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Malcolm on Mornington Peninsula scores the Pilsner – our 91st board winner

Malcolm on Mornington Peninsula scores the Pilsner – our 91st board winner

Victorian Malcolm Duckett was just a little pumped when we phoned to say he’d won the Fine Surfcraft by Andrew Warhurst. “You’re kidding me! Oh you’ve put me in a great place today!”  An IT manager with a couple of young ...


Our 90th subscriber board winner John Sorby picks up his Carabine 9’8” Space Pig

Our 90th subscriber board winner John Sorby picks up his Carabine 9’8” Space Pig

Three months back John Sorby won our subscriber board which was to be a “Shakey” model, which is pretty much ...

Surfing icy, windy Lake Tahoe – Weird Waves Season 3 Episode 4

Surfing icy, windy Lake Tahoe – Weird Waves Season 3 Episode 4

The WW lads are really churning out the content of late: “Surfing in Lake Tahoe? Is that a thing? Dylan Graves ...

New short film “Night Crawler” with Chelsea Woody, exploring the experience of women of colour in surfing

New short film “Night Crawler” with Chelsea Woody, exploring the experience of women of colour in surfing

The Textured Waves co-founder and racial justice advocate Chelsea Woody has hooked up with Vans as their newest ambassador – and to make ...

Man who survived bear attack gets bitten by a shark - in case you missed it, a much-read PLB news piece from three years ago this week

Man who survived bear attack gets bitten by a shark - in case you missed it, a much-read PLB news piece from three years ago this week

"I don't blame the shark, I don't blame the bear, and I don't blame the rattlesnake," the victim said. For some ...

“The Children of the Weird” – third episode of Season 3 of Weird Waves

“The Children of the Weird” – third episode of Season 3 of Weird Waves

In this episode Dylan Graves and the crew link up with The Children of the Weird. Or at least that’s ...

Gen Z spends more time reading print than they do on digital platforms (and no we didn't make this up, it's from global financial information provider Reuters).

Gen Z spends more time reading print than they do on digital platforms (and no we didn't make this up, it's from global financial information provider Reuters).

From a three-part series on print by Reuters: Gen Z grew up with social media and tech and have never known a world ...

Tanker Surfing: “Weird Waves” heads to Texas

Tanker Surfing: “Weird Waves” heads to Texas

Season 3 Episode 2, from Vans: “For our latest instalment of Weird Waves, the crew took off to Texas to ...

Lessons from the world's biggest brands. The power of print - Part two from Reuters.

Lessons from the world's biggest brands. The power of print - Part two from Reuters.

You’d be forgiven for thinking we cooked this up ourselves, but we’re not that savvy. Over to Reuters - repost:  Last ...

Sibu Manaï – Justine Mauvin’s hybrid electro, creole, soul, pop – want to listen?

Sibu Manaï – Justine Mauvin’s hybrid electro, creole, soul, pop – want to listen?

We’re still getting feedback on the rather brilliant eight-page profile of musician and world-ranked French longboarder Justine Mauvin from Issue 104 ...

This week in Malibu: “Summer Swell - Don’t Pee on Your Car!”

This week in Malibu: “Summer Swell - Don’t Pee on Your Car!”

A 22-minute movie by Grant Hilling. Surfers: Joel Tudor, Allen Sarlo, Andy Lyon, Sophia Sarlo, Tosh Tudor, Zian Boyd, Tommy ...

Weird Waves returns with a new season – first episode “The Night Riders”

Weird Waves returns with a new season – first episode “The Night Riders”

From Vans: “Welcome back to Weird Waves. Like everyone else on this planet, 2020 hit the WW Crew like a ton ...

Macabre “Ghost Boats”, and the world’s largest illegal fleet

Macabre “Ghost Boats”, and the world’s largest illegal fleet

“At first, the ominous occurrence was either attributed to natural explanations like rough weather or engine failure, or it was ...

A good news story: Port Fairy's migratory short-tailed shearwaters rally

A good news story: Port Fairy's migratory short-tailed shearwaters rally

From the mighty sea story file: A bird colony that migrates from Alaska to south-west Victoria to breed, appears to have ...

“It certainly woke us up”: Surfers compensated for unequal prize money following backlash

“It certainly woke us up”: Surfers compensated for unequal prize money following backlash

Curly MalJam prize-money back in the news – the latest from The Sydney Morning Herald: The champion of a premier Sydney ...

Author Richard Flanagan unleashes tirade against salmon farming industry

Author Richard Flanagan unleashes tirade against salmon farming industry

"Come down here and talk to the fisherman, to the shack owner, to the kayaker, to the surfer, and ask ...

One year passed: “Waikiki Under Quarantine, An Inside Look” – the video

One year passed: “Waikiki Under Quarantine, An Inside Look” – the video

What a difference a year makes, one of our most visited news pieces -  a vid from this week in 2020: Eerie ...

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