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So just how good was Kevin “The Head” Brennan? Check out this bootleg vid!

So just how good was Kevin “The Head” Brennan? Check out this bootleg vid!

From a time when loose and expressive styles came natural.  When just 15, “The Head” famously won both the juniors and seniors at the 1965 NSW titles on the same day - against the best in the biz including Midget, Nat, and ...


How a sugarcane cutter and his mates created a world-first DIY surf break at Burkitts Reef, Bargara

How a sugarcane cutter and his mates created a world-first DIY surf break at Burkitts Reef, Bargara

From The ABC, Bundaberg Coast, Queensland: It took Greg Redgard more than a decade to convince his local council to ...

Did you know? The term “goofyfoot” sprung from Walt Disney’s character Goofy!

Did you know? The term “goofyfoot” sprung from Walt Disney’s character Goofy!

In 1937 Walt Disney made the first-ever animated surf movie Hawaiian Holiday. It starred Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Pluto, Donald Duck, ...

The full 70-minute doco – “Makai Side - a History of Hawaiian Surfing”

The full 70-minute doco – “Makai Side - a History of Hawaiian Surfing”

Presented by Maui Salt and Sage Magazine, and subtitled “How Did We Get Here?”, this hour-ten movie is an engrossing ...

BARZ OPTICS – LATEST SUNNIES WINNERS: NZ, Netherlands, and California

BARZ OPTICS – LATEST SUNNIES WINNERS: NZ, Netherlands, and California

Every issue of the mag we pull four random international subscribers out of the hat for pairs of Barz sunglasses ...

“Queensland Playground” – a leisurely 8 minutes of joy from the Gold Coast in 1957

“Queensland Playground” – a leisurely 8 minutes of joy from the Gold Coast in 1957

No highrise,  no groynes, and just a smattering of shiny happy people . . . oh for a time machine. Dug up ...

Millions of plastic pellets wash up on the Atlantic beaches of Northern Spain

Millions of plastic pellets wash up on the Atlantic beaches of Northern Spain

So grim. As reported by The Guardian (the reader-supported news source that cuts through misinformation) Northern Spain on alert as plastic ...

Latest updates from the Noosa Festival of Surfing

Latest updates from the Noosa Festival of Surfing

It’s all set to happen Saturday 9 to Sunday 17 March: Here’s the latest on divisions and entries, the new ...

Local movie wins Best Film at the 2024 Bells Beach Surf Film Festival

Local movie wins Best Film at the 2024 Bells Beach Surf Film Festival

The Festival Committee is excited to announce that local surf film BELLY OF THE BEAST: A Torquay Story has been awarded ...

The charming surf town of Imsouane obliterated in the name of progress – videos

The charming surf town of Imsouane obliterated in the name of progress – videos

Titled “the village of fisherman”, historic neighborhoods of Troglodyte dwellings have been flattened, removing the identity of the Soussi people ...

The Garden State Bagel Classic – 12k prizemoney in 2023, aiming for 20k in 2024

The Garden State Bagel Classic – 12k prizemoney in 2023, aiming for 20k in 2024

The Garden State Bagel Classic is an annual world-class longboard surfing competition.  32 of the best female and male longboard surfers ...

Morocco’s Imsouane and its wonderful righthander and thriving surf tourism – the shock development for locals

Morocco’s Imsouane and its wonderful righthander and thriving surf tourism – the shock development for locals

Sign the Petition at bottom - and why it matters. News as reported by Carve Magazine from the UK: Locals in ...

Why does going to the beach make you so tired?

Why does going to the beach make you so tired?

Not talking about a three-hour paddle here, this is about just hanging out – as addressed by Mel Magazine: These days, ...

Magoo Exhibition opens at the Post Macquarie Surf Musuem

Magoo Exhibition opens at the Post Macquarie Surf Musuem

News from Alan Jeffrey at the Musuem: Last Saturday we held the opening of the Barry “Magoo” McGuigan exhibition at ...

WIN AN OCEANSIDE SURFCRAFT 9’3” BLUNT

WIN AN OCEANSIDE SURFCRAFT 9’3” BLUNT

Check out the Blunt – an Involvement style single-fin complete with volan clear deck and resin swirl bottom, and all ...

THE NEW PLB - ISSUE 117 - Mick the Mighty Proofreader brings the inside info on what's what

THE NEW PLB - ISSUE 117 - Mick the Mighty Proofreader brings the inside info on what's what

Magic Mick the Hyphen brings us his run-down on what lies between the covers of the newie: ISSUE No 117 >> FEATURES  INNER NZ Expat ...

Bob McTavish coming to the Boardroom Show at Del Mar

Bob McTavish coming to the Boardroom Show at Del Mar

News supplied by the Boardroom - Del Mar, CA, January 16, 2024  -- Foam will be flying October 12th & 13th ...

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