Saffi Vette

Paige Shines At ISA Worlds, Olympic Qualification One Step Away

Derek MorrisonJune 4, 2021July 25, 2024

by Derek MorrisonJune 4, 2021July 25, 20240

A huge turn that saw Paige Hareb free fall out of the lip on a huge left at La Bocana, El Salvador, was enough to catapult her into the Final 8 in the main group at the ISA World Surfing Games. She is now just one heat shy of Olympic......

Saffi Vette’s Olympic Campaign Comes To An End

Derek MorrisonJune 4, 2021July 25, 2024

by Derek MorrisonJune 4, 2021July 25, 20240

Nineteen-year-old Gisborne surf star, Saffi Vette, has ended her run to the Tokyo Olympics this morning, falling in solid, challenging conditions in El Salvador. Surfing in the 4th heat of Repechage 5, Saffi and fellow WQS campaigner Ellie Turner, from Great Britain, were bettered by Carolina Mendes, of Portugal, and......

Paige Hareb, Saffi Vette Chasing Olympic Qualification In El Salvador

Derek MorrisonMay 26, 2021July 25, 2024

by Derek MorrisonMay 26, 2021July 25, 20240

Traveling while the world is flaring with Covid 19 is never an easy decision to make, but if Olympic qualification is top of your goals, then you have very little choice. New Zealand Surf Journal catches up with Paige Hareb and Saffi Vette as they begin their journey at the......

Nationals 2021: Vette’s Win Brings Crowd To Tears, Stairmand Claims Eighth Title

Derek MorrisonJanuary 17, 2021May 3, 2021

by Derek MorrisonJanuary 17, 2021May 3, 20210

Saffi Vette brings the crowd to tears with her win at the 2021 National Surfing Championships, while Billy Stairmand breaks his own record with an eighth national men’s title at Piha. Finals day at Piha for the 2021 National Surfing Championships presented by The Trusts Community Foundation included an emotional......

Saffi Vette and Tane Bowden Win Jan Juc Pro Junior

Derek MorrisonSeptember 25, 2019July 2, 2020

by Derek MorrisonSeptember 25, 2019July 2, 20200

New Zealand surfers Tane Bowden and Saffi Vette have dominated the final event of the Hydralyte Sports Surf Series, winning the men’s and women’s divisions at Jan Juc, Victoria, today. With a small swell on offer on the final day of competition, the event again shifted from Bells Beach to......