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gcsurf issue xxxvi read online www.goldcoastsurf.com.au winwinwin summer 2011

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win giveaway surfboard not included gc local scene xmas peter scott from abc 91.7 fm broadcasting live kirra hill community cultural centre conecting southern gold coast s jim wilson louise bezzina celebrate with gc councillor chris robbins the kirra hill community cultural centre s official opening www.southerngoldcoast.com.au jenny paris with the cash for leonard rawlings hawaiian trip fundraiser rainbow bay slsc leonard rawlings left and support team his hawaiian trip fundraiser rainbow bay slsc ed dave kim paget tappa congratulations dave best club member the burleigh boardriders presentation www.burleighboardriders.com kyle `divex robertson burleigh boardriders club champion 2011 gcsurf xmas giveaway includes o&e tail pad double board cover legrope summer city 1&2 dvd shagga s teahipoo uncut dvd simon anderson s book thrust tim baker s new book surfari son s of beaches t-shirt cooler sin eyewear sunglasses and finally double pass to the gold coast premier of jack mccoy s latest movie a deeper shade of blue scan the qr code with your smart phone or go to the gcsurf website for details www.goldcoastsurf.com.au 2 gcsurf summer 2011 heidi bartholomew barb colwill the denis callinan aloha golf day royal pines golf resort steve tim anderson present the north end johnny anderson memorial champions 1st chris bennetts 2nd adam bennetts 3rd takkesh thorne the north end board riders presentation night.

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gcsurf contents jamie mitchell surf travel richard harvey bali 1936 tim baker art of surfing hurley hpc son s of beaches film reviews justin rachael mitchell there new jm standup paddle shop on the hwy palm beach wayne dean official opening kirra hill community cultural centre wayne swan turnnig the soil with jack freestone m.r layne beachley the hurley hpc music reviews surfing events micro groms kirra club 50th coast of origin d arcy sailing pt scrapbook bleach scardy travel tips denis callinan aloha golf day 4-5 6-7 8 10 12 13 15 16 18 19 20-21 22 23 24 25 26 26 29 30 summer issue 2011 tim baker liz fanning celebrate the launch of surfari surf world gold coast surfworldgoldcoast.com richard kay harvey kirra hill community cultural centre official opening the ugly side of localism paul nick the burleigh boardriders presentation he we are again xmas and another year gone so quickly special thanks to jack mccoy tim baker shagga brian cregan cameron williams phil avalon glenn blight simon anderson for your support in this years gcsurf xmas summer giveaway comp also do your self a favour and see jack mccoys a deeper shade of blue when it premiers on the gold coast in february check our website for details in the coming weeks wish you all a safe happy festive season `enjoy the ride contributing writers photographers ryan williams tony harrington andrew shiled craig parrey jody macdonald erik aeder petra hennig shagga shane corban mark wilson yvette blundell tim brimblecombe mike snee avalon d arcy keri algar lynsey trembath andrew mckinnon dave scard shayne nienaber peter ching chad calderon terry tappa teece surfinsnapps sheli bankier matthew gunn swilly diogo d orey felipe oliviera cassandra nevine jak carroll nicholas heath mitchell shepherd crys-kai carroll jenny sheehan carolyn ridings congratulations to carla dickman of palm beach winning the gcsurf gopro give away www.gopro.com open club champions 1st luke hynd 2nd ed hatcher 3rd david mcgrath 4th jake short the north end board riders presentation night editor advertising tony philips goldcoastsurf@hotmail.com mobile 0409 724 055 art direction design harquebus design group matt@harquebus.com.au published by gold coast surf po box 555 palm beach queensland 4221 www.goldcoastsurf.com.au abn 160 373 557 20 ocean earth teenage rampage 13 under girls 1st kobie enright 2nd alyssa lock 3rd sophie mccullock 4th kiani dobbyn www.oceanearth.com team elephant rock s captain greg colwill gena dean the denis callinan aloha golf day cover photo by ryan williams surfer brent dorrington www.ryzphoto.com all correspondence welcome contributors opinions are not necessarily those of gcsurf © 2011 all rights reserved 3 gcsurf www.goldcoastsurf.com.au

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· story by lynsey trenbath there are moments out there somewhere between molokai and oahu between the agony and the despair between the sweat and the chafe he somehow surges on he is the world s greatest ocean paddler he is forever living up to his reputation he is in a league of his own he is the ten time consecutive molokai to oahu ocean paddling world champion he is jamie mitchell battled over 51.5 torturous kilometres in the quintessential waters of hawaii competitors are pushed beyond their physical and mental boundaries wildly varying open-ocean conditions such as unforeseeable winds heaving swells of up to 30 feet not to mention capricious currents and tidal movements playing significant factors in what is considered one of the roughest ocean channels in the world to simply complete this crossing is a feat