Swellnet speaks to Kelly Slater and Peter Maguire, co-author of Thai Stick, about turning the "untold story" of the marijuana trade into film projects.
Economic growth, political stability, and a rising middle class have combined to create a new wave of talented and competitive Brazilian surfers, the most visible being new world champion Gabriel Medina. However, the elements that powered the 'Brazilian Storm' are beginning to falter.
The Rip Curl Pro forecast still looks grim, but there are small glimmers of hope within the waiting period.
Joe Van Dijk and Pauline Ado have claimed the wildcard positions into the Rip Curl Pro today after taking out the Premiers Active April Challenge Trials in great waves at Bells Beach.
"You've gotta let it come to you," says Zeb about the notorious Shipsterns step. "Stay as low as you can and then bend your knees when you land."
Sounds simple...
Kandui Left unloading on both barrels.
“It is absolutely not allowed for a foreigner to own a single inch of land in Indonesia." Recent statements by the head of Indonesia's National Land Agency set off a wave of panic amongst expatriate land owners in Indonesia. Phil Jarratt found out what they've got to be worried about.
Alex Gray gets a 'nut full of nectar in this P-Pass barrel. Ends it with a hearty guzzle too.
Yesterday Billabong announced it had received notice of a class action lawsuit over market disclosures it made in 2011.
Get yer hands dirty with Fergal Smith as he realises his dream of using horse power to plough his fields, then washes the grime away at a pumping left hander
“I can’t stop thinking about how fun it's going to be, almost everything I’ve seen for a couple days has looked like a Bell that had to be rung."
In June all 507 of WA's pastoral leases will expire, and the Government has sent out 503 lease renewals. However, the owners of Gnaraloo and Red Bluff are among the four stations that haven't received renewals. What happens next will decide what surfers will find when they make the seasonal run to the north-west.
