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Drifting Breathless
In: Surfpolitik 30 Comments Wed 22nd May '13
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Russell Ord and the light-fingered Facebook fiends
In: Surfpolitik 7 Comments Fri 10th May '13
"I'd just love to take 'em out in the water and drown 'em" -
The Buoys Light Up: The wonderful Directional Spectra
In: Surfpolitik 23 Comments Mon 6th May '13
The Directional Spectra is a great place to stop, do a bit of chin-stroking and wonder about it all. -
R U SOCIAL?
In: Surfpolitik 26 Comments Wed 1st May '13
We're all individuals! -
Surfing magazines and the slow march into oblivion
In: Surfpolitik 147 Comments Tue 30th Apr '13
Surfing in 2013 is so much bigger and richer than what the magazines would have you believe -
Surfing and alcohol sponsorship: Do we really care?
In: Surfpolitik 37 Comments Wed 24th Apr '13
It's all well and good to decry alcohol sponsorship when the government is stepping in as substitute. -
Leave the ocean garbage alone: we need to stop polluting first
In: Surfpolitik 21 Comments Tue 23rd Apr '13
Only once we have stopped plastics entering our oceans in the first place, can we sensibly make the decision whether and... -
Brett Archibald and the code of the sea
In: Surfpolitik 16 Comments Fri 19th Apr '13
What would you do if you fell overboard and nobody saw or heard you? -
Billabong reduced to a ripple
In: Surfpolitik 182 Comments Tue 9th Apr '13
From $5 billion down to $287 million -
Wavegarden about to bloom with new wavepool
In: Surfpolitik 34 Comments Fri 5th Apr '13
"The version that we're bringing to Australia will generate a 1.9 metre high wave" -
Longboarders, Legropes and the Law
In: Surfpolitik 219 Comments Mon 25th Mar '13
"You looking for a lawsuit, mate?" -
Kelly Slater dealt blow as investment company falters
In: Surfpolitik 15 Comments Wed 20th Mar '13
Company goes into voluntary administration -
Small win for big fish: convention moves to protect sharks
In: Surfpolitik Tue 19th Mar '13
Even with the new listings, only about 2% of shark species are protected. -
Priority Rules, OK?
In: Surfpolitik 70 Comments Thu 14th Mar '13
It was the defining moment of the Quiksilver Pro final: Joel Parkinson, standing tall in a clean Kirra barrel, sticking his... -
No Limits? Know Your Limits!
In: Surfpolitik 62 Comments Mon 11th Mar '13
Changes in the surfing population have dramatically changed the culture in the water -
Bob McTavish: Under The Influence
In: Surfpolitik 25 Comments Thu 7th Mar '13
Where Bob measures the immeasurable -
Richard Grellman: A chat with the outgoing head of the ASP
In: Surfpolitik 23 Comments Mon 4th Mar '13
"I don't really know what we're doing here, Stuart." -
Surfing Celebrities: A Hypothetical
In: Surfpolitik 76 Comments Wed 27th Feb '13
Do surf companies need to sponsor surfers? -
The Society of the Spectacle: The Association of Surfing Professionals and Corporations
In: Surfpolitik 33 Comments Mon 25th Feb '13
Rebellion is packaged and sold back to us -
The Crowd
In: Surfpolitik 15 Comments Fri 15th Feb '13
We are all part of the crowd and we all loathe it at the same time -
Give me danger or give me death: Why big wave measurement is a swinging dick
In: Surfpolitik 20 Comments Tue 12th Feb '13
Why were surfers underwhelmed by G-Mac's latest effort? -
Blowing It
In: Surfpolitik 36 Comments Tue 29th Jan '13
"How long am I out of the water for, doc?" -
Happiness and madness and phantom forecast charts
In: Surfpolitik 16 Comments Fri 25th Jan '13
Give yourself over to the madness -
The next 10 cyclones: A bold prediction
In: Surfpolitik 32 Comments Tue 22nd Jan '13
Cyclone Bruce will do a fridge-to-fridge tour of the Queensland coast finishing at the Point Lookout Hotel for an extended... -
Maverick's Invitational: The XXL swell that shrunk in the wash
In: Surfpolitik 40 Comments Mon 21st Jan '13
If Slater were there he would've ridden a 5'11" -
Daly Head and the National Surfing Reserves cause
