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Monday 12 October 2015 Twelve of the best young South African surfers, captained by Shane Sykes, join 308 competitors today for the start of the 2015 VISSLA ISA World Junior Surfing Championship at Oceanside in California.

Wednesday 7 October 2015 Have you seen a longer POV tube ride from inside the barrel? Koa Smith pulls in at Skeleton Bay to record possibly the longest, deep sand barrel ever documented on film ... for now.

Wednesday 7 October 2015 Fifteen years ago, John Le Roux was surfing Supertubes at Jeffreys Bay and he lost sight in his left eye in an accident. Then, a year ago, the unthinkable happened. His other eye went blind overnight.

Monday 5 October 2015 They are the new guard. Aged just 21, American Kolohe Andino won the Allianz Billabong Pro Cascais after a win over Brazilian Caio Ibelli, also 21, in 4-5' surf at Praia do Guincho in Portugal yesterday.

Friday 2 October 2015 Surf writing can be a repetitive exercise in cliche even when the stream of conciousness flows. Craig Jarvis tries to start at the top as he moves to the tail while watching lighteys rip in JBay.

Friday 2 October 2015 A kneelo, a lid and a standup take a wave-sliding trip to break free of the conflict, but is the notion so steeped in absurdity that it will rend the fabric of surf society into scattered fragments? A short film.

Thursday 1 October 2015 The first day of the Billabong SA Junior Champs dawned grey and wet, with floodplains flooded and blood moons bloody, but every cloud has a silver lining when you're a surfer, writes Craig Jarvis

Monday 28 September 2015 The International Surfing Association has expressed its delight at the decision by the Tokyo 2020 Olympics committee to recommend surfing for the 2020 games, with skateboarding also in the mix.