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{{Short description|Australian surfing competition}}
'''Surfest''' is an annual [[surfing]] [[competition]] held in [[Newcastle, New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. Surfest began in [[1985]] as an initiative of Newcastle City Council, and at the time, was the worlds richest surfing competition. The event runs for thirteen days, and from the 2007 event, will be held at [[Newcastle Stretch|Merewether Beach]], having been held between [[Newcastle Stretch|Newcastle Beach]] and [[Newcastle Stretch|South Newcastle Beach]] in the past.
'''Surfest''' is an annual [[surfing]] competition held in [[Newcastle, New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. Surfest began in 1985 as an initiative of Newcastle City Council, and at the time, was the world's richest surfing competition. The event runs for thirteen days, and from the 2007 event, has been held at Merewether Beach, having been held between Newcastle Beach and South Newcastle Beach in the past.


Surfest adopted a festival-style approach in 2015, with smaller, more official events held on surrounding beaches in the lead-up to the main event.
It is Newcastle's only annual international sporting event and attracts more than 200 surfers, with many coming from around the globe. Former winners include local Novocastrian [[Mark Richards]]. It is rumoured that 2008's Surfest will be moved to Merewether for financial reasons.


==See also==
==Event champions==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
* [[Newcastle, New South Wales]]
|-
* [[Newcastle Stretch]]
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Men's division
! scope="col" | Women's division
! scope="col" | Location
|-
| scope="row" | 1985
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Curren]]
| {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Wendy Botha]]
| rowspan=22| [[Newcastle Beach]]
|-
| scope="row" | 1986
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Occhilupo]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Frieda Zamba]]
|-
| scope="row" | 1987
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Tom Carroll (surfer)|Tom Carroll]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jodie Cooper]]
|-
| scope="row" | 1988
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Damien Hardman]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Pam Burridge]]
|-
| scope="row" | 1989
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Tom Carroll
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Pauline Menzcer
|-
| scope="row" | 1990
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Parsons (surfer)|Mike Parsons]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Michelle Donoghue
|-
| scope="row" | 1991
| colspan=2 align=center| ''event not held''
|-
| scope="row" | 1992
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Damien Hardman
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Vanessa Ousbourne
|-
| scope="row" | 1993
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Barton Lynch]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Pam Burridge
|-
| scope="row" | 1994
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Shane Powell
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Pam Burridge
|-
| scope="row" | 1995
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Michael Rommelse
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Neridah Falconer
|-
| scope="row" | 1996
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Guilherme Herdy
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Neridah Falconer
|-
| scope="row" | 1997
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Shane Bevan
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Kylie Webb
|-
| scope="row" | 1998
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Occhilupo
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Hayley Tasker
|-
| scope="row" | 1999
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Taylor Knox]]
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center" | ''not held''
|-
| scope="row" | 2000
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mick Fanning]]
|-
| scope="row" | 2001
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Mick Campbell
|-
| scope="row" | 2002
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Mick Fanning
|-
| scope="row" | 2003
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Dayyan Neve]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rebecca Woods]]
|-
| scope="row" | 2004
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kelly Slater]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Rebecca Woods
|-
| scope="row" | 2005
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Mick Fanning
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Lynette McKenzie
|-
| scope="row" | 2006
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Neco Padaratz
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Rebecca Woods
|-
| scope="row" | 2007
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jay Thomson
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Silvana Lima]]
| rowspan=14| [[Merewether Beach]]
|-
| scope="row" | 2008
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Adriano De Souza]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Stephanie Gilmore]]
|-
| scope="row" | 2009
| {{flagicon|RSA}} Travis Logie
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Phillipa Anderson
|-
| scope="row" | 2010
| {{flagicon|IRL}} Glenn Hall
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Kirby Wright
|-
| scope="row" | 2011
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Dion Atkinson
| {{flagicon|HAW}} [[Coco Ho]]
|-
| scope="row" | 2012
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Willian Cardosa
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Sally Fitzgibbons]]
|-
| scope="row" | 2013
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Joel Parkinson]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Dimity Stoyle
|-
| scope="row" | 2014
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Matt Banting
| {{flagicon|HAW}} [[Malia Manuel]]
|-
| scope="row" | 2015
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Alejo Muniz]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Ellie Brooks
|-
| scope="row" | 2016
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Matt Wilkinson
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Sally Fitzgibbons
|-
| scope="row" | 2017
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Yago Dora
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Johanne Defay]]
|-
| scope="row" | 2018
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Mikey Wright
| {{flagicon|HAW}} Coco Ho
|-
| scope="row" | 2019
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Alex Ribeiro (surfer)|Alex Ribeiro]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Sally Fitzgibbons
|-
| scope="row" | 2020
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Julian Wilson (surfer)|Julian Wilson]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Bronte Macaulay]]
|-
| scope="row" | 2021
!colspan=3| ''Cancelled due to [[COVID-19 pandemic in Australia|COVID-19]]''
|-
| scope="row" | 2022
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jackson Baker
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Macy Callaghan
|rowspan=2| [[Merewether Beach]]
|-
| scope="row" | 2023
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Joel Vaughan
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Bronte Macaulay
|-
! colspan=4 align=center| Source<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.surfest.com/history/|title=History of Surfest|publisher=www.surfest.com|access-date=18 June 2023}}</ref>
|}


