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.

CHOOSE SURFING • Inspiring figures who give us more reasons to keep paddling out.

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JIM BANKS STRIKES A POSE WITH THREE FINS

NICK GREEN WINS THE SURFING AUSTRALIA, PHOTO OF THE YEAR

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GRAB RAILS, SNAKES & MUSICALS • Jaleesa Vincent shows us how to be more than just surfers.

THARIQ OF THE MENTAWAI • The young local who is mastering the world-class waves in his backyard.

BUDDHA’S PATH • Tai ‘Buddha’ Graham’s winding road to success and surfing freedom.

ONE OF PERRY’S KIDS • A tribute to a mentor and friend.

THE INDO MOTORCYCLE DIARIES: EPILOGUE • When the journeyman reaches a Fork in the road.

SURFING IN BARU COUNTRY • Dodging crocodiles, stingers and sharks to ride the waves of your life in places they rarely break.

‘CEIBO’: ECUADOR IN FOCUS • In this new film project Pacha Light and Lucy Small explore the wonders of the Galapagos, the soaring Andes, and the Amazon’s mystique.

A LOVE LETTER TO THE CUTBACK • Knifing a rail will always be at the core of good surfing.

STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS • Part III: 1974-1984Surfing goes pro, ‘Puberty Blues’ and punk rock rippers.

‘SAMUDRA’–INDONESIAN SURFERS TELLING THEIR OWN STORIES • A new documentary by Indonesian director, Gibran Putra Wirjawan, explores the role of surfing in the world’s largest archipelago.

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS: PETER DROUYN • When all the world is a stage and you have several roles to play.

TRUE TALES & SOME MYTHS FROM WEDDING CAKE ISLAND • Wedding Cake Island puts on a wild, howling, gigantic surf show every now and then. Usually in autumn as a southern swell hits and westerly winds howl around the magical Isle off Coogee. There are plenty of legends born in the surf and the sounds of the famous island.

HOT JUICE • Acclaimed Australian wordsmith Tim Winton tackles the most horrific topic of all: human-induced climate catastrophe.

UNEARTHED: PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVE OF STEPHEN COONEY • From little things, big things grow.

WATER COLOURED WAVES: THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM • The distilled surfing memories of Dave Sparkes.

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