Almost every surfer in the world knows the name Mark Occhilupo – or just plain Occy, the Cronulla 1999 World Surfing Champion that rose from the ashes of a celebrated junior career to finally reach his potential. Short and stocky, a ball of energy that took to the water and turned into an aggressive power […]
Picture/Words: John Veage Surfing Sutherland Shire has successfully run a free surfers first aid course at Cronulla RSL for the local Bate Bay Boardriders Clubs. The course provides participants with the knowledge and skills needed to manage emergency first aid situations and deliver competent emergency care until the arrival of professional medical support. Surfers are […]
Words and images: John Veage The 2024 Bodyboard King Shark Island Challenge has been run and won after a six year hiatus in the wide world of the surfing wilderness. In challenging 6-10ft waves, with a growing SSE swell and a high tide peaking at 4.30pm the four finalist, Marli Dunn, Benny Sawyer, Andrew Lester […]
Jarvis Earle has put the disappointment of a first round loss at Narabeen last month behind him by winning the 2024 Krui Pro World Surf League Qualifying Series 5000 event in South Sumatra. He now leads the Australia/Oceania – 2024/2025 Men’s Qualifying Series Rankings to compete in the 2025 Challenger Series. Jarvis said it was […]
by: John Veage The first Cronulla Surfing Titles were held in the early 1960s by the original Cronulla Boardriders Club – they were the only club on the beach at the time and surfing was a new competitive sport in this country before Manly hosted the inaugural 1964 World Surfing Titles. The Sutherland Shire was […]