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

TATI TAKES THE TAKAYAMA

Over the years we’ve phoned 100 Aussies to tell them they’ve won a top-end board just for being a PLB ...

Anyone you know worth spending 50 bucks on? Christmas sorted – easy-as

We’re all getting bombed with gift ideas – but how about this for something completely different. And 4 times during 2024 that ...

Honestly, it’s a real shark photo:

It took weeks for marine biologist-turned-photographer Thomas P. Peschak to make his most famous image. Instantly, his photo of a great white ...

WIN a Donald Takayama DT 60s Model in our 101st board giveaway - and yes that is 101 boards!

If you’ve ever wondered why Donald Takayama is considered the guru of longboard shapers, how about this rollcall of surfers from back ...

Embark on the ultimate surf adventure with Hawai'i's renowned professional surfing legend, Nancy Emerson on the Gold Coast of Australia or Maui, Hawai'i

Join Nancy on the stunning Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, and explore surf havens in upper New South Wales. Immerse yourself ...

World’s largest ever animal rediscovered living near tiny islands

From The BBC: Blue whales - the largest animals on Earth - are making their home in a part of ...

LOG RAP 2 – the full 25-minute movie – with a cast of thousands, well . . . heaps

Released November 21:  Surfers: Kai Takayama, Kani Stewart, Kelis Kaleopa'a, Ian Gottron, Marina Carbonell, Lucas Puig, "Rollersurfer", Ben Kopel, Saxon Wilson, ...

101 FREE SURFBOARDS! Check out the roll-call – and the newie

We’ve had a lot of fun getting to phone 100 Aussie readers to tell them they’ve won a new board ...

Mount Longboards opens new store to complement their original surf shop – news & vid

Okanui, Endless Summer Originals, Michael Saggus boards, Atmosea, Hawaiian shirts that are actually made in Honolulu – and - they ...

DAVE TAKES DELIVERY OF THE RILEY BALSA 100!

Our 100th subscriber board winner Dave Mercer has now picked up the fully handmade Riley Hawaiian Balsa Gun from Sydney and for now it ...

“Taka & his Sisters” WATCH the full 16-minute film from Bells

Such a great mini movie by Ted Clarke. Sisters Kaede and Sakura Inoue are also ripping. Says the filmmaker Ted: “Young ...

Layne Beachley got her first pair of Okanuis at 13 – and she’s back as a brand ambassador

Vid and news direct from Okanui: "She's a 7-time world champion surfer, passionate environmental campaigner, champion of mental wellness and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...