==External links==
==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
* [http://www.aspworldtour.com/ Association of Surfing Professionals]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101130194340/http://www.aspworldtour.com/ Association of Surfing Professionals]
* [http://www.surfest.com Surfest]
* [http://www.surfest.com Surfest]
* [http://www.energy.com.au/ Energy Australia]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050830012014/http://www.energy.com.au/ Energy Australia]

{{Surfing}}
{{Hunter Region places and items of interest}}


[[Category:Surfing competitions]]
[[Category:Surfing competitions]]
[[Category:Surfing in Australia]]
[[Category:Sport in Newcastle, New South Wales]]


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Revision as of 13:08, 2 April 2024

Surfest is an annual surfing competition held in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. Surfest began in 1985 as an initiative of Newcastle City Council, and at the time, was the world's richest surfing competition. The event runs for thirteen days, and from the 2007 event, has been held at Merewether Beach, having been held between Newcastle Beach and South Newcastle Beach in the past.

Surfest adopted a festival-style approach in 2015, with smaller, more official events held on surrounding beaches in the lead-up to the main event.

Event champions

Year Men's division Women's division Location
1985 United States Tom Curren South Africa Wendy Botha Newcastle Beach
1986 Australia Mark Occhilupo United States Frieda Zamba
1987 Australia Tom Carroll Australia Jodie Cooper
1988 Australia Damien Hardman Australia Pam Burridge
1989 Australia Tom Carroll Australia Pauline Menzcer
1990 United States Mike Parsons Australia Michelle Donoghue
1991 event not held
1992 Australia Damien Hardman Australia Vanessa Ousbourne
1993 Australia Barton Lynch Australia Pam Burridge
1994 Australia Shane Powell Australia Pam Burridge
1995 Australia Michael Rommelse Australia Neridah Falconer
1996 Brazil Guilherme Herdy Australia Neridah Falconer
1997 Australia Shane Bevan Australia Kylie Webb
1998 Australia Mark Occhilupo Australia Hayley Tasker
1999 United States Taylor Knox not held
2000 Australia Mick Fanning
2001 Australia Mick Campbell
2002 Australia Mick Fanning
2003 Australia Dayyan Neve Australia Rebecca Woods
2004 United States Kelly Slater Australia Rebecca Woods
2005 Australia Mick Fanning Australia Lynette McKenzie
2006 Brazil Neco Padaratz Australia Rebecca Woods
2007 Australia Jay Thomson Brazil Silvana Lima Merewether Beach
2008 Brazil Adriano De Souza Australia Stephanie Gilmore
2009 South Africa Travis Logie Australia Phillipa Anderson
2010 Republic of Ireland Glenn Hall Australia Kirby Wright
2011 Australia Dion Atkinson Hawaii Coco Ho
2012 Brazil Willian Cardosa Australia Sally Fitzgibbons
2013 Australia Joel Parkinson Australia Dimity Stoyle
2014 Australia Matt Banting Hawaii Malia Manuel
2015 Brazil Alejo Muniz Australia Ellie Brooks
2016 Australia Matt Wilkinson Australia Sally Fitzgibbons
2017 Brazil Yago Dora France Johanne Defay
2018 Australia Mikey Wright Hawaii Coco Ho
2019 Brazil Alex Ribeiro Australia Sally Fitzgibbons
2020 Australia Julian Wilson Australia Bronte Macaulay
2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19
2022 Australia Jackson Baker Australia Macy Callaghan Merewether Beach
2023 Australia Joel Vaughan Australia Bronte Macaulay
Source[1]

References

  1. ^ "History of Surfest". www.surfest.com. Retrieved 18 June 2023.


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