John John stars in Walsh's signature film. Does the support act beat the headliner?

Erm...yeah.

Never mind Van Gogh or Shakespeare, a pristine Wilderness - high art from surfing's Romantic period - has been uncovered in Yamba.

Part highlight reel, part bloodbath, Tom Lowe joins forces with Mickey Smith for some block rocking beatdowns.

For two days late last week Pipe was at its season best with a young cadre of surfers showing how it should be ridden

Immigration scam? Drug mule? What was old mate doing when he was rescued six kilometres off Wollongong last weekend.

It's mid range Nazare filmed from a sky high vantage.