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A sea survival expert on what it takes to survive being lost at sea

A sea survival expert on what it takes to survive being lost at sea

Heaven forbid your boat sinks or you get swept halfway to New Zealand in a rip, but following the Aussie surfers’ and the Indonesian crew’s 36 hours adrift off the top of Sumatra, The Conversation posted this survival piece.  But first, ...


Surf Radio – the latest show from Crescent Swells – track list, tune in

Surf Radio – the latest show from Crescent Swells – track list, tune in

“We’re now on 99.9 Bay FM out of Byron Bay (launch show this Friday arvo at 2pm). Also Great Lakes 101.5 ...

Australian Titles – all the age divisions - wrap, results, photos

Australian Titles – all the age divisions - wrap, results, photos

It was a monster week at the Aussies in Port, and the wrap of the Junior and Open Longboard and ...

From super melons to rug rats, Plow has your noggin covered

From super melons to rug rats, Plow has your noggin covered

We rarely do product plugs here on the PLB site, or in the magazine, but we were so taken with ...

Australian Titles – Queensland makes a clean sweep of the longboard and the loggers

Australian Titles – Queensland makes a clean sweep of the longboard and the loggers

The Open and Junior Logs and Longboard have seen Queensland surfers take the whole caboodle across both the men’s and ...

Watch Episode 1 of “Farm Boys” - the world's only hard-core surf and gardening show

Watch Episode 1 of “Farm Boys” - the world's only hard-core surf and gardening show

The six-part series follows earthly wizards Heath Joske and Addy Jones as they set about building a productive garden paradise ...

The WSL finals – same, same, but (a little bit) different

The WSL finals – same, same, but (a little bit) different

The finalists for the WSL Huntington Beach Longboard Classic 2023 were the same as the finalists for the WSL Huntington ...

WSL World’s at Huntington down to the semis – wrap & match-ups

WSL World’s at Huntington down to the semis – wrap & match-ups

The WSL shortboard Challenger Series shared the day’s surfing with Stop No. 1 of the Longboard Tour, so the WSL ...

WSL World’s - excellent performances and big upsets decide Quarterfinalists at Huntington – wrap, photos & results

WSL World’s - excellent performances and big upsets decide Quarterfinalists at Huntington – wrap, photos & results

Here at PLB we’ve been up in the early hours of the morning to catch the action live from California, ...

WSL Worlds: First Eliminations narrow the field at Huntington Beach Longboard Classic

WSL Worlds: First Eliminations narrow the field at Huntington Beach Longboard Classic

Some pretty sweet beachbreak peaks as the WSL Worlds head on through to the round of 16. Here’s the news ...

2023 Kirra Longboard Klassic best yet

2023 Kirra Longboard Klassic best yet

The foreshore in front of the Kirra Pavilion was a hive of activity as hundreds of surfers and spectators all jostled ...

There's a Giant Gravity Hole in The Indian Ocean, and we may finally know why

There's a Giant Gravity Hole in The Indian Ocean, and we may finally know why

Do the oceans of this blue planet ever cease to amaze? There’s an area in the Indian Ocean where sea ...

“Mixed Tape no. 2” Crescent Swells – track list, tune in

“Mixed Tape no. 2” Crescent Swells – track list, tune in

“Our last few days in Greece, this is the Original Crescent Swells CD Mix No.2. I made it a gift for ...

Day 2 of the first leg of the 2023 WSL Longboard Tour – results, wrap & photos

Day 2 of the first leg of the 2023 WSL Longboard Tour – results, wrap & photos

  You may have noticed we haven’t posted a wrap of Day 1, but given we’re not on the beach in ...

‘Locals only’ sign at Sandon Point in NSW’s Illawarra sparks furore

‘Locals only’ sign at Sandon Point in NSW’s Illawarra sparks furore

As reported on news.com.au: A wooden sign warning against visitors erected at a popular NSW south coast beach has sparked vocal ...

History of Coolangatta – a 12-minute vid from “The doorway to Queensland”

History of Coolangatta – a 12-minute vid from “The doorway to Queensland”

Produced in 2011 & covering the history of the southern end of the Gold Coast back to James Cook. “The history ...

The Hodaddy site is back! Andrew Crockett’s comprehensive deep-dive for surf history buffs

The Hodaddy site is back! Andrew Crockett’s comprehensive deep-dive for surf history buffs

Most fans of surf history will know of Andrew Crockett, he looked after a lot of early surf photographers’ work ...

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