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The Great Wave Pool Debate
The first time I saw a properly surfable wave pool was 2011, on the great world wide web. Viral videos had already become a staple of the social media scene,...
Memorial Day Sale 2018
Hansen’s Annual Memorial Day SALE Friday, May 25th - Monday, May 28th Save up to 50% OFF Swimwear, Sportswear, Wetsuits, Shoes, Sandals & more. Get down to the shop and...
Family Down Under
It has been so fun to have my mom here in Australia, especially for Mother’s Day! Over the past seven months, I’ve had a handful of visitors coming to see...
The Byron Bay General Store
When your meal is this pretty, you’re allowed to take a picture. This week, my post is dedicated to one of the establishments where I spend the majority of my...
5 Clips To Get You Fired Up To Surf
Far too often, we go check our local surf spot and the waves are, for lack of a better word, haggard. Whether it’s a marginal swell or a devil wind...
Yeah The Girls
All-girls party waves are even more fun when there’s more than one girl in the water! Photo by Alex Roberts , shooting for Solsoya . Byron Bay is a very...
Two Days Down the Coast
Liv’s trusty steed - a 1993 Toyota Townace named Greg. This past weekend, I ran into my friend Olivia Donnelly, who is originally from Santa Cruz, and was my neighbor...
The Single Fin Mingle
The artwork for the Single Fin Mingle, all created by the talented Bradley King, is hands down some of the coolest art I have ever seen for a surf competition....
Green Trends Down Under!
Just me in the big blue sea, in a Sol Soya swimsuit made of recycled materials. Photo by Remi Bedora. Although an annual Earth Day has been celebrated since 1970,...
World Tour Spooked Out of WA
As all surfers know, when we step off the continent and paddle out, there is an inherent risk associated with this decision. To put it bluntly, we as humans are...
#CheersMick - 5 Reasons Why We Will Always Remember Mick Fanning
As the tour makes its way to West Oz for the third and final stop of the Australian leg, it’s with mixed emotions as a familiar face won’t be joining....
Going for Cold
Long pants and boots? I don’t even know who I am anymore! After almost an entire year of avoiding truly chilly weather, I am taking a leap into the cold...









