Ray Collins
Wave of the Day: Laurie Towner storm racing
Ben Canty
Wave of the Day: Dave Seymour leans into a northern Indonesian bowl

Quiksilver Pro France: Day 4

"The direction the wave comes in just won't allow them to peak up anywhere," said Kelly Slater of the closeout conditions on Day 4 of the Quik Pro France. "It's just a flip of a coin and hoping that something happens out there for you."

Quiksilver Pro France: Day 4

"The direction the wave comes in just won't allow them to peak up anywhere," said Kelly Slater of the closeout conditions on Day 4 of the Quik Pro France. "It's just a flip of a coin and hoping that something happens out there for you."

Sam Squires
Wave of the Day: Green energy trading

Quiksilver Pro France: Day 3

After a four day interlude filled with pastries, wine and not much surfing, the Quik Pro France kicked back into gear. The surf at La Graviere was a clean and punchy 4-6 foot with barrels a'plenty. Surprisingly, all the locals and the near-enough-to-locals were ousted. Jez Flores, Aritz Aranburu and Ramzi Boukhiam all came undone in Round 3.

Quiksilver Pro France: Day 3

After a four day interlude filled with pastries, wine and not much surfing, the Quik Pro France kicked back into gear. The surf at La Graviere was a clean and punchy 4-6 foot with barrels a'plenty. Surprisingly, all the locals and the near-enough-to-locals were ousted. Jez Flores, Aritz Aranburu and Ramzi Boukhiam all came undone in Round 3.

Chris Lovell
Wave of the Day: Endless walls of Indonesia

Creamed

Surfpolitik

Creamed

Surfpolitik
blindboy

It is hard to put a date on exactly when surfing allowed itself to become a milk cow for the entrepreneurial class. At some point the balance between the power of the corporations and the power of the surfing communities from which they sprang changed.

Che Chorley
Wave of the Day: Afternoon glow at Nusa Lembongan

Selatan Sumatra

"We had back-to-back swells which meant it was almost too big for most of the days we were there."

Too big? Not a complaint you often hear about surf trips - at least those outside of Hawaii. But anyone who was in Indonesia - especially the western end of the chain - during the first half of August will know the islands were pumped by swell. And that's what Chris Lovell and his mates experienced during their trip.

Selatan Sumatra

"We had back-to-back swells which meant it was almost too big for most of the days we were there."

Too big? Not a complaint you often hear about surf trips - at least those outside of Hawaii. But anyone who was in Indonesia - especially the western end of the chain - during the first half of August will know the islands were pumped by swell. And that's what Chris Lovell and his mates experienced during their trip.

Ed Sloane
Wave of the Day: Mick Deppeler driving hard inside a flaring Vicco barrel