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J P Currie

J P Currie

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Business & Media

Opinion: Well Done, Billabong. Seriously, Well Done.

6 min read Aug 30, 2017

Dogs maybe aren't meant to surf. It's possible. Image: YouTube/JuiceWhale

Opinion: Dogs Are Not Circus Animals; Please End Dog Surfing Competitions Forever

4 min read Aug 23, 2017

How Do You Get Your Kids To Love Surfing?

6 min read Jun 27, 2017

Well, which way will ya have it? Croc or shark? Photo: Pixabay

Move Over Sharks! Crocodiles Clear Lineups At Puerto Escondido!

5 min read Jun 20, 2017

Kelly Slater, also a master of elocution. Photo: WSL/Kelly Cestari

Kelly Slater Schools the Commentators at Fiji Pro!

4 min read Jun 15, 2017

To everyone watching, Zoltan Torkos is the first and only guy to REALLY do a kickflip.

Opinion: I Still Can’t Support Zoltan Torkos’ Kickflips

4 min read Jun 7, 2017

I Got Surfer’s Ear So You Don’t Have To!

4 min read May 24, 2017

I’m Hoping Taylor Steele’s Proximity Will Be the Greatest Surf Film Ever Made

5 min read May 17, 2017

Meet Mohammed Rahma: UAE’s First Professional Surfer

4 min read May 4, 2017

Tom Curren’s Instagram Is A Lot Like His Surfing

3 min read Mar 8, 2017

Mark Healey swimming with a tiger in Baja Mexico. Photo: Team Effort Films

Mark Healey Explains Why “It Was Probably Time to Cull at Reunion Years Ago”

5 min read Mar 2, 2017

John Florence and Kelly Slater are a legendary pair. But according to some pundits, 2017 ain't their year. Art: Haro

5 Things That Will Definitely Make Surfing Less Boring This Year

5 min read Feb 22, 2017

Réunion Island Wave Riding Community Suffers Another Shark Attack Fatality

3 min read Feb 21, 2017

Business & Media

Opinion: Policing Chatter About “The Snake” Is So Deliciously Hypocritical It’s Absurd

4 min read Feb 18, 2017

There are some truly big waves in the North Atlantic. Image: CNN

Biggest Open Ocean Swell Ever Recorded by a Buoy Occurs In North Atlantic

3 min read Dec 14, 2016

Adriano De Souza and John John Florence represent victory for all of us. They represent victory for surf culture as a whole. Photos: WSL Photos: WSL

A Tale of Two World Champions: How Pro Surfing Came to Symbolize Diversity

5 min read Dec 11, 2016

Dane Reynolds in his new film, Chapter 11.

Business & Media

Dane Reynolds and Chapter Eleven: What the Surf Industry Will Never Say

4 min read Dec 7, 2016

"I know this is the start of something very special," said Bayern Munich midfielder, Xabi Alonso. Photo: Adidas

Business & Media

Adidas Shames Surf Brands with Massive “For the Oceans” Initiative

3 min read Dec 1, 2016

One of big-wave surfing's most accomplished surfers, Paige Alms, undeniably charged at Jaws just a week and a half ago, but are there other takeaways from the women's event at Peahi? Photo: WSL/Kelly Cestari

Opinion: Women’s Big Wave Surfing Has a Parity Paradox Worth Rethinking

5 min read Nov 22, 2016