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Mikey Wright and Leo Fioravanti in three-heat surf off for injury wildcard
Wednesday 25/11 21
Yet the loser may not lose at all.
Employees of Channel Islands buy the company from Burton
Wednesday 25/11 38
The world's biggest snowboard company has sold the world's biggest surfboard company in a sale with a difference.
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.
Watch: The Matt Dunsmore Collection
Monday 23/11 6
Matt Dunsmore's curated some of his best rides for our viewing pleasure.
Robby Naish // The Longest Wave
Monday 23/11 22
What at first appears a standard hero's journey story, promises something altogether different.
Young Quadriplegic Gravely Concerned For Local Surfers’ Wellbeing
Friday 20/11 47
Stephanie Johnson is still coming to terms with her recent excursion to Toonalook Point. "I couldn't help but be concerned and upset at the distress many of the surfers seemed to be in," said Ms Johnson.
Watch: Mason Ho and the V'land dance
Thursday 19/11 26
A lively li'l vid with Mason surfing V'land about as big as it holds.
Eyes wide open
Wednesday 18/11 213
Long before he sold it as a product, Shanan Worrall used the theory behind Shark Eyes to protect him as he dove in sharky waters. These days, as interactions increase and statistics pile up, he's informing surfers about something the dive community has long known about.
Down To The Essentials
Wednesday 18/11 0
The pre-dawn air bites as Ryan Scanlon trudges across the frost-covered paddock, gumboots crushing grass beneath his feet. While the surf might be pumping at Bells and Winki, just seven kilometres to the south-east, he's got 100 cows to milk before school.
Through the fog, he can just make out a glow emanating from Torquay – Australia's surf capital and home to industry titans Rip Curl and Quiksilver. The same distance that takes fifteen minutes to drive is a distant world to the teenage farm boy, hands raw from manual labour.
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.
