Sydney man Blake Johnston has broken the record for the world’s longest surf session and set a personal best for the most waves surfed
Johnston has smashed the previous record of 30 hours held by South African Josh Enslin and will continue surfing off Cronulla’s The Alley until Friday evening, taking his record up to 40 hours.Johnston, a local surf instructor and former professional surfer, is performing the gruelling feat to raise money for the Chumpy Pullin Foundation. The charity was set up to honour the memory of professional snowboarder Alex “Chumpy” Pullin, who died in 2020.“This is to honour the anniversary of our dad ..
The 40-year-old said earlier this week he wanted to inspire the kids he now coaches in surfing and provide them with practical tools and support to make it through tough times. Johnston’s goal to surf more than 500 waves – at an average of one wave every six minutes – has also been smashed with more than 533 waves ridden before 9am on Friday.
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