Surphang Magazine Issue 32

Surphang Magazine Issue 32

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The Pro Show

BUTLER'S BALI

The Buoyant Bajan! Sykes sets his Sights High!

Champ Chats

A Hawaiian Hopeful!

FUTURE THIRTY TWO Can Medina Make It?

Surphang Magazine

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'The future is always beginning now.'

Who knows what the future holds? Did Kolohe Andino know five years ago he'd one day be on the World Tour of Professional Surfers? It's that uncertainty which makes life exciting to live and for today's upcoming surfers makes every dream of achieving the same as Kolohe a goal they can live for. So in this issue we've been dusting off our crystal ball and looking into the future to see who could be the next wave of rookies surging towards that dream tour. It's all hypothetical of course but we think we're pretty good with our calls here at SURPHANG. After all isn't a certain Mr Medina at the top of the Tour ratings at the moment? Check back on that one! But for now, buckle up as we're heading back to the future!

Kolohe Andino keeps a close eye on what the future has in store!

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Surphang Magazine

Magazine Editor: Stuart Gaston Contributing Photographers: Jean-Marc Amoyal, Jordan Anast, Sergio Arretxea, Bianca Asher, Chad Bolth, Alan Burke, Douglas Cominski, Oliver Emsallem, Rommel Gonzales, Steve Maloney, Warwick Martin, Kody McGregor, Shutter Pat, Dean Vincent, and Chuck@Surf-Shot.com Staff Photographer: Stuart Gaston

Send any photographic submissions for future issues of the magazine to: surphangmagazine@ymail.com

Cover Shot: We love this issue's cover of Josh Burke so much, we had to run it full size alongside too!

Photo: Alan Burke

Josh Burke looking as buoyant as ever!

Photo: Alan Burke

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This Issue's Features

The Pro Show Champ Chats Surphalosophy

The Buoyant Bajan!

Following his father's footsteps, Josh Burke, already Barbados' most successful junior surfer, has a huge future ahead of him!

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A Hawaiian Hopeful!

Sykes sets his Sights High!

Last year's NSSA National Open Often overlooked, South Africa Junior Champion and ASP North is also home to some high flying America Pro Junior Champion, we surfers – Shane Sykes is one just had to chat with Seth Moniz! with his sights set very high!

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BUTLER'S BALI

FUTURE THIRTY TWO

Every upcoming surfer should Who's got what it takes? Here's our do a trip to Bali. New Zealand's look into the crystal ball to predict next big thing, Kehu Butler did 32 upcoming surfers who we think and he shares all with us here! have got what it takes for the Tour!

Can Medina Make It? Last year, he took a moment off the Tour to become ASP World Junior Champion. Could Medina make it the real deal this year?

A backside barrel for Josh Burke!

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Welcome to

The Pro Show The Buoyant Bajan!

Photos: Alan Burke; Words: Stu Gaston

07 - SM Josh Burke bobs up over the lip!

Photo: Alan Burke

Josh Burke really does have surfing running through his veins! A descendant of a family who have lived and breathed watersports for decades, even with a beach in Barbados named after them, Josh is already following in his father's footsteps with multiple championship titles to his name! Coming from such a strong family tradition with the full support of his father, surely Josh will soon fulfil his dream and become part of the elite World Tour! We recently checked in with Josh to catch up and see how he's going on that competitive journey.

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The Buoyant Bajan!

09 - SM Josh Burke takes on a Teahupoo blue room!

Photo: Courtesy of Billabong US

The Pro Show It's been a year since we last spoke to you then Josh and you've been as busy as ever! First of all then, tell us about your travels. You're just back from another trip, this time to Tahiti, so how was that? What were the highlights?

Tahiti was awesome, I had so much fun there!

The highlight was when I first saw Teahupoo... it was so dreamy and perfect, I couldn't believe I was actually there and looking at it pumping.

I dived straight into a big set and broke a brand-new board in the first half hour, I still don't know where the nose is!

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The Buoyant Bajan!

11 - SM Josh Burke getting barreled in Hawaii!

Photo: Alan Burke

The Pro Show Before that, you'd been to Hawaii where we spoke to you briefly about surfing Off The Wall, but tell us more about the whole experience.

What's it like travelling to and surfing at the spiritual home of wave riding?

The North Shore is and will always be the mecca of the surfing world. If you want to make it as an elite professional surfer, you have to be there during their winter season and perform well. I have been for three seasons now since I was 13 yrs old. I always look forward to the challenge. This past season I competed in the ASP North Shore Pro Junior at Sunset in what they were saying was the biggest surf ever for a junior event! I think they were right, it was massive! I got a few good ones and was pleased with my 17th place at my first ever event on the North Shore.

And now you're a seasoned traveller, where and when was your best session?

The most recent at Teahupoo in Tahiti, got some nice barrels one late afternoon. I also caught that over-head swell at Lowers a few weeks ago was really fun. On my 16th Birthday at Off The Wall last year I had an awesome session and again this year in January on an oil glass 8ft day.

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The Buoyant Bajan!

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Josh grabbing some air time at South Point!

Photo: Alan Burke

The Pro Show Now you seem to spend more time away than you do back home in Barbados, though you were back for a few months earlier in the year. How was it surfing back home then?

