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Pro surfer Tom Carroll meeting Tasmanian big wave surfer Marti Paradisis ahead of a trip to surf Pedra Branca, an island off Tasmania's South East Cape in 2008.
Peter Marmion was only 13 years old when he enjoyed his first taste of Tasmania’s remote South West. And that experience left a lasting impression on him – sparking a lifelong passion for the ...
A big wave surfer is set to be reunited with the board he lost in a wipeout off the southern coast of Tasmania, Australia, four years ago after it was found 1,700 miles away in North Queensland.
Griffiths said he had the board specifically made to surf at Pedra Branca, a tiny island located about 26 kilometers (16 miles) off the Tasmanian coast that he only gets to surf once every two to ...
Mr Griffiths was surfing at Pedra Branca, an isolated rocky island 27 kilometres south of Tasmania, which is home to one of Australia's most renowned big wave surf breaks, when he lost his beloved ...
And if that’s not enough for you, there’s always Pedra Branca – a deepwater big-wave spot 16 miles offshore and akin Shipstern’s much bigger, much uglier older brother.
However, the ICJ has ruled that Middle Rocks is a "maritime feature", while Pedra Branca is a "granite island". And even if Middle Rocks was enlarged to form a "small island", it will be an ...
The tiny island of Pedra Branca sits at the entrance to the Singapore Strait about 30km east of the city state and 15km off peninsular Malaysia's southern coast on Jan 6, 2003.
Chisholm, whose big wave photos are renowned, captured the shot during a trip to the rocky island, 27 kilometres south of Tasmania, several months ago. But he was unaware for two days that the ...
A search on Wednesday found no trace of marine biologist Hamish Saunders, 26, who was washed off Pedra Branca island by a wave that climbed at least 40 metres up the rock face in freak weather ...
Three other wildlife researchers on Pedra Branca island were winched to safety by a helicopter in 30-knot winds after wild weather hit the island about 14 nautical miles below Tasmania's south ...