Burleigh Heads last week - video
Monday 16/02 2
Burleigh Heads looking delightful on the 13th and 14th of February.
Kolohe Andino wins Hurley Australian Open of Surfing
Monday 16/02 1
Kolohe Andino wins the Australian Open over Tahitian Mateai Hiquily. Laura Enever takes out the women's event.
WSL update: We've got a new beer cafe!
Sunday 15/02 11
The World Surf League has just cut the ribbon on its new worldwide headquarters in Santa Monica. It boasts, among other things, a gym, a sound stage, and a cafe with beer on tap. All pro surfers are welcome!
Made In Hawaii: Mason Ho - video
Saturday 14/02 0
The first in a new series from Red Bull, 'Made In Hawaii' paints a portrait of one of the cultural centres in the surf world. Each episode is a vignette, part of a bigger, three-part short film series.
This instalment is all about Mason Ho and his Hawaiian upbringing.
Winners announced at the Oakley Big Wave Awards
Friday 13/02 86
"No contest singlets, no ratings points, just one really big wave."
Longboarders, legropes, and a dirty big laceration
Friday 13/02 96
Another flying longboard, another serious injury, and another graphic reminder why legropes aren't such a bad idea after all.
Warning: The reminder is graphic.
WSL update: Umbrella sponsor, Pay Per View, and more
Friday 13/02 110
Two weeks out from the first contest Swellnet speaks to the World Surf League about an umbrella sponsor and the likelihood of Pay Per View.
The US Olympic team visits Cronulla in '56
Thursday 12/02 4
In one afternoon Cronulla surfers were exposed to a new culture, new materials and constructions method, and a whole new way of riding waves. Things were never the same on the beaches.