Barbados always has waves so I'm surfing everyday. If Soupbowl has light wind, that's my first choice. However I surf South Point/ Silver Sands and Long Beach most days as it's a close walking distance, just one mile from my house so its very convenient.

So where's your all time favourite spot back there that you hope will be cranking?

Definitely Soupbowl, but I can't wait to catch Box X Box really good. I have surfed it a few times now. My dad first took me out there when I was about 8yrs old and he tells me today that it was only 6ft but it felt 15ft to me! I took a set on the head and got worked, he actually grabbed my leash and hauled me up but all was good!

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The Buoyant Bajan!

15 - SM Josh Burke back home in Barbados!

Photo: Alan Burke

The Pro Show Now Barbados seems to be producing a lot of good upcoming surfers at the moment. What is it about the area that makes it so good for nurturing talent?

Well first of all Barbados has ridable waves daily and every kind of wave you can think of, from learner waves (my Dad says it's the best place in the world to learn to surf) to advanced, even expert waves, so you can practice and grow your ability relatively easily.

Besides all the natural resource of waves, we have a very small but seriously vibrant surf community... it's very competitive! Also my dad and a few parents started the Barbados Junior surfing club in 2007 to focus on just junior surfers and for about three or four years Barbados had a surf contest what seemed like every weekend! So really practice makes perfect and I think we are now seeing the results!

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The Buoyant Bajan!

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Josh Burke bashing the lip at Lowers!

Photo: Alan Burke

The Pro Show Of course recently you've spent a lot of your summer in what must seem like your second home - California, where you must head back quite often for the competitive season each year. So how does the surf there compare to what you're used to back home in Barbados?

Yes I have been spending a lot of time there this past summer, I was there for 6 weeks. I love California though, it's obviously way colder so you have to put on a wetsuit every session instead of just board shorts which I naturally prefer and it's a lot more crowded, but there are some really good waves there like Lowers which I have been mostly surfing.

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The Buoyant Bajan!

19 - SM Josh Burke bang on time!

Photo: Alan Burke

The Pro Show Over in California then, with plenty of beaches to choose from, where for you is the best spot, the one that can deliver that solid surf?

My favourite spot so far is Lowers but I've seen video of Rincon and dream about surfing it really soon. I usually stay in the Newport Beach area and enjoy surfing the jetties between 48th & 52nd Streets.

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The Buoyant Bajan!

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Josh Burke punting high at Hungtington!

Photo: Alan Burke

The Pro Show And how does the level of surfing talent there compare to back home?

The talent pool in California is much deeper obviously as the population is much greater. Barbados only has a population of 280,000 of which most cannot swim, my Dad says its approx 80%! The few surfers we have are really good and a select few have a chance of making it as a professional surfer.

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The Buoyant Bajan!

23 - SM Josh Burke's been pointing in the right direction!

Photo: Alan Burke

The Pro Show

Now you've had a pretty impressive surfing career so far yourself! Since we last spoke to you a year ago, what have been your highlights of the past 12 months?

Starting from the top of the year, competing at Sunset in very large surf was definitely a highlight. In the ASP Pro Junior in Cocoa Beach, I got to the Quarter-finals, then I took a quick trip to Virginia beach to compete and do ambassador appearances for Billabong. I won the Open Mens and got 4th in the Mens Pro. My Billabong Hunt family there makes me feel so at home, I felt blessed and in NSSA Carribean Conference I won every Open Mens Qualifer. Next at NSSA Nationals, I made the finals in the Explorer Juniors, Explorer Mens and Quarter-finals in the Open Mens. Competing at the US Open was a great experience and doing signings for my sponsors Billabong, Reef and Von Zipper on Main Street was great fun & a highlight for sure, so many different types of people and fun in their own way. Having said all that, without a doubt the high light of the year so far was the Billabong Bloodlines trip to Tahiti! Every aspect of the trip was great and the crew were the best group... was a pleasure traveling with all those guys!!

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The Buoyant Bajan!

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Josh Burke busy punting!

Photo: Alan Burke

The Pro Show So you're heading off to the East Coast again soon, with the East Coast Surfing Championships and the Vans and Fins Pro Juniors coming up, so what are your goals for the rest of this year?

Yeh, I'm writing this from my shaper Rich Price's house in Florida where I am right now to collect some new boards and spend some quality time with him. My goal for the year is to win two ASP Pro Juniors and qualify for the ASP World Junior Championships. I am entered in the Mens WQS in Virginia,OBX and Belmar,NJ to try and get some points and hopefully good results to get some points under my belt.

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The Buoyant Bajan!

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Josh Burke busting out some more magic material!

Photo: Alan Burke

The Pro Show Competitons aside, what about the freesurfing game? You've already featured in Billabong's Youthless movie but you've also posted some impressive edits of your own, like your recent 'Leftz Fa Dayz'. So have you plans for upping your own online profile, releasing some more fresh material this summer?

For sure, my dad does nearly all of my filming, I then edit the clips, so they are all home made.

So I'm going to be putting out another edit soon! I'm always working on one to be honest.

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The Buoyant Bajan!

29 - SM Josh Burke charging back home in Barbados!

