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Jamie O'Brien and the point of switchfoot surfing
In: Surfpolitik 22 Comments Yesterday
Give me a 8 for a switch stance wave at pipe today ????? -
The sliding doors of competition surfing
In: Surfpolitik 76 Comments Mon 30th Jan '12
On the stroke of a pen the results would've differed -
Surf Journalism: Give The People What They Want!
In: Surfpolitik 48 Comments Mon 23rd Jan '12
Expect more 'human interest' stories on Swellnet -
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... -
Billabong: The headline act in need of support
In: Surfpolitik 318 Comments Tue 20th Dec '11
The reason for Billabong's dire predicament is a cavalier retail plan -
Kelly Slater to retire again
In: Surfpolitik 29 Comments Mon 12th Dec '11
Stop me if you've heard this one before. -
From White Kite to Muff Diver: What's in a name?
In: Surfpolitik 26 Comments Thu 1st Dec '11
The 'Psychedelic Germ' or 6'2 x 18 ¾ x 2 ½? -
Kelly Slater enters the debate
In: Surfpolitik 26 Comments Mon 28th Nov '11
Last week Kelly Slater issued a statement rebuking an article I wrote on Swellnet -
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 -
Kelly Slater almost sunk in wave pool wrangle
In: Surfpolitik 179 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 -
Maurice Cole talks about BASE for the first time
In: Surfpolitik 48 Comments Sun 13th Nov '11
The only reason I'm saying this is to clear the air because a lot of shit was said about me. -
Big Wave Measurements Leave Me Flaccid
In: Surfpolitik 45 Comments Wed 9th Nov '11
It's enough to make a regular big wave surfer feel inadequate. -
Mark Kelly of GSI on the Collapse of BASE
In: Surfpolitik 198 Comments Mon 7th Nov '11
From my point of view the whole industry lacks professionalism -
ASP Blunder Ruins All The Good Work
In: Surfpolitik 3 Comments Sat 5th Nov '11
When it comes to balls-ups they don't come much bigger than the Kelly Slater fiasco -
National Surfing Reserves: Our Best Resort for Surfspot Protection
In: Surfpolitik 2 Comments Tue 1st Nov '11
World Heritage status for Angourie and Margaret River? -
Jeremy Flores Keeps Company With Eddie Aikau
In: Surfpolitik 33 Comments Thu 27th Oct '11
Watching Jeremy Flores fast track into the event really bums me out -
When The Webcast Cuts Out
In: Surfpolitik 28 Comments Tue 25th Oct '11
The winning wave came toward Medina...then everything went black -
Barry Bruce on the recent shark deaths
In: Surfpolitik 62 Comments Mon 24th Oct '11
Bruce unemotionally lays many of the common myths to rest. -
I Told You So Bobby
In: Surfpolitik 89 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 91 Comments Mon 17th Oct '11
The surfboard industry can only work as a cottage industry -
Kelly Slater and Dane Reynolds: Branding in a Brave New World
In: Surfpolitik 23 Comments Wed 12th Oct '11
Why doesn't Marine Layer feature any logos? -
Paddle Battle: Jet-ski assist banned at Rip Curl Search San Francisco
In: Surfpolitik 37 Comments Thu 6th Oct '11
As surfers have paddle battles commentators can tell war stories -
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 -
Eighteen and laughing all the way to the bank
In: Surfpolitik 3 Comments Wed 28th Sep '11
I am so happy! I think I will get a bank account. -
Tough Justice, Mexican Style
In: Surfpolitik 54 Comments Tue 27th Sep '11
Foreign photographers are banned from Salina Cruz for two years -
Creating Mark Visser™
In: Surfpolitik 118 Comments Thu 8th Sep '11
Witness the public image metamorphosis of Mark Visser -
Surfing the Net and Searching for Truth
In: Surfpolitik 70 Comments Wed 31st Aug '11
The rumour mill hasn't dried up it's just moved to a different location -
Swellnet Saves The World
In: Surfpolitik 89 Comments Wed 24th Aug '11
Don't trust replicant surf forecasts -
Bobby Blows It
In: Surfpolitik 68 Comments Thu 18th Aug '11
BOBO HAS QUIT!!! -
Dane Reynolds is smarter than you
In: Surfpolitik 30 Comments Wed 17th Aug '11
The reason for Dane's no-show is far simpler than anyone has yet suggested.
