Our 103rd board winner Dave with his Oceanside 9’3” Blunt

WIN A CARABINE 9’4” PIGLET – OUR 103 BOARD GIVEAWAY!

Carabine Surfboards have just completed the gargantuan and no doubt bittersweet task of moving factory after more than 50 years ...

Heavy locals - a couple of whales surf Lennox Head - video

 Surfers on Australia’s NSW North Coast found themselves with some majestic company when a pair of minke whales sliced the waves ...

Agatha Christie surfed!

Hercule Poirot never risked his grey cells or his impeccably waxed moustache by attempting to hang ten. Nor did Jane Marple ever strap a board ...

THE NEW PLB - ISSUE 118 – Mighty Mick the 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: Issue No 118 >> FEATURES UPON ...

Ride Natty Ride – surfing & Bob Marley

“You can meet me where the music meets the ocean. Read Genesis 1 and you’ll understand why I love surfing. ...

RIP Max Pendergast - Byron Bay original and true gentleman

Byron Bay lost a treasure when Max Pendergast died recently, aged 80. To know Max was to like and admire ...

DAVE WINS THE OCEANSIDE 9’3” BLUNT

Dave Maxwell is a didge-playing, old mal-frothing, cat loving, hard working father of two and granddad of three out of ...

“Mona Boys - Surfing in the Sixties”

Produced and edited by Phil Sheppard, this is a really great little 33-minute movie – so maybe do yourself a favour, ...

The best Ferry Waves of all time?

When you’ve got 20 minutes check out this vid from Ben Gravy, the guy behind the Weird Waves series: “I've been ...

Dick Hoole recalls a time when Burleigh Heads was surfing's 'centre of the universe'

Flicking favourites - a news piece from this corresponding week last year: "It was like Young Talent Time, everyone was interested ...

The one-and-only local world-famous Manly Longboard Co

Mark and Julie Preece came up with the Manly Longboard Co. concept and shop in 1995, and at cottage-level it’s gone ...

Riley Balsawood now in Italy - and available through Europe

From Mark Riley: Finally, we have some 150kg/m3 balsa in stock in Italy, and we’ve been working on this shipment ...

Tati tests her Takayama at Freshie

Over the years we’ve phoned 101 Aussies to tell them they’ve won a top-end board just for being a PLB ...

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

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 ...

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 ...