Photo: Alan Burke

The Pro Show Now, you're part of a very strong upcoming Billabong team so when you all get together, like recently in Tahiti, do you find you push each other's surfing?

We push each others surfing for sure and being with the team is always fun!

Finally then what about your future?

Is your goal to one day be on the Tour or are you going to carve out your own destiny and be known for your free surfing?‎ I love competitive surfing so yes my goal is to make the ASP WCT tour one day!!

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Champ Chats A Hawaiian Hopeful!

Photos: Chuck@Surf-Shot.com; Words: Stu Gaston

31 - SM Seth Moniz making the most of some Californian surf!

Photo: Chuck@Surf-Shot.com

Seth Moniz earnt himself not one but two Championship titles last year – ASP North American Pro Junior and NSSA Nationals Open Junior. So Seth definitely looks to be a big hope for Hawaiian success in the years to come. We caught up with him for a chat between the US Open in California and jetting off to Tahiti to be part of the trials for the Billabong Pro!

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A Hawaiian Hopeful!

33 - SM Seth Moniz seeking out an airborne opportunity!

Photo: Courtesy of Billabong US

CHAMP CHATS

Name: Seth Moniz Age: 16 Years surfing: 11 Where you live: Honolulu, Hawaii Sponsors: Billabong, Tokoro Surf Boards, Dragon, Dakine, DVS, Vertral Local break/s: Kewalo Basin Favourite surfer?

All the boys Favourite place to surf?

Backdoor (when it's uncrowded) Favourite surf movie?

Done Favourite surf trick?

Barrel Favourite board?

5'9 SFx shaped by Tokoro Surf Boards

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A Hawaiian Hopeful!

35 - SM Seth Moniz setting up with a backhand bottom turn!

Photo: Chuck@Surf-Shot.com

CHAMP CHATS

What first got you into surfing?

My parents would take my siblings and I to the beach ever since I was in diapers. So eventually I started going into the water and surfing.

When and how did you become sponsored?

Billabong sponsored my whole family when I was 7. I have 3 older brothers and 1 sister. Basically we were representing them as just a fun surfing family. We didn't take competitions serious at the time but soon started competing in the NSSA series.

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A Hawaiian Hopeful!

37 - SM Seth Moniz whacking one through the lip!

Photo: Chuck@Surf-Shot.com

CHAMP CHATS

Who in surfing inspires you most?

Probably all my siblings. They have always been so supporting and made me a better surfer.

What do you prefer then, free surfing or competitions and why?

Both are great! But winning a contest is the best feeling ever. I couldn't go a month with out doing one.

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A Hawaiian Hopeful!

39 - SM Seth Moniz owning some air time!

Photo: Chuck@Surf-Shot.com

CHAMP CHATS Now the past few years have seen you performing consistently well at all levels, having been ASP North American Pro Junior Champion last year as well as also winning the North Shore Surf Shop Pipe Pro Junior earlier this year. So talk us through those contests and the highs and lows that lead to you earning your championship title.

Winning both the North America Junior ratings and Pipeline Pro Junior was a dream for me. I had a really consistent year when I won the ratings, I had a couple second places and semifinal finishes. For that being my first full year of doing the Junior series I couldn't be any happier. When I went into the Pipe contest, I was pretty nervous as the past two years I lost first round. But after having a great first heat my confidence built up and I felt like I could win it.

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A Hawaiian Hopeful!

41 - SM Seth Moniz setting up with another big bottom turn!

Photo: Chuck@Surf-Shot.com

CHAMP CHATS

You had to overcome some solid surfing from your contenders to take that win.

How do you rate your surfing peers over in Hawaii at the moment?

Everyone in that event could have won.

It just came down to who took the best waves. Some of the best under 20 year old barrel riders were in that event. I was lucky to find a good rhythm in every heat that just kept on going to the final.

And you've also done really well in the NSSA contests, having been the NSSA Nationals Open Junior Champion last year too. Tell us more about how that competiton went then.

That year was a amazing for me.

I also got second in the Open Men's division and won the Andy Irons performance award. To finally get a win was the best feeling ever!

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A Hawaiian Hopeful!

43 - SM Seth Moniz making the most of another lip bash!

Photo: Chuck@Surf-Shot.com

CHAMP CHATS

Now you've had various wins and championship titles, so what goes down as your best victory to date?

Probably winning the Pipe pro Jr. That wave is so prestigious and to win a contest out there was definitely one of my goals.

So now you're a champ then, what's next? What are your goals for the rest of this year?

Just to keep my past success going and try to improve on my surfing.

And what about training?

How do you keep on top of fitness and keep on pushing your surfing?

I don't train too hard just a little to keep my body in form. I believe surfing is the best training!

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A Hawaiian Hopeful!

45 - SM Seth Moniz in the green room!

Photo: Courtesy of Billabong US

CHAMP CHATS

So you're from Hawaii, with some of the best spots in the world on your doorstep. But when and where has your best surf session ever been then?

I've had a crazy session in the Mentawai's with my three brothers, Dad and four friends. We scored a perfect right and left slab 6-8 feet with just us out.

And what's the worst wipeout of your life so far?

I've had so many but one really stood out. I whipped around on a 10 foot back washy wave at Pipe and jumped over the falls.

