In the year when the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Russell Morrison and Elvis Presley were top of the pops in Australia, two surfers with a dream started shaping boards in the garage of one of their parent’s homes.
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Features
A Ghostly Tale of JD
We get in touch with William to let him know he has won himself an awesome set of Ghost Racks.
Controversy – Board Sports
As the great Andy Samberg, aka Connor4Real, once said in his smash hit Equal Rights, “Discrimination, it ain’t right.”
50 Club
Jack Knight today plies his trade on the Gold Coast first learnt his craft watching the likes of Neil Purchase, Peter Cornish and Bob McTavish.
MMXX
Everyone has a way to describe it … a pigeon-hole to put it in … a cliff to throw it off … a memory to forget!
The low down on Wave Park Technology Across The World
At Smorgasboarder we last took an in-depth look at the wave pool phenomenon in Spring 2014 – fair to say a lot has changed since then.
Eddie Wearne of Shed Nine and His Many Lives
When we caught up for this edition, Eddie was just going into lockdown number five as Victoria continues to battle the dreaded COVID.
The Flathead – Delusions of a Wannabe Surfboard Shaper
In my humble opinion, the most revolutionary surfboard design to have ever graced the earth could be The Flathead
Controversy – A shark incident?
I can only presume a great white shark has taken offence to his or her sensory bite being referred to as an “attack”.
Surf Travels in Portugal
Surfing Portugal? 800km of coastline, incredible surf breaks of all descriptions, beautiful sandy beaches and whitewashed villages
EP31. Shaun and Jai Levings – Surf holidays in the Maldives
What’s the next dream surf destination on your bucket list? Once all the current Coronavirus / Covid-19 / zombie apocalypse craziness is over, where will you go?
EP30. Grant Newby – Leader of a unique splinter group
Wooden surfboard enthusiast, board builder and Alley Fish Fry founder – we talk with Grant about his passions and what motivates him to lead rather than follow. Read our interview with Grant in issue 48 of smorgasboarder. Read it online, or become a home delivery subscriber! More information on Grant Newby’s projects and happenings, visit […]