As the mega-brands become less so and struggle along the rocky road of ‘profit improvement plans’, it is becoming clear that there's a window of opportunity for a couple of surfers (not entrepreneurs) of passion, creativity and soul to reinvent the surf industry wheel.
The shock wave hit me almost immediately. All normal spatial perception was gone. I was wrenched and torn in every direction at once.
Long suspected as somewhere in the Gold Coast hinterland, the site for Webber's wavepool was today revealed as Glenview on the Sunshine Coast.
"No one, not even this sentimental old bugger, expects Jeremy to start kissing cheeks again, but just a hint of that youthful grace and charm might help his cause and win back some friends, even in the judging tower."
The enthusuastic mob from Yorkes Peninsula win the first ever National Surfing Reserve of the Year Award.
Surfing is an inherently risky business, and while it's hard to calculate the exact risk we can detach ourselves from any emotional component. Following the death of a surfer at Tamarama, blindboy examines the data that is avaialble.
Surfers may have been slow on the uptake but the number of crowdfunded surfing projects has been steadily increasing.
Who owns a surf break? Who can stop others from surfing it and on what grounds? After numerous trips to the Maldives, photographer Joel Coleman questions the right of anyone to stake a claim and restrict others. It's a complex debate but also an urgent one.
Fifty years after the 1964 World Titles at Manly, which attracted 400,000 television viewers, professional surfing has repeatedly failed to reach the heights its adherents believe it deserves. The Sage of Noosa, Phil Jarratt, strokes his chin and ruminates on a not-so-modern quandary.
Loss of upper body strength reduces paddling power. Loss of core strength causes slow transitions. Loss of leg strength causes loss of power through turns. It's time to rage against the dying light and hit the gym.