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Wednesday 26 January 2011 Matt Bromley and Jordy Smith are already the young and old of the new generation. Here we see them and a smattering of the hot Cape Town crew give us a lesson in riding barrels. Alan Robb was on hand to shoot the action as it went down deep in the dirty South.

Wednesday 26 January 2011 Press Release HUNTINGTON BEACH: Quiksilver and the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) have announced the Quiksilver Pro New York, set to take place on Long Island’s Long Beach from September 4-15.

Wednesday 26 January 2011 In a dwindling geographic space, new barriers are broken using technology, Out here at Jaws, on the perimeter, it is dark, very dark, but not with a chopper packing hallucinogen lights, fat flashlights, LED digital technology and hyper trained jetski teams. Mark Visser cracks a new frontier. What, Captain Haddock?

Tuesday 25 January 2011 KAMPAR RIVER, Indonesia: U2 sang Beautiful Day, an ironic precursor to a day of days at the wave they call Bono. Antony Yep Colas, intrepid Maldives adventurer, bore-rider and author of World Stormriders Guide, gave Spike these pictures after releasing the story of how they tamed barrelling Bono, the best bore by far.

Wednesday 26 January 2011 This video clip by Jason Hearne for Red Bull encapsulates what the Nightshift was all about. The event, a tow-in shorebreak bonanza, was a stunning success, with up to 10,000 crowding out Camps Bay beach Sunday 9 January to see Jordy Smith and crew pulling off their trademark airs virtually into the sand.

Monday 25 January 2011 The Rolling Retro with RVCA and Vudu enjoyed three foot turquoise pearlers at Llandudno yesterday. A cultural feast of bad hair, crazy fashion and old school moves off the 'Patch' and the 'Shack', two iconic spots steeped in local history. Pierre Marqua endured a day of sun to capture these unique images.

Monday 25 January 2011 Llandudno, Cape Town: It was a beautiful meeting of minds, a coupling of old and new school at the Rolling Retro event yesterday. Twiggy body surfing like Mark Cunningham, Roosta walking a planing Whitmore, Michael Grendon soul-arching a turquoise shorebreak, Jordy Smith sit-surfing a tubing three footer? Who could have scripted it better? Spike and Chris Mason report. Epic slideshow by Pierre Marqua here. More stunning shots from Simone Robb and Ian Thurtell here.

Monday 25 January 2011 More stunning images have rolled in from Simone Robb, who captures the naked antics of Catto aka Shark Boy, and sick barrels at the Rolling Retro with RVCA and Vudu Surf at Llandudno yesterday. Ian Thurtell shot amazing angles in the water.