Surfing Life

Surfing fuses instinct with skill; technique with creativity. It’s a commingling of forces – physical, emotional, psychological and some say even spiritual – in one of nature’s most challenging environments. These shape our perspectives uniquely. You

It’s a privilege to sit and chat with influential people. Sometimes they’re famous, most times they’re more knowledgeable than us, and often they give a glimpse into what’s up ahead… lines on the industry’s horizon. This issue, we caught up with Wayn

On the 27th of May 2018, another monster swell rifled through the pacific corridor that leads to the island of Fiji. The swell, that grew in consequence as it rolled on, was en route to Cloudbreak and another historic day in surfing. Debate still rag

John Florence is a likable human. He’s got that soft nature and sense of calmness that surrounds him, yet when he’s on the open face or above the lip, he’s pure animal. If you don’t follow pro surfing, John Florence is a two times world surfing champ

The subject of equality is one that has gained a swag of momentum in recent times. From mainstream media across the workplace to various pop culture niches, the debates have snowballed and indeed gathered even more pace (and sometimes ferocity), with

At the J-Bay comp, we sadly watched Parko announce his retirement and in true ‘Parko Style’ he waited until Mick had his time in the sun… what a legend! It was with overwhelming joy we watched him win his world title in 2012 and eliminate that dreade

WE’VE ALL HIT THE POINT WHERE WE’VE MASTERED SOMETHING IN LIFE. THAT PLACE, WHERE AFTER HOURS OF TRYING, FAILING AND REPEATING – BOOM, SOMETHING CLICKS. The clouds part, everything becomes clear and a whole new vista of opportunity opens up before us

If you are anything like me – you need to have things explained over and over a few times before it really sinks in. Throw in mathematics and a few extra technical nuances… and you’ve lost me. Air grabs sit in similar territory. We know they are noth

Are you thinking that all this hoo-ha on how to grab, how to master the rail and debating the nuances of aerial surfing is making you feel a little left out? If it’s all going over your head a little and all you’re trying to do is catch more waves, h

There is a term coined by American sports authors Seven Yellin and Buddy Biancalana called the fluid motion factor. In their book, The 7 Secrets of World Class Athletes, the term essentially suggests there are points of time during an elite athlete’s

IN A SURFING AGE WHERE AIR REVERSES HAVE BECOME AS COMMON AS OUR SMART PHONE APPENDAGES, it’s refreshing to see the resurgence of the old fashion power carve. Ok, maybe ‘resurgence’ is taking it a little too far… it never went away, but rather became

Ain’t she just the oldest chestnut. Style. Who’s got it, who don’t and how can you get a piece? And when you want to talk surf style who you gonna call? You’re gonna call Mason Ho, right? “You never know what he’s gonna do. He throws style points bac

The very existence of soft-top surfboards came about in the 80s with the Californian ‘Blackball’ system, where surfboards were banned from bathing beaches for safety reasons. It turns out, and rightly so, that a fibreglass surfboard underneath the fe

In Fiji, at stop 5 of the 2017 Championship Tour, 23-year-old rookie Connor O’Leary, was a hair’s breadth away from claiming his maiden-world-championship-event win. Another more experienced Aussie goofy footer, Matt Wilkinson, took out the final but

We all love gawking at a good surf image. You know the ones that stop you in your tracks and draw you in, and then whisk you away to your happy place. Heck, our mag is built on bringing you the best images out there. And although many of us think we’

PORTUGAL ENTICES MANY TOURISTS WITH ITS EXQUISITE COASTLINES AND UNCROWDED ATLANTIC SWELLS. When wandering through its cities, the ornately-tiled buildings edge the mosaic-style pavements and you feel like you’re walking on, through and around Portug

How did you go? Get a few? It’s the all too common question most of us get after a session down at our local, whether it was pumping, or not. Sometimes it’s all we actually need, just a handful of waves to rinse it all off. A duck-dive through a crys