The Pass is one of the world’s loveliest surfing spots. Lovely for lots of reasons. It’s aesthetically beautiful. There are fewer places prettier. Golden sands. Sweeping views of the bay. The mountains in the distance. The wildlife. The rock wall that makes up The Point. The waves are often beautiful. It’s a long, often glassy, right-breaking point wave that is challenging in … [Read more...]
Are surfers sheep?
On a drizzling, dark late afternoon a few weeks back I was running on the track that links two surfing spots, The Pass and Wategos Beach. The path travels up a flight of steps, traverses a cliff line with a beautiful view of the ocean (a view that often includes sea eagles, dolphins, and whales), then passes down a second flight of stairs onto Wategos Beach below. It’s one of … [Read more...]
Teen’s toes attacked at Tallows Beach
Jack is a tremendous young bloke. The just out of teens, tall, blond, lean, good looking lad, quite unremarkably for a tall, blond, lean, good-looking kid from his hometown of Byron Bay, is a fanatical surfer. Byron Bay kids just love the ocean and surfing. His passion and talent for surfing may not be particularly unusual in “the Bay” but there is nothing unremarkable about … [Read more...]
Sartorial splendour at rugby 7s
For sporting sartorialism, it's hard to beat a rugby 7s tournament. The recent Byron Bay 7s was no exception with the women and the men turning out in an array of eye-catching strips. Elegant, awesome, colourful, original, hilarious and stupid are just some of the adjectives that spring to mind. Take a look and comment on the ones you liked the best. … [Read more...]
