Tracks

Tracks is Australia's leading surfing magazine. For over 40 years Tracks has tapped into the minds of cheeky grommets and grizzled gurus alike, and remains the voice of hardcore surfing in Australia today. Every month it takes you to the most exotic surfing locations, fills you in on what's happening on the pro-circuit as well as at your local beaches. Tracks is the surfer's bible.

Let’s Redefine “Good Surfer"

DROP ME OFF AT THE POOL • WHEN A TRIP TO THE BATHS MEANS GUARANTEED BARRELS.

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CLASSIC AD: CAUGHT IN THE WEBS • FROM THE PAGES OF TRACKS, JULY 1987.

UNEARTHED: PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVE OF STEPHEN COONEY

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REMEMBERING KYM THOMPSON • THE KING OF COBRA WAS A GIFTED SURFER, MASTER CRAFTSMAN, AND MUCH-LOVED MANUFACTURING GURU.

ADRIAN BUCHAN: MOVING BETWEEN WORLDS • WHY ACE HAS ALWAYS HAD MORE THAN ONE CARD UP HIS SLEEVE

UPWELLING: THE METEORIC RISE OF THE GIRL GROMMETS • THERE WAS A TIME WHEN THE PHRASE, “YOU SURF LIKE A GIRL”, WAS NOT CONSIDERED A COMPLIMENT. THESE DAYS IT’S A BADGE OF HONOUR.

CLOUDS CONCEAL THE VOLCANO • A PROFILE OF DANE KEALOHA, HAWAII’S ALL BUT FORGOTTEN ALMOST WORLD CHAMPION

A CANDY-COLOURED CHLORINE DREAM • WAKING UP IN A WORLD OF PERFECT SURF BREAKS THAT WEREN’T THERE YESTERDAY.

SURF PARK PETRI DISH: A NEW FRONTLINE IN THE SURF CULTURE WARS • ARE WAVE POOLS THE MELTING POT FOR A NEW, BETTER, INCLUSIVE SURF CULTURE, OR THE DEATH OF IT?

THE FIRST TIME EVER • A CURVY, SWISS TEMPTRESS HAS HER WAY WITH AN INNOCENT AUSTRALIAN SURFER, BUT DID HE FALL IN LOVE?

BUILDING SURFTOPIA IN PERTH • AVENTUUR’S PROPOSED WAVE POOL SITE PROMISES LONGER BARRELS AND AN UNRIVALLED SURF-CITY ATMOSPHERE: A LOCAL TAKES A DEEPER LOOK.

THE CLUB • FORGET THE M.C.G MEMBERSHIP IT’S THE M.B.C YOU WANT TO SIGN UP TO IF YOU LIVE IN MELBOURNE.

LINEUP • A PICTORIAL TRIBUTE TO THE LIQUID DANCEFLOOR

JOHN PHILBIN & HOLLYWOOD’S DUBIOUS ROLE IN SURF CULTURE • CULT CLASSICS ARE LIKE NORTH SHORE SNEAKER SETS. YOU DON’T QUITE SEE THEM COMING.

I COULDN’T HELP BUT NOTICE … YOU’RE A WOMAN • SOMETIMES IT’S MORE PRUDENT TO KEEP THE ADVICE IN YOUR PANTS.

WE’RE ALL KOOKS WHEN IT COMES TO CLIMATE CHANGE • INCLUDING THE AUTHOR OF THIS ARTICLE!

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WATER COLOURED WAVES: THE LOGO • THE DISTILLED SURFING MEMORIES OF DAVE SPARKES.

CLASSIC GOODVIBES • REVISITING THE BEST OF THE PIG OF STEEL - JANUARY, 1979.

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