LiQUiFY Magazine February 2015 | Page 53

UPCOMING EVENT KINGSCLIFF 2015 to compete at Kingscliff in 2015. Tie began longboard surfing only five years ago and is making his first 11,000km trip to Australia. Singapore-based airline, Scoot, has entered into a partnership with ALSO to support the lifestyle component of the event with a number of return tickets being offered as competition prizes. “We hope to expand the event to have a truly Asia-Pacific feel about it in years to come,” said Sean. This year’s five-day event will showcase the best longboarders in the world with both men’s and women’s current world champions, Harley Ingleby and Chelsea Williams, who regularly hone their skills at the Australian Longboard Surfing Open, set to head the list of competitors. Recently crowned European Longboard Champion Edouard Delpero is another international competitor confirmed to compete at Kingscliff. Held on March 25-29, the event also honours the complete history of longboard surfing with live music, a classic surf vehicle display,