“Later the same day, a 27-year-old man was bitten by a shark while surfing at Manly beach and was taken to hospital in a ...

Surfing has the potential to improve human health in ways that go far beyond blue health. The closest comparison in modern ...

Imagine you are a pressure group who have managed to get your issue to the top of the news agenda. But now you must push home that advantage and turn column inches and public awareness into ...

Every year, when the World Surf League releases its entries for the wipeout of the year awards, the same words pass across thousands of lips: ‘How on earth didn’t they die?!’ While there have been ...

But on such an occasion, have you ever stopped to wonder where the word came from? If you, like me, become flustered with an etymology with loads of theories but no definitive answer, then this one’s ...

When the North Atlantic starts stirring, all eyes turn to Ireland. And a couple weeks ago was perhaps one of the most prime examples of exceptional circumstances joining together to make one of the ...

Stop scrolling, grab your headphones, and dive into ‘The Announcement’ by Matt Barr. This explorative podcast series might seem targeted at the corporate world, but Matt’s inquisitive and fresh ...

Cresting the top of the cliff, the split second before the North Sea is laid out before me, my heart rate still increases palpably as the rush of adrenaline hits. In my early days of surfing, before I ...

Usually the time twixt is for cheese comas – but not for the Baltic. Sunday evening, 5pm and yours truly’s phone zings. A text from Polish surf photographer Krzysztof Jędrzejak. “I’ve seen something ...

[Earlier this month we brought you a potted history of pop-culture’s obsession with the concept of tsunami surfing; spanning appearances in old Hawaiian folklore, through TV ads and Hollywood cult ...

If there’s one thing surf culture has properly nailed, it’s the multi-gen dynasty. From The Hos; legendary stalwarts of the North Shore, to multi-craft Aussie style masters the Youngs, there are loads ...