Surf Sport

2021 Western Suns State Teams announced

A disappointing outcome of the COVID-19 pandemic was the associated restrictions on travel and public gatherings, meaning many of the scheduled 2020/21 national surf sports competitions, including Interstate Championships, were cancelled. As a result, no Western Suns teams toured this season. In WA, we were fortunate to be able to…

2021 SunSmart WA Surf Life Saving Championships

With 861 athletes from 22 clubs, Scarborough Beach was the place to be over the weekend as it played host to the 2021 SunSmart WA Senior Surf Life Saving Championships, bringing the State’s best surf sports athletes together for some fierce competition. Clubs travelled from as far as Broome, Albany,…

2021 SunSmart WA Nipper Championships

Following the disappointment of last year’s last-minute event cancellation, this weekend saw nearly 900 eager Nippers from 22 WA clubs hit Scarborough Beach to contest the 2021 SunSmart WA Nipper Surf Life Saving Championship! Events kicked off under the lights of the Scarborough Beach amphitheatre on Friday evening where our…

Trigg Island take series honours

While athletes were greeted with overcast conditions for the third and final round of the series, which played out at Trigg Beach this morning, the light onshore winds and small swell were enough to test their skills. Sitting atop the leader board entering this final round, Trigg Island Green continued…

2021 SunSmart WA Country Championships

Having made the journey to Perth with friends and family, over 290 competitors from 13 of our regional clubs converged on Mullaloo Beach to contest the 2021 SunSmart WA Country Championships. With light offshore winds, Mullaloo served up fairly calm conditions for racing, although the shore break took a…

Trigg & City Continue to Dominate at SunSmart WA Surf League Round 2

Scarborough beach played host to an exciting Round 2 of the SunSmart WA Surf League series. The event was packed full of action, with the Youth competitors treated to SSE winds, before the wind…

Serious Swell Challenges Athletes at SunSmart WA Surf League

Mother Nature tested athletes with bouts of rain, strong swell and north-westerly winds, making for a challenging start to the SunSmart WA Surf League series. The conditions at Trigg Beach were described several times as ‘like a washing machine’, with Youth and Open athletes taking the challenging conditions in their…

WA Ironman Series wraps up

With series points tight, more than 120 athletes from 12 clubs lined up on Sorrento Beach this morning set to do battle in the third and final round of the WA Ironman Series. First to hit the water were the U17’s and, backing up his wins in the…