"Gabriel Medina is a real competitor. He wants to win the title more than anyone, and at his age I was the same exact way."

When you hear the call of the desert...

"No-one even knows any more how many Russian surf schools and surf camps there are in the Canggu area, but it’s a lot. And most are distinguished from their Western European counterparts by an even greater need to do everything together, and quickly."

Over the weekend a feature called Blood Surf was published in the Fairfax Press. It uses the story of a vicious and despicable assault in the surf at Snapper Rocks to discuss violence in surfing culture with the clear inference that this is a serious problem.

This coming weekend an amazing collection of surfboards, including one-of-a-kind boards from Bob McTavish, Terry Fitzgerald, and Mark Richards, will be sold at auction. Vintage surfboard collectors are in a tizz and they can thank Busselton Shire Council for the opportunity to buy. Swellnet spoke to the owner, Richard Hadley, about parting with his beloved collection.