Bluebottles: a debate  // Editorial
	23 October 2015 The Physalia utriculus or Australian bluebottle DEBATE CHAIRPERSON: Good evening ladies and gentlemen. I welcome you to the third round of the East Coast debating competition. Each speaker may speak for five minutes. There will be a warning bell at four minutes with two bells at five minutes to indicate that the speakers’ time has expired. As a courtesy ... [ more ]
Love Hate  // Editorial
	22 October 2015 Love - read downwards: SUPs are unreal fun And you’ll never hear me say that Only if you’re riding a shortboard True happiness can be obtained Because It’s all one ocean and should be shared And it’s not true that You’d have to be an absolute kook to ride a SUP Some guys can ride them really well Even if Those big boards look awkward and cum ... [ more ]
Problematic Pointbreaks  // Editorial
	07 March 2011 You know the setup, a beautifully shaped, high performance wave running down the shallow sandbank or rock ledge along one of the many pristine points on Australia's east coast. These waves are generally so predictable with every wave duplicating the one before it - so easy to surf due to the lack of hidden surprises. They often have a super easy paddle out t ... [ more ]
Getaway  // Editorial
	04 January 2010 Don't you just love getting away? Packing up the boards and hitting the road (or air), destined for some far away, SUPing utopia. Maybe it's to a place you go every year where you know the waves will be good, maybe it's to that mystical place that you've been told stories about of perfect waves wrapping along a pristine point or maybe it's to somewher ... [ more ]
Stand Up Medicine  // Editorial
	20 December 2009 I woke up the other morning at 3:00am with an excruciating pain in the middle of my back. I didn't know what to do. I could hardly move. After three wakeful hours, I tried to get up. I was lying on my stomach so I carefully wriggled my legs off the edge, then slowly spun around a bit and lowered myself down until I was kneeling beside the bed. Then very pain ... [ more ]
First Love  // Editorial
	01 October 2009 I was driving up the highway the other day, doing 100 clicks and I went over one of those little bridges spanning a small river. Looking down I could see a crystal clear reflection of the surrounding trees and grassy fields on the river's surface. Perfect glass. Not a breath of wind to create even the slightest ripple. Perfect paddling conditions and I had b ... [ more ]
Living the Dream  // Editorial
	01 August 2009 After 16 years of working in the corporate arena, I'm now living a life long dream of mine - being a surf mag editor. Woo hoo. I've swapped my wool blend suit for a neoprene one, the flouro lights have been replaced with natural sunshine and my cubicle is now a mid-week, uncrowded, sand sucking barrel (well, not very often ... but occasionally). Sure, it's s ... [ more ]
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