MEREWETHER BEACH, Newcastle, NSW, Australia (Sunday, June 8, 2025) - Francisca Veselko (POR) and Jacob Willcox (AUS) have claimed victory at the 2025 Burton Automotive Newcastle SURFEST Presented by Bonsoy, Stop No. 1 of the 2025 World Surf League (WSL) Challenger Series (CS). The pair overcame a massive field of challengers, all in the hunt for a spot on the 2026 WSL Championship Tour (CT), as huge crowds lined the shore and Merewether delivered another day of epic, groomed, three-to-four...

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