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Mavericks video

You want big? You want stooopid big and freezing cold? Check out these seasick waves from last weekend Warning, no steady cam For those who haven’t seen this vantage point and aren’t prone to motion sickness here are some clips from the first two heats of the Mavericks contest this last weekend. …

Surf in Scotland?

Interesting 9-min video of surfin’ in Thurso region. Waves look kinda like the NSW south coast… but a bit colder! A video guide to Thurso, Scotland.

Another top post from the Forums…

Had to share this post with a wider audience… Hatchman is one of the RealSurf Forums’ more frequent contributors and I reckon this is gold… Re: Bombora – History of Australian Surfing Post by Hatchman » Mon Apr 06, 2009 11:51 am steve shearer wrote:Mostly surfers get to a certain age and quit, move inland, […]

On our forums: Why we surf

I reckon Zingomar’s post is a good ‘un. -Don Why we surf – an attempt to articulate it in depth Post by zingomar » Thu Apr 02, 2009 11:21 pm After watching Bombora (which I enjoyed) I was left feeling that no-one really pinned down the many dimensions of why we love to surf. So […]

Cam misery: it’s looking good up north

Hello all, It may be dire in Sydney today, but those of you up north, particularly in Queensland, are doing rather well. Watch ’em and weep: Coastalwatch Noosa cam: lotsa lines for the mals Swellnet Snapper: what can you say, but line land? Coastalwatch Byron: ought to be enough for everybody today Coastalwatch Lennox beach: […]

More from the vault…

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-0c4lgvpb4[/youtube] 5 years before Boy George… [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ct9aBySJkRQ[/youtube] I think at least 3 of the NY Dolls are now deceased [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pL4e7mWrTCc[/youtube] Doctors of Madness – one of the overlooked bridges between glam & punk [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=974DvCkUtEQ[/youtube] I guess Jim Skafish remains outside, and it isn’t just his nose, either