Zigzag

He had ugly tattoos. His right arm was decorated steampunk to make out like he was some kind of cyborg, the left generic yakuza cheese, all koi fish and dragons. He was a big guy, freckled and pink in splotches, letting it slide around the gut. His m

Successful comp surfer, influencer, jet setter, Tanika Hoffman, is constantly on the hustle. Traveling has become as much a part of her lifestyle as surfing. Through the years she has refined her packing game to an art form. These are the essentials

“I’ve been a businessman for almost 50 years. It’s as difficult for me to say those words as it is for someone to admit to being an alcoholic or a lawyer.” That right there ladies and gentlemen, is the very beginning of Yvon Chouinard’s biography, Le

Many things can be said about East London, (a conversation that is often avoided because of politics or patriotism) but one undisputed fact is that it has, and continues to produce some truly exceptional surfers. From the shadow of legends like Greg

Mandla Ndlovu still remembers the water, thick sheets of it cascading all around him “All I could hear was this roar. It was like being in a giant barrel,” he says, recalling the sound of the Limpopo River as it plunged over the dam wall, past the na

The rules were simple and direct from team management. No going out, no one leaves the hotel until the event is done. And to ensure compliance, team administration policed the exit with black-ops intent. Watching, waiting for someone to try and sprin

For two years in a row, the Komskom Hawaiian has not only been selected for the Pipe Masters Trials, but has blazed a trail through names with bigger reputations and better sponsorship deals: Jack Robinson, Billy Kemper, Josh and Seth Moniz, Torrey M

Sammy Anani has a bushy moustache and large hands thick with callouses from working his fishing nets. “It is amazing to watch people like him surf these waves,” he says. “I would like to do that, but unfortunately I am ageing…” He laughs. We’re sitti

“This is the Gunston 1972. The beach just parted like the Red Sea. How’s this brown oke walking on the beach? It blew people away that a brown oke could walk on the beach. Us guys, we were blown away that it was Eddie Aikau! And he surfed and he came

World Longboard Surfing Champion and smooth J-Bay bluesman, Steven Sawyer kicked off the defence of his world title with a second place finish at the Noosa Longboard Open, being pipped for the trophy by Justin Quintal by just 0.27 of a point. Good wo

Big Oil does not belong in the Great Australian Bight. BP, when applying to drill for oil in the Bight in 2016, stated in their confidential environment plan that an oil spill in the Bight and the resulting clean up would provide a “welcome boost to