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  • A moonlight slide
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    A moonlight slide. Scoring after hours in the Outer Hebrides

    The moon is rising and Nick is pulling on his wetsuit. It’s past midnight and he’s heading for a ...

    On September 8, 2015 / By Matt Button
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    WSL 2015 Billabong Pro Tahiti: A glass half full

    ‘Wow! Welcome to the WSL 2015 Billabong Pro Tahiti. Pottz have you ever seen the glass so awesomely half ...

    On September 2, 2015 / By Matt Button
  • CURT – The story of surfing’s oldest grom
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    Curt’s Cohorts

    Curt Harper a mentor to champions. A few weeks back I discovered, through the editor’s choice on Vimeo – ...

    On August 24, 2015 / By Matt Button
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    Boardmasters 2015: A blast and banquet - something for everyone

    Every year surf pundits good and bad argue the merits of running a surfing event in August. They’ll always ...

    On August 10, 2015 / By Matt Button
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    Before the bite: 2015 J-Bay Open, Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Ok, so he wasn’t actually bitten and for that we are all relieved, but there was so much more ...

    On July 20, 2015 / By Matt Button
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    Lucky Lightning

    It was only a matter of time. In fact that morning the commentator’s at the J-Bay Open remarked that ...

    On July 20, 2015 / By Matt Button
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    Smashing the Formula

    We finally know about OuterKnown. Was it worth the wait? Well the surf community don’t seem to think so. ...

    On July 16, 2015 / By Matt Button
  • How to road trip
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    How To Road Trip - Film and Premiere

    Distilled stoke with Sam Glazebrook. Sam is a popular young man and his attempts to tell me about his ...

    On June 27, 2015 / By Matt Button
  • Caption: Owen Wright (AUS) celebrates his historic win.
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    The Avatar strikes back: 2015 Samsung Fiji Pro

    Fiji, Fiji, Fiji how we love thee. And so does Mr. Owen Wright. Wright has yet to live up ...

    On June 18, 2015 / By Matt Button
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    Combos, crowds and the act of destroying everything. 2015 OI Rio Pro in Barra da Tijuca, Brazil.

    Brazil headed into its premier event with a mixed bag of modern history. It’s the first year they have ...

    On May 18, 2015 / By Matt Button
  • Otter Surfboards
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    Red Cedar Glide

    Buddy the dog is on guard. Well that’s what he’s claiming to be doing sound asleep on the red ...

    On May 7, 2015 / By Matt Button
  • Drug Aware Margaret River Pro 2015
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    Hammer Time. Drug Aware Margaret River Pro 2015

    The Margs contest was a bit of a time traveling dichotomy. The earliest heats were held in the 1980s ...

    On April 27, 2015 / By Matt Button
  • Skategirls of Kabul
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    Heaven is a half pipe - Skate girls of Kabul

    Sometimes we forget how lucky we are. We surfers think that struggling in and out of 5mm wetsuits, hoods ...

    On April 23, 2015 / By Matt Button
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    Threading the Edge

    You sir are a lightweight! A pansy. A shandy-drinking softy! Don’t take my word for it Peter Clyne has ...

    On April 20, 2015 / By Matt Button
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    2015 Samsung Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach: Dad dancing and didgeridoos

    The countdown to the 2015 Samsung Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach began the moment the finals buzzer went in ...

    On April 11, 2015 / By Matt Button
  • The S.E.E.D conference
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    The S.E.E.D conference

    As well as a weekend of contemporary surf filmmaking Newquay was also host to the S.E.E.D conference. For the ...

    On March 29, 2015 / By Matt Button
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    Approaching Lines International Festival of Surf

    Last weekend Chris Nelson brought us the second Approaching Lines International Festival of Surf at the Newquay Lighthouse Cinema. The ...

    On March 29, 2015 / By Matt Button
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    WSL Quiksilver Pro 2015: The Emperor’s new clothes

    Roll up! Roll up! Welcome to the brave new world of the World Surfing League! The ASP is dead ...

    On March 17, 2015 / By Matt Button
  • cl nelson
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    CJ Nelson interview: Drift speaks to the logging legend

    Renowned for his unique blend of old and new log riding CJ Nelson has been at the forefront of ...

    On March 11, 2015 / By Matt Button
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    Pass on the love: Tehillah McGuinness interview

    I’ve just made Tehillah McGuinness’ day. All I had to do was say her South African accent hadn’t faded. ...

    On January 6, 2015 / By Matt Button
  • Final-5
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    Youth over experience

    Gabe Medina, ASP World Champion 2014, deserves his new title fair and square but he certainly owes Ajelo Muniz ...

    On December 23, 2014 / By Matt Button
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    ASP Portugal Pro 2014: Pits and Panache in Peniche

    Well the surf industry has certainly got its knickers in a twist after two weeks in stormy Portugal. There ...

    On October 30, 2014 / By Matt Button
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    Slater Strikes out alone: What’s known about OuterKnown

    You get no points for saying you thought Slater would have his own clothing label. Everyone figured that. What ...

    On October 13, 2014 / By Matt Button
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    ASP France Pro 2014: A whimper and a bang

    The Quiksilver Pro has always been an exasperating event. With a capricious Atlantic that can offer bloody violence or ...

    On October 13, 2014 / By Matt Button
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    ASP Trestles 2014: Flair and air in the SoCal sun

    Tavarua and J-Bay are too exotic. Chopes is just too mental. Lower Trestles however is just perfect. A sublime ...

    On September 23, 2014 / By Matt Button
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    Review: The Ocean Film Festival

    With the success of the Australia event, the Ocean Film Festival heads to the UK this month. Premiering in ...

    On September 8, 2014 / By Matt Button
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    The Escape Committee. A journey across Europe in two generations

    Who’s your Daddy? Time travelling across Europe in an Austin Cambridge. Bored of travel? Want something more this summer? ...

    On August 6, 2014 / By Matt Button
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    Wild seas and white lightning

    ASP from J Bay Even the legend that is Tom Curren thought the Goofies were going to go all ...

    On July 21, 2014 / By Matt Button
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    ASP JBAY 2014 - Go the Goofies!

    Another lay day at the ASP J Bay Open and we could all do with a breather. The ocean ...

    On July 16, 2014 / By Matt Button
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    Never meet your heroes – One day in J Bay

    Twenty four hours is not enough. In fact it was less than that because we had to be in ...

    On June 27, 2014 / By Matt Button

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