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Tuesday 5 October 2010 Chris Mason chats to Mike Schlebach about the effect of the breath-hold training on SA big wave surfing, and asks Hanli Prinsloo what the Mammalian Dive Response really is. Pics by Annelie Pompe and Jacques de Vos.

Monday 4 October 2010 Western Province dominated the Mr Price SA Junior Championships at Long Beach, Kommetjie to win the Freedom Cup by a record margin yesterday.

Monday 04 October 2010 Come on Summer. As we all wait the arrival of the Cape Doctor, ice cream headaches and bone crunching death pits along the Atlantic seaboard. Some folk aren’t just waiting; they are out there, putting in the hard yards. Like Dave Richards here, he sure did travel many, many yards inside this Hoek beast. Simone Robb was wise enough to keep her finger on the trigger to bring us the proof, all 11 frames of it.

Sunday 03 October 2010 A few weeks ago a 17 second ground swell pulsed the southwestern coastline of South Africa. It arrived early on a Saturday morning and lit up big wave locations up and down our coastline. Pierre Hugo missioned out of Cape Town to a lesser known point, and scored a memorable day in the company of a close-nit group of swell chasers.

Friday 1 October 2010 After reading Hot, Flat and Crowded by Thomas L Friedman, and then seeing End of the Line, a disturbing film about the commercial extinction of fisheries, Chris Mason works himself up into a lather.

Thursday 1 October 2010 East London or Slummies as it is known, has so much more to it than Nahoon. Besides grinding beachbreaks crunching down over golden sands, it has gnarly reefs and slabs that offer an adrenalin rush to rival the best Cape Town has to offer. Rookie photog St John Lombard focused his lens on two such slabs.

Tuesday 28 September 2010 Marcel Habets braves the elements to capture one of the rarest waves that break in False Bay. Usually a hive of activity over the summer months and known as a sun bathers paradise, in winter, the ocean comes to life only when the conditions are just right. Freezing, angry and windy. To the average surfer, its one of those places that you should have been here yesterday.

Tuesday 28 September 2010 Ruff Cuts, a new movie by Alan Robb features Royden Bryson, Brendan Gibbens, Dave Richards, Paul Daniel, Roosta, some HT’s in Indo, un-named local spots, and big waves at Sunset Reef. The first preview takes place Saturday 2 October at Sport Unlimited Skate Park and Shop (Builders Warehouse). Entrance free.