

Characters No. 2. Lord James 'Tally Ho' Blears
Okay, most sports have their fair share of colourful characters, but surfing seems to have a plethora of personalities that keep us...


You should've been here yesterday No. 5: Midget Farrelly wins in 1964.
thewhale's, 'You should've been here yesterday' posts will be random regular reminders of what has gone before us in the wonderful world...


Characters No 1. Greg 'Da Bull' Noll
Okay, most sports have their fair share of colourful characters, but surfing seems to have a plethora of personalities that keep us...


The Changing of the Guard - Taj vs John John
If you were lucky enough to witness yesterday's heat in Round 3 of the Fiji Pro between John John Florence and Taj Burrow, you would have...


Wear Sunsreen!
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Breath - Tim Winton (Penguin 2008) - A Review
thedolphin is the resident staff writer on all matters of an intellectual nature at thewhale surf blog. thedolphin is an advanced...


It's never too late......No. 1 Which Board, Waves and Wave Prediction Websites?
Kid: 'Hey man, a lotta guys your age are learning to surf. It's cool, there's nothing wrong with it.' Utah: 'I'm 25!' Kid: 'That's what...


Surfing in England - A Guide: No.1 Devon
thewhale has spent a lot of time surfing the extensive shorelines of the British Isles and loves the rugged nature of English surfing....


A list of beers inspired by surfing!
Here is a list of some of the beers inspired by surfing. If you know of any more then please hit the contact/comment button and let me...


Surf Music No 1. Beau Young
Beau Young is a great surfer and he has real soul both in and out of the water; this soul is carried into his music as well. His debut...


Surf Travel with Kids No.2: Lombok, Indo.
Bali has long been the Indonesian island of choice and quite rightly so; it's paradise. Despite the hordes of people that flock to Bali...


You should've been here yesterday No. 4: Jeff Clark discovers Mavericks.
thewhale's, 'You should've been here yesterday' posts will be random regular reminders of what has gone before us in the wonderful world...


World Surf League coverage of the Championship Tour is awesome.
thewhale is a great fan of the World Surf League. Over the past couple of years their web-televised productions of all the major CT...


You should've been here yesterday No.3: Kelly Slater vs Tom Curren 1990.
thewhale's, 'You should've been here yesterday' posts will be random regular reminders of what has gone before us in the wonderful world...


You should've been here yesterday No.2: The Duke brings surfing to Australia.
thewhale's, 'You should've been here yesterday' posts will be random regular reminders of what has gone before us in the wonderful world...