Get Involved!! With the surf season well under way in Phuket its the perfect time to “GET INVOLVED”. At this time of year the wind generally comes in from the west. Now if you dig deep into your bits & bobs cupboard & pull out your world map you will see the Andaman sea connects...Read More
We’re all still kids! Remember the days of learning to ride a bicycle. If you were lucky it was probably by your dad holding the back of the seat keeping you balanced while he ran behind you or you may have had some kind friends who peer pressured you on & pushed you down...Read More
Surf Trips! In the morning of, ecstasy of excitement has woken me before my alarm. A quick mental run through of the checklist: car, surfboards, friends, money, toothbrush, all set to go. Throw down a quick coffee & tie down the boards. We are under way. A debate rises of what we will find at...Read More
What’s All The Talk! A fat one, a peeler, a dumper, the green room, for the life of me what are these crazy people talking about. Surfers seem to have their own language & when they talk sometimes sounds like a regurgitated sentence of adjectives. Listen up potential surf groms I’ll let you in...Read More
Girls Girls Girls Open any surf magazine & you will find a collage of beautiful girls wearing nearly nothing except their frangipani hair tie. To often are girls portrayed as someone to hold the guys surfboard while he laughs with his mates or be put on the shelf & admired just for their physical...Read More
Just Go! Too many times will you see a surfer on dry land bragging to their mates about a particular day where the waves were huge, clean & they caught the biggest wave of their life, performing an awesome manoeuvre just like what they saw on TV. To top it off they just happened...Read More
Surfing, It’s not what you think! Surfing to most people is a recreational activity that can only be attempted by experienced waterman or the insane. Originating centuries ago from Polynesian cultures, Surfing especially over the last 30 years has grown in popularity to now being considered for the Olympic Games. In some countries such as...Read More
The ocean can be dangerous, but so is crossing the road. Just as your mum taught you to look both ways before crossing, there are things that you can learn about the ocean that will make your time at the beach more enjoyable and safer. First of all, recreational swimmers should not be swimming where...Read More
Surfboards come in all different shapes and sizes, so what’s good for me, you may ask? Depending on what type of wave you’re going to ride and its size has a huge influence on what you will ride. It also depends on your surfing ability. For a beginner it’s common to jump on a ‘foamy’,...Read More
My eye meets the reflection of the setting sun as a glassy rolling wave approaches. A quick turn and I effortlessly glide onto the motion of the peaking wave. My feet land in position, knees bent, and my focus is now down the line of this long sparking aqua colored surge. My brain in a trance-like...Read More
