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  The Shortboard Revolution's False Start

  In: The Rearview Mirror | by stunet | 18 Comments | 12 hours ago

  We may have started the Shortboard Revolution three years earlier

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  Mark 'Sanga' Sainsbury passes away

  In: The Rearview Mirror | by stunet | 4 Comments | Sun 19th May '13

  Credited with inventing the floater Sanga was a teenage prodigy winning many competitions including the prestigious Hot Buttered...

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  Parko wins the Billabong Pro J'Bay as a grommet

  In: The Rearview Mirror | by stunet | | Sun 19th May '13

  Joel Parkinson becomes only the second wildcard in history to win a World Tour event

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  Gary Green wins the Gunston 500

  In: The Rearview Mirror | by stunet | 19 Comments | Sun 19th May '13

  Gary Green won the Gunston 500 in South Africa

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  The Coca-Cola Surf Classic, Manly Beach 1987

  In: The Rearview Mirror | by stunet | 22 Comments | Yesterday

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  From the pages of Surfing World

  In: The Rearview Mirror | by stunet | 7 Comments | 10 hours ago

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  Retracing History at Queenscliff Bombora

  In: The Rearview Mirror | by stunet | 9 Comments | 9 hours ago

  It was fifty years ago today that Dave Jackman rode the bommie

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  An Ode to the Eggbeater

  In: The Rearview Mirror | by stunet | 27 Comments | Yesterday

  Eggbeaters were great because of the potential for serious injury

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  Webs Paddling Gloves

  In: The Rearview Mirror | by stunet | 16 Comments | Yesterday

  All you need is a surfboard, boardshorts...and webbed gloves.

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  The First Time Nike Went To Market

  In: The Rearview Mirror | by stunet | 9 Comments | Yesterday

  ...and Laird strips his kit off.

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  Mark Foo and 'The Unridden Realm'

  In: The Rearview Mirror | by stunet | 13 Comments | 11 hours ago

  Foo went under a 50 foot close out at Waimea Bay

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  How to Surf - A Tracks Publication

  In: The Rearview Mirror | by stunet | 3 Comments | Sun 19th May '13

  Before surf schools and soft boards there was 'How to Surf'

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  Kelly's Covers: A Pictorial History

  In: The Rearview Mirror | by stunet | 5 Comments | 5 hours ago

  Magazine covers offer a wonderful history lesson for those who care to look. Cover images are always state-of-the-art and...

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  Peter Drouyn Takes Surfing To China

  In: The Rearview Mirror | by stunet | 7 Comments | Yesterday

  Drouyn had convinced Chinese officials that surfing success was in their national interest

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  Cheyne Horan and the Winged Fin

  In: The Rearview Mirror | by stunet | 1 Comment | Yesterday

  In a homegenous and often stultifying culture Horan was a breathe of fresh air.

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  Teahupoo: Images of Influence

  In: The Rearview Mirror | by stunet | 3 Comments | 1 hour ago

  When was the last time you saw Bells Beach used in an ad?

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  Hot Tuna in the 90's

  In: The Rearview Mirror | by stunet | 8 Comments | 10 hours ago

  What a difference an art director makes.

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  Brock Little - January 21st 1990

  In: The Rearview Mirror | by stunet | 1 Comment | Yesterday

  Little caught two waves that blew the ceiling off big wave surfing performance

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  Rusty Miller: Surfing's Forrest Gump

  In: The Rearview Mirror | by stunet | | Sun 19th May '13

  Rusty's life has inadvertently intersected with surfing's Big Moments

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  Bob and Tom...and Nelson Mandela

  In: The Rearview Mirror | by stunet | 2 Comments | Yesterday

  "When I was in Robben Island I needed support from the international community. Thank you."

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  The Animal - O'Neill Wetsuits 1991

  In: The Rearview Mirror | by stunet | 2 Comments | Sun 19th May '13

  O'Neill spruik 90's gloom with this classic ad

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  Taj Burrow at 13

  In: The Rearview Mirror | by stunet | 4 Comments | Sun 19th May '13

  Sporting full deck Gorilla Grip and a bulbous white Gath helmet

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  Matt Branson Tracks June 1992

  In: The Rearview Mirror | by stunet | 8 Comments | Yesterday

  Tension and release. So satisfying...

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  Bob Pike at Dee Why Point

  In: The Rearview Mirror | by stunet | 2 Comments | Sun 19th May '13

  "I am a fanatic for big waves. I just can't resist them."

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  Ace Buchan - Media Savvy Micro Grom

  In: The Rearview Mirror | by stunet | 2 Comments | 3 hours ago

  Adrian Buchan has long been a media darling

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  Rabbit Does Double Denim

  In: The Rearview Mirror | by stunet | 2 Comments | Yesterday

  Party drugs and leather duds are not a good look on the middle-aged

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  Occy's Wardrobe: Part 1 in a very long series

  In: The Rearview Mirror | by stunet | 5 Comments | Sun 19th May '13

  No company went brighter than Billabong in the mid-to-late 80's

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  What Jamie Saw

  In: The Rearview Mirror | by stunet | | 10 hours ago

  Before the name changes and trophy wife status she was a bikini model

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  Coby Abberton Rides For Mango

  In: The Rearview Mirror | by stunet | 2 Comments | Sun 19th May '13

  Not so long ago Koby Abberton was a freckle-faced scamp

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  Coloured Wetsuits: Piping Hot

  In: The Rearview Mirror | by stunet | 8 Comments | 11 hours ago

  Call me boring but give me black neoprene anyday

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