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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Stephanie Gilmore Wins the 2018 Corona Open J-Bay
Australia’s Stephanie Gilmore won the Corona Open J-Bay in pumping 1.3 to 2.3 metre conditions at the world-renowned Supertubes in Jeffreys Bay. In a marathon day of competition, Stephanie Gilmore started her path to victory by eliminating Nikki Van Dijk in Round 3, Bronte Macaulay in the Quarterfinals, Tatiana Weston-Webb in the Semifinals and Lakey Peterson in the Final to take ...
Read More »Filipe Toledo Wins the 2018 Corona Open J-Bay
Brazil’s Filipe Toledo won the Men’s Corona Open J-Bay for the second year in a row. The Brazilian lit up 1.3 – 2 metre waves at Supertubes in Jeffreys Bay to win the sixth stop the World Surf League Championship Tour and vault to World No. 1 on the Jeep Leaderboard. Toledo’s back-to-back win came with spectacular performances throughout 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 ...
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