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Back in the day, we didn’t have the cash to sponsor a bunch of pro surfers. But instead of letting that get in the way of a good time, we grabbed some of our friends, called ‘em “judges” and posted up at some of our favorite beaches to watch the locals tear up their home breaks. No applications. No qualifiers. No entry fees. 30 minutes after the horn sounds, somebody walks away with a fat check. We dubbed it Bum Rush Tour, our ambush surf contest series that celebrates ordinary surfers everywhere.

[Bum Rush Tour Hawaii 2026](/content/blogs/bum-rush-tour/bum-rush-tour-hawaii-2026 "Bum Rush Tour Hawaii 2026"/index.html)

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[Bum Rush Tour Hawaii 2026](/content/blogs/bum-rush-tour/bum-rush-tour-hawaii-2026 "Bum Rush Tour Hawaii 2026"/index.html)

"Extrapointsifyoupuntovertherainbow.”NorthShoreMasterswithMasonHoandVaihitimahanaInso.

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[Bum Rush Tour Newcastle, Australia 2025](/content/blogs/bum-rush-tour/i-m-a-surfer-that-does-carpentry-not-a-carpenter-that-surfs "Bum Rush Tour Newcastle, Australia 2025"/index.html)

The 13th installment of the Bum Rush Tour landed in Australia’s “Steel City” (Newcastle) — a blue-collar paradise located 160 kilometers north of Sydney’s central business district. On a windblown day in April, Australia’s premier aerialists plopped themselves on the beach, watched a local session intently, and handed a $5k check to the surfer they liked the best.

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[Bum Rush Tour - North Shore, Hawaii 2025](/content/blogs/bum-rush-tour/bum-rush-tour-hawaii-2025 "Bum Rush Tour - North Shore, Hawaii 2025"/index.html)

For two reasons, this year’s Bum Rush Tour was unlike any before. First, with surfing’s CEO (Chief Entertainment Officer) and freshly “Sonny” stickered Mason Ho leading the charge, we arrived at one of the most puntable waves on the North Shore. Second, there was $5K and an invitation to a Stab pool party in Japan up for grabs.

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[Bum Rush Tour - Ehukai Beach Park, Pupukea Hawaii 2023](/content/blogs/bum-rush-tour/bum-rush-tour-hawaii-2023 "Bum Rush Tour - Ehukai Beach Park, Pupukea Hawaii 2023"/index.html)

The 11th year of Bum Rushing brought us to the epicenter of the surf world, where our two judges, Tosh Tudor and Barron Mamiya, have spent the Hawaiian winter scoring endless days of swell at Pipeline.

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[Bum Rush Tour - Mammoth Mountain 2023](/content/blogs/bum-rush-tour/bum-rush-tour-mammoth-2023 "Bum Rush Tour - Mammoth Mountain 2023"/index.html)

What we wanted was blue-bird skies and fresh powder. What we got was whiteout conditions. But with a sudden showdown that ended with a truly epic ollie, nothing could dampen the stoke when Bum Rush Tour returned to Mammoth.

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[Bum Rush Tour - Portland, Jamaica 2023](/content/blogs/bum-rush-tour/bum-rush-tour-jamaica "Bum Rush Tour - Portland, Jamaica 2023"/index.html)

To help set the scene, there are probably more surfers in Encinitas than there are in the entire country of Jamaica. When you paddle out into the lineup, it’s like slipping into a time warp. Sort of what we imagine surfing in California was like back in the 50’s, when you knew everyone out there because they were the same few dedicated locals, day after day.

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[Bum Rush Tour - La Graviere, Hossegor, France 2022](/content/blogs/bum-rush-tour/bum-rush-la-graviere-hossegor "Bum Rush Tour - La Graviere, Hossegor, France 2022"/index.html)

After a few croissants, a little too much espresso, and a surf check from our balcony (that just so happened to overlook this iconic surf spot), we rallied the troops and began our trek down the massive dune to the water’s edge.

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[Bum Rush Tour - Mammoth Mountain, California 2022](/content/blogs/bum-rush-tour/mammoth-ca "Bum Rush Tour - Mammoth Mountain, California 2022"/index.html)

As much as we love surfing, it’s pretty hard to beat blue skies, fresh snow, and a hyped-up crowd of people doing handplants and tandem skiing down the mountain.

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[Bum Rush Tour - Jacksonville Beach, Florida 2021](/content/blogs/bum-rush-tour/bum-rush-takes-on-jax-pier "Bum Rush Tour - Jacksonville Beach, Florida 2021"/index.html)

There’s a fabled sandbar on the south side of Jax pier in Florida that goes off when the conditions are right.

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[Bum Rush Tour - Lower Trestles, San Clemente, California 2021](/content/blogs/bum-rush-tour/lower-trestles-san-clemente-california "Bum Rush Tour - Lower Trestles, San Clemente, California 2021"/index.html)

We made the trek down to the land of high performance shortboards and superhuman aerial acrobatics—Lower Trestles.

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[Bum Rush Tour - Pipes, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California 2021](/content/blogs/bum-rush-tour/pipes-cardiff-by-the-sea-california "Bum Rush Tour - Pipes, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California 2021"/index.html)

It was a classic summer day outside when we rolled out of bed and headed down the road to one of our favorite local breaks.

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[Bum Rush Tour - Duranbah Beach, Gold Coast, Australia 2019](/content/blogs/bum-rush-tour/australia-bum-rush-tour "Bum Rush Tour - Duranbah Beach, Gold Coast, Australia 2019"/index.html)

First stop on our 2019 Bum Rush Tour was the Gold Coast, Australia at Duranbah Beach aka D’bah.

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[Bum Rush Tour - Rocky Point, Hawaii 2019](/content/blogs/bum-rush-tour/bum-rush-tour-rocky-point-hawaii-1 "Bum Rush Tour - Rocky Point, Hawaii 2019"/index.html)

We rolled out of bed at 8, checked the waves from the porch, and Dusty called the crew to let ‘em know, “Bum Rush Tour is on.”

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[Bum Rush Tour - San Clemente, California with Filipe Toledo](/content/blogs/bum-rush-tour/filipe-toledo-bum-rush-tour-san-clemente-ca "Bum Rush Tour - San Clemente, California with Filipe Toledo"/index.html)

When we heard it was International Surfing Day we just had to pull off a Bum Rush.

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[Bum Rush Tour - Cocoa Beach, Florida](/content/blogs/bum-rush-tour/sun-bum-s-2018-bum-rush-tour-kicks-off-in-cocoa-beach "Bum Rush Tour - Cocoa Beach, Florida"/index.html)

Thanks to last weeks hellava winter beast, named Riley, the conditions behind our Cocoa Beach office were ideal to kick off the first leg of our 9th annual Bum Rush Tour.

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[Bum Rush Tour - Velzyland, Hawaii](/content/blogs/bum-rush-tour/bum-rush-tour-velzyland-hawaii "Bum Rush Tour - Velzyland, Hawaii"/index.html)

We rolled out of bed at 8, checked the waves from the porch, and Dusty called the crew to let ‘em know, “Bum Rush Tour is on.” With Zak Noyle, Barron Mamiya and Pomai from Hawaiian Water Patrol as judges – and Rocky Point going off – what more could we ask for? 20 minutes after Zak sounded the horn the judges knew their guy. It was unanimous: Tyler Newton was our Rocky Point Bum Rush 2018 Champ.

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