The wave was so violent but luckily I never hit the reef.

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A Hawaiian Hopeful!

47 - SM Seth Moniz seeking out the barrels!

Photo: Courtesy of Billabong US

CHAMP CHATS You've obviously travelled to and surfed some amazing spots around the world! So where's left? Where do you still want to travel to and surf?

I really want to go to South Africa.

There's so many amazing waves over there. I'd say it has some of the best waves in the world.

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A Hawaiian Hopeful!

49 - SM Seth Moniz searching for more lips to hit!

Photo: Chuck@Surf-Shot.com

CHAMP CHATS Finally, where do you see yourself in five to ten years time?

That's hard to think of! But my goal is to make the World Tour.

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Surphalosophy

Sykes sets his Sights High!

Photos: Dean Vincent; Words: Stu Gaston

51 - SM Shane Sykes soaring high!

Photo: Dean Vincent

surphalosophy

South African surfers often get overlooked in the big scheme of things – even Jordy Smith hasn't won an event for over a year now. But perhaps the tide is turning as a whole new surge of upcoming South African surfers are coming to the fore with Shane Sykes certainly one of the leaders of the pack. With numerous wins to his name and a high ASP Pro Junior ranking, we caught up with Shane to talk about how high he's setting his sights for the future!

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Sykes sets his Sights High!

53 - SM Shane Sykes pointing in the right direction!

Photo: Dean Vincent

surphalosophy

Name: Shane Sykes Age: 17 Nickname: Shano Years surfing: 7 Where you live: Salt Rock, Durban, South Africa Sponsors: Quiksilver, Vans, Clayton Surfboards, Skullcandy, Futures, Creatures of Leisure Local break/s: Mostly Ballito area Favourite surfer?

Noa Deane Favourite place to surf?

Sultans, Maldives Favourite surf movie?

Seen Unseen, Dane Reynolds Favourite surf trick?

Slob straight air Favourite board?

Clayton Supernova , 5'5

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Sykes sets his Sights High!

55 - SM Shane Sykes grabbing some air time!

Photo: Dean Vincent

surphalosophy What first got you into surfing?

When I was 8, we moved from a farm to our family's beach cottage and right in front of the house there is an A-frame reef slab sort of wave that ran into a sand bank and until I was only 10, I got my first surfboard and went for lessons from then on.

How big a part does surfing play in your life?

Well I'm not really interested in anything else than surfing but I do have to keep in mind the school part of it. I only have one year left so I'll do my best with that and get it over with then I'll start the QS full time.

My life revolves around what the waves are doing and all the other elements that goes with surfing.

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Sykes sets his Sights High!

57 - SM Shane Sykes setting to work on the lip!

Photo: Dean Vincent

surphalosophy When and how did you become sponsored?

When I was 12, legendary SA surfer Greg Swart was working for Quiksilver at that time and him and his family moved to Salt Rock where he saw me and my brother surfing and in the next month I had been hooked up. I am now best friends with his son.

Who in surfing inspires you most?

Dane Reynolds What do you prefer then, free surfing or competitions and why?

I'd love to take the free surfing route but that is a huge risk because your sponsors might not agree and you have to know the right people. It's a whole other industry. In saying that, I do enjoy the competitive vibe and really want to be a World Champ.

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Sykes sets his Sights High!

59 - SM Shane Sykes sighting a landing!

Photo: Dean Vincent

surphalosophy Now the past few years have seen you performing consistently well at all levels, with some great results so far this year, even earning yourself a wildcard into the ASP Prime Mr Price Pro Ballito event. So talk us through those contests and the highs and lows that lead to your results.

Well yeah getting that wildcard was a huge goal ticked off not only this year but for my whole surfing career! I have earned points that will help me get into a few events if I maintain them. I have had a couple ups and downs too but I've learnt from every mistake made.

I imagine you have to overcome some solid surfing from your contenders.

How do you rate your surfing peers in South Africa at the moment then?

The level in SA isn't low but it's not that close to countries such as Australia and US either, they just have so many more surfers. But South Africans struggle to travel as much as other guys in their age groups from other countries, and many of us just want to show the world that we are actually good enough. There are a couple of us that often have match ups that are really quite intense such as Matt McGillivray, Slade Prestwich, Max Armstrong and Dylan Lightfoot.

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Sykes sets his Sights High!

61 - SM Shane Sykes setting those fins free!

Photo: Dean Vincent

surphalosophy You've been surfing against these guys most of your competitive life. There must be different levels of camaraderie or rivalry in the ranks. How does this affect the way you surf in a heat?

Yeah for sure there is some heavy rivalry but out the water we are all great friends.

I don't really care who it is when it comes to the heat, I just catch my 2 best waves and try make the heat in the end.

So which of them did you least want to be drawn up against in a heat and why?

Slade and Dylan because they are older than me which means they have a bit more experience and Dylan can get out to back line in about 1 minute after a wave then you get Slade who I just love to watch and shreds haha.

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Sykes sets his Sights High!

63 - SM Shane Sykes sunset surf time!

Photo: Dean Vincent

surphalosophy Now you've had various great results recently, so what's your goal now for this year?

