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J P Currie

J P Currie

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Business & Media

You Can Now Buy Your Favorite Surfer’s WSL Jersey

5 min read Mar 28, 2016

Owen Wright is just beginning a long road to recovery. Photos: WSL/Instagram

Owen Wright And The Tragic Reality Of Head Trauma

4 min read Mar 25, 2016

A recent opinion piece inspired some heated discussion. We dive in. Photo: Plueckhahn/WSL

Opinion: The Sad Fact that Women’s Surfing Has Image Issues

4 min read Mar 21, 2016

Rich or not, we all agree that many surfers can be dicks, and I’m sure we’ve all met our share of wealthy assholes. Now riddle me this: what do you get if you cross a dick and an asshole?

In The Future, Surfing Will Belong Solely To The Rich

4 min read Mar 11, 2016

Shane Dorian Vest

The Great Safety Vest Debate: Eddie (Probably) Would Have Worn One

5 min read Mar 7, 2016

Slow clap for the man, Clyde Aikau. Photo: Quiksilver/WSL

John John Florence Didn’t Win The Eddie; Clyde Aikau Did

4 min read Mar 2, 2016

The Dark Web Of Surfing: Addiction Can Be Destructive

5 min read Feb 25, 2016

Kelly Slater held absolutely nothing back in this interview.

Business & Media

Opinion: Kelly Slater Has Lost the Plot

4 min read Feb 22, 2016

What is an acceptable sponsor’s dowry? Your board-space? Your image? Your life?

Business & Media

Andy Irons, Eddie Aikau, and the Surf Brands that Own Their Corpses

3 min read Feb 20, 2016

"I’m fed up with John John’s effortlessly deep pits." "I’m fed up with John John’s effortlessly deep pits."

Business & Media

Opinion: I’m Sick and Tired of Watching Ando, Kelly and JJF Surf

4 min read Jan 28, 2016

"I can't see a better way to harvest meat than hunting," says Matt Meola. "The animal lives a happy, healthy life in its natural habitat, then out of nowhere, it drops dead. Seems a lot less cruel to me."

Surfing and Hunting: There’s a Little Bloodlust in All Of Us

7 min read Jan 23, 2016

Cold Comfort: A Dawn Patrol Diary

4 min read Jan 11, 2016

I wish I knew how to quit you, surfing.

Quitting Surfing: The New Year’s Resolution I Wish I Could Make

4 min read Jan 4, 2016

Business & Media

Six Takeaways From The WSL in 2015

6 min read Dec 24, 2015

It’s a freak of technology , created by a freak of nature.

Business & Media

Kelly Slater’s Magnum Opus is an Artificial Wave

4 min read Dec 20, 2015

19-year-old Adam Amin on the tail end of a insider at Jaws.

A UK Teenager Who Started Surfing 5 Years Ago Sneaked into the Peahi Challenge

6 min read Dec 16, 2015

Business & Media

Opinion: I Think Big Wave Surf Competitions Are Boring to Watch

5 min read Dec 9, 2015

Business & Media

Opinion: We Are Disgusting Creatures and GoPros Aren’t Helping

4 min read Dec 2, 2015

Surfboard Shaper Bryan Knowles Ride Anything

Business & Media

Opinion: Death to the Local Shaper

5 min read Nov 27, 2015