The Coastalwatch Isolation Salvation – No.6
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COASTALWATCH | LISTS
Is anyone else here losing it? It's okay, you're not alone. Nope, not in the slightest. Six weeks and counting of a-isolating and a-locking down and a-quarantining is taking its collective toll on a lot of us. But we will get through it. To give you some surf-distraction respite we've again combed through the archives to pull together some stoke inducing content. Iconic surfers at 70s Burleigh, Mick's best of Kirra surfing, and the story of Robbie Page, amongst other gold. We hope you're hanging in there, looking after yourself and doing your best to stay stoked. – CW
Froth An All-Time Swell
Unseen 70s Burleigh Point Footage
Dick Hoole blows the dust off a couple of unseen 16mm film rolls from the late 70s. Terry Fitzgerald, Mark Richards, Joe Engel, Cheyne Horan, Michael Peterson, Wayne Bartholomew, Rick Neilsen and a few we can't identify blowing up.
Surf Books You Mightn't Have Read Yet
Book Excerpt: The Robbie Page Story from Australia's Century of Surf
Tim Baker's wonderful in depth history of Australian surfing tells the story of Robbie Page's incredible surfing career that included spending 66 days in a Japanese prison. Read the excerpt here.
A Classic Read
Sean Doherty Profiles Jack Robinson at 14
From the Robinson’s rural property they could see the eastern glow of the approaching firefront, and they’d heard it long before they saw it. Young Jack had time to grab just one earthly possession before they fled. For the best 14-year-old surfer in the world the decision was easy. He packed seven surfboards into a boardbag, threw them on the family Landcruiser, and with his Mom, Mersina, drove for the safety of the coast. In the car Jack reasoned that if the fire got to the beach they could paddle out to sea on them.
Timeless List
14 Underrated Moves In Surfing
From paddling out no matter what, to forgiving an accidental drop-in – read 'em, remember 'em, do 'em. Read them all over here.
Icon x Icon
The Best of Mick Fanning Surfing Kirra
Kirra on the Gold Coast is home to a lot of incredible surfers. There are a handful of standouts, some might say Mick Fanning is one. As a Kirra Surfriders Club life member, he has been a dedicated member of the grassroots club since his teenage years and has been privileged enough to score some pretty epic waves over that time.
Have A Laugh
Best of Weak Wrap
JOB & Anthony Walsh Take On Sharks & Ozzie Wright Surfs Faster Than Dolphins Swim
5 of the Best Reef Breaks in the World, Just Because
Heaviest, Easiest, Most Deadly... Which Is Your Fave?
The Coastalwatch Isolation Salvation – No.7
From a classic Kirra swell from the vault, to the history of rock-offs, here's five quick distractions to keep the stoke burning.
A Ripping New Rage Vid, Pete Mel's Stoke Is Everyone's Stoke, and Maverick's on Skis? What?
This Week In Surfing: Ten Things from Surfing & the Internet on the Week That Was January 15 2021
RIP: Gordon James Philipson (1938-2021)
Photos and Highlights From the '21 Burleigh Single Fin Festival
Margaret River Starts 2021 on the Pump
WSL's Horror Run Continues, Mason Finally Meets the Reef, and Waves Glorious Waves
A Ripping New Rage Vid, Pete Mel's Stoke Is Everyone's Stoke, and Maverick's on Skis? What?
This Week In Surfing: Ten Things from Surfing & the Internet on the Week That Was January 15 2021
RIP: Gordon James Philipson (1938-2021)
Long-serving and legendary stalwart of Australian and Queensland surfing passes away at 82
Margaret River Starts 2021 on the Pump
One of the better summer swells in recent memory hits the Southwest
WSL's Horror Run Continues, Mason Finally Meets the Reef, and Waves Glorious Waves
This Week In Surfing: Ten Things from Surfing & the Internet on the Week That Was January 8 2021
Swell Alert: A Powerful South and SSE groundswell is about to Rock the East Coast
Get ready, the East Coast is about to rumble.
A Ripping New Rage Vid, Pete Mel's Stoke Is Everyone's Stoke, and Maverick's on Skis? What?
This Week In Surfing: Ten Things from Surfing & the Internet on the Week That Was January 15 2021
Padang Comes to Life as Late Season Swell hits Bali
Golden hour at perfect Padang Padang - it's been a good week to be in Bali... Photo: Childs
Daydream The Indo Season with Riley Laing & Crew's Swell Expedition
Offshore barrels and dreamy setups
Video: The Fizzlot kids – SW Grom Bash
A stoked out portrait of Australian Junior Surfing in the year 2018.