Well there are a few more junior events in SA this year but planning a trip to P-Pass towards the end of this year followed by Hawaii.

What about training then? How do you keep on top of fitness and keep on pushing your surfing?

I will do my usual warm ups and stretches etc. try eating healthy though for me I just eat whatever is edible haha.

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Sykes sets his Sights High!

65 - SM Shane Sykes enjoying a big offshore set!

Photo: Dean Vincent

surphalosophy

So you're from Salt Rock near Durban and have no doubt surfed some epic breaks over in South Africa. How do those classic spots compare to others you've surfed around the world?

In winter the waves are unbeatable because in the morning it's 6ft light offshore and by the afternoon it's onshore so you get barrels in the morning and do huge punts in the arvo, that's my routine in winter. Waves like the Maldives and Madagascar are reef breaks so most waves are the same, you can predict every section which is cool but does get boring, I like peaky waves, offering more variety of manoeuvres.

But seriously home is the place to be in winter.

And where else around the world have you been lucky enough to surf so far?

I scored in Maldives and Madagascar this past July and scored waves in Mozambique earlier this year.

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Sykes sets his Sights High!

67 - SM Shane Sykes setting the bar high!

Photo: Dean Vincent

surphalosophy So when and where has your best surf session been then?

Sultans in the Maldives and Tinley Manor back home during a winter swell.

And what's the worst wipeout of your life so far?

Last year in Cape Town the wind was blowing hard offshore and I got to the end of a wave where it was about to close out so I jumped off and my board followed me as I got sucked over the falls and that's where my face met the upper half of my rail. I came up with blood instantly coming from around my eye. I didn't really know where because the water was so cold I couldn't feel anything, I just saw blood. I got out and just went straight to the car park to look in someone's car side mirror and my eye had already swollen up, I looked Chinese haha. Other than that I can't recall.

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Sykes sets his Sights High!

69 - SM Shane Sykes with his sights set nice and high!

Photo: Dean Vincent

surphalosophy You've obviously travelled to and surfed some amazing spots around the world! So where's left? Where do you still want to travel to and surf?

I want to surf Pipe, P-Pass, Mentawais and Donkey Bay, those are my four main spots I want to surf pretty soon, in the next year or so.

Finally then, what about your future? Where do you see yourself In about five to ten years time?

Well hopefully on the tour but even 5 years is long time away, many things could happen before that but yeah the main goal is to be a World Champ in the next 10 years.

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BUTLER'S BALI Photos: Chad Bolth; Words: Stu Gaston

71 - SM Kehu Butler in a Bali barrel!

Photo: Chad Bolth

surphangaway

The world is brimming full with amazing places to surf and certainly

any self respecting upcoming surfer would probably want to have Bali as one

they can say they've been to! With his first trip there now well and truly under his

belt, New Zealand's top Junior surfer, Kehu Butler shares his experience of

surfing in Bali for the first time.

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BUTLER'S BALI

73 - SM Kehu Butler loving the Bali barrels!

Photo: Chad Bolth

surphangaway After having an awesome time at the Occy Grom Comp and Skull Candy Oz Grom

Comp in Australia, coming 3 rd and 1 st , it was an awesome reward to travel to Bali

for the first time for the rest of my school holidays. We landed at the new airport

and I had butterflies as soon as the heat hit me. A quick taxi to our hotel in Padang

on a beautiful sun filled afternoon and we were all set for an awesome trip. We took

our first look at the set up in Padang in a postcard sunset and it was magic. Halfway

across the world and who do we see on the rock taking photos but our

photographer mate from NZ Chad "Bro" Bolth. He told us Keramas would

be pumping tomorrow and that's all we needed to know. The session at Keramas

was probably one of the best we had.

Arriving at 6 am and in the dark, we were

the first ones out and scored heavy 5 to 6 feet barrels as well as taking some poundings with reef tatoos to prove it.

With the wind up by midday, we gapped it

back to Bingin where we scored some super fun head height barrels. The set

up there was so beautiful and after tip toe-ing over the reef for what seemed to

be an hour we were locked into some perfectly green cylinders. It was crowded

but we were having so much fun that the locals were calling me and my mate Kaya into some good ones.

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BUTLER'S BALI

75 - SM Kehu Butler setting up with a Bali bottom turn!

Photo: Chad Bolth

surphangaway The next day it was off to Uluwatu where we caught up with dads mate Tai Budha Graham who said Temples would

be firing. We ended up at Uluwatu and racetracks though, as we had had enough of donating our skin to the reefs.

Paddling through the caves and scoring 4 foot perfection was good enough for us. With a change of venue we shot

down to our new hotel AQ/VA in Padma which is owned by a Kiwi guy from the same little town we're from. With our

gears in the hotel and a 10 minute walk through countless hagglers and ant trail motorbikes, we hit the water at

Padma beach to a super fun rip bowl. We had three days of good surf on the full tides and awesome company with

my mate Rio Waida and his Padma and halfway Kuta Beach crew of rippers. They were so much fun to play

and surf with and I can't wait to see them again.

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BUTLER'S BALI

77 - SM Kehu Butler having fun in Bali!

Photo: Chad Bolth

surphangaway

We surfed Cangu the next day where we met up with another friend we made, Kin and we

surfed some fun little peaks and wedges.