in itself to dominate as mitchell has is almost fictitious this inordinate domination will probably not be replicated for decades if ever molokai is the ultimate test as a paddleboarder it means years of hard work dedication and great satisfaction over the years just the challenge of the channel and not knowing what conditions you will get and having to adapt keeps me wanting to come back and challenge myself said mitchell as if ten molokai s wasn t enough this accomplished big wave rider international swell chaser winner of the 2009 battle of the paddle xxl nominee and eddie aikau invitee he is the ultimate waterman the ocean has always been an incessant element in mitchell s life though born in the nsw surfing town of coffs harbour it wasn t long before mitchell migrated north to the gold coast where he began building his platform and honing his skills in our local waters competing amongst the nippers in the local surf life saving ranks learning about the ocean and getting the competitive juices flowing it was then only natural for him to spend his working days as a qualified and experienced gold coast city council lifeguard it wasn t until 99 when mitchell first took on molokai winning the pairs division that he had discovered his niche from that day forth there has been no stopping him mitchell won the race outright in 2002 and every year since setting two new race records along the way not to mention he s taken out virtually every major paddleboard race he s entered since his molokai reign began having dominated ocean paddling races throughout the world for the best part of a decade jamie has earned a unique international standing as an elite ocean athlete but mitchell is coy about being referred to as `the world s greatest ocean paddler insisting otherwise obviously that s a honor but i don t see myself like that i just enjoy the sport and the challenge and the good people involved said mitchell with so many grueling kilometers under his belt as well as 15 years of racing knowledge mitchell agrees his experience is now one of his finest assets in averting off the hungry mass of competitors stalking his reign it is with this experience that mitchell despite the mental and physical stress of five hours paddling in open ocean he manages to see the brighter side when the channel s notorious current begins to hit and he s grinding out that last hour or two till landfall i love the feeling of being all alone and just having to feel your way across the ocean it s just you and the ocean it s a pretty cool feeling i just know · photo jody macdonald www.jodymacdonaldphotography.com 4 gcsurf summer 2011

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i have to put everything into it dig deep and have no excuses the best way to deal with the mental and physical stress is to train for it and do the race consistently experience is key he said so train he does while a typical weekly schedule for jamie consists of everything from swimming paddling strength training and sup cross training mitchell admits despite all the hard work he couldn t complete the hellish crossing without his obliging entourage they support me the whole way and my wife is there looking after me and my diet giving me whatever support i need i couldn t do it without them said mitchell but there is far more to mitchell s repertoire than ocean paddling a revered fearless big wave surfer jamie has also been honored by invitations to some of the planet s crème de la crème of big wave riding events including the tow-in world cup and the mavericks paddle-in contest what s more jamie was nominated in billabong s xxl big wave awards for a monstrous wave ridden at todos santos mexico in 2007 you would think someone with mitchell s spontaneous swell-chasing adventures listing peahi maverick s waimea bay todos santos and phantom s as the most exciting surf locations would have a somewhat cavalier approach to big waves i wouldn t say cavalier but i try and be prepared the best i can be and be smart about it but between peahi and mavericks there has been a few scary ones said mitchell mitchell s escapades have also earned him membership in the informal but esteemed 30/20 club to boot to be a member of that club you have to join the handful of elite watermen that have paddled 30 miles or more through open ocean and ridden 20 foot waves by the traditional paddle-in method membership is limited furthermore mitchell has adapted to and accomplished virtually every form of surf craft from the modern short board to tow-in big wave surfing to standup paddle boards foil boards canoe surfing and the surf ski mitchell agrees his surfing prowess intertwines with his paddling perfectly and vice versa its been a perfect blend surfing is 90 per cent paddling and paddling you have to know how to surf the swells so both sports have helped me evolve he said but now mitchell has moved into something a little out of routine between paddling into more mavericks and todos monsters extending his molokai reign or towing into the colossus waves of australia s southern coast mitchell will be busy working on the development and success of his own paddleboard design and manufacturing business jm paddleboards i started making sup racing boards and