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Tuesday 28 february 2012 Everyone takes a beating in the surf, its part of the game, except here at a spot called "EL MONGOL" situated in Gijon-Asturias, in northern Spain, the wave isn't the problem, its getting out and getting back in that breaks boards and puts people in hospital.

Monday 27 February 2012 Pro skater Sam Khumalo never stops seeking spots beyond curbs and corners in the concrete jungles of Jozi. An explorer in a hard wilderness, his quest never ends. Sam lives the dream by drawing lines on his urban canvas - the same streets where he owns a skate shop with a mate.

Monday 27 February 2012 The late Sean Collins and Mike Parsons dissect the physics of that crazy cloudbreak the Cortes Bank. Lying in the middle of the North Pacific, there is no other big wave spot as exposed to the brutal force of King Neptune. Here's why.

Wednesday 22 February 2012 Jeb Corliss and GoPro released the official HD version of his Table Mountain bounce. This is crazy stuff. It's miraculous that he survived. Note his millisecond reflex in finding trim and avoiding the mountain before opening chute, and all while in a world of pain. Holy Moly.

Update - Wed 22 Feb 2012 Weak east swell heads for bananaland as downgraded Cyclone Giovanna slows down and dies into the ocean off the back-end of Madagascar, while a SW buster arrives with the swell, obliterating the evidence, says Spike.

Tuesday 21 February 2012 Global surfing behemoth Billabong is up for sale for US$825.3 million (about R6.2 billion) plus lots of debt, writes financial expert and analyst Michael Beattie.

Tuesday 21 February 2012 Video blast of insane skills on show at Ultimate X in Cape Town over the weekend by Alan Robb of Leaping Louse Productions. Slick editing and great soundtrack really adds gloss to a great day on the ramps and rails of the FMX, BMX, skate and wakeboard courses. See story with photos.

Tuesday 21 February 2012 This clip tracks a surfboard made for the Wavescape Charity Surfboard Auction by an inspired group of young people from the One Love Studio in aid of the Isiqalo Foundation that uses surfing as a device for their AIDS awareness programme. Classic.