When the surf got too full, me and the boys surfed the backwash right in front of the restaurants. It was super fun! Dad said the

one who rode the backwash the longest got a banana smoothie. I won but never saw that banana smoothie, thanks dad.

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BUTLER'S BALI

79 - SM Kehu Butler grabbing some air time in Bali!

Photo: Chad Bolth

surphangaway On our last day we said goodbye to all our friends we made at Kuta

and Padma and Kin our tour guide took us back to Bingin for our

morning sesh which was firing again. He said Padang would be

good and as its full tide the reef would be safer and it won't be

crowded. He was right and we got some good uncrowded waves. As the tide got lower there were some awesome barrels and some

challenging sections. By the afternoon there were a few

people but it was absolutely firing, I got the heaviest barrel

there and the spit hurt my back.

The locals were awesome to

watch too, this was the best session of the trip....until my last

wave ... A small inside barrel took my over the falls and dragged me

over the reef like a cheese grater.

I paddled in to my mate Kin, who

was grinning with a lime in one hand and Chinese medicine in

the other. On goes the lime and in comes the pain to the delight of my mates. It was an awesome finish to our trip, great waves,

lifelong mates with a fresh scar to take home and exaggerate

about. Terimakasi Bali, see you next year, yewww!!!!!!

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FUTURE THIRTY TWO Words: Stu Gaston; Photos: Various

81 - SM Jack Robinson taking on Teahupoo!

Photo: Oliver Emsallem

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Here at SURPHANG, we've interviewed a lot of top upcoming surfers over the past two and a half years and nearly every single one of them always finishes by saying in the future they want to be on the World Tour. No surprises there then! But we thought it was time to see who might have what it takes to actually go that distance. So what does it take to get on Tour? Well first of all, you've got to be a good competition surfer, good enough to win events or if not, at least do consistently very well! For in this game, points means rankings! And of course it's that all important ranking that's going to propel those lucky top ten up among the elite 22 at the end of each year! And that gives us our ASP Top 32 plus two wildcards.

With that in mind, we've put together our own FUTURE THIRTY TWO – 32 upcoming surfers who have either already gone and won an ASP Pro Junior event or come pretty close and so have put themselves well up on the ASP Pro Junior rankings. Based on that performance, we believe they could indeed have what it takes to one day make it onto The ASP World Tour!

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Cam Richards

83 - SM Cam Richards cruising down the line!

Photo: Chuck@Surf-Shot.com

HotShots Cam Richards won the Ron Jon Vans Junior Pro earlier this year. He also came a very close second to Matt Banting in the Vans US Open Junior Pro. Cam currently also sits second on the ASP North America Pro Junior rankings.

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Cooper Chapman

85 - SM Cooper Chapman grabs some air time!

Photo: Warwick Martin

HotShots Cooper Chapman won the Hunter Business Boardriders Pro Junior earlier this year. He's currently second on the ASP Australasia rankings.

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Deivid Silva

87 - SM Deivid Silva soaring over the lip!

Photo: Stu Gaston

HotShots Although only 10th on the ASP South America Pro Junior rankings last year, winning the Red Nose Pro Junior should set Deivid Silva in much better stead this year!

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Diego Mignot

89 - SM Diego Mignot mid flight in Ecuador!

Photo: Rommel Gonzales

HotShots A win at the 2013 Sopelana Pro Junior took Diego Mignot to 7th on the ASP Europe Pro Junior rankings, so he'll be looking to build on that success again in the near future!

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Diran Zakarian

91 - SM Diran Zakarian launching off his backhand!

Photo: Bianca Asher

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Winning last year's Quiksilver Pro Junior in Durban saw Diran Zakarian rise to be one of South Africa's top upcoming surfers. He's currently sitting in second on this year's ASP Africa Pro Junior rankings.

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Dylan Lightfoot

93 - SM Dylan Lightfoot in the green room!

Photo: Kody McGregor

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Dylan Lightfoot won the first event in this year's ASP Billabong Junior Series and is only lieing third in the ASP Africa Pro Junior rankings owing to pursuing his success in the WQS events.

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Gaspard Larsonneur

95 - SM Gaspard Larsonneur getting to grips with a Lacanau lefthander!

Photo: Stu Gaston

HotShots Having made the final of the Espinho Surf Destination Pro Junior back in June, it's only a matter of time before Gaspard Larsonneur, currently 5th on the ASP Europe Pro Junior rankings, wins his first Pro Junior event.

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Hiroto Arai

97 - SM Hiroto Arai gets in some rail work!

Photo: Stu Gaston

HotShots Hiroto Arai ended 2013 joint second on the ASP Japan Pro Junior rankings. He's still sitting second in the rankings this year too!

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Hiroto Oohara

99 - SM Hiroto Oohara hits the air!

Photo: Catherine Gregory

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Hiroto Oohara also ended 2013 joint second on the ASP Japan Pro Junior rankings. He's now already pursuing a very successful QS career currently sitting in the top 100!

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Jack Duggan

101 - SM Jack Duggan digs into the lip!

Photo: Warwick Martin

HotShots Jack Duggan was 3rd on the ASP Australasia Pro Junior rankings last year and will look to build on that this year!

