After six days of waiting the hooter for the Fiji Pro finally sounded. Steve Harrison puts his twist on the day's events.

Mark Mathews and Richie Vaculik hit Cape Solander before first light with Ryan Hipwood joining Mathews for a few 'doubles' at the notorious Sydney slab.

A new report shows that a majority of Western Australian ocean-users oppose the state government's controversial catch and destroy policy.

The Perfect Wave travel company are offering opportunities to surf with Occy in either the Mentawai Islands or the Maldives.

"You've gotta square your shoulders up. You've gotta get your head right....in everything in life." This and plenty more from the fella whose two fave waves are heavy backside affairs - Cloudbreak and Pipeline.

Last Thursday was one of those days at the Cape. After three days of south swell, the direction tracked more east and the wind fell away to the south west - primo conditions for Cape Solander.