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Jim Beam Amateur Surfer Comp – $50,000 up for grabs

Jim Beam has always had a presence in the surfing community. Sure, there’s probably been enough Jimmy B swilled at wild Australian summer beach parties to send a rocket to Mars and back 3 times, but did you know that they friendly guys in the Jim Beam office care about the sport of surfing

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Bodysurfing at Tea Tree Bay

Heck, it may as well be bodysurfing month this month, it’s my second post about bodysurfing already!

I just stumbled across this awesome video of a bloke bodysurfing Tea Tree Bay, one of the outer points of Noosa. To be honest, it’s not often you see anyone body-surfing these points (probably because it’s hard

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Waveblades

If you fancy a spot of bodysurfing from time to time, you have probably tried out a hand-board (sometimes known as a hand plane) at least once.   There are all sorts of wierd and wonderful handboarding set-ups on the market, made from materials including plastics, self-skinning foam, wood, and who can forget the trusty

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