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Long-Term Test: O’Neill Hyperfreak 4:3 Zip Less Comp Wetsuit

Derek MorrisonAugust 7, 2019July 25, 2024

by Derek MorrisonAugust 7, 2019July 25, 20241

O’Neill has turned the technology dial right up with the material used in its Hyperfreak range and if this zip less 4:3 suit is anything to go by then they’re on to something. We’ve thrash tested ours for more than two years now. This is what we discovered … When......

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Review: Quiksilver Highline Plus 2mm Hood

Derek MorrisonAugust 7, 2019July 25, 2024

by Derek MorrisonAugust 7, 2019July 25, 20240

Some of the design elements of the Quiksilver Highline Plus 2mm hood have tackled the biggest issues most surfers have with pulling on a hood for winter. These features stand the Highline Plus hood head-and shoulders above conventional hoods. In our experience, most of the hoods out there only do......

Uluwatu: Life’s Perfect Tonic

Derek MorrisonJuly 31, 2019August 20, 2021

by Derek MorrisonJuly 31, 2019August 20, 20210

The offshore breezes first return to the Bukit Peninsula in Bali’s southernmost regions each April stirring the sleepy walls of Uluwatu back to life. It’s the perfect time to indulge in a tonic of glassy waves, warm water, icy cold berry bowls and sunset sessions. This is a ritual I......

That East Swell: Winter’s Eight-Day Anomaly

Derek MorrisonJuly 29, 2019July 2, 2020

by Derek MorrisonJuly 29, 2019July 2, 20200

In 2019 an east swell hit the Otago coastline in the middle of the winter. It was accompanied by a window of unseasonably settled weather, producing eight days of incredible surf conditions. Here’s what the tail end of that run of swell looked like. It doesn’t get much better than......

Travel Warning: How To Avoid Excessive Baggage Charges

Derek MorrisonJuly 25, 2019July 2, 2020

by Derek MorrisonJuly 25, 2019July 2, 20200

Be warned: Qantas’s excess baggage charges and policy are designed to trap travelling surfers. New Zealand Surf Journal’s editor Derek Morrison finds out first hand how the Aussie airline is making a questionable fortune in Bali. The Bali season is in full swing and this little island of the Indonesian......

Watch: Inside The Nomadic Life Of Joe Wilson

Derek MorrisonJuly 2, 2019July 2, 2020

by Derek MorrisonJuly 2, 2019July 2, 20200

Filmmaker Sara Guix, interviews singer songwriter Joe Wilson in Raglan for her next installment of her Why Did You Leave? series on travellers and inspiring people. “It’s a wonderfully honest and fun video on why I committed to travelling and leaving home to follow music,” laughs Joe. “This is an......

Breaking News: John John Florence Ruptures ACL In Brazil

Derek MorrisonJuly 2, 2019July 30, 2019

by Derek MorrisonJuly 2, 2019July 30, 20190

John John Florence has announced he has ruptured his ACL while in Brazil and has withdrawn from the 2019 Corona Open at Jeffreys Bay. The current World Championship Tour leader is opting to go straight under the knife, likely ending any chance of a return to competition in 2019. The......

Surfing Gets The Vote For Paris 2024 Olympics

Derek MorrisonJune 26, 2019July 25, 2024

by Derek MorrisonJune 26, 2019July 25, 20240

Surfing’s Olympic future in good health after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) votes to include surfing on the sports programme for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The vote, by the IOC membership, came today during the 134th IOC session in Lausanne, Switzerland. Final ratification will be made by the IOC......

Mid-Year Report: Inside The CT Season With Paige Hareb And Ricardo Christie

Derek MorrisonJune 19, 2019July 2, 2020

by Derek MorrisonJune 19, 2019July 2, 20200

There is no hiding the fact that the first four World Championship Tour events for 2019 have been a battle for our New Zealand athletes, Paige Hareb and Ricardo Christie. Both have chalked up a slew of first round exits. But those results don’t quite tell the whole story. On......

Momentum Builds For 2020 Piha Pro QS10,000

Derek MorrisonJune 7, 2019September 16, 2019

by Derek MorrisonJune 7, 2019September 16, 20190

Details have been revealed about a bid for Auckland to host a World Qualifying Series 10,000-rated event at Piha in March 2020: the Piha Pro. But it is not a done deal … just yet. A document leaked to the NZ Herald today suggests the event will be a QS10,000......