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Griffin Colapinto Eliminated His Hero Taj Burrow From Rottnest Monday May 17, 2021 Staff When the news broke that Taj Burrow was going to slip into a jersey again, pro surfing fans were excited. Burrow is a legend, and his retirement from the tour was a blow. He spent nearly two decades going around the world as a competitor and had one of the most celebrated careers in surfing. For any grom, Taj was inspirational. So when Griffin Colapinto and Jack Freestone came up against him at the Rottnest event, it likely was a wild experience. “Taj Burrow has made a huge contribut...

Staff Just a few minutes into the first elimination round heat on Day Two of the Rip Curl Rottnest Search at Strickland Bay, a shark was spotted in the water nearby, pausing the heat (1:36:30 in the video above). Griffin Colapinto, Jack Freestone, and Taj Burrow were competing for a spot in the round of 32 after losing in their respective seeding rounds, when the horn sounded and jet skis came whizzing in to collect the surfers. As World Surf League Head of Competition Jessi Miley-Dyer explained, “We have a 200-meter radius that is an instant pull out for us… What we’re going ...

United States’ Carissa Moore eased through her heat at the World Surf League Championship Tour in Rottnest Island, but Tatiana Weston-Webb was forced into the elimination round.

Owen Wright crashes out at Marg River Pro AAP 10 mins ago Justin Chadwick © PR HANDOUT IMAGE PHOTO Owen Wright has been eliminated from the WSL's Margaret River Pro in round three. Owen Wright's hopes of reaching the WSL finals have suffered another blow after the Australian crashed out in the third round of the Margaret River Pro. Wright needed a big result in Western Australia after missing the season-opening stop in Hawaii and then finishing ninth and 17th in the two recent events in Australia. The 31-year-old won his opening-round heat on Monday morning to book his sp...

Pyzel Teaches Koa Smith How to Make a Magic Surfboard Wednesday April 21, 2021 Staff Pyzel makes a good surfboard. You know this because some of the world’s best surfers rely on his sticks to slide around on waves and do things that most surfers can’t fathom. He’s been making John John Florence’s surfboards forever. Also included in the list of people who have the little star logo on their boards are Jack Freestone, Tyler Wright, Koa Rothman, Nathan and Ivan Florence, Mark Healey, and a whole lot more. With all that in mind, Koa Smith took a drive over to the Pyzel...