The Single Fin Mingle 2023

The 9th annual Single Fin Mingle Festival took place on 30th March till 1st April - cascading out onto the beaches and throughout the Sumner village - between the galleries, restaurants, functions and Street parties! The judges were overwhelmed with talent this year as a selection of local & international surfers took to the water in some of the finest conditions the Mingle has seen in recent years.

Come finals day it came down to two intentional surfers, Natsumi Taoka from Japan taking out the Women’s division with style & grace and Brazil’s Augusto Olinto with his slick footwork and switch stance capabilities taking out the Men’s. The evening's festivities that followed each day were packed to the brim, with sell out Street Parties, Film Festival, Group Art show and the illusive After Party, which included a bus ticket over the hill (Lyttleton) to our very own ‘Night Club SFM’.