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Long read: Surfing in ‘Nam A soldier’s story.

Us humans have endured some pretty terrible situations over the millennia: Wars, famine, plagues, storms, etc., and yet somehow the species always seems to overcome. Resilient little creatures we are. And, it looks like here we go again with this COVID-19 deal. Although we haven’t been around long in the big picture, surfers themselves seem…

WY Recommends: Jordan Rodin does it a bit differently Friction-free and flying.

Truth be told, we haven’t really followed the finless, friction-free deal too much. But of course, how could you not smile at Derek Hynd flying down the line at Jefferies? Other than that though, this surfing genre didn’t really grab much bandwidth around the office. That is until Perth local, Jordan Rodin, sent us a…

Opinion: Should we be surfing right now? Are we inadvertently becoming part of the problem?

A few days ago we casually opined that surfing may be one thing we still have to keep us sane during the COVID-19 global health crisis. Obviously that was a few days prior to the serious increases in known cases globally and also before some countries had actually begun closing beaches. So what about the…

Long Read: ‘Tuff City’ Personified How Sepp Bruhwiler’s Dark Past Shaped Who He Is Today

Our interaction with Sepp Bruhwiler began with a rather cryptic DM on the What Youth Insta a while back. It was literally, “fuck you pussies, I’m going to come down there and kick your asses,” or something to that effect. None of us had ever met the man but there was something very troubling about…

WY Recommends: What to do when the sky is actually falling?

Well, it’s official. Covid-19 is wreaking havoc around the globe and has even barged its way into the cloistered little world of surfing. The WSL has called off all events at least through March, and most probably beyond, and surely other regional and specialty events are also soon to follow (Sorry Stab, that was going…

WY Recommends: Try a different board!

Asher Pacey’s first surf on a futuristic and very little Album surfboard. After borrowing this 4’10 Plasmic for a spin down in Mainland Mex during filming for SNAPT4, it’s hard not to notice how much fun this guy is having lately. Filmed by Mini Blanchard, Asher does what Asher does best, which includes whatever the…

Watch “2019.” A film from Ryan Callinan

As is the new norm these days, surf pro hires filmer (s), stacks a few, drops a clip, Repeat. Yes, we are living in a strange new world. Once upon a time the media outlets actually created the content, now most of us simply present what’s been made available. Well for one, the surf media…

Watch “Pure Joy” A short film by Zac Haynes

We get a lot of content sent our way. This one popped into our inbox without much fanfare and truth be told, we actually lost it for a few days. Well, we found it and we loved it for no other reason than it represented that unmatched rawness of a self-produced project by yet another…