The Swell Guys: One Surfer One Ride A Lifetime of Stoke
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Personal Experiences

Surfing is a unique experience for all of us. The following articles share personal insights and experiences people have had during their time as a surfer.

Entertaining Articles

So you're feeling as flat as the swell today and need a bit of a pick-up… Read some of these articles - they're bound to put a smile on your face!

Informative Articles

You're blonde and we'll forgive you for that. Want to brush up on your surfing knowledge not your hair-do? These articles will make you smarter - not prettier!

Travel Related

You've got some time off and buddies who are keen to go but you're still not convinced that a trip is in order. Read our travel related articles for tips when hitting the road.

Interviews

You need new friends but don't feel like dating online or hitting the bar. Well stop by here and get to know some really cool people better - next time you see them in the water tell them you met them at The Swell Guys!

Why It's Not Your Wave

We'll help you to understand that what you are riding is billions and billions of years old and deserves some respect. The waves you are catching are almost prehistoric in a way. When you feel the urge to say "get off my wave" ask yourself, "is it really all about me and my ego?"

SHARK SPOTTING: Rasta Speaks

We have a chat with Patrick, one of the Shark Spotters keeping you safe from lurkers at Muizenberg

ROCK STEADY: Artificial Reef

In this exclusive first-ever interview we bring you the exciting story of Faizel's latest project: an artificial reef.

Confessions of a Surf Coach

You see them in coffee shops chatting to clients and out in the water pushing groms into their first rides - Surf Coaches - find out just how glamorous being a Surf Coach really is.

HIGHER LEARNING: Post Grad Lads

We recently took two of UCT Radio's Drive Time DJ's on a surf trip - read about their experiences and find out why only a surfer knows the feeling.

Visuals

The following documents are part of this section

Stop Motion

Photographs freeze the defining moment in any action, the shutter clicks and the moment is preserved. Take a look at our photo archive, perhaps we caught your defining moment…

Slow Motion

Surfing in action often takes place at such a fast pace that you can't appreciate the finer details. It's for that very reason that we've put together some sick sequences frame-by-frame, we hope you enjoy them!

Full Motion

Photographs help to freeze a moment in time, however, much is lost in the process. Seeing a moving, heaving, screaming mountain of water frame-by-frame is so much better&hellip

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