now nipper boards and 10 6 racing mals for surf club racing adrian birse is shaping for me which is great so i m just taking it slow at the moment and hopefully it can turn into a successful business down the track said mitchell as he dons the singlet to do battle with the channel s notorious currents for his 11th consecutive molokai crown attempt mitchell is showing his versatility in surf craft once again by planning to compete the crossing on a sup as opposed to his previously preferred prone paddleboard whether you think he s addicted or feels a sense of history or tradition for the crossing or is just plain crazy one thing is for sure mitchell has forged a deserved reputation as one of the world s elite ocean athletes gcsurf www.goldcoastsurf.com.au tony harrington harroart.com the best way to deal with the mental and physical stress is to train for it · photo erik aeder jamie mavericks northern california · photo tony harrington www.harroart.com 5

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same as it ever was i had been watching this bump for about a week my usual pre-indo stoke had abated slightly after an insane five-day swell at the point but this storm ticked all the boxes ­ direction period size and most importantly the tides had come into play i have been making my annual pilgrimage to the bay of the sleeping bear for close to two decades and despite living at and surfing one the best point breaks in the world since i could stand up this is my happy place the frustrating but so rewarding chunk of reef at the bay last fired for the swell of the decade when it broke for six days straight in may 2007 two days after landing in bali i had islandhopped across to the bay via fast boat ferry and kijang as i sat on the balcony of the hotel cup of sweet tea in one hand durry in the other i watched the indicator bombie starting to show as the arvo sun disappeared my froth started to bubble tomorrow s gonna be a good day the next day was all i d come to expect from the reef ­ coiling and spitting four-foot-plus lines ­ like chope s but add another 250 metres a six-hour window on the tides all day offshores and a line-up of about 60 guys thick lips and a very unforgiving reef convinced the majority of the crew to chase smaller ones further along this left only about half a dozen of us sitting at the zipper a small gap that lets you in at the top of the reef ­ prime position for pegging the bombs a full-on under the lip air-drop take off then set your rail and pull in two surfs later and a couple of keepers in the memory banks i was back chilling on the balcony the sun was setting on an epic day of barrels and the rumblings on the reef were signalling that the swell was building but the rumblings on the reef were no match for the rumblings going on over the hill in town flashback to the early 90s this is a sleepy little fishing village no black top roads electricity or running water i m sitting on the beach in front of the reef with my travelling buddy mr brad a creek winds its way down to the ocean to empty itself at the end of the reef we re sitting under a pandanus waiting for the tide to do its thing we hear voices it s not bahasa being spoken there s an american twang two geologists stumble out of the bushes as shocked to see us as we are them they d been tracing the creek systems down the hills behind us next year the largest gold and copper mine in the southern hemisphere would open a couple of kilometres inland mr brad looks at the geologists then at me sedimentary dear watson flash forward present day next morning still a couple of hours before the tide starts moving i head into town streets are deserted this is a town with a population that s grown to 10,000 now town is eerily quiet i decide to drive around the next two bays to tim s place for brekky he s been surfing this place for the past eight years 6 gcsurf summer 2011 up and over the hill turn right across the bridge where s the bridge a couple of local lads sit on 44-gallon drums next to some burnt tyres that form a sort of roadblock jembatan habis i ask in broken bahasa they wave their arms and point in the direction i came from you go you go no need to ask me twice i arrived back at the hotel slightly bemused something is going on flashback to the late 90s the rupiah has crashed the price of rice has risen tenfold millions are laid off work the country is seething with unrest i m at the reef staying at my usual haunt a group of bungalows that has since become a fulltime brothel the population has increased to about 5,000 people are arriving in town by the hundreds looking for work at the mine we re more interested in the four to six foot swell and surf through the tide before heading to expat george s place for a brew it s on says george all hell s broken loose there was a protest at the mine today ­ too many people not enough jobs seems the demonstration turned ugly the cops shit themselves and called in the army no one fucks with the army we decide to stay put at george s army vehicles roll through the streets infra-red beams from gunsights strafe the soccer pitch occasional gunfire and angry mob grumblings continue through the night next morning we jump into george s landrover the streets are