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In 1979 Paul Holmes was both Tracks Editor and Contest Director for the 2SM/Coca-Cola Surfabout. Below he reflects on his fabled call to take the event mobile by plane.

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On the job in Bali and dialling in a board with Jim Banks.

Crossroads

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Rising junior, Oscar Salt, fades left and moves into wide-open space.

Easy Slider 

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Blair Conklin is an ocean multi-instrumentalist, playing a rare tune that has united all the surfing tribes.

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August, 1981

A threat to Angourie, the death of vibes, and a tongue in cheek guide on how to become a surf star.

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July, 1975

The ’On the Road Issue’, featuring a Larry Bertleman profile, plus Hawaii, California, South America, Orstralia & more.

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June, 1975

The ‘Fantasy Issue’ featuring a classic Tony Edwards illustration and a searing bottom turn by Terry Fitzgerald.

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February, 1972

The issue that originally featured ‘that turn’ by Michael Peterson. A true collectors edition from the time of ‘Morning of the Earth’.

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Fitty Fitty

YEAR: 2008

STARRING: JOEL PARKINSON, MICK FANNING AND DEAN MORRISON

This is the last time the original cooly kids were captured together and features some of their best surfing.

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GALACTIK TRACKS

YEAR: 2011

STARRING: DAVID RASTOVICH, OZZIE WRIGHT, CRAIG ANDERSON, RY CRAIKE, DEAN MORRISON & MORE

Seven free surfers embark on a voyage to boldly go where no man had gone before.

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Gathering

YEAR: 2014

STARRING: DAVE RASTOVICH

The film features the enigmatic and free-thinking Dave Rastovich at home on the Far North Coast of NSW.

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Wanderlust

YEAR: 2015

STARRING: MIKEY WRIGHT, LOUIE HYND, OWEN WRIGHT, CREED MCTAGGART & CAST OF THOUSANDS

In this quintessentially Australian film, the two friends ride waves with the nation’s best surfers.

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