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The Most Expensive Surfboards in the World
In: Surfpolitik 77 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. -
Big Wave Measurements Leave Me Flaccid
In: Surfpolitik 34 Comments Wed 9th Nov '11
It's enough to make a regular big wave surfer feel inadequate. -
Kelly Slater almost sunk in wave pool wrangle
In: Surfpolitik 142 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 -
Artificial Intelligence: Problems at Boscombe Reef
In: Surfpolitik 10 Comments Fri 22nd Apr '11
What is the future for artificial reefs? -
The Man Who Would Build Our First Artificial Reef
In: Surfpolitik 116 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 117 Comments Wed 23rd Nov '11
It could be less than two years before the first one is built -
Tough Justice, Mexican Style
In: Surfpolitik 50 Comments Tue 27th Sep '11
Foreign photographers are banned from Salina Cruz for two years -
Havana Surf
In: Surfpolitik Tue 31st Aug '10
"Let's be real, Cuba is not Hawaii" -
Where Blackfellas Met Their Waterloo
In: Surfpolitik 13 Comments Tue 23rd Feb '10
Everything in Elliston has a white overexposed appearance, like faded 35mm photos. -
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... -
The Cronulla Riots: Five Years On
In: Surfpolitik 8 Comments Thu 9th Dec '10
Browny won our boardriders the day the riots came to Cronulla. -
Who Can Stand in the Way...?
In: Surfpolitik 21 Comments Wed 9th Feb '11
Catherine Hill Bay is threatened by yet another development -
A Celebration of the Female Form
In: Surfpolitik 10 Comments Wed 6th Apr '11
Why aren't women performing as well as men in the surf? -
The Good Oil On Fish Surfboards
In: Surfpolitik 5 Comments Wed 23rd Feb '11
Just don't call it a retro revival! -
An Australian Surfer in China
In: Surfpolitik 7 Comments Thu 14th Apr '11
The main spot here is a very peaky beachbreak, which reminds me of South Stradbroke -
Freemasons & Kneeboarders
In: Surfpolitik 22 Comments Thu 30th Sep '10
An outsider discovers surfing's secret society -
Design DNA: From Greenough to Slater
In: Surfpolitik 13 Comments Fri 26th Feb '10
Slater's knowledge of fin design is okay -
Whatever happened to the Lazor Zap?
In: Surfpolitik 4 Comments Thu 16th Jun '11
McCoy is the only person shaping boards with the Zap's classic teardrop outline -
Cronulla's Latest Surfspot: All New & All Natural
In: Surfpolitik 24 Comments Thu 28th Jul '11
We'll get more peaks and less closeouts. -
Creating Mark Visser™
In: Surfpolitik 99 Comments Thu 8th Sep '11
Witness the public image metamorphosis of Mark Visser -
Tony Abbott: Xenophobia Action Man
In: Surfpolitik 49 Comments Tue 1st Jun '10
Tony Abbott is the man to protect Australia from illegal immigrants -
Surfers On Screen
In: Surfpolitik 5 Comments Wed 9th Jun '10
Anyone who has to explain surfing sounds immediately like a wanker -
Free Your Mind: Interview with Geoff McCoy
In: Surfpolitik 11 Comments Fri 3rd Dec '10
Commercialism is ignorant as pig shit, it runs on ego and greed -
Ham-fisted horsepower: Why Paul Morgan is paddling
In: Surfpolitik 7 Comments Fri 15th Jul '11
One big paddle wave beats twenty tow waves -
Here Comes Nobody
In: Surfpolitik 16 Comments Mon 24th May '10
Why was it acceptable to name those spots back then, and not now? -
George Greenough, Concerned Citizen
In: Surfpolitik Sun 31st Jan '10
Greenough claims the pointed nose is a 'fashion statement' and adds nothing to the performance of the surfboard. -
Bra Boys Fund New Picnic Shed
In: Surfpolitik 71 Comments Fri 10th Jun '11
Remember to tell 'em about the sausage sizzle -
ASP Blunder Ruins All The Good Work
In: Surfpolitik 3 Comments Sat 5th Nov '11
When it comes to balls-ups they don't come much bigger than the Kelly Slater fiasco -
Living With Sharks
In: Surfpolitik 83 Comments Mon 21st Feb '11
The fear of sharks touches on our most primal human instincts.
