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.

TALES WORTH RE-TELLING • THE NORTH SHORE NOW AND THEN.

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CLASSIC AD: JAN, 1977

WATCH: ARTISANS EPISODE 04, WITH CAIT MIERS

APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION • At just 16, Matt Archbold was tipped to be the successor to Curren’s throne until his lust for adrenaline lead him down a path towards self-annihilation.

THE ACCIDENTAL FREESURFER • Why Brenden ‘Margo’ Margieson’s timeless lines still resonate.

THE INDO MOTORCYCLE DIARIES: CHAPTER V – POACHERS TO THE RESCUE • Prison tales and food shortages on the remote fringes of the archipelago.

JARVIS EARLE: JUMP STREET • A celebrated junior striving to make the leap to higher ground.

A DIFFERENT PACE • Twin Fins, Farm Life and a Favourite Wave with Asher Pacey.

DEAN WILMOT: BACK IN THE FRAME • Photographer Dean Wilmot makes a welcome return to the North Shore.

THE NORTH SHORE. STILL A MAN’S WORLD? • Stepping into Oahu life reimagined through a fresh, slightly glazed, female perspective.

CLASSIC FEATURE: HALF A WINTER’S TALE • Revisiting Phil Jarratt’s coverage of the volatile Hawaiian winter of 1976/77

DOWN THE LINE WITH BALINESE SURFING • Inspired by travelling westerners, a bold generation of Balinese locals faced their fears and took to the waves, thus making surfing one of the great cultural exchanges of the 20th century.

FOUR POINT SURF CLUB 1976-79 • Halcyon Days of South Oz Pioneers.

UNEARTHED: PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVE OF STEPHEN COONEY • Terry Richardson & the South Coast bubble.

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

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