Who is JOB 4.0 : Shorebreak Madness, Beaver Creek, hilarity


James Duncan JOB’s second ep in 4.0. The guys use a winch to pull into death-barrels at Keiki Shorebreak. After pulling sand out of dark places, they take advantage of Beaver Creek, a small pond at Pipeline for some epicly dangerous crashes on the tube! With all the bikini babes on the beach, JOB figures it would be a good idea to go surfing too.

How does he get paid to have this much fun? Surely he should be paying someone else

Fergs Ep3 – This is heavy!

Of course when we see the pretty pictures we all imagine ourselves as hard core slab chargers. I mean what is the worst that could happen….Well just down in one county of Ireland there have been three broken backs and two serious shoulder dislocations  in the heaviest of  situations that we can think of. And that’s not all.

Slater gets his car waxed

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Kelly Slater has had his car waxed in what seems to be some sort of expression of indignation at his comments on how crowded the Superbank is.

The Champ posted the pic on his Instagram account saying “Such great respect surfers have for each other around these parts,” he wrote in an Instagram post. “ … Maybe he’ll brag to his friends and I find out who he is so that I can thank him in person and return the favour.”

Slater who had been surfing D’Bah was previously pictured as “A face in the crowd” amongst the Snapper madness explaining,

“The crowds here are like nothing I’ve ever seen in the world …It’s really, really tough for one person to get space in the water and it’s mostly not fun.”

Apparently some locals didn’t agree with his comments and pointed out they felt he was part of the problem. Surfing Queensland spokesman Ben Whitmore Slater was entitled to speak out and maybe the attention would help find a solution.

“I have seen about six people in the past few days with oxygen masks on getting medical help after surfing at Snapper. It is a recipe for disaster.”

Snapper and the Superbank have been one of the most crowded breaks in the world for many years particularly at this time of year when tourists and the pros turn up to visit. Add to that a hugely growing population and the Gold Coasts coastal development and you can see why problems occur. Ironically some surfers are calling for more breaks to be created along one of the most wave rich stretches of coast on the planet.

To be honest add to the crowds the seemingly continuing decline in respect for basic surf etiquette, increasing injuries, and SUP’s in crowded surf zones that we are all seeing around the globe and you can see Slaters point.

Surfing is everything – Part three

Surfing is like nothing else.
It’s sunburnt backs & bloodshot eyes.
It’s paddling back out for one more, 10 times.
Surfing is melting wax & burning sand.
It’s warm water, salt water, and a dry mouth.
It’s calling a mate into the best wave of the morning.
Surfing is tubes & turns & flying down the line.
It’s head-dips & chop-hops, hoots & high-fives.
It’s three fins and one fin, two fins and none.
Surfing is being local yet still searching.
It’s road-trips, boarding passes & rocking boats.
It’s a tropical reef & a track through the dunes.
Surfing is the first view of the ocean every morning.
Surfing is who we are…

#surfingiseverything

Our Search Part Trois – the forgotten coast

“Having a stint in France throughout the winter was a first for us.We have both ventured to the shores of south west France many times, but only once have we been to the north western coast, the Finisterre. As we imagined the region of Brittany is very similar to Cornwall. With its quaint little villages surrounded by beautiful white sand beaches and isolated coves.

There are waves scattered all over the place from fun beaches to slabby reefs and back to long reeling pointbreaks. We were fortunate enough to have local surfer Ian Fontaine show us a few of his favourite spots and share his much needed local knowledge.

Having travelled France numerous times, we and possibly many others have found that despite the waves being world class in the south it can lack the traditional and iconic French culture. Amongst the corporate surf brands and towns set for holiday makers the culture seems forgotten and washed out, whereas Brittany remains unspoilt, it really felt like a refreshing journey among Our Search.

Having had another amazing trip in France, where we have had a very different experience its now time to leave our home from home and head towards the Basque Country and Spain. Here we expect new challenges with an even rougher coastline, lack of local knowledge and embarrassingly, an even greater language barrier.”
Jayce