Noosa Festival of Surfing
The Noosa Festival of Surfing was established in 1992 at Noosa, Queensland by members of the Noosa Malibu Club, as an amateur surfing competition called the Noosa Malibu Classic. It allowed club members to invite friends to surf Noosa's right-hand point breaks and the event's popularity among competitive longboarders gave the club a chance to take the event to a higher level.[1]
In 1996 a professional division was introduced and prompted the name change to The Noosa Festival of Surfing (NFoS) in 1998. The World Tandem Surfing Championships (for tandem surfers) were brought to Noosa in 1999 and Stand up paddle surfing was incorporated into the festival in 2007 with live entertainment and fundraising auctions also being held. In 2008, the festival, sponsored by Global Surf Industries and maintained and managed by USM Events, commenced with the traditional Mixing of the Waters ceremony led by Hawaiian waterman Brian Keaulana.[2] The Noosa Festival of Surfing is an official Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Longboard rated event.[3]
Background
Noosa was the heart of Australian surfing in the late 50s and early 60s, with some noteworthy innovations in surfboard design. Most importantly, the shorter boards they were riding at the time. In the early sixties, Kevin Platt designed the early shorter transitional boards under influence from George Greenough. He was working at the time for Hewston Surfboards. A later and shorter advancement of these designs can be seen ridden in the Paul Witzig 1967 film "The Hot Generation". Trevor Hewston was the first board builder in Noosa from around 1958. Trevor is still innovating today with advancements in epoxy technology.[2]
The points at Noosa are known for producing long, peeling waves, including occasional barrel sections. Historically, the area was less developed, with lower visitor numbers and camping available near the end of Hastings Street. In recent decades, increased tourism, urban development, and population growth have contributed to higher levels of crowding in and around the surf breaks.[4]
Since 2012, the festival has also included the Noosa Surfing Dog Championship, Australia’s oldest and biggest dog surfing event.[5][6][7]
In 2018, the Sunshine Coast based international surf tourism company World Surfaris took over management of the festival.
Log Pro Final results
| Year | Men's Logger | Women's Logger | Old Mal (Noserider till 2018) | Women's Open | Men's Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kai Ellice-Flint | Tully White | Dylan McLeod | Emma Perrier | Nic Jones |
| 2024 | Jack Tyro | Hiroka Yoshikawa | Jack Tyro | Alana Johnson | Ben Williams |
| 2023 | Augusto Olinto | Hiroka Yoshikawa | Lawrence Harkness | Sierra Lerback | Dane Pioli |
| 2022 | Matt Cuddihy | Mason Schremmer | Sierra Lerback | Bea Conroy | Nic Brewer |
| 2021 | Matt Chojnacki | Tully White | Matt Chojnacki | Tully White | Ben Considine |
| 2020 | Matt Chojnacki | Honolua Blomfield | Not held | Hayley Otto | Kaniela Stewart |
| 2019 | Kaniela Stewart | Sierra Lerback | Not held | Avalon Gall | Kai Sallas |
| 2018 | Zye Norris | Honolua Blomfield | Dane Pioli | Soleil Errico | Nic Jones |
| 2017 | Bowie Pollard | Hiroki Yoshikawa | Clinton Guest | Hiroki Yoshikawa | Kai Takayama |
| 2016 | Matt Chojnacki | Honolua Blomfield | Taylor Jensen | Karina Rozunko | Nic Jones |
| 2015 | Sam Crookshanks
(plus Duct Tape Invitational) |
Karina Rozunko | Harley Ingleby | Mele Saili | Joe Rickabough |
| 2014 | Harrison Roach | Honolua Blomfield | Taylor Jensen | Kathryn Hughes | Taylor Jensen |
| 2013 | Harrison Roach (plus Duct Tape Invitational) |
Isabelle Braly | Harrison Roach | Nic Jones | |
| 2012 | Harrison Roach | Chelsea Williams | Zye Norris | Nic Jones | |
| 2011 | Josh Constable | Chelsea Williams | Harrison Roach | Erin Dark | Jordi Brown |
| 2010 | Taylor Jensen | Crystal Dzigas | Christian Wach | Sharon Jackson | George Cunningham |
| 2009 | Taylor Jensen | Chelsea Williams | Christian Wach | Monique Keane | Justin Healy |
| 2008 | Josh Constable | Jennifer Smith | Christian Wach | Monique Keane | Ben Howarth |
| 2007 | Josh Constable | Chelsea Williams | Christian Wach | ||
| 2006 | Grant Thomas | Belinda Baggs | Matt Cuddihy | ||
| 2005 | Grant Thomas | Joy Magelssen Monahan | Matt Cuddihy | ||
| 2004 | |||||
| 2003 | Dave Simons | ||||
| 2002 | Josh Constable | ||||
| 2001 | Ian Bell | Jenny McCarthy | kevin Connolly | ||
| 1999-2000 | Joel Tudor (2 in a row) |
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| 1996-98 | Bonga Perkins (3 in a row) |
See also
References
- ↑ Duffy, Michelle; Mair, Judith (7 August 2017), "The Noosa Jazz Festival", Festival Encounters, Routledge, pp. 141–156, ISBN 978-1-315-64409-7, retrieved 15 July 2026
- 1 2 "About Noosa Festival". Archived from the original on 23 February 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2008.
- ↑ "ASP 2008 Longboard Schedule with Full Results". Archived from the original on 19 July 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2008.
- ↑ Duffy, Michelle; Mair, Judith (7 August 2017), "The Noosa Jazz Festival", Festival Encounters, Routledge, pp. 141–156, ISBN 978-1-315-64409-7, retrieved 14 July 2026
- ↑ "Surfing Dog Pictures. Because You Deserve It". 8 March 2016.
- ↑ "Surfing Dog Championships | VetShopAustralia". vetshopaustralia.com.au.
- ↑ "VetShopAustralia Dog Surfing Championships". Noosa Festival of Surfing 2020. 15 January 2019.