Author Archives: Gary Kewley

CSO (Chief Surfing Officer) of SNN (Surf News Network). Reporting surf for over 3 decades for the Aloha State.

OWEN WRIGHT & STEPHANIE GILMORE WIN QUIKSILVER AND ROXY PRO GOLD COAST

– WRIGHT MAKES INSPIRING RETURN TO COMPETITION WITH VICTORY OVER WILKINSON – 6X WSL CHAMPION GILMORE DEFEATS PETERSON TO CLAIM 6TH ROXY PRO TITLE AND …Read More »

#TourNotes: Trick Question?

WCT takes you behind the scenes of the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast 2017. Is Kelly Slater Too Old for the Tour? Your favorite surfers talk …Read More »

QUARTERFINALISTS DECIDED AT QUIKSILVER & ROXY PRO

 FIRST EVENT OF 2017 LIKELY TO FINISH TODAY WITH AMAZING RUN OF SWELL. WINDS ARE MAIN ISSUE. – OWEN WRIGHT KNOCKS OUT 3X WSL CHAMPION MICK …Read More »

TAHITI & HAWAII SPLIT FOUR WINS AT PAPARA PRO SERIES

– MAIDEN WINS FOR TEFAAFANA, STONE AND FIERRO – MAMIYA SYNCS UP SECOND PRO JUNIOR WIN  Papara winners, L to R: Vahine Fierro (PYF), Barron …Read More »

If you saw it you wanted it…Epic Snapper for the Planets Best

 SNAPPER ROCKS FIRES FOR FULL DAY AT QUIKSILVER AND ROXY PRO GOLD COAST – WSL CHAMPIONS FLORENCE, DE SOUZA, PARKINSON DOMINATE ROUND 3 – FERREIRA …Read More »

WSL CHAMPIONS DOMINATE OPENING ROUND AT SNAPPER FOR QUIKSILVER & ROXY PRO

– OWEN WRIGHT FIRES IN FIRST CT EVENT FOLLOWING 2015 HEAD INJURY AT PIPE -BEDE DURBIDGE LOOKING BETTER THAN EVER FOLLOWING HIS 2015 PELVIS INJURY AT …Read More »

WORLD’S BEST SURFERS RIP INTO ROUND 1 OF ROXY PRO GOLD COAST​

  – ROXY PRO KICKS OFF 2017 WSL CT WITH POWERFUL PERFORMANCES – NIKKI VAN DIJK UPSETS WORLD CHAMPION TYLER WRIGHT – SNAPPER STANDOUTS FITZGIBBONS, WESTON-WEBB …Read More »

Don’t miss this unique event at Turtle Bay this Saturday!

A total of no more than 16 top teams from around the world will be invited to enter the 2017 World Championship of Tandem Surfing …Read More »

Which was faster?

WSL Big Wave Awards crank it up with more carnage Surf News Network, 14 March, 2017. In this nuts video Pedro “Scooby” Vianna  from Rio …Read More »

REGIONAL JUNIOR LEADER BARRON MAMIYA FROM HAWAII ADVANCES TO SEMIS

….AT PAPARA PRO JUNIOR TAHITI!  – HAWAII’S DEFENDING WINNER SUMMER MACEDO SURFS TOWARD SECOND TITLE Barron Mamiya (HAW) builds confidence and momentum in Tahiti, takes to the …Read More »

LAY DAY CALLED FOR OPENING DAY OF QUIKSILVER & ROXY PRO GOLD COAST

20 hours ahead of Hawaii (go out 24 hours & back 4). Eg. Comp would start 12 noon in Hawaii Monday if it started Tuesday …Read More »

Casper Steinfath & Terrene Black Claim Victory

….in the Surf Sprint Racing On Day One of the APP World Tour’s Maui Pro-Am! World-class conditions aligned with the world’s fastest standup paddle racers …Read More »

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WSL AWARDS HONOR WORLD’S BEST SURFERS

– GOLD COAST GALA CELEBRATES ACHIEVEMENTS OF 2016 SEASON Tyler Wright (AUS) and John John Florence (HAW) accepted their 2016 WSL World Championship Trophies at …Read More »

Tom Curren named honorary patron of ISA World Games

3X World Champ was crowned ISA World Jr Champ in 1980 at Grande Plage in Biarritz Surf News Network, 12 March, 2017 – Nearly two …Read More »

‘Our equipment wasn’t strong enough; we had to rewrite the science of the leash’

The people have spoken and we have listened! The 2017 leash redesign is a complete over-haul from the rail saver to the cuff. We have …Read More »

Here’s how our World Champ celebrated International Women’s Day

Towing into a sand-bottomed drainer: Gold Coast Wednesday March 8th. Imagine this for one day for the WCT!

The Hawaiian Kingdom Honors John Florence

…For his Record Setting 2016 Surfing Performance with a Pono Award! Surf News Network, 10 March, 2017 – The worlds favorite Hawaiian surfer, John Florence, was …Read More »

Patagonia big-water inflation vest available to public meeting criteria

If you dare…. Surf News Network, March, 2017 – Patagonia will make it available for surfers who have met certain qualifications this spring. One is …Read More »

Please score waves like this…

Cooper Chapman’s Kirra Funnel 0:49 MySurfTV If the WCT#1 gets anywhere close to this we wont believe our eyes The east coast’s iconic point break …Read More »

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