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Jack Robinson

103 - SM Jack Robinson taking on Teahupoo!

Photo: Oliver Emsallem

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Jack Robinson won the prestigious North Shore Surf Shop Pro Junior earlier this year.

More recently he's been showing the Tour surfers themselves how it's done at Chopes!

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Jacob Willcox

105 - SM Jacob Willcox takes it tail high in Hawaii!

Photo: Scott Ellwood

HotShots Jacob Willcox has won not one but two Pro Juniors this year which places him second on the ASP Australasia Pro Junior rankings.

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Jake Marshall

107 - SM Jake Marshall makes the most of fun summer surf!

Photo: Chuck@Surf-Shot.com

HotShots A second place finish in the Sprite Soup Bowl Junior Pro at the end of last year has set Jake Marshall in a strong 5th position on the ASP North America rankings this year!

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Jordan Lawler

109 - SM Jordan Lawler laying into a righthander!

Photo: Michael Kellerman

HotShots Last year, Jordan Lawler won the Be The Influence Surf Pro Junior leaving him 6th on the ASP Australasia Pro Junior rankings.

He'll be looking to up that in the future!

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Josh Moniz

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Josh Moniz making the most of that section!

Photo: Rommel Gonzales

HotShots Winning last year's Vans Pro Junior in Virginia earnt Josh Moniz 3rd place on the ASP North America Pro Junior rankings. So far this year he's in 7th position and will be looking to up that in the events still to come!

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Kalani David

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Kalani David kicking out!

Photo: Shutter Pat

HotShots Kalani David won last year's North Shore Surf Shop Pro Junior which left him in 4th place on the ASP North America Pro Junior rankings. So far this year, he's made it to 10th position and so will be looking to build on that in this season's remaining events.

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Kanoa Igarashi

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Kanoa Igarashi kicks out his fins!

Photo: Shutter Pat

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Kanoa Igarashi made it to 3rd in the Hunter Business Boardriders Pro Junior in Newcastle, Australia earlier this year and 2nd in the Burton Toyota Pro Junior the year before. He may not yet have a win under his belt, but with a current ranking of 89th on the WQS, he's one to watch in the future!

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Kelly Norris

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Kelly Norris grabbing some air time on the Sunshine Coast!

Photo: Steve Maloney @ SunnyCoastKlips

HotShots Kelly Norris won this year's Carve Pro Junior in Sydney and so lies in 4th position on the ASP Australasia Pro Junior rankings.

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Leo Fioravanti

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Leo Fioravanti firing in Ecuador!

Photo: Rommel Gonzales

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Leonardo Fioravanti won last year's Gran Canaria Santa Pro Junior earning him the title of ASP European Pro Junior Champion. Although he's only currently in 10th position on the ASP Europe Pro Junior rankings this year, he's just earnt a 2nd place finish in the WQS Sooruz Lacanau Pro so his future is looking very promising indeed!

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Luan Wood

121 - SM Luan Wood well above the lip!

Photo: Douglas Cominski

HotShots As well as being the current Under 18 ISA World Junior Champion, Luan Wood also won the Doo Australia Pro Junior Lobitos in Peru last year, making him the ASP South America Pro Junior Champion. He'll be looking to equal that success this year!

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Mateia Hiquily

123 - SM Mateia Hiquily having fun at Teahupoo!

Photo: Oliver Emsallem

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Last year, Mateia Hiquily won the Surf Rias Baixas Pro Junior in Spain and this year, back home, the Tahiti Nui Pro Junior. With a 2nd place finish on the ASP Europe Pro Junior rankings last year, he'll be looking to improve his current 8th position so far this year in the events still to come!

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Matt Banting

125 - SM Matt Banting bashing a French lip in Lacanau!

Photo: Stu Gaston

HotShots Even though he's been focusing on the WQS events for a few years now, Matt Banting returned to the Pro Junior stage recently, winning the ASP Vans US Open Junior Pro. That aside, he's currently ranked 1st on the QS – enough said really! Top 32 it is then!

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Miguel Tudela

127 - SM Miguel Tudela takes to the air!

Photo: Stu Gaston

HotShots Miguel Tudela has made the finals of three Pro Junior events so far this year, finishing second in two of them! It's only a matter of time before he takes the win and edges even further up from his current 3rd position on the ASP North America Pro Junior rankings!

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Mitch Parkinson

129 - SM Mitch Parkinson pushes his tail out!

Photo: Stu Gaston

HotShots Last year, Mitch Parkinson placed 2nd on the ASP Australasia Pro Junior rankings after two finals place finishes. Surely he'll be expected to follow in the family footsteps!

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Natxo Gonzalez

131 - SM Natxo Gonzalez tucking into the green room!

Photo: Sergio Arretxea @ FotoSertx.com

HotShots Natxo Gonzalez won last year's Airwalk Lacanau Pro Junior and thanks to some finals finishes is already in 2nd place on the ASP Europe Pro Junior rankings this year.

With the remaining contest still to come, Natxo will be looking for a good result!

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Nomme Mignot

133 - SM Nomme Mignot nailing the air game!

