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Tuesday, January 21, 2014

BYRON BAY SURF FESTIVAL


How long have you been hosting the Byron Bay Surf Festival?

The three of us, Vanessa Thomson, who had the initial idea, James McMillan and myself, Mike Jahn, started putting ideas together for this community based festival around four years ago. The 2013 festival was our third annual and most successful event yet.









People could try out their newly shaped handplanes on the last festival day, Sunday at the “Torpedo People” bodysurfing contest. This event was headlined by the purist master and Patagonia ambassador Keith Malloy, who joined us from California to spread some simple stoke. The thrill in the more than 20 bodysurfers’ eyes, who came from all over Australia and usually never get to enjoy a surf in a larger group of like-minded individuals, was enormous. Surfing together in perfect little offshore peelers at Wategos with one of the masters of the sport, they just couldn’t wipe the smiles and joy off their faces. It was an absolute pleasure to witness with Keith Malloy confessing that this was one of the best festivals and experiences he had ever had.





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