empty the army s done its job surprisingly guards let us in to look around the mine it s deserted all the expat miners we re airlifted and fast-boated to safety yesterday over coffee we decide to surf through the tide then bugger off flash forward present day tim rocks up about an hour after i get back and fills us in two hundred new jobs had become available at the mine instead of divvying up the new positions fairly the kapala desa mayor gave them to all his cronies a mob formed they dragged the mayor out of his house and decapitated him they burned his house down then burned down every mine office in the surrounding towns they set up road blocks and rallied outside the main mine and the port the expats live in the same area as tim to keep them in check the mob burned bridges and blocked access roads the only way out for the expats was by helicopter or fast-boat surfers in that area were allowed to pass through safely ­ sort of a surfers amnesty thanks to a random angle on a random section of offshore reef a lot of villages in indo have morphed from seaweed farms with a couple of huts to coastal towns with healthy economies ­ all due to the influx of surfers the positive impact on the local economy of surfers buying land supporting their businesses and only taking waves is evident the economic status of a muslim village can be measured by its mosque one spot i ve been surfing for the past couple of decades now has two of the most impressive places of worship in the area the tide was right so i paddled out four to six foot sets hit the top of the reef and funnelled down the line off chops is putting it mildly then it started every 10 minutes or so a chopper would fly over smoke started billowing from fires being lit behind the hills to the east and west very surreal you almost expected to hear wagner s ride of the valkyries pumping out of the choppers sound systems and kilgore standing on the beach yelling you surf or you fight after an epic morning sesh i recharged at the hotel restaurant ready for the arvo barrel-fest crew were arriving from another reef about 30 minutes down the road bewildered by what was going on surfboards on the cars they had been waved through three roadblocks between here and there after a quick update on what was going on i went back out and after a couple of good ones paddled up to the zipper where tim is sitting waiting for a bomb after a quick exchange about our last kegs i paddled past him letting him know to yell if he wants the one i m paddling for i go about 20 metres deeper and a four-footer surfaces in front of me i turn and start paddling looking down the line at tim he turns to paddle then stops smiles and nods his head i drop into it and backdoor the section before tim this isn t an arm-dragging keg it s a full tilt pumping in the barrel backdoor after backdoor balls to the wall grinder i come out down by the big rock punch through the end section pop up and sit on my board that euphoric buzz you only get from extended time in the green room hits me i m done even though there s still an hour left on the tide i call it a day from the beach i watch a four-wave set peel off flawlessly then back up to the hotel i pack my stuff throw the boards in the car and say my goodbyes as i drive over the hill something hits me i should have put the boards on the roof but my mind is still replaying my last wave and i slip back into post-barrel bliss the first roadblock appears near the port they see me coming about 40 to 50 of them a bul e white man in a 4-wheel drive is pretty conspicuous here so i slow down as they approach ready to gun it they look in the car and see the boards hello mister they yell as they wave me through stoked the next road block is the same ­ waved through no probs but as i approach the third i notice one guy grab his mobile phone as soon as he spots me they pull me over the boss man leans in through the window he sees the boards smiles and highfives me i smile back and thankfully continue on to the ferry about two hours later though by the time i was crossing the strait the roadblocks had doubled and the smiles had turned upside down back in bali a couple of days later i was told of some nasty scenes at the roadblocks of rocks being thrown and cars being mobbed ­ the end of the surfers amnesty i could have stayed another day it s always nice to get 10 or 20 waves of your life but sometimes one is enough story by nick heath · photo by www.diogodorey.com have visions of being a famous surf travel writer got a story some high resolution photos send to gcsurf goldcoastsurf@hotmail.com

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just ne click away www.seabournsurf.com stench · photo felipe olivera maha bintang mentawais pictured nick this year same as it ever was blue shark maldives are a premier surf travel charter company that can take you to some of the most beautiful and desirable surf destinations on the planet the mentawai islands and the maldives your surfing holiday with seabourn surf charters will be an amazing experience and we will make sure you get the waves of your dreams for your perfect travel adventure seabourn surf charters gcsurf www.goldcoastsurf.com.au 7

