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Tom Carroll
Australian Tom Carroll, a stand-out new-schooler of the late 1970s was destined to become a pioneer in the sport's professional evolution -- both in the water and on the dotted line. A small guy with huge power, a diligent competitor with a prankster's soul, the picture of health with a sack full of afflictions, the two-time World Champion has reached the pinnacle of the sport and true legend status.
Winner of the Australian Junior Title in 1978 and the Pro Juniors in '77 and '80, Tom was ready for anything, so he joined the IPS World Tour in '79 at age 18. The world looked to be his oyster... until he took a bad fall at a Sydney pub and ripped apart a knee. His doctors told him it would be wise to abandon all thoughts of a professional surfing career.
Only intense training and plenty of good luck could overcome a supposed career-ending setback. Undaunted, Tom Carroll embarked on a conditioning regimen that not only resurrected his own surfing career, it created the benchmark for... (more)
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A Day in the Life
A Day in the Life is the latest film release from the World Surf Images crew. Matty Gye, Shaggs and Rick Jakovich are the brain and angles behind the international award winning films "3 Degrees" and "Montaj". Shot in virtual every corner of the...
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Great Waves - Pipeline
In this edition of The Surfer's Journal, we look closely at Pipeline on Oahu's North Shore. Kelly Slater remembers both the pleasure and the pressure of winning the 1995 world title in flawless surf at Pipeline. By looking at this renowned break,...
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1989 Billabong Pro
The AAA rated Billabong Pro was more than just a world title decider. Cold hard cash of a $100K was also up for grab. While spectators and media turned out in droves to watch, the clean west swell was turning Pipeline into a perfect canvas for the...
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Waxed Planet
A surfboard and a bar of wax are the formula for fun. Join Seven Films from the beaches of California to Hawaii's high-charged lineups and Australia's wild West Coast. Tavarua hosts the WCT in classic conditions; South Africa's J-Bay serves up epic...
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Biographies - Cheyne Horan
Sydney's Cheyne Horan, exploded from the junior competitive scene in the early-'80s. He went on to establish himself not only as a contest machine, but as a vocal proponent of civil rights, alternative living, and tow-in surfing. He welcomed...
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Freddy P Project: Interrogation
From the air drops, huge Pipeline, hip-hop, impossible sections made, to the cast of characters, "The Freddy P Project" has all it's bases covered. It does what a surf movie is supposed to do: make the viewer want to run from the couch to the surf...
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Le Piste, France
Le Piste in Hossegor on the Bay of Bisque is a world class sandbar. When Kelly Slater and friends showed up for a session on a clean powerful day, the spitting barrels and the World War 2 bunkers on the beach were no match for the worlds finest. The...
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Legends
The construction of a successful film relies on many things but at the top of the list must be spectacular surfing and wave images married to the right music, it is a formula that has typified all the successful surfing films of the last twenty...
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Great Waves - Bells Beach
In the esisode, we expose Bells Beach's long, generous, slightly archaic surf break in the Australian state of Victoria. Since 1962, its Easter competition or "country soul event" has been a yearly retreat from the hustle and chaos of the world tour....
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Amazing Surf Stories
A landmark film by Scott Dittrich and his network of cameramen around the world, "Amazing Surf Stories" is six action-packed surfing adventures each exploring a different aspect of the total surfing experience. Explosive surfing, unreal waves, hot...
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Rolling Thunder
The time is 50 years from now, in the Australian outback. A small band of survivors cling to what's left of their shattered world in a sheltering cave. The children of this society can only listen in awe as one of the 'old-timers', Uncle Robbie,...
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