In: Surfpolitik 20 Comments Thu 17th Jan '13
The Swellnet team were clearly outsiders among a heavily local crowd -
Shark bite prevention should be led by evidence, not politics
In: Surfpolitik 6 Comments Mon 14th Jan '13
The risks will continue when people go in the ocean, no matter what the government catches or does not catch -
On Drugs
In: Surfpolitik 33 Comments Tue 8th Jan '13
If we believe our own mythology, surfing has always been riddled with drugs -
Making sense of Evan
In: Surfpolitik 6 Comments Mon 24th Dec '12
The words 'cyclone swell' are enough to get an east coast surfers' heart racing -
Damion Fuller is: The Board Collector
In: Surfpolitik 4 Comments Mon 17th Dec '12
Buy high, sell low, enjoy the ride
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Wavepools: Within the year and with Rabbit on board
In: Surfpolitik 247 Comments Thu 12th Jul '12
'Alright, this is it. This is gonna blow the world away' -
River surfing on real tidal waves
In: Surfpolitik 1 Comment Thu 29th Nov '12
Around the world there are a handful of rivers that offer the chance to ride kilometre long, thigh-burning waves at particular... -
Skeleton Bay: The Death of a Wave Foretold
In: Surfpolitik 38 Comments Fri 28th Sep '12
The world's most perfect wave won't exist in twenty years time. -
The Most Expensive Surfboards in the World
In: Surfpolitik 81 Comments Thu 5th Aug '10
“Having the price so high is an act of faith in the beauty of surfing” -
Grommets In Wonderland (Alternative title: 'To Be Young And Free In Taiwan')
In: Surfpolitik 3 Comments Tue 19th Jul '11
I am in southern Taiwan. I am checking out a lefthand pointbreak. -
Maldives close out: Sultans and Honkys to become exclusive resort waves
In: Surfpolitik 82 Comments Wed 15th Aug '12
Two of the most popular waves in the Maldives will soon be off limits to most travelling surfers and Maldivian locals -
Kelly Slater almost sunk in wave pool wrangle
In: Surfpolitik 181 Comments Thu 17th Nov '11
In the quest for market dominance the first person to create a working wave pool will have a clear advantage -
Big Wave Measurements Leave Me Flaccid
In: Surfpolitik 47 Comments Wed 9th Nov '11
It's enough to make a regular big wave surfer feel inadequate. -
Artificial Intelligence: Problems at Boscombe Reef
In: Surfpolitik 19 Comments Fri 22nd Apr '11
What is the future for artificial reefs? -
Bells Beach: An Alternative Vision
In: Surfpolitik 28 Comments Thu 5th Apr '12
Community action groups in Torquay have been battling Victoria's Surf Coast Shire Council. -
The Mentawai Islands: The rise and fall of a surfing wonderland
In: Surfpolitik 14 Comments Thu 15th Nov '12
"The great earthquake could happen tomorrow or.... -
The Man Who Would Build Our First Artificial Reef
In: Surfpolitik 140 Comments Tue 17th May '11
When I look at a wave, I think about what the bottom shape is that is creating that wave -
Wave of the future: An interview with Greg Webber
In: Surfpolitik 147 Comments Wed 23rd Nov '11
It could be less than two years before the first one is built -
A Call To Arms
In: Surfpolitik 72 Comments Mon 22nd Oct '12
The ASP should have shyness for the result in Portugal! -
Tough Justice, Mexican Style
In: Surfpolitik 54 Comments Tue 27th Sep '11
Foreign photographers are banned from Salina Cruz for two years -
Waimea Bay on a 5'8": Two surfers rave about the (seemingly) impossible
In: Surfpolitik 29 Comments Tue 9th Oct '12
I felt like I was making fresh imprints on the planet, pushing surfing's limits to the max. -
Havana Surf
In: Surfpolitik Tue 31st Aug '10
"Let's be real, Cuba is not Hawaii" -
Garrett and Guinness: Pouring cold water on world records
In: Surfpolitik 13 Comments Mon 14th May '12
It's important to note the previous world record, which was held by Mike Parsons for a Cortez Bank monster that measured... -
Where Blackfellas Met Their Waterloo
In: Surfpolitik 32 Comments Tue 23rd Feb '10
Everything in Elliston has a white overexposed appearance, like faded 35mm photos. -
Priority Rules, OK?
