Grandmother on a solo surf trip bitten by brown snake, urges others to carry bandages

“Gremlins and Sandies in New Craze - Roller Boarding” - 1964

“Dry land board riding – it’s a new twist to the surfing craze.”  “A tricky corner can be as dangerous as ...

South Africa’s missing great whites have been found

Cape Town’s False Bay gained a worldwide reputation for its very visible population of great white sharks, but somehow around ...

Australian surfers and their Seabin have now sucked up over 100 tons of ocean liter and micro plastics

A volume of seawater equivalent to roughly 5,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools has been skimmed clean of microplastics and other pollution ...

West Australia – Cottesloe for National Surfing Reserve

The Cottesloe Longboard Club is a prime mover behind a plan to declare a 2.4 kilometre stretch of beach from ...

THE NEW PLB - ISSUE 116 - Mick the Mighty Proofreader brings the inside info on what's in it

Magic Mick the Hyphen brings us his run-down on what lies between the covers of the newie: >> FEATURES CORNWALL – POINTS ...

Save First Point – news and petition – please sign!

First Point Noosa is renowned worldwide as one of the world’s finest surf breaks, but it is currently buried under ...

Okanui opens new flagship store at Pacific Fair on the Gold Coast

First a little Okanui history: Dick Ash sowed up the first pairs of Okanui boardshorts on his mum’s Singer from canvas ...

“You Should Have Been Here Yesterday” – news on the new movie and premiere

You Should Have Been Here Yesterday combines hundreds of hours of lovingly-restored 16mm footage – uncovered in the garages and dusty ...

West Australia – interclub comp at Yalls – wrap & photos

News from Mick Marlin: The Lindsay Thompson Memorial Longboard Interclub competition was held at Yallingup up last Saturday (Sept. 30). The ...

Every excellent wave from the 2022 WSL World Championship decider at Malibu

With the competition window now open for the final event of the 2023 WSL World Longboard Tour and the Top 8 ...

“FUN”

It’s really why we all surf hey – and here’s a 15-minute reminder from Waikiki. Vid from ‘Eimy’s Hawaii Happy ...

The BLU Stable, Fistral Longboard Classic 2023

Report from the the inestimable Sir Richard Davies, for the British Longboard Union (BLU): The unmistakable signs of autumn are in the air. The ...

Foursome from Waikiki clean-sweep El Salvador – and the top 8s settled for the final event at Malibu

And they’re so young! Sophia Culhane and Kelis Kaleopa’a who are both 18 faced off in the Women’s, while 22-year-old ...

WSL El Salvador – and a ripper Day 3 – wrap, results & photos

Another extraordinary day at El Sunzal with beautiful peeling waves and so many highlights – but to single one out, ...

WSL El Salvador – Day 2 - eliminations, match-ups, photos

Beautiful waves, fantastic surfing, eliminations, jubilations – it was a long and sleepless night trying to keep track of it all ...

OUR 100th BOARD WINNER! – THE RILEY BALSA 9’6”!

David Mercer from Bulli sure scored when we phoned to say he’d won our 100th subscriber board – the unique, fully ...