A look at South Africa’s shark-spotting system — how it works, where it came from, and why it matters as Australia faces ...

The creator of Galactik Tracks reflects on the session that set the benchmark for the best surfing he’s ever seen.

Tracks' most iconic Indo mission ever when seven of the world's best free surfers found their surfing nirvana.

But the detrimental effects of shark nets are not limited to bycatch. It doesn’t take much to realise that floundering, dead ...

Surfers were barely an afterthought when great whites were declared protected in 2000. We still are, says Fred Pawle.

The unstoppable Gary Hughes has racked up five decades chasing big waves, exciting women, and raucous rock’n’roll. And he’s not done yet. This is the last time the original cooly kids were captured ...

First Nation people had been enjoying the surf for thousands of years before the Europeans invaded and stole their lands. It happened here, as it happened in the spiritual home of surfing, Hawaii. In ...

There can be no denying the phenomenon that is Robert Kelly Slater. Few will argue with the notion of greatest competitive surfer of all time, and a quick google search of the stats of Jordan, Tyson, ...

Four months on the road through far north Queensland, island hopping, diving, camping, fishing. All these things are a welcome distraction for any surfer, but they are still a distraction from the ...

“The sausage people are going under water!” Simon “Swilly” Williams shouts as the sky dumps buckets upon surfing’s most beloved contest of the year. Excitement for every phenomena is high as World ...

When ‘Morning of the Earth’ was released in 1972 it had a profound impact on Australian surfing in more ways than one. On a conceptual level, it became the artistic and aesthetic symbol of surfing as ...

A look back at when seven of the world’s best free surfers stumbled across a brand new paradise.