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richard harvey relaxed stepping into richard harvey s studio gallery i instantly feel relaxed and enlightened i have visited richard a few times and on every occasion he has always been so welcoming and easy to talk to a recent visit was no different i was greeted with a warm smile and we sat down to have a chat and a coffee i spoke to richard about his paintings paying particular attention to the style i liked the most the `organic pop style it s the name i made up for this style it s a similar approach to the aboriginal dreamtime paintings where images come from memories but rather than using dots the shapes are created from soft organic shapes and the colors are bright and alive as richard explained to me when you travel or think of a particular place certain images and landmarks come to mind his paintings are his own iconic images of some of the places he has been and his work includes scenes of sydney bells beach bali and local places like straddie burleigh and kirra each piece begins with a connection to the area or the person he is painting for then he gets his ideas onto paper by sketching writing notes and perhaps getting photos ideas develop and are morphed into vibrant pictures that draw you in and reflect our wonderful world the end result looks simple but getting those long smooth lines takes a lot of time board shaping has helped me visualize the smoothness and each block of colour gets painted 3 or 4 times his aim is to create an emotion with all his work each piece has its own story while the lines are very relaxing and the colour makes you feel good having painted since an early age it s only in the past four years that richard has really focused on getting his pieces to a higher level it s something i really enjoy doing and i will continue with for the rest of my life after hearing some stories of his travels i leave richard to continue to live his dream and depart with a refreshed approach to life art isn t the only thing going on in his miami art space richard is also a writer photographer surfboard shaper and hosts his one on one surfboard shaping workshops don t hesitate to pop in at unit 3 10 pacific ave miami just off the gold coast highway www.harveysurf.com · story by cassandra nevin 8 gcsurf summer 2011

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from the atoll summer vibes availabe at cabarita surf hot stuff inside surf low pressure mad dog oh so beachy pipedream surf central byron surfxcess and yamba surf gcsurf www.goldcoastsurf.com.au 9

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bali s first surfboard resurfaces 75 years later made switra was one of bali s best professional surfers during the nineties together with ketut menda and rizal tanjung they were the second generation of successful competitors made was given a wildcard to compete in the first of the quiksilver g-land events won by kelly slater in 1995 and in the same year won the margaret river expression session that included hawaii s johnny boy gomes and byron s danny wills later on in hawaii made switra made a big name for himself charging the notorious banzai pipeline he was also known as mr padang padang as clearly illustrated by australian bali based photographer jason child s classic soul arch of made under a perfect pp lip the print is now a popular quiksilver indo t-shirt nowadays made is pretty much retired from the pro scene leaving it up to the third generation of indo contestants like marlon gerber lee wilson bol dharma tonjo and co he still surfs although spends more time in the ocean pursuing his love of game fishing and entering fishing competitions when he s not at sea made and his partner widi afni manage a modest warung behind the kuta water bomb park serving fresh bbq seafood and vegetables with the traditional hot and spicy sambal sauce the atmosphere at made s warung is relaxed humble and casual reflecting the balinese man s modest yet friendly warm nature switra is a respected member of the local banjar and he likes to make people happy just like the good ol aussie barby albeit with the authentic balinese style when made is not so busy he turns his talent to painting traditional oil ceremonial scenes and golden barrels from that surfing perspective these works of subliminal art surround the walls of his warung the restaurant includes a separate art room gallery adorned with amazing surf art memorabilia including a timeless priceless piece of invaluable art stashed away is an original first ever balinese alai board once owned by american hollywood photographer bob koke mermaid beach bali bomb survivor chris beirne had told me about the young american who 10 gcsurf summer 2011 introduced surfing to bali much like the duke did for australia in 1936 koke had to machete his way through the tropical jungle of kuta to discover the famous reef and beachbreaks he then carved out his own alai board and was the first westerner to surf in bali koke also built the first bali beach hotel at kuta when world two broke out and the japanese army descended on the indonesian archipelago including bali bob bailed back to america leaving his board behind 50 years passed on when made switra paid a visit to his grandfather s temple and the old man re-encountered