 | Back in September we ran an article about how the most prestigious event in the world of big wave surfing, the Quiksilver In Memory of Eddie Aikau, long the preserve of American and the odd Australian surfers, was about to open up their doors to the legion of South African big wave surfers, who rank among the best in the world but are consistently left out in the cold. ...read more |
Eddie Should Know Better
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 by Andy Davis
Drifting Along
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 by Craig Jarvis
 | The ASP has had the injury wildcard for a number of years, but the jury is still out as to whether they always use it fairly. When Rob Machado was injured in 2001 with a broken wrist, it was assumed that he would get the injury wildcard. He had been a runner-up in the world title race a few years earlier, and had consistently placed high in pro events the world over. ...read more |
Subtropicalia
Monday, October 12th, 2009 by Andy Davis
 | A while back the artist Paul Edmunds contacted us at Mahala and asked if we have any old, ruined wetsuits to spare for one of his projects. I was incredulous. Of course we did. As you know, part of Mahala Surf Co’s work is to collect and distribute second hand surf equipment to underprivileged communities. We get a lot of wetsuits. Some of them are really crummy. ...read more |
Eddie Would Go
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009 by Brendon Bosworth
 | This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Quicksilver In Memory of Eddie Aikau big wave surfing event. The longest-standing big wave event in the world, it honours the legacy of fearless Hawaiian charger, Eddie Aikau, who was the first lifeguard at Waimea Bay. He died tragically in 1978, at the age of 33, during a recreation of the Polynesian voyage between Hawaii and Tahiti. ...read more |
Come Home
Friday, August 21st, 2009 by Andy Davis| As you probably know already, the Mahala Surf Co. is a non-profit, philanthropic Mahala venture that collects and distributes surfing equipment to grass roots communities, with access to the ocean, around South Africa. Because waves are free and surfing is awesome. D’uh. ...read more |
Dancing with a Beast
Friday, July 31st, 2009 by Brendon Bosworth
 | After 10 years that crazy dance with mother nature known as the Red Bull Big Wave Africa, is no longer. After a decade, Red Bull has put the event back on the shelf. In a sense, the genesis of this contest is a script in itself. ...read more |
Blame it on the Boogie!
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009 by Craig Jarvis
 | Dane Reynolds is the future of professional surfing. That’s what every media platform is shouting about right now. He has the flair, the talent, the attitude, the intelligence and, apparently, the looks as well. Last year things were a bit different. ...read more |
Another day in J-Bay
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009 by Craig Jarvis
 | It’s hard to dig for dirt when the best right hand point break in the world is going completely off its tits. Lifetime enemies start hugging on the beach, grudges are forgotten, everyone is buying everyone else a cup of coffee ...read more |
Hey J-Bay
Monday, July 13th, 2009 by Craig Jarvis
 | It’s that time of the year again when the travelling circus known as the World Championship Tour of Surfing sets up camp in J-Bay. You can expect sponsored man-children behaving badly, looser than average groupies, snooty surf wannabes, posers, gangsters, pros, surf-obsessed families with dogs, egos, chest thumping, calamari ...read more |
Give ‘em enough Dope
Monday, May 25th, 2009 by Dylan Muhlenberg
 | I was walking down the Sea Point promenade with my girl and the golden retriever that we were dog sitting when I noticed an angry man staring daggers at me from afar. He walked towards me and then stopped directly in front of me, all the time staring at my shirt. I was bemused, cocking my head to the side with a furrowed brow. He said, ‘Do you know who that is on your shirt?’ I said, ‘Er, yah, it’s, ...read more |
