Seven down now Gilmore eyes Slater
Australian Stephanie Gilmore has matched the record of surf legend Layne Beachley by winning her seventh world crown and now has another mammoth record in her sights.
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Surf Scene’s view on title race
Stephanie Gilmore might have won the women’s WSL crown but there is still a lot of other things to play out, as Surf Scene writes.
From spitfire girl to 7-time world champ
To some Stephanie Gilmore is a surfing legend, but to longtime friends in Kingscliff she’ll always be “Smiley”, bright, bubbly — and up for anything.
7-y-o surfer to take on the big boys
He’s only seven years old but this surfing-mad kid is amped about taking on competitors almost twice his age this summer.
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Big wave surf pioneer remembered
FRANGIPANIS rained on Rainbow Bay in remembrance of surf pioneer Trevor Elms. The man dubbed “the waterman”, died last Sunday after a battle with cancer.
Barclay verdict: lifesavers cleared
SURF lifesaving officials have been cleared over the death of Sunshine Coast competitor Matthew Barclay during the 2012 national titles.
Bede inspires groms from wheelchair
IF Bede Durbidge needed any more motivation to get back on his board he didn’t have to look further than these junior surfers.
Flashback to 70s surf era
SO many spectators turned out for the 2016 Burleigh Boardriders Single Fin Classic organisers were having flashbacks to the Stubbies events in the 1970s.
Swell to pump as sun disappears
SURFERS will be singing in the rain this week, with endless pumping waves forecast but beachgoers won’t be so lucky.
‘He didn’t panic’: Royal rescue
HE’S the man who rescued a prince now Gold Coast lifeguard Nick Malcolm breaks his silence, saying ‘it doesn’t matter that he’s a royal’.
Mercer thought she’d thrown it away
IRONWOMAN series leader Jordan Mercer says she has to “sort herself out’’ before next month’s season-ending races in Cronulla if she’s to win a maiden Nutri-Grain crown.
Eckstein’s tribute to young son
SHANNON Eckstein has dedicated his Nutri-Grain ironman win to newborn son Blake as the greatest ironman of all time all but wrapped up a record ninth series at Newcastle.
Surfer Durbidge ‘wheelchair-bound’
CURRUMBIN pro surfer Bede Durbidge is facing an uncertain future after shattering his pelvis in a wipe-out while riding Hawaii’s Pipeline.
Teen surfer channelling Andy Irons
THE teen likened to a young Andy Irons will make his World Surf League debut in the event dedicated to the Hawaiian former world champion.
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