Surfpolitik

Surfing has been a boon for Nazare, businesses have flourished, real estate rocketed, but its popularity backfired last week when a huge swell coincided with the second-wave of COVID. The result? Surfing is now banned there.

Twenty years ago Cameron Bayes and Jevan Wright were killed on consecutive days in the shark capital of Australia. What's changed for Australian surfers since then?

China recently held their national titles in a wavepool. They may be serious about entering the competitive sphere, but can they succeed in a biosphere?

This year, change has been foisted on the world, but surfing - when we all return - is still in our hands.

A public service announcement from our man in the south.