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Thursday 11 February 2016 The longboarder in these pics appears oblivious to these sharks all around her yesterday. One passed directly beneath! Jean Tresfon was our eye in the sky, shooting from his gyrocopter over False Bay.

Tuesday 9 February 2016 The sixth annual #RollingRetro surf event - Cape Town’s fun day of retro style and bad hair - will be going Mexican down at the Llandudno Lifesavers' Club on Saturday 20 February.

Tuesday 9 February 2016 Big wave surfers, including Twiggy Baker, are converging on Waimea Bay as a giant swell bears down on Hawaii, with the Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau specialty event called on for tomorrow.

Tuesday 9 February 2016 Mikey February effortlessly threads through barrels and lands smooth airs in this video edit of chasing swells and sandbanks. Welcome to Lotus, a Vans Surf video project filmed by Steve Michelsen.

Monday 8 February 2016 British kiteboarder Lewis Crathern was seriously injured after a massive crash in howling southeast winds during the semi-finals of the Red Bull King of the Air at Big Bay in Blouberg yesterday.

Thursday 4 February 2016 Big wave windsurfer Australian Jason Polakow made history on Tuesday when he became the first person to windsurf giant Nazare in Portugal. The waves were 43 foot, one below his age of 44 years.

Wednesday 3 February 2016 Ou ballie Kelly Slater belied his years, which are 43 by the way, to beat three world-class Pipe specialists at the Volcom Pipeline Pro – JOB, Bruce Irons and Makai McNamara –in gaping 12 foot barrels.

Wednesday 3 February 2016 While big wave ous push limits in huge Jaws, spare kudos for the mad tube riding skills in this video highlights reel from the Volcom Pipeline Pro. They thread through impossible waves. Just insane.