the story of how he found koke s board abandoned on the beach instead of discarding it his grandfather hid the wooden board in the roof of his house aware that made had developed into a champion surfer he recovered the treasured item and proudly handed it over to his grandson half a century later made keeps bali s first ever surfboard discreetly hidden from view and only pulls it out on rare occasions i have japanese friends who are very interested in buying the board offering much money but i tell them it s not for sale if you would like to have bbq fish at made switra s warung you can contact him via facebook give him some notice for a private booking and guaranteed it will be the best and cheapest bali home-style makan you can spend your rupiah s on ·story by andrew mckinnon · jason childs photography www.jasonchildsphotos.com · andrew mckinnon s surf reports can be heard on seafm goldfm from 6am/7am/8am

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surfari tim baker is so stoked that he can t put his wetsuit on fast enough somehow in the middle of his life the prolific surf scribe has slipped one past mediocrity to live the adventure he wished for as a teenager balancing life on the road for the best part of a year as a writer husband and father whilst surfing every australian coastline to mostly his heart s content the only nagging he gets is from his mistress the ocean written in a distinctly australian voice full of self-depreciating wit thoughtfulness and honesty baker describes what it s like to share familial responsibilities with an insatiable appetite for waves surfari is personal informative and will resonate with every surfer s fantasy search no matter what their circumstances are and frankly what surfer worth their salt is not up for that you describe reading surfari highway twenty years ago the dream it inspired then last year your final determination to drive/surf around australia with your family was there one moment though did something happen that you were stopped in your tracks and you thought bloody hell it s now or never what was the tipping point it s hard to identify an actual tipping point iit was more a slowly gnawing feeling that i wanted a bit more adventure in my life and pondering how to do that in harmony with family life and financial/work commitments it may have been just driving the kids to school one morning whenever it was that old teenage memory of the great round australia trip just re-surfaced at first i was kind of nervous to mention it to my wife but when i did she was totally into the idea i think it was partly an age thing ­ my age and the kids i m 46 and i ve billed it as a pre-emptive strike on my mid-life crisis but also the kids were the right age to pull out of school without harming their education too much i think it was all those things in combination creating this dawning realisation that now was the time you throw in a bit of non-surfing socio-political commentary throughout the story was this trip in part about getting out from the restrains of 12 gcsurf summer 2011 conventional society and what now do you slip back into it yeah it definitely was about wanting to live a somehow unconventional life once your kids start school and if you have a mortgage or rent to pay those two elements in tandem can make you feel like you are really locked in to a certain way of life and that this is it this is what you are expected to do i wanted to try and defy that be able to dream and live outside those constraints or at least not be imprisoned by them it is tough now slipping back into regular life and i feel a resistance to just going back to the same old i felt like i achieved a state during that trip of almost perfect freedom ­ waking up each day and just deciding what you wanted to do where you wanted to go how you wanted to spend each day it is a blissful feeling and i find myself pondering how to achieve this as an ongoing condition the journey is as much about you and surfing as it is about your family familial responsibility crops up a lot you manage to juggle obligations to your kids your wife and your mistress the ocean all without too many dark looks it s an admirable feat looking back would you have tackled things differently is it just the nature of the beast that a surfer will always be searching for another ride yeah i felt like i had to kind of surrender to greater forces in tasmania for instance i was chasing it too hard and the family suffered a bit and i was missing surf by a day or two everywhere i was kind of too desperate and grasping like a lot of things when you let go a bit things fall into place that was my experience across the southern states from bells westwards once i relaxed and went with the flow it was a much happier easier experience but having said all that it would be amazing to do this trip as a young single surfer just with a mate and no commitments surfing your brains out all day i would recommend it to any young surfer with a family it s definitely a delicate balancing act that requires a fair bit of compromise and understanding from all parties has surfing all of australia s surfable coastline continuously for nine months opened your mind more to what s on offer in and out of the