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Billabong: The headline act in need of support
In: Surfpolitik 318 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... -
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. -
Kelly Slater almost sunk in wave pool wrangle
In: Surfpolitik 179 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 198 Comments Mon 7th Nov '11
From my point of view the whole industry lacks professionalism -
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 -
Creating Mark Visser™
In: Surfpolitik 118 Comments Thu 8th Sep '11
Witness the public image metamorphosis of Mark Visser -
Living With Sharks
In: Surfpolitik 102 Comments Mon 21st Feb '11
The fear of sharks touches on our most primal human instincts. -
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 -
I Told You So Bobby
In: Surfpolitik 89 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 91 Comments Mon 17th Oct '11
The surfboard industry can only work as a cottage industry -
Swellnet Saves The World
In: Surfpolitik 89 Comments Wed 24th Aug '11
Don't trust replicant surf forecasts -
Bra Boys Fund New Picnic Shed
In: Surfpolitik 79 Comments Fri 10th Jun '11
Remember to tell 'em about the sausage sizzle -
The sliding doors of competition surfing
In: Surfpolitik 76 Comments Mon 30th Jan '12
On the stroke of a pen the results would've differed -
Where Ghouls Rush In
In: Surfpolitik 74 Comments Thu 4th Nov '10
How does it feel to feed off the dead, Georgina? -
Surfing the Net and Searching for Truth
In: Surfpolitik 70 Comments Wed 31st Aug '11
The rumour mill hasn't dried up it's just moved to a different location -
Barry Bruce on the recent shark deaths
In: Surfpolitik 62 Comments Mon 24th Oct '11
Bruce unemotionally lays many of the common myths to rest. -
Tough Justice, Mexican Style
In: Surfpolitik 54 Comments Tue 27th Sep '11
Foreign photographers are banned from Salina Cruz for two years -
Lyndie Irons Seeks Delay in Tox Report
In: Surfpolitik 73 Comments Fri 24th Dec '10
The widow of Andy Irons requested the coroner's report into his death be delayed -
Tony Abbott: Xenophobia Action Man
In: Surfpolitik 58 Comments Tue 1st Jun '10
Tony Abbott is the man to protect Australia from illegal immigrants -
Bobby Blows It
In: Surfpolitik 68 Comments Thu 18th Aug '11
BOBO HAS QUIT!!! -
Surfing's Latest Period Drama
In: Surfpolitik 49 Comments Thu 31st Mar '11
Why don't alaia riders wear loin cloths? -
Kelly Slater: Speaking for the Affirmative
In: Surfpolitik 45 Comments Tue 16th Nov '10
Can a nude nut be the greatest athlete ever? -
Choking on a Shark Story
In: Surfpolitik 42 Comments Thu 11th Feb '10
More people die from choking on shark than are killed in shark attack -
Surf Journalism: Give The People What They Want!
In: Surfpolitik 48 Comments Mon 23rd Jan '12
Expect more 'human interest' stories on Swellnet -
Pulling the Plug on Kelly's Pool Party
In: Surfpolitik 52 Comments Tue 7th Dec '10
Kelly's pools will be gated communities for boring, rich surfers. -
The Things That Popout of Abbott's Mouth
In: Surfpolitik 44 Comments Tue 17th Aug '10
Who'd be a politician? -
An Inconvenient Truth?
In: Surfpolitik 42 Comments Mon 23rd Nov '09
Kirra is a myth. Yep, you read it right.
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