Alex Knost gets physical on a number of different craft during a recent south swell in California.

There’s nothing like fire to sharpen a man’s nerves, especially when he’s surrounded by vats of chemicals all day. So I wasn’t surprised when Corey Waters, owner of the newly established Glass Hut in Wollongong, gave me the fire drill early on in my visit. “There’s absolutely no smoking in here. No flames, no ignition sources, nothing,” said Corey with emphasis. He then mentioned the recent Pukas factory fire in Europe and I realised his concern was well placed; between the foam blanks, 24 gallon tubs of polyester resin, and vats of acetone his workplace is as volatile as a Molotov.

Victorian Skeeta Derham makes a barrel so late and so deep that it brings to mind some CGI 'net trickery.

Enjoy intimate Indo moments with Shane Dorian plus a cameo from Ian Walsh.