBECCA Creedy’s self belief had sunk so low not even she gave herself a chance of winning a second Australian ironwoman title yesterday.

Surfing

Northcliffe ironman Shannon Eckstein is gunning for an 8th Australian title. Pic Tim Marsden

Eckstein inspired by Kenny feat

SHANNON Eckstein is the greatest ironman in surf lifesaving history but the chance to emulate another of the sport’s greats at the scene of his most iconic moment has become a major motivation at the Australian titles on the Sunshine Coast.

Surfing

Local pro surfer Bede Durbidge had a bad incident at the Pipeline Masters last year which has kept him out of the water, Bede is well on the way to recovery and rejoining the WSL Photo: David Clark

Bede takes steps to get back on tour

INJURED professional surfer Bede Durbidge now walks down the Currumbin foreshore for a swim every morning and says he would jump at the chance to get back to the surf break that broke him.

Surfing

Ky Hurst in the surf teams race, helping Kurrawa to second place. Photo: Harvpix

Hurst shows he’s still got it

KY Hurst showed he had lost none of the skill that took him to 10 Australian surf race titles when he helped Kurrawa to silver at the Aussies yesterday.

Surfing

Reigning Kelloggs Ironwoman series champion Liz Pluimers of North Burleigh club, on the Gold Coast, aiming for a fourth title in 2015-16. Photo: Supplied

Ironwoman too close to call: Pluimers

REIGNING Australian champion Liz Pluimers says the field for the Australian ironwoman final is so close it is almost impossible to pick a favourite.

Surfing

Round four of the Nutri-Grain Ironman Series at Surfers Paradise on Sunday. Caine Eckstein. Picture: JERAD WILLIAMS

Caine Eckstein tells of illness

CAINE Eckstein admits he was a disinterested competitor for much of the Nutri-Grain ironman series after illness ruined his summer.

Surfing

$Professional bodyboarder Jake Stone has miraculously recovered from a compound fracture to his lower leg ,and gets a quick surf in at Tugun before heading off to compete at one of the most dangerous waves in the world. Picture Glenn Hampson$

Back on board after horror injury

HARDCORE bodyboarder Jake Stone should be on crutches after he broke his leg so bad bones splintered out of his skin three months ago according to his doctors.

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