The Coastalwatch Isolation Salvation – No.7
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It's the seventh week of that self-isolating, social distancing lockdown life but, you know, who is counting, what even is time any more? The nice news is that as the days grow wintery this month, the vibe is getting brighter. Restrictions getting loosened is on the way, and surfing, done responsibly, has remained a constant saviour throughout the challenge. So as we push on through to the next stage, we've dug up five quick things from the Coastalwatch archives to keep the stoke burning – from an all-time Kirra swell out of the vault, to the history of rock offs. We hope you're hanging in there, looking after yourself and doing your best to stay stoked. – CW
Froth An All-Time Swell
Epic All-Star Kirra From The Vault
Munga Barry, Margo, Occy, Luke Egan, Parko and crew putting on an epic show at old school Kirra Point many moons ago.
Timeless List
How To Teach Your Kid To Surf
12 simple tips to fuel grom stoke: timeless advice from a CW classic read. Read it here.
Relive A Classic Moment
Nick Carroll Profiles Tyler Wright Post Second World Title
“I was good before, but now I’m better.”
Tyler Wright says this like the thought has just formed in her head, and it catches the room unawares. A ripple of chuckling rolls through the newspeople gathered upstairs at the North Bondi SLSC for Tyler’s brief homecoming. The world champion herself sits loose and poised on a barstool in front of the mics, not moving a muscle yet radiating a calm strength you only ever saw in glimpses back when she was a 14-year-old super grommet winning her first CT event...
Stay Fit, Stay Sane
These Exercises Will Get You Paddling Harder Better Faster Stronger
The internet is aflush with home workout videos to help everyone get their daily exercise, but when it comes to workouts designed specifically for surfers, the options get a little thinner. That's where this series by Cris Mills, the Surf Strength Coach, are perfect for us. If you can't surf, you might as well do something that will help your surfing for when you can. This video focusses specifically on paddling, which is probably the easiest thing you can work on out of the water, to get you more waves when you are in the water, right
And if you're liking this, the Surf Strength Coach has a full 12 week program to get you really ripped and ripping. Check it out over here.
Short Surf History of Anything
JOCK SERONG'S SHORT HISTORY OF ROCK OFFS
A quick and fun read from the author of Quota, Preservation and The Rules to Backyard Cricket on an intrinsic and necessary part of our lives as everyday surfers – the rock off! Read it here.
Illustration by Nanda Ormond
The Top Five Reasons Why Mason Ho Is So Magical
Ronnie and Vaughan are back for Season 2 of The Hold Down
Interview: West Aussie Shark Survivor, "Those Blokes Are Absolute Heroes and Without a Doubt Saved My Life"
"I didn't see it coming at all..."
Watch Mick, Parko and More Go to Battle in Episode 1 of New Aussie Surf Show, 'Rivals'
Tested: Quiksilver Mens Highline Pro 1mm Zipperless Steamer Wetsuit, Eight Months Down the Track
Maurice Cole: The Nightmare That’s Turned Into A Blessing
Nick Carroll: The Travel Boom Lies Ahead
Interview: West Aussie Shark Survivor, "Those Blokes Are Absolute Heroes and Without a Doubt Saved My Life"
"I didn't see it coming at all..."
Tested: Quiksilver Mens Highline Pro 1mm Zipperless Steamer Wetsuit, Eight Months Down the Track
The Wear and Tear Update
Maurice Cole: The Nightmare That’s Turned Into A Blessing
A video message from the legendary surfer and shaper
A Beaut New Asher Pacey Film, Slater on Aussie Ninja Warrior, and Which Tag-Team Will Win the WSL's New Pool Comp?
This Week In Surfing: Ten Things from Surfing & the Internet on the Week That Was August 7 2020
Sean Doherty: “Girls Can Be Grommets Too!”, Pam Burridge in 1979
An excerpt from the wonderful new book, Golden Days: The Best Years of Australian Surfing
Tested: Quiksilver Mens Highline Pro 1mm Zipperless Steamer Wetsuit, Eight Months Down the Track
The Wear and Tear Update
