To the Four Corners of the World - The Lost Journals of Peter Troy PB by Peter Troy

$39.99 AUD

Category: Surfing

Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life by William Finnegan

$24.99 AUD

Category: Surfing

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR BIOGRAPHY 2016 WINNER OF THE 2016 WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR PRIZE Surfing only looks like a sport. To devotees, it is something else entirely: a beautiful addiction, a mental and physical study, a passionate way of life. William Finnegan first started surfi ng as a young boy in California and Hawaii. Barbarian Days is his immersive memoir of a life spent travelling the world chasing waves through the South Pacific, Australia, Asia, Africa and beyond. Finnegan describes the edgy yet enduring brotherhood forged among the swell of the surf; and recalling his own apprenticeship to the world's most famous and challenging waves, he considers the intense relationship formed between man, board and water. Barbarian Days is an old-school adventure story, a social history, an extraordinary exploration of one man's gradual mastering of an exacting and little-understood art. It is a memoir of dangerous obsession and enchantment. ...Show more

Golden Daze (Australian Surfing Then to Now) by Sean Doherty

$45.00 AUD

Category: Surfing

Australia's best surf writer brings to life the wild, bold, brave story of Australian surfing from the 60s to the present through the stories of Surfing Australia's Hall of Fame surfers and contemporary surfing legends. Golden Daze is a compelling memoir of Australian surfing through a year in the life of Australia's top surfers. Starting in 1963, renowned surfing journalist Sean Doherty charts the history of surfing through the stories of Surfing Australia's Hall of Fame inductees. Taking a year and a surfer at a time, he will reveal what they did, where they surfed and their life events in fascinating depth and detail. Illustrated with unpublished images from the surfers' private collections, these stories also give a vivid sense of the shifting world around them, particularly in the ever-changing realm of surfing. Golden Daze opens in 1963 with Peter Troy jumping ship in Melbourne with a surfboard under his arm, embarking on his fabled surfing odyssey that saw him introducing surfing to Brazil, being crowned European champion, hitching alone across the Kalahari Desert and watching an unknown band from Liverpool called the Beatles. 1964 is Midget Farrelly's story of winning the first world title on home sand at Manly Beach. In 1969 Wayne Lynch goes down the coast, avoiding the Vietnam draft. And in 1971, Alby Falzon stumbles upon the island of Bali while shooting his humble surf movie Morning of the Earth. The book brings to life the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and noughties through the eyes of the Australian surfers who defined them best, ending today with stories of potential Hall of Famers, contemporary stars like Mick Fanning, Joel Parkinson and Tyler Wright. Part journal, part biography, part surf culture memoir, Golden Daze gives a fascinating insight into Australian surfing and what makes it so unique. ...Show more

Long Bombs to Snake: Stories from Australian Sports by John Harms

$19.99 AUD

Category: SPORT

Long Bombs To Snake is the magazine of the Almanac community. It is 68 pages of quality feature-length writing on numerous sports by twelve of our talented Almanac contributors such as Mathilde de Hauteclocque, Matt Quartermaine, Mickey Randall, Dips O'Donnell, Matt Watson, John Harms, Callum O'Connor a nd more. Fresh pieces from creative voices. ...Show more

So ... You Wanna Be a Surfer? - 85+ Years of Australian Surfing History by Chris 'Swag' Gudenswager

$39.95 AUD

Category: Surfing

Turning Point 2 by Rusty Miller

$30.00 AUD

Category: SPORT

The Surfer's Travel Guide Australia 9th Ed - In Depth Descriptions for Every Major Surf Break in Australia by Over The Falls Press (Produced by); Chris Rennie; Michael Pitt (Editor)

