Recent Surf News
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Jack Freestone Wins Oakley World Pro Junior in Bali; Conner Coffin Finishes Equal-5th
It didn’t matter what roll anyone else was on or what style of surfing they preferred – no one was beating Jack Freestone. What Jack wanted to accomplish on Day 11 of the Oakley World Pro Junior at Keramas, Jack accomplished. If he wanted to land a stalefish, he’d land one and then another. If he wanted to pull out a double-grab Hippy Twist (combo stalefish and slob with full rotation air-reverse), he’d do that too – for the second perfect 10 of the event (both were his). There was nothing in surfing that seemed to be outside his abilities.
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Conner Coffin Overcomes Early Interference, Advances to Quarters of Oakley World Pro Junior
Heat strategies tend to differ from one surfer to the next. Some guys prefer to sit patiently and wait for the best possible waves. Others prefer a quick start to get points on the board. Conner Coffin is typically the former. His powerful approach, which he’s developed over countless hours on the long, fast walls at Rincon in Santa Barbara, Calif., caters best to a clean, open face. His air game isn’t on par with most of the talent of his generation, but he’s easily in the one-percentile when it comes to teenage power surfers.
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Flawless Keramas Conditions for Men’s Round 3 at the Oakley World Pro Junior
Keramas lived up to its reputation on Day 7 of the Oakley Pro Junior. At first light, the lineup was packed with anxious freesurfers hoping to get a few bombing barrels before the comp started up. Overhead and reeling down the reef, it was the wave that competitors hoped they’d encounter when coming to Bali.
Sebastian Zietz
Kilauea, Hawaii - "We got an ice cream truck!"
Bruce Irons
Hanalei, Kauai – "...and still holding it down there."
Julian Wilson
Coolum Beach, QLD. "My parents lived in the same house for nearly 40 years; I only just kinda moved out."
Jordy Smith
Durban, South Africa
Adam Melling
Lennox Head, NSW
Kolohe Andino
San Clemente, California – "The old school, new school town."
Gabriel Medina
Maresias, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Tom Whitaker
Sydney, Australia
Erica Hosseini
Newport Beach, California – "Enough said! Everyone whose been ... stays! :)"
Sage Erickson
Ojai/Ventura, California – "It's 25 minutes inland away from the ocean. Country music is a necessity! I now live in Ventura on the water."
Tyler Wright
Lennox Head, NSW, Australia
Eric Geiselman
New Smyrna Beach, Florida - "Where the beach meets the streets."
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