10 surfing stereotypes.

10 surfing stereotypes.

It’s fair to say Brad Jacobson has put a fair bit of effort into this, so which surfer are you? Deep down we all know, so the time has come to own it, or better still tag someone in.

Here are 10 surfers that you'll meet at almost any surf break.

1. The old school / Soul surfer
2. The go BIG surfer
3. The short clip creator (Tok Tok)
4. The grom who surfs better than you
5. The silver surfer
6. The weekend surfer
7. No stickers / core surfer
8. Big wave ONLY surfer
9. One spot surfer
10. Filmer / YouTuber

KAEL WALSH || IDIOT BOX

KAEL WALSH || IDIOT BOX

“When Covid started kicking off, it was one of the first places to go into lockdown,” Kael Walsh explains. “Then they never really lifted it. Nobody could get in without a proper exemption — and even if you had that, you had to quarantine for 14 days. But if you were in, there weren’t really any restrictions. We were fully isolated. While the rest of the world was dealing with it, we were just doing our thing.”

Kael’s “thing” is surfing. More specifically, pulling into violent waves with a certain nonchalance and doing airs that would create a sense of uneasiness in the guts of those who fear heights.

WA is also a great place for Kael to do his thing.

He went up the coast and down the coast, wrangling some memorable waves in the process. He surfed for hours and hours and hours and hours — it takes a borderline absurd amount of time in the water to string together this much A+ surfing. You’ve got to pour your heart into it and hope it pays off.

“There’s so much stuff out there today, but I feel like a lot of it is made to only watch once — by the next week, there’s already a new episode or whatever. I still watch my favourite surf movies all the time, and I feel like that’s missing. I want to make things that people watch again and again.”

Deadmans Comes Alive

Deadmans Comes Alive

Crowds flocked to watch the mutant that is Deadman’s deliver some hideous beatings and some unbelievable moments of glory, full respect to everyone out in the water.

Home – Brighton – Cliff Cox

Home – Brighton – Cliff Cox

Brighton is one of the few bone fide surf / skate cites in the UK. With strong roots in the north of both surf and skate in the UK the area has produced some great British surfers. Cliff Cox, a former English and British masters champ, learned to surf there, runs a surf school there and has helped out many of the cities groms. Robbie Mayo has produced a film about Cliffs life in an area that while is a long way from Huntingdon Beach, has quite a few similarities.

Rip Curl GromSearch

Rip Curl GromSearch

Created in Torquay, Australia, in 1999, the Rip Curl GromSearch is a competition exclusively for young surfers, boys and girls, under the age of 16 with its own unique character. It is held in various regions of the world at the same time: Brazil, Australia, Indonesia, South Africa, New Zealand, USA and Europe, leading to an International Final which traditionally takes place “Somewhere” in spring. The Rip Curl GromSearch is a real hotbed of young talent, having uncovered future World Champions such as Stephanie Gilmore (7 times World Champion and current world #1 in women’s surfing), the Brazilian prodigy and WSL 2014 & 2018 World Champion Gabriel Medina, and many others. 


For the 2022 edition, French, English, Spanish and Portuguese Groms will go through their National events to qualify for the European Final. 

 
The under-16, under 14 and under 12 male and female winners from those countries will battle to qualified for the European Final at the beautiful Taghazout Bay in Morocco early 2023.  

The European Final will take place in January/February 2023 where the 30 qualified Groms will battle to earn 2 tickets to the international final at Bells Beach Australia in Spring 2023.
  
There also will be 6 wildcards to win through an online event starting in September 2022. Stay tuned!

So, no matter what, this season again, all the European young surfers will have a chance to qualify to the European GromSearch Final and defend their country! 
 
This 22th edition will also stress the importance of environmentally responsible behaviour . Eco friendly actions, games and beach clean-up will be organised on each stops.

Water fountains will be available for everyone to refill their own reusable bottle thanks to our partner Hydroflask and will help the development of good habits. Recycling bins will be provided on all the events and the organisers will ensure that the ground rules of responsible behaviour  are respected in each country during all the events.

COME AND ENJOY OUR GROMSEARCH VILLAGE WITH SOME GREAT ACTION OUT AND IN THE WATER ! 

Apart from the incredible action in the water, each GromSearch stop will offer an array of fun and interactive experiences on the beach thanks to our wonderful  partners!

You will also meet our Rip Curl Team Riders, they will come to watch the action on the competition and will be available to share some special tips of their own with all the young competitors. 
 

RIP CURL GROMSEARCH Partners :
• FCS
• Greenbush
• Citroen
• Hydroflask
• Smith
• Ocean 52
• Fédération Française de Surf
• FPS
• Surfing England
• Federacion Cantabra de Surf
• Federacion Galega de Surf.


EUROPEAN 2022 RIP CURL GROMSEARCH SCHEDULE: 

Portugal  
12th and 13th of April 2022 at Costa da Caparica  
18th and 19th of June 2022 at Porto  

UK
9th and 10th of April 2022 at Fistral Beach, Newquay  
11th and 12th of June at Croyde bay, Devon  

Spain  
22nd, 23rd and 24th of April 2022 at Playa de Razo, Galicia  
3rd, 4th, and 5th of June 2022 at Somo, Cantabria  

France  
14th, 15th, 16th, and 17th of July 2022 at Seignosse   
20th, 21st and 22nd  of August 2022 at Anglet    

Californication

Californication

Pacific Dreams 2 is the sequel to the popular surfing film Pacific Dreams. The surf film showcases the best surfing clips from 2018-2021 seasons.

Filmed/Edited by Jeff Chavolla

Surfers: Dane Reynolds, Bobby Martinez, Dillon Perrillo, Kilian Garland, Adam Lambert, Tommy Mckeown, Cory Arrambide, Trevor Gordon, Yadin Nicol, Dimitri Poulos, Jabe Swierkocki, Javi Moreno, Jake Kelley, Josiah Amico, Brett Simpson, Micky Clarke, Tristen Simon, Pat Ecker