Byron Bay Surf Festival
Byron Bay has always been a Mecca for surfing. In the late ‘60s, George Greenough, Bob McTavish and Nat Young were among those pioneering the region and innovating a completely new form of surfing. Their testing ground for shorter boards and their tube-riding skills was Broken Head, a destination Nat said had perfect waves, with [...]
Continue reading about ‘Broken Buckets’ – 2013 Byron Bay Surf Festival Short Film Comp!
The Byron Bay Surf Festival will showcase all that is unique and attractive about surfing, drawing from the rich local and national surfing heritage, the creative energy and natural surfing location that is Byron Bay. The festival is in its third year and is a non-competitive event. The BBSF will bring together people that want [...]
Continue reading about Byron Bay Surf Festival October 25-27
The Byron Bay Surf Festival kicks off tomorrow night and is to be launching in style, graced by doyens of the community for its opening night and discussion of the sport’s history. Bob McTavish and Wayne ‘Rabbit’ Bartholomew AM are some of the key figures in surfing’s colourful history, certainly within Australia, and will be [...]
Continue reading about Godfathers of Surfing to Launch Surf Festival
At the heart of experience is change. To stagnate is to bid farewell to a lifestyle of excitement and pleasure; revoke experience and the vibrancy of life slips away. The second annual Byron Bay Surf Festival invites you to reawaken your experience of surfing with the Freestyle & Stoke Surf Sessions and Swap Meet. An [...]
stART Them Young Movers and shakers come in all sizes… ART be of no exception. The Byron Shire is blessed with a wealth of creativity. There are those famed internationally for their talents and the less renowned who display their creativity at local markets and shops. ‘stART me up’ is a superb initiative created by [...]
Continue reading about ‘stART me up’ : Byron Bay Surf Festival
The finalist from the Byron Bay Surf Festival short film competition ‘SURF SHORTS‘ will be viewed from 7-8pm. Presented by Bob McTavish with discussion by an elicit panel of surf film industry professionals the winning film will be judged on the night. Theme: “Surf Culture Now- experimental surf designs“ Medium: Fully edited 5-7min surf short [...]
Continue reading about Surf Shorts Film Comp : 2012 Byron Bay Surf Festival
Sunday, October 23 at Wategos Beach, 8.00 am (Board registrations at 7am) Question. What is noisier than the ruckus caused by a fox in a chicken coop? That’s easy. A bunch of surfers talking about surfboard designs. Gather a bunch of surfers together, throw in a whole lot of different surfboards and suddenly the decibel [...]