Celebrating a pivotal year, Australia, California, Hawaii - Legends of Surf 72 exhibition

WIN ONE OF 11 INCREDIBLE SURFBOARDS! DONATE TO FLOOD RELIEF AND GO INTO THE DRAW – TICKETS $25

The East Coast of Australia has taken a beating from mother nature recently. The floods have been catastrophic and it’s ...

Not waving, drowning . . .

How does drowning happen and how can you prevent it. The idea that a drowning person splashes and calls for ...

From 14 to 75 – surfing for the ages on the final day at Coolum - wrap and photos

From Surfing Queensland: Longboard legends bring the 2022 Queensland Surf Festival to a close. Concluding the event with stylish longboarding in ...

Rare surf footage from 1925 – “The Popular Sport of Surfboarding” – Bondi Beach

Three minutes from 1925, pre talkies. Ferretted from the Australian Screen web pages by Ian "Gumshoe" Lording.  SOME BACKGROUND & ORIGINAL NOTES: Clip description This ...

Loggers cruise into Coolum – Day 1, wrap & photos

From Surfing Queensland, Monday 21/3/22: The 2022 Queensland Surf Festival today ran the first of two days dedicated to longboarding divisions. Coolum ...

“No-one sets out to be brave”: Surfers who rescued shark attack victim win top bravery award

From The Guardian: It wasn’t until Jess Woolhouse was alone in the water, after pulling a bleeding shark attack victim to ...

"My wife didn't believe me" - Tradie bitten by shark seconds after getting in the surf

A tradie heading for an after-work surf at a NSW beach was bitten by a shark before he even had the chance ...

A world first Softboard Teams event – “Rapid Fire”

On Saturday March 12 at Currumbin Beach, Gold Coast Queensland, a new club format was established, “Rapid-Fire!” for a World first ...

THE NEW PLB - ISSUE 110 - Mick the Mighty Proofreader brings the inside info on what's in it

Mighty Mick the Hyphen brings us his run-down on what lies between the covers of the newie: >> FEATURES SAM MEETS SETH Flying ...

The 34th Snowy McAlister Winter Longboard Festival

With 10 divisions including combined men and women in the Open Log, Open Junior and Open Old Mal (wonder if ...

Noosa Festival of Surfing 2022 – full results

The Fest was run mostly in fun waves at First Point this year, apart from a couple sessions up between ...

How scientists (accidentally) measured the earth’s deepest point underwater

From These Amazing Oceans File: The history of science is littered with happy accidents. Leave a sample out while you’re on ...

Reviews and news on Unearthed and Waterproof – which are now available in the USA

Among many things, Stephen Cooney was the young star of Morning of the Earth and now on it’s 50th anniversary ...

McCartney, McCoy, new music and the new clip for the Surfrider Foundation

Longtime Surfrider supporter and filmmaker Jack McCoy has a long association with one of music’s most iconic and beloved artist, ...

The Rip Curl Lennox Longboard “One Dayer” 2022 – TAKE 3

Following the NSW North Coast’s devastating floods, here’s the latest from the Lennox comp organisers George Leslie and Wayne Booth: The ...

Agnes Water Classic has received the most entries ever in its 23-year history

Meanwhile up in beautiful Central Queensland, organisers Paul White and Michael Cottier are rapt to have filled all 17 amateur ...