Us Aussie folk’s like to keep things simple when it comes to the necessities in life. Cold beer, reliable transport (better be a fucking Landcruiser mate) and a bed underneath the stars. When all these three aspects align, a simple good-time loving individual can put their feet up and let their soul rest easy, letting the simplicity of their present reality absolve them of all the modern day worlds woe’s. When adjoining these simple life pleasures with some ballsy and rowdy booging from a bunch of Tassie lords, mainly in the form of Sam Thomas, you know your’e in for a fairdinkum raging time ..read more

“The sea was angry that day my friends.” The above quote, spoken by none other than George Costanza (the bald main character from Seinfeld) whilst he was falsifying his occupation as a Marine Biologist, sums up the swell event best referred to as the 2016 Black Noreaster. With the synoptic charts showing a fetch beginning in New Caledonia and stretching all the way down to the far reaches of the Tasman Sea, she was one big Mumma twerking her luscious lady good’s up and down the entire Eastern Sea Board. Rumour had it even Miley Cyrus was tuning in during the event, drawing ambiguous inspiratio ..read more

Perfect backwards execution. Photo - Jay Maguire. The true pursuit of one’s internalised goals can send any, and many, humans around the twist. The deluge of uplifting moments that catapult the spoken individual into the dopamine stratosphere is always met with an equal amount of eroding low moments, leveling out the person’s ego and the drive that accompanies such feelings. For Brad Stone, the journey of bodyboarding has been no different.  Sliding on top of a 41 inch piece of seemingly rectangular foam came later in life for Brad than most keen boogie shred heads. With encrusted concre ..read more

ONE MORE TIME WITH FEELING - a review of Hunros Jorna, Mickey Smith and Allan Wilson’s latest film February 15, 1991. The day a Morey Boogie Mach 4 – complete with scoop nose and pink slick – dropped into my life for my 13th birthday. I still remember the joy of finally owning a board with a slick bottom; like I was now a part of something. And more than any specific details, I remember the FEELING. I often reminisce on being inside a barrel for the first time, a shorebreak closeout. Spellbound by the sensation of inhabiting an enclosed room of moving water. How time slowed down as the lip hi ..read more

Located on the Western coastline of South America, Chile embodies high-level bodyboarding. In particular, Iquique, which is home to some of the region’s most impressive slabs clustered conveniently on top of one another. With all the recent IBC Tour comps truly demonstrating why bodyboarding rules supreme in this particular part of the world, we thought it was only fitting to lather up your eyeballs with some equally impressive free-booging from the region. Up steps Mr. Lucas Blas Montesano, the filmmaker responsible for producing “Life We Chose”, a fast-paced technical smorgasbord of local So ..read more

All that hard work realised in one moment, Amaury Lavernhe taking out the Arica Culutra for 2022. Photo: Pablo Jimenez True champions, in any professional sport, possess that steely competitive gaze. No one knows how they obtained it, competitors try to emulate it and the media love to glorify it. Case in point with this year’s Arica Cultura Champion, Amaury Lavernhe. The amount of steel pouring out of this man’s eyes during a competition is enough to resurrect the American Twin Towers. When comparing Amaury to previous champions of the sport, much like Mike Stewart, Andre Botha, Guilhermme T ..read more

They say the best guys in the water are always the ones having the most fun. Case in point right here with George and Davis’s new clip - Stealth Session Ep 4. The boys tackle a dreamy left wedge down south and as usual, can be seen tearing Mandurah a new one. Personally, we would love to see an exhibition event at that wave… 24 of the world’s best guys going toe to toe with the 3 Amigos. Wouldn’t you? We spoke to Wingass after a few beers last night and here is what he had to say about the new edit: “It was a really fun time getting clips for this edit - It started with a sick trip down south ..read more

There are several notable examples of bodyboarders becoming forever linked and entwined with one place or wave. Mike Stewart and Pipeline, Amaury Lavernhe and El Fronton, Antonio Cardoso, and Nazare are all emblematic of the effort and dedication it takes to cement this kind of symbiotic relationship. Joana Schenker and Sagres are undoubtedly high on this particular list. Born to German parents who settled in The Algarve during the 1980s, since picking up the boog as a teenager Schenker has achieved practically every possible accolade in the sport. Her competitive record is fearsome. These in ..read more

As humans, we’ve all felt that sick sinking feeling in the bottom of our stomachs when we realise that we’ve made a mistake. That dark tunneling black hole that keep’s on filling the void of positive energy when one is happy and content. In Liam Lucas’s case, one of the main Australian competitors registered to compete in the 2022 Arica Cultura, his mistake was not applying for a travel visa to enter the country of Chile. I caught up with the Eastern Suburbs scallywag to get the inside scoop on why, when, what and how he found himself in such a predicament. See below. Liam wasted no time once ..read more

Lewy’s back! For those of you who don’t know, Mr Finnegan has gone through hell and back the past 18months - dealing with a very rare and painful hip injury that put him out of the water for an extended period of time. Not one to just put his feet up and start a subscription with every tv/movie service there is, Lewy has done quite the opposite. He’s actually a real life Spartan now. Check his Insta feed for the proof.  The man has just dropped a new edit from just two sessions in the west and it looks like he has picked up right where he left off. Be ready for more, because these ..read more