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The Great Shark Debate

Do you get wound up at shark nets? Well TONIGHT you can attend a “community info session” at the Sea Life Sydney Aquarium tonight to hear a debate about all the methods and more See http://www.sealifeconservation.org.au/event/great-shark-debate-cull-cull/   The night will consist of a series of short talks, stories and presentations by: – Marine ecologist Prof […]

SLATER SET TO CLAIM HISTORIC 11th WORLD TITLE IN SAN FRAN

Reigning 10-time ASP world champion Kelly Slater is almost certain to clinch another world crown at this week’s Rip Curl Search in San Francisco and FUEL TV will be the only place to see this momentous feat LIVE. Slater needs only a ninth place finish at the penultimate ASP World Tour event to achieve the […]

Vale Andy Irons

The three-time world champ Andy Irons seems to have contracted dengue fever and has died as he was making his way home from the ASP event in Puerto Rico. Irons who had been too ill to compete in the event is said in media reports to have decided to return to Hawaii for treatment by […]

Jordy Smith Takes Maiden Win and ASP Lead at Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay

JEFFREYS BAY, South Africa (Sunday, July 18, 2010) – Jordy Smith (ZAF), 22, has claimed his maiden ASP elite victory, taking out the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay over Adam Melling (AUS), 25, in front of a capacity hometown crowd.   Event No. 4 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour, the Billabong Pro Jeffreys […]

Denny Aaberg IN STORE at Heritage Surf – June 27

Denny Aaberg, co-author of Big Wednesday, will be at Heritage Surf in Manly to celebrate the 40th anniversary of George Greenough’s The Innermost Limits of Pure Fun. See the making of this great film, meet Denny, own a piece of surfing history. See below and visit Heritage Surf Australia.

NZ-built UK surf reef criticised by experts | NATIONAL News

Who hasn’t dreamt of a perfect man-made reef at some unsurfable but consistent spot? Surfers and local officialdom in Bournemouth UK had such a dream. But the results? Well… The performance of a three million pound $NZ6.2m New Zealand-built artificial surf reef at a British tourist beach has been sub-standard, according to Bournemouth Borough Council. […]

On TV tonight? Shipstern craziness

Film maker Tim Bonython sent through the following message, along with a framegrab of one Mikie Brennan freefalling into the madness that is Shipsterns just a few days ago. SHIPPIES FOOTAGE WILL SCREEN ON TONIGHTS NEWS – ALL CHANNELS! Including SPORTS TONIGHT at 5.30pm & later around 10.30 pm. Footage sent but cannot guarrantee will […]

Bonython catches it massive in HI

Renown surf movie maker Tim Bonython just sent this email around to his list. In case you didn’t see it, here’s what he has to say… Hi everyone, I have just returned home from Hawaii after shooting some of the BIGGEST SURF EVER! MASSIVE MONDAY at Pe’ahi JAWS WILL FEATURE ON ALL COMMERCIAL TV STATIONS […]

Mavericks contest founder sues ex-partners

Jeff Clark first paddled into the mammoth waves at Mavericks as a boy of 17, then surfed alone there for 15 years. This was long before the spot north of Half Moon Bay graced magazine covers, hosted one of the sport's blockbuster events and made Clark famous. Now Clark is alone again. The 52-year-old owner […]