Never surfed Teahupoo? Never fear as Jamie Sterling takes you on an up close and personal ride on this world class wave. It’s like being there yourself… well kind of… if you screw your eyes tight, stand in a bucket of water and kind of sway from side to side a bit. Any time you’re [...]

Have you ever stared at the sun too long and had that fleeting moment of semi blindness? Scary isn’t it? Well that’s nothing in comparison to how scarily brilliant the production of new surf film ‘Sorry We’re Open’ looks judging by the trailer. In a few seconds it tells me: 1. Clay Marzo, Dion Agius [...]

In just under a week the winner of the Verizon Wipeout of the Year Award will be handed out in Anaheim, California and I for one can’t wait. Call it schadenfreude, the revenge of the not so good or just a laugh at seeing someone other than me hit the water upside down at 100mph [...]

‘Gobble, gobble, gobble’ the kind of interview you’d expect if you shoved a microphone in front of a Turkey just before Thanks Giving. Luckily Kelly Slater is not a Turkey, in no way resembles poultry and is, essentially, one of the greatest sportsmen and women to ever grace this good Earth. With that in mind [...]

Have you ever truly been surprised? I’m not talking mild ‘Happy Birthday!’ scream surprise as people jump out from behind sofas, unfurl themselves from standing curtains or slowly try and remove themselves from the bin (a hiding place that seemed like a good idea until their oversized posterior took a liking to the cramped conditions [...]

The Rip Curl Pro 2011 at Bells Beach got underway yesterday (20th of April) in the second stop of the World Title season. Conditions were close to perfect with clean 4 to 6 ft waves served up. 2009 winner Joel Parkinson got off to a great start posting the highest wave and heat score ending [...]