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The Surfer's Encyclopedia

Surferpedia is an encyclopedia similar to Wikipedia - the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit. Both allow visitors to review and modify articles simply by clicking on the edit this article link. However, Surferpedia differs to Wikipedia insofar as it covers more surf-related topics in far greater detail than would be appropriate on Wikipedia.

Recommended reading

Scum Valley is a novel based at Bondi Beach, during the 1980s, when gentrification forced many working class families to leave the district in search of more affordable housing. It was written by Bondi surfer, Matthew Ellks. The story has a David and Goliath twist to it as a rich kid waltzes into town and sets up a surf shop and begins winning friends and influencing people. A staunch local named Dan has a run in with him and so starts a feud that lasts for a decade. Dan eventually opens his own shop and the fallout between rival surf shop clubs divides opinions and sets a precedent for ongoing battles that are fought in the streets and in the water.

"The name says it all!" -Nick Carroll

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Shaping_a_surfboard — Shaping a surfboard

Greg Webber shapes a channel bottom surfboard.

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-<h3>'''''Australia's Century of Surf'''''</h3>
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+'''Scum Valley''' is a novel based at Bondi Beach, during the 1980s, when gentrification forced many working class families to leave the district in search of more affordable housing. It was written by Bondi surfer, Matthew Ellks. The story has a David and Goliath twist to it as a rich kid waltzes into town and sets up a surf shop and begins winning friends and influencing people. A staunch local named Dan has a run in with him and so starts a feud that lasts for a decade. Dan eventually opens his own shop and the fallout between rival surf shop clubs divides opinions and sets a precedent for ongoing battles that are fought in the streets and in the water.
-This book marks the centenary of the great Hawaiian Olympic swimmer and surfer Duke Kahanamoku’s historic visit to Australia in 1914. Since then, Australian surfing has evolved from exotic Pacific Island curio to regimented training for life savers, from counterculture revolution to respectable mainstream sport. The story of Australian surfing is largely one of schisms: between freedom seeking beach-goers and censorial puritans, between the quasi-militaristic regiments and volunteerism of surf life savers and the selfish pleasure-seeking pursuits of board riders, the generational and attitudinal gulf between longboarders and shortboarders, professionals and so-called “soul” surfers, territorial tensions between locals and tourists. Along the way, it has shaped coastal migrations, spawned vast business empires and design innovations, produced sports stars and spectacular casualties in equal measure, helped the beach overtake the bush as Australians' national, natural habitat of choice. No other sport has been through such profound cultural shifts or had such far-reaching influence on our national identity.
+<h3>'''''"The name says it all!" -Nick Carroll'''''</h3>
-Available through [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1742758282/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1742758282&linkCode=as2&tag=accommodati04-20 Amazon.com]
+== External links ==
+*[https://scumvalley.wordpress.com/ Scum Valley Blog]
+*[https://www.facebook.com/scumvalley Scum Valley Facebook Page]
+*[http://villa-selina-bali.com/ecwid-store/#!/~/product/category=0&id=35087462 Buy now]
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-[[File:Steep_takeoff.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Photo by [[Jim Russi]]]]
+[[File:Shaping a surfboard|thumb|right|335 px|Greg Webber shapes a channel bottom surfboard. ]]
-<h3>'''''YEE-HAA!!'''''</h3>
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