INSIDE THE ISSUE
ISSUE: NO. 598
George Greenough is the crystal voyager – Portugal – I wish I could stay but I have to go – Indo motorcycle diaries: part VI – Matt Biolos: shapeshifter – Code blue: our oceans in crisis – Can love save the oceans? – Notes from Tasmantis – Blowing in the wind – The line in the sand for our oceans – Are coastal tradies the solution to climate change? – The true north of surfers for climate – Green Tracks – The economics of stoke – The sounds of surf
GEORGE GREENOUGH IS THE CRYSTAL VOYAGER
A classic film returns to the big screen.
Long before John John Florence and Torren Martyn set sail, George Greenough took viewers on a transcendent journey aboard his yacht, The Morning Light. The whole experience was documented in his 1973 classic, ‘Crystal Voyager’. As the film returns for a big screen tour, we talk to producer David Elfick about why ‘Crystal Voyager’ is worth revisiting and how he secured Pink Floyd for the soundtrack to the ‘Echoes’ section of the film.
WRITTEN BY DAVID ELFICK
PORTUGAL - I WISH I COULD STAY BUT I HAVE TO GO
High times and hell pits in a land of plenty.
The editor travels to Portugal for the Capitulo Perfeito, the one-day specialty event where getting barrelled is the only thing the judges care about. In the wake of the epic contest, the ed’ roams the Portuguese coast with a host of pro surfers, including Rob Machado and Nathan Hedge, sampling the waves, the food and the Portuguese hospitality.
WRITTEN BY LUKE KENNEDY
THE INDO MOTORCYCLE DIARIES:CHAPTER VI
Bapak Tia and The Turtle Massacre.
Our Indo journeyman, Tom, travels to an isolated island in search of waves. Instead he stumbles across across the macabre site of a turtle massacre, while a boat charter spoils his dreams of empty perfection. Once again Tom manages to subvert conventional Indo clichés and take us to the rarely explored fringes of the archipelago.
WRITTEN BY TOM DE SOUZA
SHAPESHIFTER
Observation on the many facets of Matt Biolos. Matt Biolis straddles two worlds.
He shapes boards for many of pro surfing’s best competitors and free surfers, but also has a knack for modifying and marketing his designs to suit the the surfing masses. Matt George takes a look at the forces shaping the shaper.
WRITTEN BY MATT GEORGE
CODE BLUE - OUR OCEAN IS IN CRISIS
There are choices we need to make, and they need to be made today. Simon Bradshaw looks directly at the impact of climate change on our oceans.
“Through our relentless burning of fossil fuels, we have pushed things out of balance, threatening not only the activity we love but all life as we know it.”
WRITTEN BY SIMON BRADSHAW
CAN LOVE SAVE THE OCEAN
A group of women come together to create a film that celebrates the surfing experience and the coastline they love.
Behind the scenes for the production of ‘Great Ocean Love’ a film that that will make you fall in love with the sea all over again and inspire you to fight the battle to protect it.
WRITTEN BY BELINDA BAGGS
NOTES FROM TASMANTIS
Learnings from Earth’s Hidden Eighth Continent.
Lauren Hill travels to Lord Howe Island where every effort has been made to create a marine sanctuary and reassemble the island’s ecosystem. A story that shows you what’s possible when the preservation of the natural environment is the number one priority.
WRITTEN BY LAUREN L. HILL
BLOWING IN THE WIND
Offshore wind farms promise a green and prosperous path to net zero for Australia. But community backlash highlights a major issue: where do we put them?
Offshore wind farms are a heavily debated issue. Kirk Owers goes on a deep dive for facts and credible information to find out who has the right spin on the controversial topic.
WRITTEN BY KIRK OWERS
THE LINE IN OUR SAND FOR THE OCEAN
Why surfers can become the most powerful political force in Australia and beyond.
Josh Kirkman wanders the corridors of power and goes to the frontline of protests against offshore drilling for oil and gas. The CEO of Surfers for Climate outlines his three-point plan for Climate Change and explains why surfers can become the greatest political force ever seen in this country.
WRITTEN BY JOSH KIRKMAN
ARE COASTAL TRADIES THE SOLUTION TO NAILING CLIMATE CHANGE?
How the construction industry has a key role to play in reducing carbon emissions and those who are already taking up the cause.
Building materials have a massive role to play in Climate Change. This piece outlines the innovative program that provides tradesmen with the tools to become part of the solution to the climate crisis.
WRITTEN BY JOSH KIRKMAN
