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Surf inspiration: Silvana Lima catching some air at the Roxy Pro

Brazilian surfer Silvana Lima made the first 10 of the year at the 2015 Roxy Pro Gold Coast.


She followed up her air reverse with a series of cutbacks, earning her the perfect ten: full marks from each of the judges.

Silvana will next surf against Stephanie Gilmore in the quarter-finals - let's hope for some more sick moves then!

Video: Surfing in Ireland

In the absence of my doing any actual surfing at the moment...


Four In One Official Trailer from CMP Productions on Vimeo.


I prefer my waves a touch more mellow. Better for aerials (LOL).



The eternal kook

When I was in Bali - at surf camp, but not actually surfing a lot - I randomly found a copy of I-Magazine.

At first, I wasn't entirely sure who the magazine was aimed at, as it labelled 'surf issue' and covered with a svelte model's swimsuit-clad butt. (Lad's mag or fashion mag? Hard to tell sometimes.)

Nevertheless, I picked it up, and found the most resonant piece of surf writing: An Angry Love Letter to all Kookdom.

I complain about perfection. You laugh at your failures. I am good at this. You suck. And now I realize: I’m the one who’s got it wrong.

You had it right before you had it all. If only you could teach the rest of us all that you don’t know yet.

Now I embrace my destiny; a surfer who will probably never shred, but probably always suck a bit.

Yes, I am the eternal kook.

Getting better just makes it worse.

Oh yes.

Much, much worse.