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Episode Seven: Surfing, politics, and the danger of apathy

Written by Tim Conibear at 11:50 on October 8th, 2008 Comment on this post »
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Meeting people is easy when you’re surfing. With the ocean as a common denominator, the usual social boundaries get left behind as you reach the sand. Continue reading this blog post »

Peter Troy: adventurer, surfer and free spirit

Written by Steph Pomphrey at 21:28 on October 6th, 2008 Comment on this post »
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Pioneers try things out and persevere when things almost invariably do not turn out how they were hoped to. Surfing in the 50s and 60s was trial and error, much like snowboarding in the 80s, and those sports still are in another sense. Peter Troy was the epitome of this age, willing to travel anywhere and try anything to find what every surfer searches for. He died suddenly on September 29th, having lived as full a life as one could wish for. Continue reading this blog post »

Sliding Liberia: war, peace and surfing

Written by Gemma Freeman at 18:54 on October 6th, 2008 Comment on this post »
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Far more than perfect wave porn in exotic destinations, Sliding Liberia looks beyond surf cinema cliches as four young surfers head to war torn West Africa - to explore the deadliest stretch of coastline on the planet.

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Kelly takes his ninth world title at Mundaka

Written by Steph Pomphrey at 11:05 on October 3rd, 2008 Comment on this post »
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This morning Kelly Slater won his third round heat to secure enough points for his incredible 9th world title. Continue reading this blog post »

Slater the nearly man at Quik Pro

Written by Steph Pomphrey at 22:15 on September 24th, 2008 Comment on this post »
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Adrian Buchan from Down Under won the Quiksilver Pro France today over 8-time ASP world champion Kelly Slater in a tight final. Had Slater won he would have clinched his ninth title, but he will have to travel to Mundaka and finish no lower than ninth, ironically, in order to achieve that remarkable goal. Continue reading this blog post »

Rusty’s new surf flick is large!

Written by Rob Longworth at 15:48 on September 17th, 2008 Comment on this post »
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Changes, the new film by Rusty is here to show their big guns out in the water and doing what they do best. With Josh Kerr, Jamie O’Brien, Jay Davies, Nate Yeomans, Paul “Mad dog” Morgan, Kalani Chapman, the Harrington Twins to name but a handful, it puts the spotlight on the riders in their prime across locations throughout Hawaii, Indonesia and Australia. Continue reading this blog post »

Episode Six: The euphoria of facing fears

Written by Tim Conibear at 13:19 on September 8th, 2008 Comments (2)
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It’s only when you face your fears that you remember you are indeed alive. Continue reading this blog post »


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