Photo: Rommel Gonzales

HotShots Nomme Mignot won last year's Gijon Pro Junior, ending up 4th on the ASP Europe Pro Junior rankings. A previous European Under 16 Junior Champion, Nomme will be looking for more wins in the years still to come!

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Parker Coffin

135 - SM Parker Coffin kicks out that tail!

Photo: Stu Gaston

HotShots Parker Coffin won the Sprite Soup Bowl Junior Pro at the end of last year and came 2nd in the Ron Jon Vans Pro Junior earlier this year. Coupled together, the two have placed him 1st on the ASP North America Pro Junior rankings so far this year!

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Seth Moniz

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Seth Moniz hitting that lip!

Photo: Chuck@Surf-Shot.com

HotShots Last year's ASP North America Pro Junior Champion with two second place finishes, Seth Moniz started this year winning the North Shore Surf Shop Pipe Pro Junior. He'll be looking to take his current 4th place ranking back to the heights of last year!

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Soli Bailey

139 - SM Soli Bailey's backhand aerial antics!

Photo: Stu Gaston

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Soli Bailey won the first Pro Junior of this year, the Piping Hot Surf Festival in Torquay, Australia. That and his following results now place him 1st on the ASP Australasia Pro Junior rankings!

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Tim Bisso

141 - SM Tim Bisso and a big tailslide!

Photo: Rommel Gonzales

HotShots Current French Junior Champion Tim Bisso won the Sopelana Pro Junior this summer which has boosted him into joint second on the ASP Europe Pro Junior rankings!

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Tom Cloarec

143 - SM Tom Cloarec carving!

Photo: Stu Gaston

HotShots Winning last year's Sooruz Royan Atlantique Pro Junior left Tom Cloarec in 6th position on the ASP Europe Pro Junior rankings. And having just won the Lacanau Pro Junior now places him in a comfortable 4th this year!

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Vasco Ribeiro

145 - SM Vasco Ribeiro working on his air game!

Photo: Stu Gaston

HotShots Vasco Ribeiro has been very near the top of the ASP Europe Pro Junior rankings for a good few years now. However an early win in this year's season at the Espinho Surf Destination Pro Junior sees him currently sitting in a very confident 1st position!

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Can Medina Make It? Words: Stu Gaston; Photos: Jordan Anast & Jean-Marc Amoyal

147 - SM Gabriel Medina, master of the air game!

Photo: Jordan Anast

TheGoss

Just under a year ago, Gabriel Medina took time off the World Tour to compete, controversially maybe, in the ASP World Juniors. He won of course. Now almost a year later, he's sitting at the top of the ASP Men's World Tour rankings. So the question is can he make it? Can he actually become ASP Men's World Champion in just four months time?

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Can Medina Make It?

149 - SM Gabriel Medina grabbing more air time!

Photo: Jordan Anast

TheGoss

Well putting aside what might happen in Tahiti, the next event on Tour is of course the Hurley Pro at Trestles. Now we all know that Medina is no stranger to winning events at the infamous Trestles. So if he can pull off the right result there then his hopes of taking the Tour stand in check!

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Can Medina Make It?

151 - SM Gabriel Medina – will he make the grab?

Photo: Jean-Marc Amoyal

TheGoss

Then of course, the Tour heads over for its stint in Europe, first off in France.

Go back three years and the rookie Medina won his maiden Tour event at the Quiksilver Pro France. And last year he made it to second, losing out to Mick Fanning. So if he can find favour at the classic French break once more, then his Championship hopes stay alive!

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Can Medina Make It?

153 - SM Gabriel Medina – of course he made it!

Photo: Jean-Marc Amoyal

TheGoss

So there's every chance that, based on previous form, he could indeed take two of the four remaining Tour events. If he can grab those two wins, what are his chances in the other two events? Well he only just lost out to Julian Wilson in the Portugal event two years ago so perhaps he could do one better this time round.

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Can Medina Make It?

155 - SM Gabriel Medina moving in the right direction!

Photo: Jean-Marc Amoyal

TheGoss

So far, things are looking quite positive.

But the big question comes to those big barrel contests. We all know that Medina has the aerial game mastered and so with the right conditions, he can use his skills above the waves to take a heat. But when it comes down to getting tubed, sometimes Medina can be beaten by the better man such as last year's Billabong Pipe Masters where John John Florence took him out in just Round Three.

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Can Medina Make It?

157 - SM Gabriel Medina going for the big one!

Photo: Jean-Marc Amoyal

TheGoss

That said, Medina's been mastering his barrel game of late, the best evidence of this being his second win of this year in Fiji. So with that in mind, we return to Tahiti and what could be in the next few days. Who knows but maybe, just maybe Medina might actually surprise us all, After all he only narrowly missed out in advancing to Round 4 last year, beaten by just point 54, something he had no intention of repeating this time around, winning his Round 3 heat against in form Nathan Hedge with a convincing 18.80. So watch this space. Back to the question then, can Medina make it? Well it certainly looks like it! We could well be seeing this young man as ASP Men's World Champion by the end of the year!

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Surphang Magazine

159 - SM Matt Banting making the most of a sunset surf!

Photo: Warwick Martin

NextIssue So here's to the future! Who knows what it might bring!

But here's hoping for plenty more of this and plenty more of these – see you in the next SURPHANG!

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