Kanoa Igarashi, Alejo Muniz, and Alex Ribeiro all failed to improve on their respective point totals in São Paulo, allowing others to bridge the previously established gap. 

The Mongrel Mob rides 'em all: sticks, lids, and kneelos, but they only do it in slabs - just slabs.

Yesterday the NSW Government announced that Lighthouse Beach Ballina, where surfer Sam Morgan was recently attacked, would have 'eco-nets' trialled there. Swellnet takes a look at the different shark net technologies.

Damon Hurst reports on Richard Hadley's second vintage board auction and tries to introduce some semblance of science to the market.