December 2021 - New Zealand Surf Journal

Leap Of Faith: Billy Stairmand

Derek MorrisonDecember 26, 2021December 26, 2021

by Derek MorrisonDecember 26, 2021December 26, 20210

The journey of Billy Stairmand in 2021 is astounding. From fundraising just to get to the Australian qualification series, to the highs and lows of the inaugural surfing event at the Olympics to a frantic run through the Challenger Series – and all while never knowing when, or if, he......

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Inspiration

Kehu Butler: Knocking On The Door

Isaac ChadwickDecember 22, 2021December 12, 2022

by Isaac ChadwickDecember 22, 2021December 12, 20220

Te Kehu Kehu Mokoia Ngawhika Butler is a man who needs little introduction. He’s been touted for years as New Zealand’s “Māori Prince” – our next hope of having a competitor on the World Championship Tour. He’s an explosive surfer with a good team around him and a work ethic......

Rising Groms

Rising Grom: Tao Mouldey

Isaac ChadwickDecember 21, 2021December 21, 2021

by Isaac ChadwickDecember 21, 2021December 21, 20210

Tao Mouldey rips. There’s simply no other way to put it. His Instagram profile is filled with mini edits of the Mount Maunganui grom throwing buckets of spray much higher than they should be for someone his age. A solid reflection of this is the fact that he won both......

Surf Athletes

South Island Grom Series Fires Up In Dunedin

Derek MorrisonDecember 13, 2021December 5, 2022

by Derek MorrisonDecember 13, 2021December 5, 20220

Rewa Morrison and Jack Tyro have taken out the premier Under 18 divisions at the opening round of the 2022 South Island Grom Series held in Dunedin at the weekend. The event is a welcome back to competition for the younger surfers after Covid scuttled both the Scholastics Surfing Championships......

Boards

We’re Testing: DHD Phoenix EPS

Derek MorrisonDecember 9, 2021December 9, 2021

by Derek MorrisonDecember 9, 2021December 9, 20210

Can Darren Handley’s Phoenix EPS breath life back into a 40-something’s small-wave froth? Well, it worked for Mick Fanning. We’ve been looking for this board for a long time … but does it meet our small-wave expectations? Like a lot of surfers in their 40s and with a bunch of......

Inspiration

The Making Of Bask: Volume II

Derek MorrisonDecember 8, 2021December 8, 2021

by Derek MorrisonDecember 8, 2021December 8, 20210

In 2020 young filmmaker Isaac Chadwick burst onto the surf scene in Otago with Bask. It was a gritty, insiders peek into the world of the surfing student in Otago. Nothing was sacred. He captured a vibrant youth culture thriving in the sub-culture of student life set to a background......

We’re Testing: DHD Phoenix EPS

Derek MorrisonDecember 9, 2021December 9, 2021

December 9, 2021December 9, 2021

Can Darren Handley’s Phoenix EPS breath life back into a 40-something’s small-wave froth?...

Nixon Reardon and Ava Henderson claim first blood in the opening round of...