Mark 'Sanga' Sainsbury passes away
Monday 06/08 4
Credited with inventing the floater Sanga was a teenage prodigy winning many competitions including the prestigious Hot Buttered Pro Junior in 1985.
The Rearview Mirror
Gary Green wins the Gunston 500
Friday 13/07 19
Gary Green won the Gunston 500 in South Africa
Parko wins the Billabong Pro J'Bay as a grommet
Wednesday 11/07 0
Joel Parkinson becomes only the second wildcard in history to win a World Tour event
The Coca-Cola Surf Classic, Manly Beach 1987
Monday 30/01 22
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"No wave is too steep or too ferocious to conquer, it seems, in these days of high-powered, high-performance pro surfing."
Kelly's Covers: A Pictorial History
Friday 04/11 5
Magazine covers offer a wonderful history lesson for those who care to look. Cover images are always state-of-the-art and, when viewed in a timeline, they provide snapshots of surfing's ongoing evolution: in performance, in photography, and even fashion.
From the pages of Surfing World
Monday 04/07 7
Recently while flicking through a Surfing World magazine from August 1967 I came across this colourful advertisement (click enlarge for full perineum-popping effect).
It's an ad that invites so many questions, such as: 'were budgerigars smaller in 1967?' and 'was the fellow responsible for the testicle separation in number 4 able to procreate?' But perhaps the most pertinent question is 'who the fuck wore them?'
Any of you old blokes out there willing to own up? Still got a pair perhaps?
Retracing history at Queenscliff Bombora
Monday 06/06 19
It was fifty years ago today that Dave Jackman rode the bommie
An Ode to the Eggbeater
Wednesday 30/03 27
Eggbeaters were great because of the potential for serious injury
Webs Paddling Gloves
Friday 11/02 16
All you need is a surfboard, boardshorts...and webbed gloves.
The First Time Nike Went To Market
Thursday 03/02 8
...and Laird strips his kit off.
Mark Foo and 'The Unridden Realm'
Tuesday 18/01 17
Foo went under a 50 foot close out at Waimea Bay
How to Surf - A Tracks Publication
Friday 17/12 3
Before surf schools and soft boards there was 'How to Surf'