not as much as John John and Andino but pretty sweet fing deal! VIA – THE WEST AUSTRALIAN Six-figure surf deal for WA teen The West Australian Rhianna King The West Australian February 12, 2014, 2:52 am A blond-mopped Margaret River surfing prodigy with a huge grin is now one of the highest-paid junior … Continue reading Australian 16 year old gets six figure deal from Billabong – #surf #money
VIA – CURRIER MAIL Greg Stolz The Courier-Mail February 09, 2014 11:53AM Mark Morlock was stabbed in the eye after an altercation in the surf at Snapper Rocks. Pic: Luke Marsden. Source: News Limited A MAN faces losing an eye after a surfboard was deliberately speared into his face in a horrific surf rage attack … Continue reading Man speared by board in surf-rage attack, may lose eye – #aloha #surf #humanity #australia
VIA – ABC AU Surfer and collector Phil Critchlow among his many, storied surfboards (ABC Local: Rick Eaves) 28 January, 2014 12:29PM AEDT By Rick Eaves Phil was 11 when his father found that 11 foot balsa board, threw it on the back of his ute and gave it to his son. He has … Continue reading Huge surfboard collection holds keys to Tasmanian surf history – #aloha #surf
VIA = NINE MSN AUSTRALIA 7:23pm February 8, 2014 A 28-year-old spear fisherman is believed to have been killed by a shark off the SA coast. About noon (CDT) on Saturday, the Adelaide man was fishing with mates at the popular Goldsmith beach, south of Edithburgh on the Yorke Peninsula, when he was attacked by … Continue reading #SA Spear Fisherman Killed by Shark – #dive #fishing #australia
VIA – DAILY TELEGRAPH Torin Chen Southern Courier January 24, 2014 9:53AM Surfer Mark Mathews of Maroubra. Source: Supplied MAROUBRA surfer Mark Mathews surfed in some of Australia’s biggest waves in movies featuring legendary US surfer Kelly Slater. The big wave surfer features in the movies; The Journey and Encoded, filmed in South Australia … Continue reading Maroubra big wave surfer Mark Mathews and Kelly Slater feature in Australian surf festival movies – #Australia #Surf
Steph is all class… VIA – DAILY TELEGRAPH Taylor Auerbach The Sunday Telegraph January 24, 2014 3:55PM STUNNING surfer girl Stephanie Gilmore has hit back at critics who labelled her infamous 2013 television advertising campaign for Roxy “voyeuristic” and sexist – declaring ‘I’m no slut’. In an exclusive interview for this weekend’s Sunday … Continue reading I’m sexy, not a slut’: Australian surf champion Steph Gilmore hits out at critics of her raunchy Roxy ad
VIA – DW A plan to catch and kill sharks off West Australia’s coast is set to begin this week. Authorities say their strategy will reduce the risk of attack to members of the public, but critics warn it could harm the ecosystem. Five years ago, Paul de Gelder lost his hand and a leg … Continue reading Australian state divided after shark cull gets the green light #Nature #Environment
VIA – NEWS.COM AUSTRALIA TV report into surf death condemned AAP April 02, 2012 10:26AM SURF Life Saving Queensland’s president has condemned a television report on the death of Matthew Barclay, 14, during last week’s national championships on the Gold Coast. A report on the Seven Network’s Sunday Night program questioned whether Surf … Continue reading TV report into surf death condemned
VIA – SURFLINE Pro Surfer Wilkinson Arrested in Newport Beach PRESS RELEASE Professional surfer Matthew “Wilko” Wilkinson, 23, of Copacabana, New South Wales, Australia, was arrested by Newport Beach police near Balboa Boulevard and 18th Street on Saturday for public intoxication, according to the NBPD. Officers responded to a call of a male subject laying … Continue reading Pro Surfer Wilkinson Arrested in Newport Beach