Once considered a design suited only to perfect waves, more and more channel bottoms are finding their way into the board bags of pro surfers. Swellnet finds that new twists are being put on the classic old design.
It wasn't just rainfall that broke records during the recent East Coast Low. The Sydney Wave Buoy put in a couple of Personal Bests recording its largest ever wave and longest period of significant wave heights.
Coming to you from the state where the waves are big, water's cold, and beards are bushy.
Coming to you from the state where the waves are big, water's cold, and beards are bushy.
An epic showdown at Main Break saw Courtney Conlogue claim her third CT victory and end the amazing run of form from two-time World Champion Carissa Moore.
Swellnet chats with the founder of A Liquid Future, a not-for-profit company helping Mentawai locals adapt to their rapidly changing world.
A last-minute trip sees Shane Dorian downing a few pints at Kenny's Pub in Lahinch then hooking into two of Ireland's best waves.
Kelly Slater threading some nice backlit barrels somewhere in Western Australia.
Filmmaker Owen Rennie combines shaping room grime and a string orchestra in this little ode to hand shaping.
