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Toweling Off At The Tub

Surfpolitik

Toweling Off At The Tub

Surfpolitik
Stu Nettle
Monday 21/06   139

After five years and four contests, the performance level at Kelly's Hot Tub hasn't evolved but instead gone the other way.

Changes at the Cape

Surfpolitik

Changes at the Cape

Surfpolitik
Dan Dobbin
Wednesday 02/06   43

From deep state secret spot to modern media darling, what lessons can we learn from Cape Solander's evolution?

Second Time's The Charm For Yulex

Surfpolitik

Second Time's The Charm For Yulex

Surfpolitik
Stu Nettle
Thursday 20/05   93

Yulex get a second chance at a first impression, and this time they make it count. Wetsuits may never be the same again.

A Tale of Two Pools

Surfpolitik

A Tale of Two Pools

Surfpolitik
Stu Nettle
Monday 12/04   179

A new wavepool development for the Sunshine Coast points to the future of pools in Australia.

Proposed Lennox Head contest dumped by Council

Surfpolitik

Proposed Lennox Head contest dumped by Council

Surfpolitik
Stu Nettle
Thursday 04/02   193

Last-minute proposal by the Woz given short shrift by Ballina Shire Council.

Nazare surfing ban: The public and the damage done

Surfpolitik

Nazare surfing ban: The public and the damage done

Surfpolitik
João Valente
Wednesday 11/11   16

Surfing has been a boon for Nazare, businesses have flourished, real estate rocketed, but its popularity backfired last week when a huge swell coincided with the second-wave of COVID. The result? Surfing is now banned there.

Memory of resentment and a theory of success

Surfpolitik

Memory of resentment and a theory of success

Surfpolitik
Julio Adler
Thursday 29/10   54

Those Brazilian surfers, how did they get so damn good? Júlio Adler and João Valente - AKA the Buoy Brothers - know why.

A shift in the hunting grounds

Surfpolitik

A shift in the hunting grounds

Surfpolitik
Stu Nettle
Thursday 24/09   311

Twenty years ago Cameron Bayes and Jevan Wright were killed on consecutive days in the shark capital of Australia. What's changed for Australian surfers since then?

No contest

Surfpolitik

No contest

Surfpolitik
Stu Nettle
Friday 03/07   110

Pro surfing is languishing while recreational surfing is booming. What purpose does pro surfing currently serve?

The Sleeping Dragon awakes

Surfpolitik

The Sleeping Dragon awakes

Surfpolitik
Matt George
Monday 18/05   44

China recently held their national titles in a wavepool. They may be serious about entering the competitive sphere, but can they succeed in a biosphere?

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