JIM BEAM SURFTAG NEWS

Jim Beam Surftag - Torquay go back to back in South Oz

10.03.2014

Torquay Boardriders have won their sixth SA/VIC Jim Beam Surftag Title and proved why they are the strongest club in the region winning outside of Victoria for the first time in Jim Beam Surftag history. Competition was held on Saturday at Parsons Beach, South Australia – with a 4-to-6 foot increasing ground swell running along the left point, providing chunky and challenging conditions. ....more

Nick Muscroft (Torquay). Credit - Wes Lonergan.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA HOSTS FIRST JIM BEAM SURFTAG

06.03.2014

For the first time in the 13-year history of Jim Beam Surftag the qualifying event for the two southern states will be held in South Australia. ....more

2014 Women's Jim Beam Surftag Champions - North Narrabeen Boardriders. Credit - Mark Onorati.

NORTH NARRABEEN LADIES MAKE IT FIVE

03.03.2014

North Narrabeen Boardriders clinched their fifth National Women’s Jim Beam Surftag Title yesterday, the club’s third in a row, to solidify them as the strongest Boardriding Club in both Men’s and Women’s throughout the country. With the Men winning their fifth title last season, dominance like this has never been seen in Surftag history, declaring these certainly are the golden years for North Narrabeen Boardriders. ....more

WOMEN’S TEAM SURFING REACHES NEW HEIGHTS

27.02.2014

2014 is set to be the biggest year for women’s team surfing seen in this country – arguably the world – when the annual Jim Beam Surftag kicks off at North Narrabeen this Sunday. With registered teams locked and loaded, it’s the biggest field Jim Beam Surftag has seen for the competition, with Layne Beachley among the names confirmed to compete for Queenscliff Boardriders along with Gold Coast based DBAH Boardriders ready to make their Jim Beam Surftag debut. ....more

Jim Beam Surftag - Margaret River cause Double Trouble in the West.

17.02.2014

Margaret River Boardriders proved why they are the best club in the region on Saturday after dominating the Western Australia Jim Beam Surftag with both their A & B teams claiming first and second position respectively. It’s the second year in a row the club have out-performed at their local Gas Bay break to progress through to the Australian Championships. ....more

TURF WAR AT GAS BAY

12.02.2014

It’s already been a massive summer of Jim Beam Surftag and it’s set to explode this weekend with the 2014 Jim Beam Surftag Western Australia Qualifier beginning Saturday, February 15. ....more

North Narrabeen Strike Again

10.02.2014

North Narrabeen Boardriders have won the 2014 NSW South Jim Beam Surftag Qualifier to continue their dominance over team surfing in Australia. ....more

North Narrabeen Surfers Hit The Road

06.02.2014

IT’S going to be a demanding weekend for three North Narrabeen surf stars hoping to write both their boardriding club and themselves into the history books at two separate events. ....more

BRONTE DRIVEN TO GO ONE BETTER

04.02.2014

The Australian tour of Jim Beam Surtag makes its way back across the border with the biggest qualifying event of the series set to take place this weekend at North Narrabeen. A monstrous field of 32 teams are set to do battle for the New South Wales south title and with a promising swell forecast event organisers are expecting ideal conditions for competition. ....more

Mitch Parkinson Leads Snapper Rocks to Victory

19.01.2014

As a highly anticipated swell began to fill in, 3 to 4 foot waves grinded off the wall at the southern end of the beach and it was the veterans of Jim Beam Surftag who took the title. However, among their outfit was a debutant in Mitch Parkinson and he dominated in each heat. Scoring a personal total in the final of 28.5, Snapper Rocks didn’t give the other finalists a look in, running away with a monstrous, 117.43 score. ....more

Brent Dorrington was the standout at last years QLD event. Credit: Wes Lonergan

D-BAH’S FAVOURITE SON IS BACK

15.01.2014

Queensland’s boardriders clubs will do battle this weekend in the Jim Beam Surftag Regional Qualifier when the state’s best hit Duranbah Beach on Saturday, looking to take their clubs one step closer to an Australian Championship. ....more

Le-Ba win Jim Beam Surftag Qualifier in Perfect Waves.

13.01.2014

It was a day for the record books on Saturday when perfect surf, blue skies and radical surfing combined into what many were calling the best conditions for a Jim Beam Surftag event in its 13 year history. ....more

FAR NORTH COAST TO HOLD ITS FIRST JIM BEAM SURFTAG EVENT

08.01.2014

For the first time in the 13-year history of Jim Beam Surftag the Far North Coast of NSW will hold its own qualifying event for the Australian Championships this Saturday in the Lennox Head/Ballina region. ....more

MEREWETHER NAIL TWO SPOTS AT THE AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

06.01.2014

It was a historic day for Merewether Surfboard Club, with both their teams taking out first and second position, sending a harrowing warning to all contenders that they’ll be the club to beat when the Jim Beam Surftag Australian Championships are held later this year. ....more

THE 2014 SUMMER OF JIM BEAM SURFTAG RETURNS

30.12.2013

While North Narrabeen are only just dusting off their boards after month-long celebrations from a historic 2013 and fifth Jim Beam Surftag Championship, it all begins again this Saturday with the NSW North Qualifier set to explode at Merewether Beach. ....more

RETAILERS WIN INDUSTRY CHALLENGE

25.11.2013

From 24 teams, only one was going to be crowned Champion and it was four Retailers from Sydney’s Northern Beaches who caused a shock upset on Saturday after they snatched victory from the Central Coast Builders in the Jim Beam Surftag Industry Challenge. ....more

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