Aloha And Loathing At Freshwater
Tuesday 13/01 44
The tiny handful of haters prowling the boatshed at Freshie were drawn from two basic groups – the Duke deniers and the Duke protectors.
Surfpolitik
Mind Games
Monday 05/01 39
With a little application some basic psychology will improve your surfing and maybe your life.
2015: The year of reconciliation with the clubbies?
Thursday 01/01 143
I looked down at my left leg and was shocked to find a deep crease across the shin. Surely it was a break. I floated into the shallows and gingerly put some weight on the leg. Yowza! It didn’t bend.
Who owns the beach when the sea is rising?
Friday 26/12 27
We commonly assume that Australians have a fundamental right to access the vast array of beautiful beaches that fringe our continent. But as sea levels rise, these assumptions are being put into question.
Duke's First Display
Wednesday 24/12 5
Duke needed no invitation. He stroked forcefully down the face of the wave, then slowly, deliberately, rose on one knee, sphinx-like, as he set course, then stood upright and proud atop the board, arms folded across his chest.
The digital surfboard
Wednesday 10/12 14
The best kind of data mining is yet to be exploited.
Layne Beachley and the true believers of women's surfing
Monday 01/12 20
The seven time world champion reflects on the positive changes to the Women's World Tour in 2014.
GoPro to launch its own drone
Friday 28/11 7
The drone wars heat up with GoPro poised to enter the market with their own quadrocopter.
Uluwatu to get a facelift: Warungs razed and replaced
Wednesday 26/11 38
It's been 40 years since the first warung appeared at Uluwatu, and now 45 of them are huddled along the valley and the cliff top. Their ramshackle layout forms part of Uluwatu's allure, yet that is about to change with a proposed development in the Uluwatu valley.
Surfers: The 2%ers
Monday 24/11 49
For all the time you devote to surfing just 2% of a session is spent actually riding waves. 2%! Is it worth it?
It's time we took a fresh look at this surfing gig.
The Hainan Open: Local-engagement, growth, and surf culture in China
Thursday 20/11 13
China has been called the sleeping tiger of Asia. At present surfing companies are making a concerted push into China hoping to awaken the beast and create a new surfing market. Yet it's proving to be more difficult than first thought. Australian surfer and expat Clif Evers reports from the Hainan Open.
Surfing Life and White Horses sold
Tuesday 11/11 20
Last night Morrison Media, the publisher of Surfing Life and White Horses, amongst other titles, was sold for $10.8 Million.