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Thursday 2 February 2012 At the Rolling Retro contest, hosted by Vudu and RVCA, big names floated about, but it was Potamus the bulldog who surfed into everyone’s hearts, well, except for those who have to buy new bodyboards after the zealous bully dog's penchant for tearing chunks from several on the day.

Wed 1 February 2012 It’s time to support a good cause. South Africa’s favourite cousin (Cuzzin) is pulling into Fish Hoek with his mate from the land of sheep, rugby and Bryce Lawrence. Get ready for a kuk snaaks evening. Tickets are selling fast, book now to avoid sitting in the front row.

Monday 30 January 2012 Dave MacGregor probes claims of a whale buried at Second Beach 11 years ago after it first surfaced on Wavescape. Whether Daily Dispatch journo Dave has unearthed the truth about the cause of all the shark attacks or not, it is a fascinating contribution to the debate.

Monday 30 January 2012 Gerry Kelp Lice and Vito Sandflea find themselves floating up the face of a fat wave made of earth, sand and mud. They figure the only thing to do is to paddle into it and ride it out..

Friday 27 January 2011 The first 3 weeks of 2012 saw the Cape Peninsula blessed with cranking waves. Everywhere was breaking hard, heavy and perfect. David McMaster shot this down at that little localised beach off the Atlantic seaboard. Some made the waves, others didn’t and some went to hospital via helicopter.

Tuesday 24 January 2012 Fickle Cyclone Funso chills in Moz Channel for next 6 days, only barrelling past Durban next Monday before blasting off into the ocean Tuesday. Nice to see he, or she, has a name now. What the heck is Funso? Who thinks up these names?

Tuesday 24 January 2012 Tropical Cyclone Funso has been upgraded to "Intense" and is one of the deadliest tropical systems to affect Mozambican waters in recent years, according to an official press release from the SA Weather Service .

Monday 23 January 2012 Riley Blakeway takes us above the waves with a bit of RC helicopter cam footage of Taj Burrow taking full advantage at an exclusive resort in Fiji, and we are not talking about raiding the mini bar or trashing a hotel room.