As surfers in our constant pursuit of the perfect wave, a selfish act at times, it can become all to easy to lose sight of the true spirit of surfing and the associated happiness it brings not only to ourselves but to others. Recently pioneering Australian surfers Peter Noone, Ben Strangeways and Joseph O’Brien embarked on the adventure of a life time to Papua New Guinea in a quest to bring the life changing joys of surfing to this isolated region. This is their story.
Read MoreProduct Review: Kpaloa Swimfins
When selecting the perfect swim fin it is difficult to find the perfect balance between power and comfort yet the swim fins offered by Brazilian company Kpaloa have come very close to achieving this rare balance. Read on as we offer a detailed full product review of Kpaloa Homem Peixe Flow and Tritão models. Is it time for some Brazilian flair in your life?
Read MoreThe Viking Surfer, A Norwegian Arctic Tale.
Mention the country of Norway and often the first thing that comes to mind is visions of Ragnar Lothbrok and bloodthirsty Vikings, harsh Arctic landscapes, long winter nights and savagely freezing temperatures …. the last place you would expect to find world class waves. Yet for the brave few like Australian Chris King the thrill and adventure associated with challenging such extreme conditions is precisely what draws them to the rugged Norwegian coast in the search for liquid treasures in the land of the Vikings. This is the tale of the Viking surfer.
Read MoreLobitos, Perfect Waves in a Peruvian Ghost Town.
Hidden in the middle of the Peruvian desert in the most Northern reaches of Peru lays an abandoned ghost town named Lobitos, the unlikely home to some of the best waves Peru has to offer. If you are in search of a truly unique surfing and cultural adventure then look no further than the famed shores of Lobitos.
Read MoreProduct Review: Sea Frogs A6xxx Salted Line Water Housing for Sony A6000 - Test Run
With rapid advances in camera technology surf photography is no longer reserved for professional surf photographers and cash laden individuals as affordable high quality camera equipment has made surf photography accessible to the masses. Unfortunately expensive surf water housings have remained out of the financial reach of many... well that was until the recent release of the new Seafrogs A6xxx Salted Line water housing. Read on as we put new Seafrogs water housing through it's paces with a test run at one of Sydney's heaviest beach breaks
Read MoreFlorianópolis, Brazil, a Surfer's Paradise Island.
Sitting just off the mainland in the deep South of Brazil lays a beautiful paradise island that is home to some of the best beach breaks in the entire country. Welcome to Florianópolis, a surfer's island paradise. Many who hold the opinion that Brazil lacks quality surf obviously have never laid their eyes on the stunning beaches of Floripa.
Read MoreThe Chilean Teahupoʻo, Introducing the Heaviest Wave in South America.
What if I told you that one of the heaviest big wave spots in the world lay hidden off the Pacific coast of Chile only you did not know it yet? A notoriously heavy and extremely dangerous big wave spot has somehow remained under the radar somewhere on the Chilean coastline. Hidden in plain sight in the middle of one of Chile's many coastal town's lays what I personally claim to be the heaviest wave in South America and what I like to call the Chilean Teahupoʻo.
Read MoreRio de Janeiro a City of Extremes and Extreme Waves
While the vibrant Brasilian city of Rio de Janerio is world renown for it's vibrant culture andbreathtaking scenery it however is not so renown for great surf and in fact many a traveling surfer may choose to write the coastline of Rio and Brasil off altogether. However, to assume that Rio is only small wave territory you do so at your own peril and I firmly believe that this assumption could not be any further from the truth and you are about to find out why.
Read MoreEcuador, the New Surfers Paradise?
Located literally in the center of the Equator at a Latitude 0 0’ 0” lies the small Latin American Nation of Ecuador, arguably one of the best tropical summer surf destinations on the planet. Ecuador is a true surfer’s paradise and you are about to find out why.
Read MoreChasing the Dream in Arica, Chile
When Chile first laid claim to the port city of Arica in 1880 following its victory over Peru in the War of the Pacific little did they know that not only were they now holding a key trading location but they had inertly seized one of the best and heaviest waves in the Latin Americas if not the world. With "El Gringo" being highly regarded as one the the heaviest waves in South America it has been sitting high at the top of my bucket list of surf spots to document and with the arrival of the APB World Tour to the North of Chile it was now high time to cross it off that list.
Read MoreSurvival of the Fittest, All You Ever Wanted to Know About Surfing in the Galápagos
Located over 900 kilometers off the coast of Ecuador lies the ruggedly beautiful desolate islands of the Galápagos. While this region is most famed for raw beauty, vast abundance of unique wildlife and the key inspiration for the development Charles Darwin's theory of Evolution; the survival of the fittest but what many do not realise is that these world renown islands are in fact home to some of the best and heaviest waves in Ecuador. Some have gone as far as to informally label the Galápagos as the Hawaii of South America and not without due reason as one only needs to take a quick glance at the position of the Galápagos islands on the world map to deduce that the island are in prime location to receive the large north and south swell lines that frequent the region.
Read MoreSomewhere in Nicaragua, A-Frame Perfection
Somewhere in Nicaragua lies one of the most perfect barrelling A-frame beach breaks that I have ever laid my eyes upon. Beautiful but yet unforgiving this break is definitely not for the feint of heart. This short yet powerful wave will often push your barrel riding expertise and the strength of your board to it's limit. Numerous sand thumping A-frame peaks slab randomly up and down this beach for hundreds of meters and this break is often likened by many a surfer to Straddie on the Gold Coast of Australia, Hossegor in France and even a smaller and more perfect version of Puerto Escondido in Mexico.
Read MoreHeavy Water, Is this the Heaviest Reef in Central America?
Having traveled half way through Central America I waited three weeks for a chance of scoring this big wave spot, one of the heaviest if not the heaviest reef in the Central Americas. On my second to last day there my luck finally changed and the beast of a wave finally came to life with only myself and Australian charger Sebastian Miller as company in the water for a solid low tide session.
Read MoreWaves of Consequence, Puerto Escondido
The small coastal town of Puerto Escondido, in the Mexican state of Oaxaca is world renown for housing the heaviest beachbreak in the world, Zicatela, aka Mex Pipe. At this world famous stretch of sand over sized swells march up the Pacific coast of South and Central America and come to an abrupt end on Zicatela's infamous shores. I have to admit that I was more than a little intimidated when I first made the decision to visit this wave rich town as a big wave surfer I am not.
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