Lakey Peterson and Filipe Toledo have won the 2023 Corona Open J-Bay, Stop No. 9 on the World Surf League (WSL) 2023 Championship Tour (CT), in perfectly groomed, three-to-five foot surf at Supertubes in Jeffreys Bay. Slightly slower conditions proved challenging for some of the surfers on Finals Day, but the cream rose to the top as the world’s best picked apart the ...
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Corona Open JBay – The girls are coming back
The World Surf League has confirmed that the women will once again be competing in the 2019 Corona JBay Open championship tour event taking place in July. After an 18-year hiatus – the girls last surfed here in 2000 – they were invited back last year for the first time. Stephanie Gilmore The WSL has undergone remarkable changes over the ...
Read More »2018 Corona Open J-Bay Day 3
Day 3 of the Corona Open J-Bay saw the Men’s Rounds 3 and 4 completed in pumping 1.3 – 2 metre waves at the world-famous Supertubes to determine the Quarterfinalists. In an All-Star heat to open Round 4 South Africa’s Jordy Smith put in a scintillating performance of high performance surfing to grab second place behind Conner Coffin as the ...
Read More »2018 Corona Open J-Bay Day 2
Day 2 of the Corona Open J-Bay saw the completion of the Men’s Round 2 and the first four heats of Round 3. The eliminations knocked out fourteen competitors after they competing in the four-to-six foot waves at Jeffreys Bay. Joel Parkinson put on a clinic at Supertubes with a near-perfect 9.37 and a solid 7.50. Unfortunately for World No. 6, Michel ...
Read More »Corona Open J-Bay Finals Day Highlights
Stop 6 of 11 on the 2017 World Surf League Championship Tour was graced with seven days of flawless conditions – The Corona Open J-Bay today. A perfect and firing JBay resulted in insane performances by the world’s best surfers, including eight perfect 10-point rides and no shortage of drama. Brazil’s Filipe Toledo showcased a new level of surfing and ...
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