Man dies after a stingray attack in Tasmania

A 42-year-old man has died after being stung on the lower abdomen by a stingray while swimming east of Hobart. Attempts to resuscitate the man, who suffered a cardiac arrest on Saturday afternoon in the waters at Lauderdale Beach were unsuccessful, Tasmanian police said. “He ...

Malibu, the hard road back from the fires

The LA Times: Viewed by many as the playground for millionaires, tourists, surfers and millennial hikers laid out in glossy ...

Take the Dirty Wave Challenge and maybe win 5 grand

Save The Waves is calling all surfers and beach lovers to help identify and clean the dirtiest and trashiest surf spot. Winning ...

Vans Joel Tudor Duct Tape China – results of the finals

With the winners of each division waving around over-sized cheques for 8 grand, the Vans Joel Tudor Duct Tape Invitational ...

“Surfonomics” – the how, whys and wherefores of surfing now a university subject

Students will have the opportunity to study the science of surfing, including wave characteristics and tourism benefits, in a new ...

Whopping tiger shark knocks Queensland fisherman from kayak

Two kilometres out to sea off Moffatt Beach on the Sunshine Coast at 5.30am this morning (Thursday), the four-metre tiger ...

Beware the Ancient Mariner

Fishermen illegally trawling the Indian Ocean might soon find they have more to worry about than the proverbial albatross around ...

Vans Duct Tape China – the Quintal & Calmon Show

Florida’s laid-back cat Justin Quintal has made it eight Duct Tape wins out of 17 total events (some of which ...

Town once feared 10-storey waves - but then surfers showed up

Nazare: At the market in this ancient fishing village, Portuguese pensioners shop for their fruit and vegetables. Retired fishermen chat ...

Tubes4Boobs this weekend, with great weather predicted and even better waves!

And there are still spots available! So far the 2018 Tubes4Boobs has raised over 12 grand to go with the $57,000 from ...

A special gadget

Back in October 2009, windsurfing teacher Rachael Miller went to help clean up an island off the coast of Maine ...

Coastal community come together for South Stradbroke Island

Over 70 volunteers made the boat trip to South Straddie to scour over eight kilometres of the Island’s coast for ...

Another Ballina shark attack, two days after the fatality in the Whitsundays

A surfer is in hospital after fighting off a shark with his board near Ballina on the Far North Coast ...

Vans Duct Tape China, Men’s and Women’s – news & invitees list

Vans Press Release: The Joel Tudor Duct Tape Invitational longboarding series heads to a brand new location on the island ...

Ocean Health: Scientists count whales from space

UK scientists have demonstrated the practicality of counting whales from space. The researchers have been using the highest resolution satellite pictures available. ...

Classic surf DVDs - we’ve got them!

Yep, Digital Optical Discs are still alive and well and spinning in loungerooms all over the world, and while this particular “storage ...

Swell: A Sailing Surfer’s Voyage – Australian book tour & trailer

Captain Liz Clark set sail from California in 2006 in pursuit of a life-long dream of surf exploration via sailboat. After ...

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