Rip Curl Search on in Bali

The buzz in the industry is that the Rip Curl Search will be held in Bali this year. After being knocked back by localk surfing groups in Gnarloo and in Raglan, the Rip Curl Search team would appear to have had to make a quick decision in regards tot he location, with Bali being a safe option this time of year.

Expect Slater to be short odds again, however with the key waves being left handers this time of year in Bali, the Hobgoods, Kai Otton and Ace Buchan will be value bets.

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Irish Surfers launch their own magazine

We have a few Irish surfers registerd on our email out program, so thought we would run this article in regards to the launch of a new irish surfing magazine:

Surfers in Ireland will finally have their own dedicated surfing magazine when Tonnta launches next week. Tonnta, Irish for waves, is the first magazine in Ireland totally devoted to surfing and the surfing lifestyle. It will be published quarterly as a full-colour glossy magazine.

Tonnta focuses on Ireland’s best surfers and some of the amazing waves they are riding along the Irish coastline. In the first issue, contributions from world-class surfing photographers Mickey Smith, Al McKinnon, Paudie Scanlon and Aaron Pierce back up hair-raising accounts of Ireland’s new tow-surfing phenomenon from Waterford’s Dave Blount and Sligo’s Paul O’Kane and Mike Hamilton.

Stories relating to Irish heritage, culture and the environment form an integral part of the magazine with contributions from Donegal’s Easkey Britton, Kerry scientist Colm Gibson and Cork coastal engineer Billy Horgan, as well as all the local surfing news, updates and pictures from around the coast.

State-of-the-art surfing by talented young Irish men and women including Clare’s Damien Conway and Ollie O’Flaherty, Waterford’s Hugh Galloway, Sligo’s Cain Kilcullen and Donegal’s Nicole Morgan is featured, along with some of their thoughts on surfing in Ireland and its future. Tonnta also tracks down Ireland’s first surfer, Kerry man Joe Roddy, and documents his attempts to replicate his original surfboard made from tea chests in 1949.

British and Irish women’s champion Easkey Britton investigates the history and origins of women’s surfing in Ireland and overseas. There’s also a report on the new computer-linked shaping machines bringing futuristic shaping to Ireland, led by Galway’s Conor Canavan and Leitrim’s Mark McGuire.

Publisher Graham Collins, who has been working in the Irish surfing industry for 10 years, said it has long been his dream for Ireland to have its own 100 percent surfing magazine.

“The surfing industry in Ireland is booming these days, and Ireland has fast become an internationally recognised surfing destination, known for its incredible variety of world class waves,” he said. “So it’s really important that we have an excellent quality magazine that truly reflects our unique Irish surfing culture and Ireland’s high standing in the surfing world.”

Editor Wayne Murphy, an enthusiastic Irish speaker, explains the dedicated Foghlaim Gaeilge section: “Surfing is the fastest growing sport in Ireland with, according to Failte Ireland, an estimated 50,000 participants,” he said. “Surfers are always talking about the weather, forecasts, wind, tides and so on. So why not use surfing as a fun medium with which to help to teach the Irish language?”

With the promise of so many good stories and quality photographs it’s no surprise the Irish surfing industry has wholeheartedly supported Tonnta.

Tonnta will be available at Easons and News Brothers outlets, as well as surf shops around the country. The magazine will be officially launched at Scannells Bar at Clonakilty in West Cork on Friday 18 July and Bridge Bar, Bundoran on Saturday 19 July, both at 9pm. Contact 086 6049457 or 086 3475100 for further information.

Graham Collins Tonnta 7A Cook Street, Cor