Muscle...
Tuesday 10/06 265
Loss of upper body strength reduces paddling power. Loss of core strength causes slow transitions. Loss of leg strength causes loss of power through turns. It's time to rage against the dying light and hit the gym.
Surfpolitik
Kelly Slater, local wildcards, and the future of the Big Wave World Tour
Wednesday 28/05 2
Of all the ASP's recent acquisitions the Big Wave World Tour has the most potential for mainstream appeal. Yet for it to succeed the organisers must pursue conflicting objectives: put the sport's largest names in spotlights while also including unknown local soldiers.
The Top 6 surfing clickbait sites (you won't believe who's number 3!)
Tuesday 27/05 23
I don't want to click. I really don't. But what if this story is the one? What if this story is as exciting as the headline promises? What if..?
And on the clickbait express we go....
The Road
Tuesday 13/05 16
"And the long thick lines of south swell pouring along deserted beaches at unrideable pace into a glorious blue offshore morning." Driving north on the Pacific Highway, blindboy recalls old memories and enjoys quiet moments upon the beaten track.
The ASP: It's on but who's watching?
Thursday 08/05 232
In 2014 the ASP became a business for the first time in its history. It now must derive profit for its owners and to do so they've vastly upgraded its primary audience interface - the live webcast. After the three Australian World Tour contests Swellnet examines how the viewer response has been.
Sultans and Honkys open to all surfers
Monday 28/04 12
After two years of uncertainty Sultans and Honkys, two of the Maldives most popular waves, are legally open to all surfers.
Judge not...
Thursday 17/04 76
Why does the ASP use a 100 point scale to judge waves? After purging his judging sins, blindboy questions the current system and proposes a simple alternative.
Otis Carey seeks his day in court
Wednesday 16/04 206
Yesterday the surfing world was embroiled in a race furore following news that Otis Carey has lodged a court case against Surfing Life magazine and one of its contributors.
Kelly Slater and the saddest thing in the world
Thursday 03/04 43
"It was the saddest thing in the world. Kelly’s nearly teary, Pete Mel’s voice is cracking as he asks the probing questions...Hell’s bells, Kel, how does it feel? We know, we know, sad, sad, sad."
Phil Jarratt on the breakdown of the Quik/Kel marriage and why each partner will wake up smiling.
Kelly Slater quits Quiksilver
Tuesday 01/04 49
Slater drops a bombshell on April Fools Day. What does it mean for pro surfing and the surf industry?
Abbot in wonderland: Or what if Tony really was a surfer?
Monday 31/03 166
Imagine a world...where Tony lugs a coffin bag to Indo, has arvo sessions at North Narra, considers the environment he surfs in...then think how different it all could be.
Why locating MH370 in the Southern Ocean is so difficult
Tuesday 25/03 52
Searching for the debris of flight MH370 in the Southern Ocean is not just a case of looking for a needle in a haystack; it is a case of searching for a needle that moves hundreds of kilometres every day in one of the most hostile and constantly changing areas in the world.