Shape your own board with Dan Bekis at DJB Surfboards

Sydney surfer/shaper Daniel Bekis is the guy behind the DJB label, and from his factory in Brookvale he designs, shapes, glasses and sands all his boards from start-to-finish. “Old school” is Dan’s thing. A Northern Beaches local, Dan started out at Bennetts before going out on his own in 1993, mainly ...

Patagonia wins UN Champions of the Earth Award

Since it was founded in 1973 by renowned environmentalist and entrepreneur Yvon Chouinard, Patagonia has won plaudits for its sustainable ...

The Shane Gang is coming to Surf World

Surf World Gold Coast will be hosting Surfing Industry Icon Shane Stedman and the launch of his best-selling book The ...

The Station Boardstore - the real deal in Crescent Head

JJ Starr has opened The Station online board store, in the old cop shop no less, and its something different ...

Rip Curl sold in $350m deal

The deal was announced on Tuesday, bringing to an end 50 years of private ownership for Rip Curl. The brand ...

Vale Jack Eden

Vale Jack Eden, Australian photojournalist and publisher, who has passed away aged 88 from Parkinson's Disease. Picking up his first camera ...

Coolum on Queensland’s Sunny Coast for the first Slater Surfing Ranch outside of the USA

The WSL and a development partner have earmarked a large parcel of land close to the Sunshine Motorway at Coolum, ...

“Pure shock!” A longboarder’s close encounter with a great white

Devon Zimmerman had only just paddled out at Orleans Beach at Cape Cod when surprise surprise: “I thought a little seal ...

JOHN WITZIG PHOTOGRAPHS - Avalon Recreation Centre, 5–7 October

Viewed simply as a representation of an alternative culture of the 1970s, Witzig’s photographs were valid and intriguing even back ...

First-ever All-Women Big-Wave contest comes to Waimea Bay

The world’s best big-wave surfers will gather to challenge for the 2019 Women’s Waimea Bay Championship in the first-ever all-women big-wave surf ...

"We're not going away”: Patagonia Australia boss rebukes Alan Jones

The Australian director of clothing brand Patagonia has hit back at radio presenter Alan Jones, saying the company was "not ...

PhD brings big surprise for surfboard maker Doctor Tom

Noosa surfboard shaper Tom Wegener saw a bleak future for artisan board making as he embarked on his PhD study ...

Yepoon’s Surf Lakes wave pool planned for Nottingham Forest!

This week the Surf X Inland Surfing project debuted to the world, shaking up the middle part of England and ...

Time Warp: 5 Summer Stories coming to the Drive-in

In a nod to the nostalgia of the 1970's Drive-In movie going experience, SHACC with Dana Point Harbor Partners, presents ...

Passing the Torch – the kids have spoken

“Normally I’m all for robbing banks,” jokes Wayne Lynch, surfing pioneer and genuine Australian cultural icon, “but I’m not sure ...

Humpback playing in the line-up with surfers and dolphins! Watch the vid.

From Alasdar Evans: A juvenile humpback whale graced the line up in Western Australia playing in the waves with dolphins ...

ISSUE 100 - What’s in it? Mick the Mighty Proofreader brings the inside info

Yes it’s our 100th issue of PLB, and copies have landed at the homes of all our Australian subscribers, while the US and ...

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