(Paperback)

Packed with full-colour surfing photographs, this work tells the story of surfing from its origins as a sunny beach activity, through its first boom time in the sixties, to its era as a renegade sport and finally on to its acceptance as a mainstream sport, global industry, and a lifestyle.

(Hardback)

The first illustrated history of surfing in Australia, a chronicle of both the sport and the culture surrounding it. Organised by decade, the book covers the heroes and anti-heroes, the personalities, the moves in the water, the fashions and everchanging technology of the boards, the surf spots around Australia and the culture.