Surfing Life

Nhundu wanhtharra. Does being a master of your universe involve mastering the art of surfing life? Would that look similar for a punter and a pro? The axiom “the ocean doesn’t discriminate” seems overused, a clichéd surf philosophy. Though it’s true,

Surfing Life: Will surf movies ever go back to hard copies like DVDs? Spenny: As much as I loved getting a classic DVD in the monthly surf magazines, I think that ship has sailed. The internet and social media have kind of taken over, and everyone ca

Tahitian superstar Kauli Vaast and 2023 World Champion Caroline Marks have taken home the gold medals in surfing’s second foray into the Olympic Games. In super inconsistent long-period conditions at Teahupo‘o, the two 22-year-old goofy-footers becam

At the start of winter, the Tweed Sand Bypass people pumped tonnes of sand along the beach at D’bah. It made for some short, sharp waves breaking very close to dry sand for a couple of weeks, reminiscent of another quality beach break up the opposite

Travel is a cultural exchange—intertwined and unable to unravel. To succeed is obvious; we must leave our sanctuary called “home”. Sometimes, when we venture afar with an unrealised hope for a significant connection to people and place, we gain more

Sydney-born and Bali-raised fifteen-year-old Ziggy, or “Zig” to her inner circle, has been reared on ocean devotion, travelling and surfing the globe with her board-riding, salt-infused family. And, as the catchphrase goes, she’s back, baby—living in

The Gold Coast’s most northern point break is home to one of the CT’s innovative guards, Liam O’Brien. Aussies love shortening long names and lengthening short names. LOB, Liam O’Brien’s nickname, is self-explanatory, merging the three capitals of hi

Sports is a parable for life. Play and work. Success and failure. Luck and misfortune. There’s not many more sports that we pick ourselves up more often than in surfing. Every wave requires a rise and fall. Some, a feathery touchdown. Others, a bone-

When did you start surfing? I started surfing when I moved to the West Coast at the age of 20—a bit of a late start. That was about 13 years ago. I used to surf every single day, no matter what, but now my body is catching up with me. I still surf a

What’s on your ultimate list of surf spots you want to hit before you die? Are you a big-wave Dave who fantasises about swinging under the ledge of a 25-foot cube at Mavericks? Or maybe you’re a certified cone fiend who wants to lose track of time st

Since the dawn of time, humanity has landed upon innovations that completely shifted history’s course and opened new worlds of possibility. First came fire, later the wheel, the light bulb, the printing press … then came Lightning Bolt surfboards. Ge

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