The evolution ofSMORGASBOARDER

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Dave and Mark

We not only explore the local surf breaks and their appeal and suitability to certain skill levels, but also how to get there, great little pitstops along the way, where to stay, where to eat, where’s best for a coffee or a refreshing ale, and what else to do aside form surf.

Timeline

  • 2009
  • 2010
  • 2011
  • 2012
  • 2013
  • 2014
  • 2016
  • 2017
  • 2020
  • 2021
  • 2024

January 2009
The plans for a grassroots surf lifestyle magazine are first discussed.

About Smorgasboarder 2009

July 2010
Our first road trip down the East Coast to discuss “Smorgasboarder”. What? You guys are knobs!

September 2010
Edition 1 hits the streets.

About Smorgasboarder 2010

January 2011
Our self-proclaimed shaping careers begin. Jokes aside, it is how we sought to better understand the enormous effort that goes into making a surfboard.

March 2011
After expanding our East Coast distribution to include South Australia and Tasmania, we crazily decide to head across the ditch.

May 2011
The start of our dedicated New Zealand coverage, deliveries to the Land of the Long White Cloud, and a series of never-ending jokes about sheep.

May 2011
Equally important as our first foray into New Zealand is the first time our mate Pat Quirk’s classic stack graces the pages of Smorgasboarder. We’ve lost count of how many times we have featured it in the mag – possibly around six or seven times, it’s that funny.

May 2011
Curl joins the team and introduces our readers to Aloha Barry. Special days. A life-long friendship begins.

About Smorgasboarder 2011

January 2012
200+ page magazines are fun, but insane.

About Smorgasboarder 2012

January 2013
The first of our very special surf art editions.

September 2013
Surf travel has always been a major focus of the mag, but this 196-page Gold Coast Special Edition on absolutely everything the Glitter Strip has to offer was something else.

About Smorgasboarder 2013

May 2014
Heralds the first of our many format changes with special editions themed on surf photography, wave parks, and eco-conscious craft, in addition to an exclusive ladies-only issue.

About Smorgasboarder 2014

December 2016
We celebrate our first six years of the mag before a major format change in 2017.

About Smorgasboarder 2016

September 2017
New coffee-table-style magazine format.

About Smorgasboarder 2017

Winter 2020
Our last mag before Covid hit our shores. It had us pining for surf travel for the next 12 months.

About Smorgasboarder 2020

September 2021
We welcome back Smorgasboarder with a bigger and bolder new look in a retro format.

About Smorgasboarder 2021

Edition 60, September 2024
15 years on, and we’re still going baby!

About Smorgasboarder 2024
Friends of Smorgasboarder

Finally, we couldn’t complete a timeline of the mag without a special thanks to all of our friends and supporters throughout the years.

Friends of Smorgasboarder