Surfing Life #297

Dark pasts and dirty secrets in surfing's forgotten states...

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The Billabong Rio Pro Final

Jordy Smith takes home $100,000 and a second place ranking on the WCT.

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Rio vs J Bay

With all the brouhaha surrounding the waves at Rio for the first day of competition we thought we’d better wade on in to the debate.

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Teahupoo As It Happens

Surfing Life's live feed straight from Tahiti.

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Soli Bailey In Green

Meanwhile in Australia...

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Kelly Slater On Kelly Slater

ZoSea, wave pools, and other things that make Kelly, Kelly. 

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Julian Wilson's Loop Revert

A new aerial added to the dictionary of surfing maneuvers. 

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Behind The Cover

Laurie Towner talks us through his latest cover of Surfing Life.

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Bosch DIY Series: Fixing A Rail Ding

Surfing Life and Bosch bring you the first part of the DIY series, Fixing A Rail Ding.

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Tuesday, 10 April 2012
Did you catch all the action at the whirlwind Bells Beach Easter? If you were too busy looking for chocolate eggs, catch up with Surfing Life's five video clips...

When The Cat's Away...

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...The mice will play. And the Gold Coast mice have found the biggest and best block of cheese you could imagine.

Future Femmes

Saturday, 07 April 2012
"The top female pros are sharp, funny, clean, young, athletic, friendly people. They’re the Future ... Unlike some blokes I know." Nick Carroll ponders the female final day of the Rip Curl Pro.

That Winning Feeling

Saturday, 07 April 2012
Mick Fanning savoured that winning feeling after his 2012 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach win and spoke with Surfing Life on the podium.

WINKY POP

Thursday, 05 April 2012
Wilko @Winki.Matt Wilkinson freesurfing in and around the 2012 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach.

Getting Ready To Ring That Bell

Thursday, 05 April 2012
Epic Bells Beach, and some truly sublime surfing as we push towards the finals at the Rip Curl Pro.

Winning v Losing

Thursday, 05 April 2012
Sometimes the narrowest of margins determine who's the champ ... and who's the chump. Nick Carroll reports on Mick Fanning's emotional Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach win.

Jump In The Pool

Thursday, 05 April 2012
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Waking From A Holiday Slumber

Wednesday, 04 April 2012
Class might be out for the Easter break ... but the kids that crowded Bells Beach were given a lesson in new-school surfing on day two of the Rip Curl Pro.

Taj Pre Bells

Tuesday, 03 April 2012
Who says you can't surf hi-fi on The Surf Coast? Taj takes to the air as much as if he were at Snapper or Trestles.Edit: Brett Girvan

A Fine Autumn Day On The Coast

Tuesday, 03 April 2012
Waxing and waning, Bells Beach can both frustrate and amaze in equal measure. And day one of the Rip Curl Pro was no different.
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Monday, 02 April 2012
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Golden Gold Coast

Monday, 02 April 2012
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Reñaca Verano - 2012

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cheeeeeersss up

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Evan Geiselman and Mitch Crews sneak a little session in at the Huntington pier.

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