$37.95 AUD

Category: Surfing

Right now there are thousands of waves breaking on beaches all around Australia. Some will be a tempting 4ft, over white sand, in crystal clear water, others will be a bone crunching 10ft, grinding over shallow reefs, and scaring the hell out of all in sight. That is the magic of Australia's coastline. It's diversity and enormity.This guide will get you to all those places and provide you with plenty of essential information and a good laugh along the way. It's a real surfer's travel guide. It includes: - In-depth wave descriptions for every major surf break in Australia. - A comprehensive accommodation, food and party guide, as well as flat day fun activities. - Surf survival techniques, road-trip planning, 4wd tips, advice on buying second hand cars and weather forecasting. - Detailed surf maps.It also has other essential information such as a beer guide (who knows what a Butcher or a Bobbie is?) and a complete healthy travel section to keep you fit for the surf.There's enough information to keep the most intrepid travellers satisfied."I've been surfing in Australia for the past 35 years and it got me to waves I've never heard of. Great beer guide too!"Ross Clarke-Jones Australian big wave surfer, surf explorer, tow-in pioneer, lunatic. "It's the ultimate travel guide, every surfer should have one"Tracks Magazine"It sends the right message to surfers: exploration, adventure, care for the environment and to have a good time"Surfrider Foundation ...Show more

TC - Tom Carroll by Tom Carroll; Nick Carroll

$19.99 AUD

Category: Surfing

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She Surf by gestalten (Editor); Lauren L. Hill (Editor)

$82.50 AUD

Category: Surfing

Join the celebration of the diverse, vibrant, and engaged community of women riding and making waves around the globe. While surfing is usually seen as a male domain, women have long been nurturing their own water stories and claiming their rightful place in the world of this sport. She Surf hails the f emales, past and present, who are engaged in expanding the art of surfing. Through exclusive interviews and evocative imagery, the book travels from the iconic waves of Hawaii to remote locations in Morocco. Learn about the forgotten stories of Polynesian surfing princesses, pioneering wave riders from the 1960s, and the contemporary movers and shakers shaping the scene. This book is an exciting reflection on what it means to be a female surfer and what it means to be moved to action by the beauty of the sea. (TEST main/long) ...Show more

The World Stormrider Surf Guide by Bruce Sutherland; Antony Colas

$99.95 AUD

Category: Surfing

The biggest, most comprehensive, reference guide to the waves on "Planet Surf" The World Stormrider Surf Guide explores every dynamic surf zone known to man, from world-famous beaches to obscure reefs on the fringes of the known surf world. With completely revised and updated text, a s well as painstakingly researched maps, this mammoth book is the largest collection of surf-spot information ever compiled. Each zone includes detailed analysis of the surf spots and swell forecasting, plus the lowdown on when to go, weather, accommodations, food, culture, hazards, the local scene and much more. A unique set of symbols and statistics make vital surf information instantly accessible. As an added bonus, The World Stormrider Surf Guide includes a global gallery of professional surf photographs. With over 260 detailed maps and 600 superb photos, this mammoth book is an essential tool and the ultimate surf travel resource for all globe-trotting waveriders. ...Show more

Kayaking and Canoeing by Paul Mason

$24.99 AUD

Category: SPORT | Series: World Sports Guide

Each World Sport book reveals an ideal location for learning a particular technique essential for mastering the sport, from trimming a surfboard along a wave in Windansea, California, to sailing the Whitsundays, Australia. Opening with perfect beginner locations and techniques, the complexity develops, leading readers through to expert-only locations and techniques, building an understanding of technique and equipment as they go. ...Show more

Just Add Water : A Surfing Savant's Journey with Aspergers by Clay Marzo

$31.99 AUD

Category: Surfing

Clay Marzo has an almost preternatural gift with a surfboard. From his first moments underwater (he learned to swim at two months old) to his first ventures atop his father's surfboard as a toddler, it was obvious that Marzo's single-minded focus on all things surfing was unique. But not until late in h is teens, when this surfing phenom was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, did the deeper reasons for his obsession and his astonishing gift for surfing become clear. Just Add Water is the remarkable story of Marzo's rise to the top of the pro surfing world and the personal trials he overcame in making it there. Marzo endured a difficult childhood. He was a colicky baby who his mother found could be soothed only with water. Later, as he entered school, his undiagnosed Asperger's made it tough for him to relate to his peers and fit in, but his relationship with the wave was elemental. Marzo could always turn to surfing, the only place where he truly felt at peace. Unflinching and inspiring, Just Add Water is a brave memoir from a one-of-a-kind surfing savant who has electrified fans around the world with his gift and whose story speaks boldly to the hope and ultimate triumph of the human spirit. ...Show more