Al Emery // Emery Surfboards
Friday 18/12 8
"You can tweak and refine to your heart's content, but the only real measure of a board is when you jump to your feet."
Talking Heads
Alex Crews // Shapes Or Die
Tuesday 24/11 16
"A magic board might not always impress you straight off the bat."
Swellnet sits down for a banter with the fella behind ACSOD.
Andrew Cotton: The fine line in going big
Tuesday 17/11 26
Cotty on why a kamikaze attitude won't work, how future big wave surfers will travel faster, and the ridiculous difference between effort versus reward in big waves.
Murray Paterson: Music from the Headland
Tuesday 10/11 13
Murray Paterson can do three things at once: watch surfing, drink beer, and play music, and he's deftly applied this skill set to the soundtrack of 'Lost Track' and other needessential films. Swellnet had a quick chat to the talented fella.
Tim Bonython: Back on tour
Wednesday 28/10 5
"People are keen to get out and do normal things again, and that includes going to the cinema and seeing a surf film."
Cris Mills: The surf coach you didn't realise you need
Tuesday 20/10 160
Keeping your wave count up as you age isn’t rocket science.
Taylor Steele: Saving those sharks
Friday 18/09 79
From lo-fi surf to wildlife docos, Taylor Steele chats to Swellnet about his latest project, 'Save This Shark', made with good friend Mick Fanning.
Hayden Richards: Taking time to capture space
Monday 14/09 24
On the eve of his first exhibition, Swellnet chats with Mr SA Rips.
Rabbit steps into the fray - again
Thursday 20/08 66
"I think I bring a certain authenticity to the roles I play and the positions I take. I like to think that I'm a bit of a negotiator. I like to work things through to a positive outcome."
Sean Doherty: New swell rising
Thursday 18/06 68
Elevated to the top role at Surfrider Foundation, Doherty promises to take the fight beyond the Bight.
Raising Hell
Friday 12/06 47
"When I was young I really liked to scare the shit out of myself by surfing really big waves. I am hoping my son Jackson does not follow that path."
Shane Dorian on navigating fatherhood with a gun grom.
Simon Buttonshaw On The Beating Heart Of Surfing
Friday 15/05 48
More than blood-dripping artworks, the Gash '7Blades' exhibition is a timely renewal of values: community, integrity, family.
Simon Buttonshaw explains.