If you’ve been saving your hard earned pennies then you’ll be wanting to escape the worst of our weather. Here are a few options for sun, waves, snow and good times this winter.

SurfGirl intern Caroline Nieuwenhuis hires a van, loads up her boards, and hits the road Down Under.

If you’ve never seen Belinda dance along a wave, its time to check her out, she has longboarding down to a fine art, a truly inspiring lady. Interview by Izzy Keene.

Local girl Laura Enever won the Billabong World Junior Championships on her home beach of North Narrabeen over the weekend, a dream come true for the 18-year-old natural footer. Two- to three-foot waves and warm water made for a fun comp with a serious undertone – surfers who win this invariably go on to make a dent in the ASP ratings, so watch out for Laura!

Support for Xavier Rudd’s Falmouth show next month (Friday 12th February) comes from Ben Howard. One time student in Falmouth, Ben Howard has had a phenomenal 2009, winner of Red Stripe Music Awards UK, support to Jason Mraz & Brett Dennen on their USA tours, festival slots at Glastonbury, Goldcoast, [...]

Watch future world champions surfing live! The Billabong ASP World Junior Championships is on at Narrabeen in Oz — check the live coverage at www.billabongpro.com The world’s best juniors surfers have assembled in North Narrabeen, Australia as they prepare to hunt down the most prestigious crown in junior [...]

The World Tour may be a couple of months away, but the Juniors’ qualifying series has got going already, with the Quiksilver Jetty Surf Pro Junior event at Bells Beach, Australia, won by 17-year-old Felicity Palmeteer.

The Billabong ASP World Junior Championships is also now on, at Narrabeen in Oz — check [...]