1959: Making Sydney’s Surfboards

Newsreel ferreted from the dusty files of British Pathe by Surf Detective Ian Lording, who added: "The late Greg McDonagh making boards in the garage at Evans St, Harbord in 1959 - and getting a little help from dad . ...

China’s first wave pool bites the dust

From WavePoolMag: China’s first wave pool experiment sent shock waves around the world in 2019. The world’s biggest manufacturing power had entered ...

“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 ...

Sea stars, purple urchins, California’s kelp forests, and eating for the greater good

From Nat Geo: Looking out over the Pacific Ocean, diners at the Harbor House Inn’s bluff-top restaurant in Elk, California, are ...

Buying a surfboard – helpful insights from the Raglan Surf Report

An oldie but a goody - a repost from this week last year: Depending on how many decibels of volume you’re ...

OUR 97th BOARD - WIN A CARABINE “SHAKEY” MODERN LOG

After 52 years of building surfboards of all sorts in Wollongong, the Carabine label runs deep in the DNA of ...

DANNY IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA SCORES THE SUGAR MOUNTAIN

“Fair dinkum!” was the fine Aussie expression that first popped out of Daniel Slater after a stunned silence when told ...

Yes it’s that time of year again! So Russel Crowe’s the biggest South Sydney Rabbitohs fan?

Happy Rugby League! We’re guessing this post won’t mean a lot to most of our international readers, but to many ...

Finals Day at J-Bay - non-stop action – wrap and photos

Spectacular glassy conditions and sunshine welcomed competitors and spectators alike on the Finals Day of the 2022 SA Longboard Championships ...

Good news on the Great Barrier Reef . . . well yeah it’s pretty good

The actually-positive climate news we needed – from Futurism: Rejoice! Two-thirds of Australia's Great Barrier Reef recorded the greatest amount ...

Surfer, journalist, author, and gentleman, Tim Baker - an excerpt from his book "Patting the Shark"

From The Conversation on ABC: My oncologist has one of those little motivational prints hanging on his waiting room wall, with ...

Compass: Molokai Island. This national park in paradise was once an isolated quarantine zone

In Hawaii, a unique historical site sheds light on a story of prejudice, resilience – and aloha. From Nat Geo: While many ...

Meet the new boss! WSL Appoints Kirra Seale to Oversee Longboard Tour, Tory Gilkerson as Longboard Head Judge

LOS ANGELES, Calif., USA (Wednesday, July 27, 2022) - Today, the World Surf League announced the historic appointment of two women ...

The British Longboard Union - Porthmeor Classic 2022 – the wrap from RD (himself)

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the word ‘surfable’ as, quite simply, ‘being suitable for surfing’. Here at the BLU, our much ...

“Thank You Mother” – the full 40-minute movie with the unique long-line stylist Torren Martyn

Hell of a surfer this guy, and if you’ve got 40 minutes check it out – complete with cameo by ...

OUR 96th BOARD! WIN THE SUGAR MOUNTAIN "HTD"

Jordan Nobel’s been a pivotal shaper in the Victorian and Australian log and longboard scene for over 20 years, having ...

RIP Barry Bennett – the great Australian surfboard building trailblazer and family man

From a text from his family today (Tuesday 12): “It is with great sadness to say Barry passed away in ...

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