In: Surfpolitik 70 Comments Thu 14th Mar '13
It was the defining moment of the Quiksilver Pro final: Joel Parkinson, standing tall in a clean Kirra barrel, sticking his... -
Large erosion expected on NSW beaches
In: Surfpolitik 39 Comments Tue 5th Jun '12
Tidal peaks combined with the forecast large south-east swell are set to buffet any exposed beach vulnerable to erosion... -
Cronulla's Latest Surfspot: All New & All Natural
In: Surfpolitik 45 Comments Thu 28th Jul '11
We'll get more peaks and less closeouts. -
The Cronulla Riots: Five Years On
In: Surfpolitik 16 Comments Thu 9th Dec '10
Browny won our boardriders the day the riots came to Cronulla. -
The growth of surfing in China: At what cost?
In: Surfpolitik 544 Comments Tue 7th Feb '12
Western businessmen view the emerging middle-class in China as -
Passing an Amendment
In: Surfpolitik 19 Comments Fri 5th Feb '10
I contend that The Surfers Journal article would never have been published if Allois was American, and that it's inclusion... -
Freemasons & Kneeboarders
In: Surfpolitik 24 Comments Thu 30th Sep '10
An outsider discovers surfing's secret society -
The Good Oil On Fish Surfboards
In: Surfpolitik 5 Comments Wed 23rd Feb '11
Just don't call it a retro revival! -
Who Can Stand in the Way...?
In: Surfpolitik 23 Comments Wed 9th Feb '11
Catherine Hill Bay is threatened by yet another development -
I Dream of Macaroni
In: Surfpolitik 20 Comments Wed 25th Apr '12
Was that a hint that Rip Curl has bigger designs on Indonesia? -
Design DNA: From Greenough to Slater
In: Surfpolitik 15 Comments Fri 26th Feb '10
Slater's knowledge of fin design is okay
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The growth of surfing in China: At what cost?
