8 February, 2015 – WSL JQ: The Hurley Australian Open of Surfing World Surf League (WSL) men’s and women’s junior divisions started with a field of over 100 exciting up-and-coming surfers and today that was culled to just six. The women’s event ran… Surfersvillage.com
8 February, 2015 – SHARKS: Instead of scanning the beach for fins, Queenslanders can track sharks in near real time on their phones. Researchers this week tagged three tiger sharks off Fraser Island, near Bundaberg, and their movements can be followed by… Surfersvillage.com
8 February, 2015 – WATER-SAFETY: Recreational surfers are saving as many people from drowning as volunteer surf lifesavers and a new study suggests they undergo further training to prepare them for the "eventuality of having to perform a rescue… Surfersvillage.com
8 February, 2015 – CONTESTS: There was a little bit of déjà vu on Stockton Beach today as the 2013 Orica Team Challenge runner up, North Shelly Boardriders, Central Coast, NSW and the 2014 Orica Team Challenge champion North Narrabeen Boardriders, Sydney… Surfersvillage.com
7 February, 2015 – WSL JQS: The Hurley Australian Open of Surfing commenced in clean two-to-three foot (1m) surf at Manly Beach today with an international field contesting both the Men’s and Women’s World Surf League (WSL) Junior Qualifying Series (JQS… Surfersvillage.com
7 February, 2015 – CONTESTS: 2014 Victorian Open Champion, Jack Perry (Jan Juc), has claimed the opening round of the TOLL Victorian Open Series presented by HIF at Cape Woolamai. In a small and shifty swell at the open ocean beach, the former WQS (World… Surfersvillage.com
7 February, 2015 – INDUSTRY: The SurfEdukators online surfing magazine teaches all things surfing related for beginners and intermediate surfers. With articles, short explanatory videos and handy infographics they provide surfers and anyone who is… Surfersvillage.com
6 February, 2015 – OLYMPICS: Surfing and skateboarding are making a pitch to be included in the 2020 Olympic games scheduled for Tokyo. The two boardsports are on a list of eight potential games the International Olympic Committee will consider. But just… Surfersvillage.com
6 February, 2015 – TEAM: Former Championship Tour surfer Travis Logie is about to start his retirement job. Now holding office alongside Commissioner Kieren Perrow, Logie will be in charge of the Qualifying Series (QS) and Junior Tour (JT). After ten… Surfersvillage.com
6 February, 2015 – FILM: The 11th Annual Kona Surf Film Festival presented by Altres went off last weekend on the Big Island of Hawaii. After a decade of celebrating independent short and feature films from established and emerging surf filmmakers from… Surfersvillage.com