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Tyler Wright Was Going To Quit The World Tour

When pro surfing causes depression...

Carnage in Lembongan

“He lifted his shirt and what was underneath looked like he had thrown himself onto a hand grenade filled with reef shrapnel.”

Rest In Peace Jay Adams

The dogtown legend dies of a heart attack.

And so it is, the WA Shark cull

A well informed man, our pal Senator Whish-Wilson weighs in on the specifics of Barnett's new "initiative". 

Tragedy In The West

An exclusive interview with the first man on the scene of WA's recent shark attack.

RIP Buttons Kaluhiokalani

One of surfing's happiest surfers has passed away, aged 54.

Finally

Today marks a year since Michael Peterson died of heart failure at the age of 59. Nick Carroll takes us through the moment his ashes were spread at Bells Beach.

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Is The Mainstream Surfing’s Saviour?

There might be lotsa bucks out there in the world of big corporates, but will their money change surfing for the worse?

Can surfing afford to say no anyway?

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Sunny Garcia Talks To Surfing Life

Want the low down on the North Shore?

Who better to ask than six-time Triple Crown champ, Mr Sunny Garcia.

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Surfing Life Focus: Ezekiel Lau

Narrowly beaten by Jack Freestone in Bali for the 2012 World Junior Title, not long ago Surfing Life interviewed the rising star on losing Andy Irons, the pitfalls of pro surfing as he knows them, and the future of Hawaiian boardriding.

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Maya Gabeira Surfing Nude For ESPN Body Issue

The Brazilian big wave bandit getting back to how the original Hawaiians did it.

Kelly Slater is the best athlete in history

Kelly Slater Is The Greatest Sportsperson Of All Time

Just in case you forgot, Quiksilver want to remind you why...

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Michael Peterson

Nick Carroll remembering the man, the myth, the legend...

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How I Remember Andy

On the eve of his 11th World Title Kelly Slater took the time to write down his thoughts about Andy Irons and his death 12 months ago.

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Surfer Dies At The Alley

A surfer was killed today after being run over by a boat at Currumbin Alley. The 41 year old surfer was paddling back out into the line-up when he was struck by a man returning from a fishing trip in an aluminium runabout.

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Three Time World Surfing Champion Andy Irons Has Died

According to sources close to Andy, AI was en route to his home in Hawaii following the onset of a bout of dengue fever in Puerto Rico, where he was competing in the Rip Curl Search event.

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Eye Witness To A Tragedy



When Ed Kilgallon got up and went for his morning constitutional surf in Gracetown today, he had no idea of the horrible episode he was about to become part of.

An ASL Reader Pays Tribute to a Mate

RIP
Matthew Peter Hamblin
30th August 1983 – 29th July 2009

WATCH TV HISTORY IN THE MAKING!!!

If you’re in Sydney this Saturday and bored shitless by the forecast near-flat surf, you could do WAY worse than find your way to Maroubra Beach, where at 10:15 am, you’ll get to watch a Celebrity Drop-in. Bullshit! you cry, celebrities don’t drop in on each other!