Category Archives: Images of Speed, Torque and Grace

luxurious whiteness of useless froth

Posted on September 22, 2011 by

Ode To the seagull high above the pinewoods of the coast, on the wind the sibilant syllable of my ode. *

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Northwest Africa pointbreaks

Posted on September 15, 2011 by

Northwest Africa, surf pointbreaks with the dudes… Zahn Foxton,Dean Harrington,Marlon Gerber, and Brian Conley – film by Erik Denman

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GBS does paipo and pix

Posted on August 10, 2011 by

George Bernard Shaw once wrote: “If Velasquez was born today, he would be a photographer and not a painter.” But the Irish playwright may also have thought his true calling lay behind the camera, according to researchers who have rediscovered … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashions through the Ages, Film, Images of Speed, Torque and Grace, Stories, Essays, Films, and Comix, Surf Mats | 10 Comments

“like a dream…” a film by Jessica Cooper, words by Berin MacKenzie

Posted on August 4, 2011 by

“The following short film was created by one of my students, Jessica Cooper, as part of a recent audition for film school. My Aikido teacher in Japan, upon watching the film described it as “like a dream… like swimming and … Continue reading →

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Sliding

Posted on June 18, 2011 by

Brett Caller shows us how to do it on one of Sage Joske’s crazy Vectors. Brett loves surfing, and gets stoked on anything that gets him catching waves; logs, mals, fish, alaias, hand-planes, body whomping, you name it. Brett’s playful, competitive … Continue reading →

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Paipo Interview – Bob Green with John Ruffels

Posted on June 10, 2011 by

“Geez, a story which involves Charles Kingsford Smith, Frank Beaurepaire, Phar Lap, Bondi, Stan McDonald, Black Sunday, Sue and Joy Smithers AND the inventor of both the Jaffle Iron AND the Surfoplane…..!! This bloke is a legend!” John Ruffels lived … Continue reading →

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Longboard Girls Crew

Posted on June 3, 2011 by

This Longboard Girls Crew looks epic to me. If only I could skate… (via Endless Bummer. Of course!) I love watching this clip, because it reminds me of my own girlfriends and how much fun it is to go surfing … Continue reading →

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The fluid boundaries of belonging, race, country and language

Posted on June 2, 2011 by

Phuong Dung Hoang grew up in France to Vietnamese parents, and now lives in Port Fairy, in the south west of Victoria, Australia. In 3 short minutes she tells the story of how she found herself at home on the … Continue reading →

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A cold welcome to the NEW ISSUE from Derek Hynd

Posted on May 10, 2011 by

Here’s a rushed attempt at getting a message out based on a quick favour and from what little I know of the Kurungabaa readership. No apology on spur of moment for anything untoward. So here it is – the new … Continue reading →

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rainy socal

Posted on May 2, 2011 by

from Andrew Schoener & Erik Derman (check these if you have a minute) Check Eric’s Wave Journal site which looks interesting tho’ focused on Southern Calif. Seems a sweet idea – personalised surf forecasts based on your own Journal Entries.  … Continue reading →

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