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Been there grazza, I'm doing a stint with work in NZ at the moment living in Auckland about 30 minutes from closest surf beach so limited to weekend surfs at the mo. Had been doing a lot of running and gym work to keep fit. Last winter, I went to Muriwai beach... west coast beachie with 6 - 8 foot s...

I've been following this one with a bit of interest and looking forward to the responses NC.

Also waiting to see if Grazza was going to ask something; I would have thought he would have a few zingers to raise.

And how do they balance their grass roots beginnings (picture Gordon Merchant, Bruce Raymond et al) and visions for their businesses when they started with the demands of institutional investors who only want a return on investment? And do they even care?

Perhaps the panel of surfing journo's already know the answer, and I can probably guess but how much independence and free speech is there in the surf media? Given that publications such as Tracks & Waves (haven't read either in a long time) seem to be more advertising brochures than surf mags and t...

How about the following -

Apart from the token gestures already done, are they putting any profits towards helping the industry not being so environmentally unfriendly ie The toxicity of the modern day surfboard?

How do they justify a simple pair of boardshorts costing nearly $90?

Its all in the technique..... Get on a single fin for your next five surfs and then jump back on your thruster. NC would be a better judge but I have always thought that learning on a thruster meant that you kind of skipped a stage of your surfing development. Having said that, there's shitloads of ...

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A few years ago, the ASL crew came out with a mag called "Deep". It only lasted a few issues but it had to be one of the better surf mags I've read in the last 10 years. When Tracks used to be the old paper style it took me a couple of days to get through. The last time I read Tracks it took me 1 ho...

So is someone going to post the video of the longboarder getting smashed attempting to rock off?

Your kidding right... all that coastline and there are surfable waves down there!!! I'll guess I'll have to head down that way now solely on the strength of those photo's.

The annoying things about Northern Beaches are trying to get home after midnight if you've been in the city. Trying to get up or down the coast on a Friday night after work.

I moved over from WA a couple of years ago for work and have been living in Manly. Yes I'm getting shafted for rent but I think everyone in Sydney does. Easy place to live though, Jetcat to the city in 15 mins when its working. Early and arvo surfs and good pubs so don't need much more. Although lea...

I did the paddle last year and it wasn't too bad. Mainly the pressure on the lower back and neck was more troubling than the distance was. I did a couple of practice paddles from Freshwater to Shelley beach and back and that had me pretty much sorted. Clubbies normally compete on a mal and dominate ...

Fair comment Nick, my aim is to have as much fun as possible when I'm out there. But I still think the swimmers should take some responsibility for their own safety... Today some would watch you surf towards them and duck underneath you or turn around and try and body surf the shoulder and generally...

Girl grom, It was South Steyne this morning... sorry for the drop in by the way.

I had to go to work anyway but flags don't go up till 7am so at least you'll know for next time.

My first trip to the tropics was about 10 years ago and a real eye opener to board design. Did three weeks in Indo and then a week in the Maldives. Had previously been beachbreaks with the occasional reef on the big days before the trip so my boards were designed around those conditions. The waves a...

I had a fun early surf this morning but where I was surfing is normally where the flags would be during the day. Towards 6.30 it was getting crowded with swimmers who were placed halfway down the line and weren't keen to move even when you were headed straight for them. I tend not to deviate my chos...