What kind of person runs three and a half thousand kilometers from Townsville to Darwin without a support crew, pulling a 50-kilo trailer for no glory and no gold? This guy. Meet Ben Ferris, 33, a man who just needs to run and looks to an unlikely hero - Forrest Gump, as his inspiration. Ben is the ultra marathon man. Not all pro athletes are rich! When you think of a … [Read more...]
WINNERS! – The big Australian swimwear road test competition! Not to mention results from your voting.
Our last issue featured the famous board-short versus aussie cossie road test. We asked you for your comments about the story and the images and offered gifts for the most entertaining votes/comments. We also promised to get back to your with the results from your voting. Here is what you said and think! Thanks for all the comments and entries The competition is done and … [Read more...]
Everyone’s favourite surf journalist, Tim Baker, takes a walk! – but not just any walk. Tim discovers the song line of the sea eagle!
So, I just spent two days walking, and paddling, from Byron Bay to the Gold Coast – well Fingal just over the border in Northern NSW. I was fortunate enough to be invited along with a group of Indigenous dad’s and their sons on the walk, following the story line of the sea eagle, and introducing the youngsters to their indigenous culture. It’s hard to put into words what a … [Read more...]
Dermott and Garry raise key issues about women’s professional AFL
At the successful conclusion of the first season of professional women's AFL two senior male, ex-player, commentators of the game publicly raised a some issues. I won't offer my opinion on what they said. I'll just quote them and leave you to make up your own minds about what they said. I will also raise the question of what the possible underlying motivations for such comments … [Read more...]
Who was Europe’s first surfing woman? Introducing the wonderful Witch of Newbury.
It’s a fact of life that many men are threatened by powerful and skilful women. Nowhere is this more so than in sport. While women’s sport might just be entering a golden age right now with women’s soccer, rugby, basketball, Australian football, cricket, surfing etc. emerging from the shadows to not only provide fun and exciting fitness alternatives for women but also to … [Read more...]