Surfing Life

The mastermind behind Riley Balsawood Surfboards explains what is useful to tell a shaper when ordering a surfboard.

Ride shotgun with Kelly Slater during the Billabong Pipe Masters.

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

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

The third episode of our DIY series is a walkthrough on fixing a nose ding.

The second episode of our DIY series is a walkthrough on fixing a tail ding.

Who's riding what in Fiji.

Surfing Life and Bosch bring you the first part of the DIY series, Fixing A Rail Ding.

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.

This photo went viral across social networks overnight. Here's Kelly Slater and Joel Parkinson's take.

With all this talk about wavepools Surfing Life figured we might go for a paddle at memory point, back to 2007 and the Ocean Dome in Japan.

The first episode of Red Bull's 21Days tells the story of Mick Fanning and Joel Parkinson heading into 2013's first event, the Quiksilver Pro at Snapper Rocks.

Yowsers!

Watch Filipe Toledo's monster backside 360 air.

DEC 10 2012 - ROCK LEFT'S - HAWAII FILMED BY - DIEGO SANTOS

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?

Want the low down on the North Shore?

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

AI goes golfing with Occy and runs into a little bit of trouble. Check out how it all went down...

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.

Epic new footage of Shane Dorian, Greg Long, Albee Layer, Ian Walsh and more from the first Hawaiian big wave session of the season.

Want to train to be a better surfer?

Researchers have found some better ways to improve your performance ... but we don't think aerobics classes are quite the answer.

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

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

It's not just the Gold Coast points that have been firing lately.

Parko, Bede and Hippo back from Fiji and straight into a heavy jetski-assisted session at the GC's famed point break. 

Would you paddle out on a surfboard to drop a bait line to great whie sharks? These guys did.

What do you need to hunt the world's greatest hunter? How about some fishing line and a six-pack.

Directed by Gary Doust Tropfest Australia 2008

3rd Prize Winner

Also by Gary Doust, see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnUe_8WS7xo

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

Michael Peterson's iconic cutback image was immortalised by some street artists on the carpark wall right opposite Surfing Life's office window years ago. And with today's news about the passing of MP the image takes on extra significance.

Andy Irons was awarded the No.6 position in the Surfer Poll 2010. Watch this 3 part special tribute to the Peoples Champ' The best ever tribute of Andy Irons by Matt Beauchesne

Songs: Florence & The Machine - Dog Days Are Over Muse - Knights of Cydonia M83 - Lower Your Eyelids to Die with the Sun

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.

Surfing goes mainstream and Bruce Irons makes TMZ

Hitler armed with an unglassed semi gun is an angry Hitler. 

Longest Tube Ride Ever Recorded! Cory Lopez surfing perfect wave he is in the tube for thirty seconds! Also includes some waves of Andy Irons (RIP).

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.