William Hedleston

Rising Stars: The Movie

Over this past year, we’ve showcased the United States of America’s most promising up-and-coming surfers in our Rising Stars series. That’s a full 365 days of build-up to the grand finale: Rising Stars: The Movie. This 15-minute surf film is an energetic mash-up of the young stars sending it at home, on strike missions to Nicaragua, on training trips to Waco… or wherever their young hearts (and chaperones) led them.

Having already proven themselves competitively via NSSA regional and national events, Rising Stars alumni Diego Fierri, Sawyer Lindblad, Dimitri Poulos and Cruz Dinofa all won big at the 2020 NSSA Nationals in North Carolina. And now, with this movie, we can all familiarize ourselves with their freesuring chops.

Hit play above to see all the kids (aged 11-17) in action — much of which was filmed by their loving and supportive parents, including the one and only Shane Dorian.

GromSearch Makes History as Champions are Crowned at BSR Surf Resort, Headed to Bells Beach for International Final

72 of the nations best groms went head to head on the perfect peaks of BSR Surf Resort. Who came out victorious?

The 2019 Rip Curl GromSearch National Final presented by Banzai Bowls, BSR Surf Resort and PerfectSwell finished its 20th anniversary season in the freshwater perfection of the BSR Surf Resort. The season began back in June at Huntington Beach Pier, flew to the Kewalo Basin, Oahu, crossed the nation to New Smyrna, FL, and found its last qualifiers on the beaches of Nags Head, NC. On Thursday we crowned four division champions and found our two 16/U finalists that will be heading to the International Final at Bells Beach in the Spring.