water how will you deal with the crowds back home now it really opened my eyes to how much uncrowded surf there is around the country and how herd-like surfers are in all congregating together in certain places basically if you don t mind a bit of cold there s no need to surf with crowds i definitely struggle with the crowds on the gold coast that said i recently drove 15 minutes south and surfed a five-foot point break by myself with a few dolphins recently you just have to fall out of step with the herd and having flexible work hours helps the fear of localism and stepping on toes as a surfing journalist preoccupies you did it turn out to be a very real fear do you think the days of hard-core localism are fewer and further between localism wasn t nearly as prevalent or extreme as i d expected a lot of those really gnarly hard core locals have aged and mellowed but i think if you stepped out of line and behaved badly in the water you would still get pulled up pretty quick i tried to be discrete in the water i d paddle out wide sit wide of the peak watch the crew all catch their waves and just kind of edge my way in gradually and i think that s all most locals want to see ­ that you are treading softly and not out to try and take over a spot i was generally surprised how friendly and accepting crew where although i didn t advertise the fact i was a surf journalist i think there s a great opportunity now if traveling surfers can be cool to enjoy some of these remote locations without some of the nastiness of bygone years but it requires sensitivity and respect someone once said travel is not reward for working it s education for living cheesy but true now that you ve settled back into the goldy how do you think the trip has impacted and will impact your children and your family dynamics how have they changed i d definitely endorse that statement at the moment i think we are all going through a bit of a transition phase of getting used to life back home i m sure it has made the kids more outgoing social and adaptable and i hope it gives them a sense that life s possibilities are wide open that you can choose the sort of life you want to live we still have all the usual family squabbles from time to time but i feel like we have passed through a bit of a furnace together the road of trials as joseph campbell calls it that will bond us there are certain experiences we had together on the trip that only the four of us can share and recall and i hope that is a special bond that will help sustain us my little boy used to wake up every morning of he trip and ask what are we doing today and it was pretty much always something new and different and exciting he still does it now that we are home and i have to say well you are going to school and i am going to work and that s how it s going to be for a while now i kind of struggle with that and the idea that you then just get a few weeks off a year when the rest of the country does and everywhere is packed there is a lot to be said for falling out of step with the herd and i want to keep trying to find ways to do that vivi kirsten alex tim · photo shane corban had you travelled a bit or a lot with your family before this trip didn t seem to me to be inspired by wanderlust as much as it was a not forgotten dream is there a next chapter we ve been fortunate enough to do a fair bit of travel as a family i had a work trip to the maldives that i was able to take them on when the kids were very young they have grandparents in italy melbourne and perth so there have been family trips to visit each of them and we love just heading a couple of hours down the coast to a favourite spot i d like to think there can be more of these short getaways and maybe some surfari sequels nz the south pacific indonesia europe hawaii the americas but there was something very special about seeing our own country and feeling a deeper connection to it i would love to do more travel within australia and get more in touch with indigenous culture in particular but i also feel concerned by the environmental impacts of travel so i might have to learn to sail or something in a sentence what is australian surfing to you after the big lap i say it in the book but i honestly believe we are the luckiest people living in the luckiest country in the luckiest period in human history we are living in paradise the freedom ease beauty and diversity of traveling the australian coast is a great blessing that ought to be cherished and savoured sitting in line out at snapper with 300 others is not making the most of your inheritance as an australian surfer · interview by keri algar www.unstucktravel.com

