In the early 90s Gath hats were set to become a surf accesory staple, but despite their clearly practical application they faded away throughout the 90s, ironically just as the slab surfing movement ramped up. Swellnet spoke to Ric Gath following Jeremy Flores' Teahupoo triumph while wearing an original Gath.

"MP was so deliberately absent from even the most key moments of his life that those around him could fill that vacuum."

Sean Doherty speaks about his latest book, MP Untold, a collection of stories from those closest to the man.

Chances are that unless you live in WA you hadn't heard of Mick Corbett two years ago. A couple of waves, plus a couple of big wave award nominations, have quickly changed that.

From Canada to America and now Indonesia, Tim Hain is the current general manager of the Asian Surfing Circuit, the most wave rich tour on Earth and stepping stone for a new generation of surfing talent. Phil Jarratt chats to the "busiest man in Bali".

"My whole perspective on surfing changed when I saw the first real set come through!"

For Kipp Caddy, a young bloke with designs on a big wave career, his first look at a real Teahupoo set was a moment of truth.

Swellnet chats with the founder of A Liquid Future, a not-for-profit company helping Mentawai locals adapt to their rapidly changing world.

Toby Martin spent 15 years as a professional surfer, including seven seasons on the Championship Tour. Yet all good things must come to an end…even the jetsetting lifestyle of a professional surfer.

Recently, blindboy spoke to Toby Martin about handling the transition into the workaday world.

In five days the waiting period for the last Big Wave Tour event of the season will close and when that happens Makuakai Rothman will officially become the 2014 Big Wave World Champion. Swellnet speaks to the champ in waiting.

The second part of blindboy's inerview with Grant Miller about the state of the modern surfboard industry.

One of Australia's favourite surf writers has turned his hand, at least temporarily, to performance art. Tim Baker explains the concept behind (M)Ocean: where music and surfing will meet at Burleigh Heads.