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J-Bay in the news: Mick Fanning poised for J-Bay Open finals as waves return after a week of no action

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Mick Fanning poised for J-Bay Open finals as waves return after a week of no action: MICK Fanning will have to overcome the momentum killer of a week spent watching the surf if he’s to complete a remarkable return to competition at Jeffrey’s Bay in South Africa. Another lay-day was called overnight at the J-Bay Open with the last …
Source: “Jeffreys Bay” – BingNews.

Surfer Mick Fanning has returned to the scene of his 2015 shark attack: One year ago this month the Australian champion surfer Mick Fanning was attacked on live TV by a shark during the World Surf League Jeffreys Bay Open final in South Africa. Dramatic footage showed the 12- to 15-foot shark thrashing in the waters and …
Source: “Jeffreys Bay” – BingNews.

William Finnegan rides the big waves in Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life: From Rincon to Honolua Bay, Nias to Malibu, Jeffreys Bay to Padang-Padang, Finnegan has surfed the world’s most famous breaks. Some were already crowded. Others he had almost to himself. The closest he came to nirvana was on a tiny island off the coast of …
Source: “Jeffreys Bay” – BingNews.

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