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art of surfing a surfboard that looks like a cactus was one of the winners of the 2011 art of surfing competition announced during a gala opening function at surf world gold coast last night simon skerry s cactus surfboard was one of 40 original works from local and interstate designers and school groups other winners were geoff murray in the retro category daniel joyce in the open category and coolangatta state school with an indigenousinspired design in the school category over 80 people attended the opening night to hear the winners announced by natasha edwards the director of the swell sculpture festival and meet with the artists it was a fantastic night of surf art and music in a venue that reeks of surf culture said surf world committee member jak carroll we were blown away at the eclectic range of surfboard art on display ­ apart from works inspired by plants animals planets and the ocean we had tribal retro and indigenous designs and even a tribute to rem local schools featured prominently in this year s competition with entries from coolangatta state school currumbin community special school tweed river high school elanora state school palm beach currumbin high pacific coast christian school and squiggles kindy the art of surfing is supported by southern cross university barz optics jet printz connecting southern gold coast currumbin wildlife sanctuary burleigh brewing pacific longboarder magazine gold coast surf magazine and australia s surfing life magazine the 2011 art of surfing winners are as follows surf industry artist simon skerry open artist daniel joyce retro artist geoff murray schools art coolangatta state school highly commended currumbin community special school tweed river high school elanora state school mitchell rae martin guthrie brad riddell · photos corban productions story jak carroll simon skerry martin guthrie geoff murray emily holmes surf world gold coast volunteers if you re interested in surfing history and beach culture or just have a desire to help your community this could be the position for you queensland s only museum dedicated to surfing heritage and beach culture open daily 10.00am 5pm located above honeyworld in tomewin streert currumbin qld phone 07 5525 6380 surf world volunteers assist with customer reception and sales and events if you have particular skills the museum will put them to good use the museum is open 7 days a week 10am to 5pm and is located in currumbin opposite currumbin wildlife sanctuary if you are interested please contact surf world on 07 5525 6380 check out our website for more information on what exhibitions and programs the museum has www.surfworldgoldcoast.com gcsurf www.goldcoastsurf.com.au 13

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norm innis justine elliot,wayne swan mr andrew stark layne beachley world s first surfing centre of excellence joined by former surfing world champions layne beachley and mark richards treasurer wayne swan turned the first soil to begin construction on surfing australia s multi-million dollar training facility at casuarina beach mid september the hurley surfing australia high performance centre hpc will boast state of the art education facilities equipment and accommodation and will be at the forefront of sports science and coaching development for surfing treasurer swan said i have no doubt that this high performance centre will play a big role in developing the next generation of australian surfing champions and strengthen both the surfing community and the surfing industry local federal member for richmond justine elliot said the local community would benefit greatly from the hpc australia is one of the most successful surfing nations and investments like this will help build on that legacy justine said surfing australia chief executive officer andrew stark said this centre is a world s first and will offer australian surfers a serious competitive advantage to compete on the world surfing stage the new centre will ensure that australia continues to dominate world surfing and produce future world champions seven-time world champion layne beachley said she would have loved a facility like the hpc to be available when she was beginning her professional career a facility like this ensures the whole spectrum of professional surfing is catered for from juniors right through to current world champions to utilise the amazing facilities and training on offer layne said the facility will feature a surf specific gym auditorium offices testing and treatment room accommodation for 16 and has been designed in consultation with the australian institute of sport ais the hpc is on a dedicated $1.2 million freehold title gifted to surfing australia by consolidated properties developers of casuarina beach hurley s involvement will see that the centre is at the forefront of surfing technology and training helping evolve the skill-set of long-time surfers and nurturing the youth and surfing leaders of tomorrow our partnership with hurley will allow surfing australia to provide world leading facilities and the latest equipment at the hpc with this significant sponsorship investment being poured into the new building stark said hurley australia s general manager jason haynes said the opportunity to be involved and contribute to what is effectively an academy for some of the world s best athletes young and old is an honour to know hurley can play a part in shaping the careers of australia s surfing youth and safeguard the future of the surfing industry worldwide the two-level hurley surfing australia high performance centre is expected to be ready for operation by may next year · story by tim brimblecombe surfing australia 15 gcsurf www.goldcoastsurf.com.au

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