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The John Florence Process

How world champion, John Florence sets the benchmark for high performance surfing, spearheads a global company and embraces fatherhood.

Interview by Luke Kennedy

… “It’s overwhelming because I feel like I’m competing all the time, like I compete when I’m doing contests, and then I compete when I’m out at Pipe with my brothers and Baron and all these guys, and it’s a freesurf session. And if someone gets a good one, I’ll try to stay out for another five hours until I get a better one. And if the wind goes west or the wind is blowing trades, I’m like, I gotta do a big backside air today. I gotta do… I want to do a big frontside air today. And so it’s definitely overwhelming. Sometimes I feel like every day is good for something.” … John Florence

Stacy Peralta: Against the Current

Following the call of creativity, wherever it may lead.

Interview by Luke Kennedy

… “ My girlfriend suggested to me that I should paint various angles of my skateboard collection which is one of the rarest collections in the world because I saved all of my key boards since I was a child. I didn’t think it was a good idea when she suggested it, but I decided to do it anyway and it led to the show I just had (Against The Current) and more shows coming up. The entire thing has been a total surprise.” …  Stacy Peralta

Remembering Shane Herring

Tribute to a surfing genius

 Written by Luke Kennedy

… That focus manifested as an act where full-rail precision, coalesced with radical direction changes and progressive flair to create a style that was at once sublimely fluent and refreshingly unpredictable. Or, as Kelly Slater put it in a tribute post to Shane. “He best blended the old school power and pure lines with the new school mentality and speed in the 90s… He made a bigger mark than he might be known for these days.” …

Standing on the Shoulders of Giants IV: The Final Chapter 1984 – 2024

Australian Women thrive in the pro ranks, Momentum Gen’ ‘Steele’ the limelight, retro-revolution, rise of the Brazilians, Woodstock gone wrong and World War lll.

Written by Monty Webber

…The longboard revolution that swept across the surfing world in the 90s was initially thought to be a fad. But not only did the Mals not go away, they multiplied. By the mid-90s it wasn’t uncommon to see whole families of longboarders unloading from vans in beachside car parks and paddling out to share some waves. Soon enough, there would be many more Mal riders than during the original craze in the 50s and 60s…

My Father’s Daughter

How Summa Longbottom channels her dad’s heavy-wave DNA.

Written by Casey Dyson

…The dual-impulse of concerned-father and facilitator-of-stoke came up often when talking to Dylan about Summa. This is the family business. Dylan knows the stakes: “It is scary, but at the same time it’s super rewarding. When you see her kick out, and she’s got her hands on her face in disbelief of the barrel she just got, you know? At the same time, you don’t want her to fall and something bad to happen…

’24/’25: A Winter Worthy of Distillation

Hawaii turned on this season – a pictorial tribute to some of the defining moments.

…While other mediums compete for space in your internal hard drive, it’s arguable there is no better way to immortalise a classic Hawaiian winter, and those who devoted themselves to it, than with photos…

Good Times with the Late Tommy Peterson (1954-2025)

A master craftsmen who always made you laugh   

 Written by Luke Kennedy

… I’ve ridden alongside Tommy as he shouted criticisms out the window at passing surfboards; I’ve stood on the headland at Bells as he boasted about the dope trees he’d planted in the nearby hills, and I’ve shared schooners with him at venues that owe half their history to Tommy and his brother. There was a common thread to every encounter I had with him. I always laughed out loud, I was always entertained, and I always learnt something. Even when he was drunk and stoned, Tommy’s encyclopaedic memory never failed him…

Generations of Change: The North Shore

There’s always been women in the North Shore lineups, but more than ever their presence is being felt

Written by Crystal Thornburg-Homcy

…The waves of the North Shore remain as challenging as ever, but the lineup has transformed. The legacy of female surfers from the past to today is a tapestry of resilience, innovation, and community. As more women paddle out, inspired by those who came before, the future of women’s surfing on the North Shore looks brighter – and bolder – than ever…

Ziggy Plays Guitar – And Gets Barrelled a Lot Too.

How Ziggy Alberts cultivated the ultimate double life

Written by Luke Kennedy

“… One trip through New Zealand stands out for its uncompromising commitment to playing tunes and getting pitted in one full-throttle journey. “We played a show in New Zealand, in Lake Wanaka (middle of the South Island) and there was this ridiculous swell coming to the Catlins on the south end of the South Island. We finished the show, and just drove through the night, through mountain ranges and changed drivers and stuff like that. And got as good as you can get beachies in, you know, 4/3’s gloves and booties…”

Close Encounters -Alan Green

Quiksilver founder, Alan Green, who died in January at 77, was a creative genius and branding wizard disguised as an average bloke.

Written by Phil Jarratt

… When I first met ‘Greeny’ in 1975 he claimed he couldn’t afford a couple of hundred bucks to take a half-page ad in Tracks, Australia’s top-selling surf magazine. When Tracks advertising manager, Stephen Cooney, and I went down to have another crack at him (marginally successful) in February 1976, he was more conciliatory but explained, “Look, we’re not in the big league like Platt’s and them, but Quiksilver’s got a certain vibe about it that guarantees success at the level we want it…”