On Wednesday Mick Fanning joined the Tassie locals at thumping Shipsterns Bluff. Just over a month after his close call at Jeffreys Bay, Fanning dropped into the jaws of Shippies and made good his escape.
A trip to the north Indonesian island chain still brings a heightened sense of anticipation, because mystique aside, the Mentawais consistently delivers unlike any other region on Earth.
A trip to the north Indonesian island chain still brings a heightened sense of anticipation, because mystique aside, the Mentawais consistently delivers unlike any other region on Earth.
Design and construction aren't the only areas of innovation in the surfboard industry. Resin, that stuff that envelops every board that exits every factory, is just as important. John Dowse is an Australian surfer and shaper working on a new range of resins.
A moderate to highly absurd multi-craft pilgrimage exploring the upper echelons of cool...and by cool I mean ice-freaking-cold.
It was the morning of the finals and the conditions were similar to what they'd been all contest: 4-6 foot, windy, and shallow...
Photographer Elliot Gray is in Peru working on a project with a purpose.
Photographer Elliot Gray is in Peru working on a project with a purpose.
Like the waves, today's action at Teahupoo was a mash up. After seven consecutive lay days the WSL sounded the hooter and the remaining surfers paddled out into sideshore wobbly, but occasionally barrelling, 4-6 foot surf.
It's been a quiet couple of months in Indonesia since the incredible 'Muzza Swell.' But finally, heading into the first month of spring a couple of large and powerful groundswells are brewing in the southern Indian Ocean.
