Marquee Volcom surfer Noa Deane to compete as bodyboarder in prestigious Shark Island Challenge

"With phenomenal skills on both the boog and the stand up, Noa Deane's ability is something to be admired and celebrated."

You’ll certainly remember the wild harangue Shaun Tomson laid on the marquee Volcom surfer Noa Deane a few years back.

Shaun was made sad by Noa’s famous “fuck the WSL” line at an awards show and thundered, “I’d love to big mouths like Noa Deane get a wildcard at ten-foot Pipe. I want to see Noa Deane with his big mouth come up against Italo Ferreira and let’s see what happens. 

“Let me tell you, the dude will be savaged! He will be cryyyyying… with his body… he will be flayed. The guy’s got a big mouth and never stops whining about the WSL. Let’s see that dude step up! People just let these dudes chirp. Step up and put up or shut up!”

Sadly for Shaun, Noa stomped world champ John John Florence in a heat at ten-foot Pipe. 

Noa Deane, who is twenty nine and described as “beautiful and fat”, is also the star of the James Kates film Munch, which you can watch here. 

But he ain’t just a biped dancer on fibreglass. Noa Deane can also split atoms supine on a four-foot long piece of foam, as evidenced by his invitation to compete at the Shark Island Challenge.

 

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Arguably possessing one of the most impressive multifaceted wave riding resumes on the planet currently, we are stoked to announce that @ilovetables has accepted his invitation to compete in 2024 @bodyboardkingdom Shark Island Challenge.

With phenomenal skills on both the boog and the stand up, Noa’s ability to read the unpredictable nature of the world’s varying oceanic conditions is something to be admired and celebrated.

Rarely does a piece of watery ocean meat 🥩, a phrase constantly used by the man himself when it comes to waves of consequence, go by in a session that Noa hasn’t successful torn into and stylishly devoured.

We now wait in anticipation to see what this controversial, yet warranted and deserved wildcard can muster up out the infamous rock shelf known as Shark Island.

Noa Deane, thrilled: “Never thought when I was booging froggies backwash as a Grom on my chapel O+E boog I would end up in the shark island challenge this is actually bonkers, thank you for this opportunity.”