In: Surfpolitik 544 Comments Tue 7th Feb '12
Western businessmen view the emerging middle-class in China as -
Billabong recovery begins with discounted shares
In: Surfpolitik 344 Comments Thu 21st Jun '12
One month after Laura Inman took over the CEO role at Billabong the recovery process has begun -
Billabong: The headline act in need of support
In: Surfpolitik 322 Comments Tue 20th Dec '11
The reason for Billabong's dire predicament is a cavalier retail plan -
Specialty webcasts: a new means to dream
In: Surfpolitik 287 Comments Thu 12th Jan '12
Both the Rip Curl Cup and Billabong Mundaka Challenge are unrelated one-off events. They don't contribute to tour ratings... -
Wavepools: Within the year and with Rabbit on board
In: Surfpolitik 247 Comments Thu 12th Jul '12
'Alright, this is it. This is gonna blow the world away' -
Longboarders, Legropes and the Law
In: Surfpolitik 219 Comments Mon 25th Mar '13
"You looking for a lawsuit, mate?" -
Social media killed the secret spot
In: Surfpolitik 218 Comments Wed 29th Jun '11
Secrecy doesn't stand a chance against an idiot with an iPhone. -
Billabong reduced to a ripple
In: Surfpolitik 182 Comments Tue 9th Apr '13
From $5 billion down to $287 million -
Kelly Slater almost sunk in wave pool wrangle
In: Surfpolitik 181 Comments Thu 17th Nov '11
In the quest for market dominance the first person to create a working wave pool will have a clear advantage -
Mark Kelly of GSI on the Collapse of BASE
In: Surfpolitik 216 Comments Mon 7th Nov '11
From my point of view the whole industry lacks professionalism -
Surfing magazines and the slow march into oblivion
In: Surfpolitik 147 Comments Tue 30th Apr '13
Surfing in 2013 is so much bigger and richer than what the magazines would have you believe -
Wave of the future: An interview with Greg Webber
In: Surfpolitik 147 Comments Wed 23rd Nov '11
It could be less than two years before the first one is built -
The Man Who Would Build Our First Artificial Reef
In: Surfpolitik 140 Comments Tue 17th May '11
When I look at a wave, I think about what the bottom shape is that is creating that wave -
Billabong: The hunter getting hunted
In: Surfpolitik 116 Comments Fri 17th Feb '12
Things are getting awfully prickly for Billabong in the marketplace. -
Creating Mark Visser™
In: Surfpolitik 125 Comments Thu 8th Sep '11
Witness the public image metamorphosis of Mark Visser -
Shark experts cagey about link between attacks
In: Surfpolitik 94 Comments Tue 24th Apr '12
Is there a link between cage diving and shark attacks. -
Living With Sharks
In: Surfpolitik 102 Comments Mon 21st Feb '11
The fear of sharks touches on our most primal human instincts. -
I Told You So Bobby
In: Surfpolitik 92 Comments Thu 20th Oct '11
What right does Gabriel Medina have of being on the World Tour? -
The BASE failure: What it means for the industry
In: Surfpolitik 94 Comments Mon 17th Oct '11
The surfboard industry can only work as a cottage industry -
Swellnet Saves The World
In: Surfpolitik 95 Comments Wed 24th Aug '11
Don't trust replicant surf forecasts -
The Most Expensive Surfboards in the World
In: Surfpolitik 81 Comments Thu 5th Aug '10
“Having the price so high is an act of faith in the beauty of surfing” -
Singing Rasta's Praise in Silence
In: Surfpolitik 90 Comments Wed 5th Oct '11
Rasta can talk the talk but he can't sing the song -
Maldives close out: Sultans and Honkys to become exclusive resort waves
In: Surfpolitik 82 Comments Wed 15th Aug '12
Two of the most popular waves in the Maldives will soon be off limits to most travelling surfers and Maldivian locals -
The sliding doors of competition surfing
In: Surfpolitik 79 Comments Mon 30th Jan '12
On the stroke of a pen the results would've differed -
Bra Boys Fund New Picnic Shed
In: Surfpolitik 79 Comments Fri 10th Jun '11
Remember to tell 'em about the sausage sizzle -
Dumb, Drunk and Racist in Cronulla
In: Surfpolitik 81 Comments Mon 25th Jun '12
"Just sit here and wax your board, the camera crew is behind the surf club -
The Rebirth of an Industry
In: Surfpolitik 74 Comments Thu 1st Mar '12
What happened to Billabong and 'Since 1972'? -
Shark tagging in the Southern Ocean
In: Surfpolitik 85 Comments Tue 10th Jul '12
Recently a research team set sail from Port Lincoln, South Australia -
Canaries and Coal Mines
In: Surfpolitik 78 Comments Thu 11th Oct '12
On September 16 2012 Arctic sea ice reached its lowest ever level -
ASP Selling World Tour Webcast Rights
In: Surfpolitik 76 Comments Thu 28th Jun '12
Sweeping changes to surfing's World Tour appear imminent upon news the ASP
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