The New WSL Team
I am not trying to slam the WSL or the commentary team. I want to make it clear that I love what they have done. I love how much more professional the broadcast is. I love the fact that the whole system doesn’t poop itsel…
Fawcey's Gateway to the North
No roady North along the well worn track to Byron Bay and beyond is complete without a few certain stops along the way. Some of which will be kept secret, yet there is one that any surfer on their own pilgrimage of surf d…
Glide Surfboards - The Real Deal
Very few people live and breathe surfboards, some people, like me, enjoy geeking out on interesting lines and concaves, fin placements etc but to live them every day and to have the passion to create and innovate, now tha…
The WSL, 10 days to go...
It’s that time of year again, the WSL circus swings its big ugly money making ass out and sets itself down squarely on Snapper rocks. The most widely attended of all the surf events. Everyone who is everyone is in the sur…
Watch out, the French are coming.
I really mean it, watch out world surf league because the French are coming. France is in Europe, just in case anyone was wondering and it is a country all of its own. I am telling you this because I recently met a person…
Turbo Supertubos
With the water not cold yet there is no need to pull those smelly pieces of neoprene on your feet and surf like a spanner for a week. Its just rock up and take the drop to which these guys will all testify.
What Makes Surfers 17 Times Less Likely To Go Deaf?
Deafness among surfers is too common. This is due to an illness called surfer’s ear. The cold wind and water on the skin of the outer ear causes chilling, causing the underlying bone to grow tiny nodules. These slowly clo…
Surfing's Pushy Parents
Surfing to me is all about actually surfing, not about getting the best wave in a crowd, or getting the best picture from the beach. It is about the feeling, the distraction, the peace and living in the moment. I wonder h…
Steph Gilmore - Pure Style
Our humble opinion in the office is that Steph is not only the most stylish lady surfer alive but she actually has the ability to top her own game. She is ,like a fine wine, getting better with age. Watch this and tell us…
Julien Turpaud - Master of Film
Okay so there are a lot of people out there shooting surf at the moment and yes it helps if you are shooting the right thing. Subject matter is important and I guess if you are in the know with the right people (pros, spo…
No more European waves for the British?
If you are not British or are not a British citizen then this probably won’t effect you directly, but maybe you will find it interesting in the way of freedom being rescinded and life changed because of bureaucracy and fe…
Zero to Hero – J Flo
I am not sure that the phrase come-back is really appropriate, but then again I am not sure what else to call it. Jeremy Flores, the most successful European surfer of all time, after nearly dropping off the World Champio…
Saturday Morning Surfing Fails
Speaks for itself really, made us all chuckle in the office. Proof that there really is nothing better than watching your mate get destroyed by a wave.
The Importance of the Shaper
Long live the shaper. Not the one that just turns up and signs a bunch of blanks that have come out of a machine. Not the one that is so famous that he gets other people to make his boards under licence all over the world…
Surf Doctor : How to Wax your Surfboard.
Through out your surfing adventures, this will definitely be a question you’ll hear in many a carpark ‘you got any wax!?’. Firstly…surfboard wax is very different to ski or snowboard wax! It’s not designed to go on the un…
Kelly's Retirement
The enigma that is Kelly Slater continues to baffle and improve, and as a product he is now basically unstoppable. Maybe he should run for US President or office of some kind as very few people globally will hear a word s…
The Most Fun Surfboard is a Mini Simmons
I double dare anyone to watch this admittedly old but still very relevant little clip of Hydrodynamica’s ‘test pilot’ series. Why don’t I see more of these things in the water? They look amazing to surf. Would you swap yo…
The Sea Bin - Clean Ocean Solution
Are surfers that fussy about their environment? The answer is, not fussy enough, the sea is our playground and without it our sport would not exist blah blah. You have heard the preaching before about how we all need to ‘…
Daily Bread Surfboards – Have Faith
I have always said ‘each to their own’ in many ways, everyone should be able to believe and think what they want. It’s called freedom of thought or freedom of belief. For Chris Clark it is in God and waves that he choose…
How to Catch More Waves than your Friends
There’s a few things that can help you catch more waves than your friends; the right board choice, going out in the right conditions, choosing the right spot to catch a wave, learning to read waves and picking the best on…