After an exhilarating day of action, local surfer Joe Sear has been crowned the winner of the Red Bull Junior Surf Masters Qualifier event at Cronulla. It was a popular victory for the 19-year-old Cronulla surfer who entered the event as the hot favourite and impressed judges and spectators throughout the day with a polished display of smooth, mistake-free surfing.

“I’m pumped,” said Sear afterwards. “The conditions were pretty challenging out there but I managed to find a couple of long ones which linked all the way to shore.” Sear is hoping to make a full-time career out of surfing.

 “I’m doing the Australian Junior series at the moment and hope to do the World Qualifying Series in the future. I want to take my surfing all the way. I’m stoked with this win today - the Red Bull Junior Surf Masters has been such a sick event. They’ve really pimped it out. I can’t wait for next weekend.”

01. Joe Sear

02. Jordi Watson

03. Dylan Hayllar

04. Daniel Karren

North Cronulla Beach
Elouera Road
Cronulla, NSW