On This Day: Kelly Slater wins the Pipe Masters on the Deep Six
Wednesday, 12 December 2018 18
And kickstarts the short(er) board revolution.
The Rearview Mirror
Watch: Night surfing at Cronulla
Tuesday, 14 August 2018 35
How bright professional surfing did shine in 1984!
On This Day: Luke Egan wins the last Quiksilver Pro G'Land
Friday, 8 June 2018 11
The Quiksilver Pro G'land comps were the blueprint of the soon-to-be realised Dream Tour.
On This Day: Kelly Slater wins the 2008 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach
Tuesday, 27 March 2018 13
"Why's he paddling up to Rincon?" - Bede Durbidge
'Condition Black' January 28th, 1998
Sunday, 28 January 2018 14
It's been twenty years since the Condition Black swell opened up a new performance frontier in big wave surfing.
Three fins before the Thruster
Tuesday, 21 March 2017 62
Think Simon was the first surfer to stick three fins on a board? Swellnet goes in search of Thruster pre-history.
Forty years since man-on-man surfing was launched at the Stubbies
Tuesday, 14 March 2017 15
"It was the breakthrough pro surfing needed, and it was so good we're still using the same system today." - Andy McKinnon
Nev Hyman on three fins before the Thruster
Thursday, 16 February 2017 0
" It might seem simple in hindsight but a quantum leap needs to happen before people realise that three fins are better than two." - Nev Hyman
MC Boards rail against Pauline Hanson
Monday, 25 July 2016 72
Twenty years ago a scowling surfboard shaper waved his stick at a horrible ginger politician. Are we tripping yet? Are we still...?
Life's A Beach: How to cash in on a subculture
Monday, 18 July 2016 20
They made Bad Boy clothing, splashed it all over Johnny Boy Gomes' arse, then found their natural home in UFC fighting. Life's A Beach clothing company made an art of cashing in.
Looking back at Nev Future Shapes
Tuesday, 17 May 2016 12
Between a cottage operation and world domination, Nev Hyman ran his forward thinking board business.
A short history of Headworx
Thursday, 21 April 2016 14
"Rip Curl did it later with a much bigger budget, but in a way Headworx started the Search thing," says Murray Bourton about his pioneering surf brand.
