#368 - Spring 2023

Surfing Life

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Surfing Life3 min read
With Peter Harris
Our global ocean community brims with unexpected characters. Sometimes, they’re famous. Most times, they’re more knowledgeable than us. Ofttimes, they glimpse into what’s coming: lines on surfing’s horizon. Forecast predicts a future event or trend;
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Issue 368: Spring
Jingeri Jimbelung [Hello, my friends]. These welcoming words are in the Yugambeh language of the Kombumerri people, one of the many clans in the Gold Coast region. Thumb the pages of each quarterly publication to unearth Six Pillars, the foundation
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The Lineup
I’ve towed a few times in my life, but on the opportunities I’ve had, I’ve partnered with former-pro surfer and aerial aficionado Dru Alder. We never towed the “big stuff”. I’m too old for that, but we picked sub-par days and turned average surf into
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EDITORIAL EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Lystra Rose EDITOR-AT-LARGE: Chris Coté SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER: Andrew Shield STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER/WRITER: Travis Johnson OPERATIONS PUBLISHER: Ray Bisschop ADMINISTRATION: Angela Thompson DISTRIBUTOR: ARE Media PUBLISHER
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Contributors
Josh AllenKate AllmanJohn AndrewsTim BakerMat BellWill BendixTessa BerkeleyRussell BierkeChris BinnsDaniel BrennanBrad BricknellMichael CiaramellaLiz ClarkNoah CohanHayden CoxRicky DannAndy DavisKeiran DeckRambo EstradaJaymie FaberSosefina FuamoliLac
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Dear Wsl
Heavy is the head that wears the crown. This well-known idiom has us questioning the World Surf League: How can the CEO of a global organisation be the king and kingdom? The CEO wears a crown, because the kingdom belongs to the people. Yes, that’s ri
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Framed
French surfer, Pierre Caley, goes from surfing Nazaré to travelling down under for three months, pulling into this Aussie keg. What a souvenir to upload into the memory bank. Sam was on the spot to capture this wild session that went down. Photograp
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A Sri Lankan Pilgrimage
Three eager surfers with board bags packed and passports in hand left for our next adventure, unsure of what to expect. Throughout seven surf-filled days, we experienced more culture, gratitude, love and kindness than we could have imagined. Let me
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Full Flight - Lennix Smith
Lennix Smith is going places—metaphorically and literally. This year, he has travelled to Western Australia, Fiji, Bells Beach, Indonesia and Tahiti. Despite all the exciting people, exotic locations and incredible waves he’s encountered on his journ
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Elldoggah - Ellie Harrison
Buffeted by the turbulent waters of the Bass Strait, the Surf Coast of Victoria has been a fertile breeding ground for surfing talent for decades. It’s steeped in surf lore, the home of the local-brand-come-international empire Rip Curl, and the worl
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Demystifying Forecasting
Aren’t all surf reports self-explanatory? Don’t you just jump online, and the expert at the other end tells you everything you need to know? Well, yes and no. Most of the data they send through is accurate and on point. However, if you want to score
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Surf Wax And Skeletons
The strength of surf culture relies on the diversity of its participants. If culture means “to cultivate” 1 , a nurturing, growing and learning process is needed for our varying coastal communities to flourish. Surfing originated with Native Hawaiia
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To Ski, Or Not To Ski?
Atop a towering cliff ’s edge, bracketed by rolling fields of cane and pineapple, is the viewing platform to one of the world’s most awe-inspiring breaks, Peahi, better known by its ferocious moniker: Jaws. For decades, this mythical beast drew the i
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2023 Board Bible
We hit the Maldives for this year’s Surfing Life Board Bible, a nation of islands in the Indian Ocean that would feature in most surfers’ top ten. The equator-hugging archipelago is home to about five per cent of the Earth’s reefs, making the ideal b
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Board Bible Backers
Our Board Bible wouldn’t be possible without our partners. Firstly, we’d like to thank World Surfaris and Maavahi Charters for looking after us on their remarkable charter boat. The Maavahi is a traditional Maldivian vessel that’s well-appointed to s
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Liquid Mountains Form Board Flies Down Its Shaven Face Gut Stuck In My Throat
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