Words/Images: John Veage. The surf at North Cronulla Beach on Saturday morning was a lot busier than 110 years ago when Hawaiian Duke Kahanamoku first paddled out to become the first recorded surfer on our beaches, but Cronulla surfer Jarrod Pringle still had the crowd on its feet as he re-enacted Duke’s famous rides. Jarrod […]
Surfing Sutherland Shire plans to commemorate the 110th anniversary of the visit to Cronulla beach of the world’s most celebrated waterman, Duke Kahanamoku.The special event will take place at North Cronulla Beach on February 15. Words: Murray Trembath / Images: John Veage Duke Kahanamoku, a celebrated Hawaiian swimmer and surfer, visited Sydney in 1914-15. Between […]
Story by: John Veage. Sutherland Shire Surfing Clubs Elouera and Cronulla are preparing for the 2025 Hyundai Australian Boardriders Battle. The 12th edition of the Boardriders Battle will be held in March 2025 at the Gold Coast’s Burleigh Heads. The event was held at North Cronulla beach for its inaugural three seasons with the Elouera […]
The Australian Open Waveski Surfing Championships is the biggest contest for Waveski Surfing Australia. Held at Turners Beach, Yamba, New South Wales over an exciting week of competition between Australia’s best waveski surfers. The event saw 80 entrants contest 10 divisions covering multiple Age and Qualifications categories. Waveski Surfing Australia receives great support from the […]
It was back to the future as Surfing Sutherland Shire boardriders held their second annual Retro Surf contest at the North Cronulla Alley in support of mental health support on Saturday. This year’s event raised almost $5000 for mental health training initiatives for the local surfing community-in 2023 20 surfers were put through this training […]