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 contribution to the sport of surfing,” said WSL Commissioner, Kieren Perrow after Burrow’s retirement. “He is a surfer who inspired generations and sparked an approach that has raised the level of performance surfing in competition to unprecedented levels. The WSL is extremely fortunate to have had Taj on tour for nearly two decades and we wish him all the best in the next chapter of his life.”
Hotel Quarantine For Australian Tour Surfers Think they have room service here? elsewhere // Jan 14, 2021 Words by Jed Smith With the Hawaiian leg of the rejigged 2021 World Tour coming to a premature end, most of Australia’s tour talent has returned home and begun their two-week stay in the hotel quarantine. Julian Wilson is shacked up with filmer Jimmy Lees. Wade Carmichael is quarantining with filmer, Jess Little. Connor O’Leary is flying solo, though with the added luxury of an exercise bike arranged by Surfing Australia head coach Bede Durbidge. Macy Callaghan and her partner/pro surfer, Sheldon Simkus, are sharing a room. So too, Bronte Macaulay and her father, former West Oz pro, Dave Macaulay. The pair have been passing the time with an inventive interpretation of indoor tennis across their beds.