Author Archives: Gary Kewley

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

FIRING SURF & SHOCKING UPSETS AT MEO RIP CURL PRO PORTUGAL

– MEDINA ADVANCES INTO QUARTERFINALS, WILSON STILL UP IN REMAINING ROUND 4 HEAT – DURU ELIMINATES WORLD NO. 2 TOLEDO IN ROUND 3 2014 WSL Champion …Read More »

KEALA TOMODA-BANNERT & ELI HANNEMAN EARN MAIDEN WINS AT HYSDO PRO JUNIOR TURTLE BAY RESORT

– GABRIELA BRYAN, BARRON MAMIYA SECURE ‘REGIONAL’ JUNIOR CHAMPION TITLES – HAWAII/TAHITI NUI DETERMINES SIX SLOTS FOR WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP IN DECEMBER Elijah Hanneman (HAW) and Keala …Read More »

ROUND 2 LOSSES AT MEO RIP CURL PRO PORTUGAL THREATEN CT REQUALIFICATION CAMPAIGNS

– ROOKIES FEBRUARY, COLAPINTO, DORA ELIMINATED EARLY– DE SOUZA SUFFERS KNEE INJURY, WITHDRAWS FROM COMPETITION– MORAIS KEEPS HOME TURF CAMPAIGN ALIVE INTO ROUND 3 Location:    …Read More »

OPENING DAY OF MEO RIP CURL PORTUGAL POWERS THROUGH EARLY ROUNDS

– ROUND 2 EXITS THREATEN CT REQUALIFICATION  – MEDINA AND WILSON WIN ROUND 1 HEATS, TOLEDO SURVIVES ELIMINATION ROUND 2 FRONT PAGE: Current World No. 24 …Read More »

GABRIELA BRYAN & WYATT MCHALE CLOSE IN ON REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

TITLE AT HYSDO PRO JUNIOR AT TURTLE BAY RESORT FINALS DAY SET TOMORROW, HIGH-PRESSURE BATTLE FOR MULTIPLE AWARDS Cover Shot: The WSL Hawaii/Tahiti Nui Women’s Regional …Read More »

Koa and Friends: livin’ it up in Paradise.

Framegrab shows Koa starting up with the new season on a new board on one of Pipes first good swells. This is Livin’ Episode 23 …Read More »

SHECHANGE TRAILER

…a documentary feature film currently in production about the best female big wave surfers in the world as they fight for equity in the sport. …Read More »

JULIAN WILSON & COURTNEY CONLOGUE WIN QUIKSILVER PRO & ROXY PRO FRANCE

– CINDERELLA STORY FOR UNDERDOG RYAN CALLINAN  – WILSON STRENGTHENS WORLD TITLE POSITION BEHIND MEDINA, TOLEDO – MEN’S WORLD TITLE RACE READY FOR MEO RIP …Read More »

WORLD TITLE CONTENDERS STEPHANIE GILMORE & LAKEY PETERSON ELIMINATED

WOMEN’S WORLD TITLE RACE NOW HEADS TO BEACHWAVER MAUI PRO HAWAII WOMEN HOLD DOWN HALF OF THE REMAINING HEATS QUIKSILVER PRO FIELD NARROWED TO 12 …Read More »

WILDCARD RYAN CALLINAN UPSETS WORLD TITLE RACE, ELIMINATES FILIPE TOLEDO FROM QUIKSILVER PRO

 WORLD TITLE RACE WIDE OPEN FOR NO. 2 GABRIEL MEDINA CALLINAN LEADS BIG UPSETS FOR EARLY ELIMINATION ROUNDS 2 & 3 WORLD NO. 4 ITALO …Read More »

EXCELLENT CONDITIONS FOR EARLY ROUNDS OF QUIKSILVER + ROXY PRO FRANCE

– QUIKSILVER PRO OPENS WITH BIG MATCHUPS – VAN DIJK, ERICKSON, AND ADO ELIMINATED FROM ROXY PRO FRANCE Front Cover Credit and all photos  © WSL …Read More »

Historic Walaka West Swell sneaks into NS for a short epic pulse. Nathan Florence was there.

This is NOT Backdoor…This is Ehukai. The 2nd reef cracked Wednesday Oct 3rd Midday with some 10′ sets solid. They rolled into the inside and …Read More »

EARLY ELIMINATIONS AT ROXY PRO FRANCE

COCO HO ADVANCES PAST PAIGE HAREB INTO ROUND 3 ROXY WILDCARD VAHINE FIERRO ELIMINATES WORLD NO. 5 CAROLINE MARKS IN ROUND 2 KEELY ANDREW WITHDRAWS …Read More »

YAGO DORA WINS RED BULL AIRBORNE FRANCE

– BIG AIRS LIGHT UP FRANCE’S CULS NUS AT FIRST-EVER RED BULL AIRBORNE WITH -TWO LOCAL BOYS NAILING TOP 5 – COLAPINTO CLAIMS SECOND, FREESTONE EARNS …Read More »

The Making of A Champion.

Framegrab shows the iconic carving of Parko In a career spanning two decades, you’re bound to have some wild highlights. Lowlights too. Many you’d rather …Read More »

RED BULL AIRBORNE CALLED OFF FOR THE DAY, NEXT CALL SUNDAY OCTOBER 7

QUIKSILVER/ROXY PRO FRANCE, RED BULL AIRBORNE CALLED OFF, SATURDAY OCT 6 (12 hours ahead)  -LOOKING BETTER FOR NEXT CALL SUNDAY OCT 7 FOR QUIKSILVER/ROXY PRO …Read More »

SAN DIEGO’S SKIP MCCULLOUGH TAKES OUT SIARGAO CLOUD 9 SURFING CUP IN INCREDIBLE SURF

  – LOCAL LEGEND JOHN MARK TOKONG (PHL) FINISHES RUNNER-UP – MAXING OUT SURF AT CLOUD 9 Fellow competitors Torrey Meister (HAW) and Nicholas Squires (AUS) also dominated throughout the …Read More »

ROUND 1 COMPLETE AT ROXY PRO FRANCE OPENING DAY

WORLD TITLE CONTENDERS GILMORE AND PETERSON ADVANCE TO ROUND 3 –  WESTON-WEBB POSTS DAY’S HIGHEST SCORES – FRENCH FAVORITE DEFAY EARNS WIN IN OPENING ROUND …Read More »

Dan’s gotta a few surf clips shot late September 2018 on the North, South West and South Shore of Oahu, Hawaii.

Quiksilver & Roxy Pro France Holding Period October Wednesday 3 – Sunday 14

WSL. Mick Fanning: How To Win France By Ben Mondy No one knows more about what it takes to win the Quik Pro France than …Read More »

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