Surfing
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Deadman’s Talking
Chris Lougher and the story behind the life-changing wave he rode at the notorious Deadman’s. For many surfers on the east coast of Australia the autumn/winter season of 2020 was one...
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Wings On Water
Apprentice carpenter Perth Standlick had to give up on his pro surfing dream, but now he’s flying. Raised in Bondi’s urban jungle amidst the high-flyers, die-hard locals, backpackers, hipsters and celebrities,...
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The Big Leagues
Why Dom Walsh turned his back on a promising rugby league career to chase waves around the world. Dom Walsh cuts a lithe and sinewy figure. It’s a frame that speaks...
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Go Big with Scott Dennis
A south-coast carpenter has built a reputation as one of Australia’s gutsiest surfers. An astute observer once described riding big waves in the following manner: “It’s like jumping out the window...
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Storm Chase Australia Has a New Champion
Windsurfing doesn’t get a lot of media in Australia, even though it’s been an Olympic sport and is still the largest single class of competitive sailors in the Island Nation. Is...
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The Hero We Need
Surfer Steph Gilmore has conquered the professional surfing world. Again. In a recent article for the Sydney Morning Herald, prolific scribe Peter FitzSimons was complaining Australia lacked a truly great hero...
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Creating the Perfect Wave
The inflatable reef concept that could turn coastlines into surfing theme parks. Electrician Troy Bottegal was sitting in the bath after a surf when he literally had a lightbulb moment. His...
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The Little Brazilian Battler
Adriano De Souza is the least popular world surfing champion Down Under in years. Sadly that’s more of a reflection on us than the kid from São Paulo.
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Tradies Who Tear
Jayke Sharp is a young bloke building the foundations of success. Hailing from the sleepy NSW hamlet of Sandy Beach, Sharpy is a former professional surfer who swapped his stickers for...
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Nominees in for the 2013 Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards
The nominees in three of the most popular categories of the 2013 Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards presented by Pacifico have just been revealed, adding to the momentum as the...
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NOMINEES REVEALED IN THE 12th ANNUAL BILLABONG XXL GLOBAL BIG WAVE AWARDS
The nominees have just been announced for the 2012 Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards fueled by Monster Energy, and the surfing community is bracing for another epic showdown of the...
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Building Surfboards
When someone says they are influenced by aerospace and boat engineering in their work, surfboard shaper is not the first profession that comes to mind. However when surfboard shaper turned global...
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Surfing Mountains
Imagine waiting in the ocean for a mountain of water to loom on the horizon, knowing full well it may be the last thing you ever do. Only a select few...
