A history of National Sailing Hall of Famer Hobie Alter (Class of 2011) and the iconic boats he created from his company, which began when he started building surfboards as a teenager.
The final day of the 2014 Australian Longboard Surfing Open saw the sport’s top rated surfers do battle in the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Longboard Qualifying Series (LQS) divisions with Taylor Jensen (USA) winning the Legendary Pacific Coast Men’s Pro and Jen Smith taking out the Pretty Shady Women’s Pro.
Jen Smith, two-time ASP Women’s World Longboard Champion (2007, 2009) was dominant in the final against Rosie Locke (Sunshine Coast, Australia) … More
In the days before multimillion- dollar sponsorships and surf shops, a group of mates would tie longboards to their cars to drive almost five hours south on limestone roads and set up camp under melaleuca trees at Yallingup.
It was the early 1950s and surfing was considered a fad, which some suburban councils were trying to ban from Perth beaches.
With new driver’s licences, old cars, tinned food and a sense of adventure, the group of about 15 young boardriders were the first to go surfing “down south” … More
Featuring – Matt Smith, Finisterre Ambassador