Down Under Diaries

Down Under Diaries
An inside look at the 2011 season opening Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast and all the ensuing mayhem from Coolangatta, Australia. Updated with the latest news, rumors, and gossip several times daily.
Kelly Slater Wins The Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast
Exclusive photos and video from the final day of the 2011 Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast. Spear in and have a go mate!
Alana Blanchard’s 21st Bday Dance Party
Alana Blanchard, Laura Enever, Nage Melamed, Monyca Byrne Wickey, and Coco Ho get wild in celebration of Alana's 21st birthday...Good times on the Goldy!
Burleigh Heads Photo Gallery
After a long summer slumber, one of the most iconic pointbreaks in the world lights up on a recent Gold Coast of Australia swell...
More South Straddie “Super Session” Clips…
The bros at insurfnews.com got their clips from last week's Stradbroke Island "Super Session" posted, check out what we already told you, it was a day for the ages!
South Straddie Super Session: The Video
The most bad-ass rip clip we've posted all year...
Cote’s Crib: Tour Of Komune
Check out this guided video tour of Komune—the surf resort and epicenter of all things fun in Coolangatta on the Gold Coast of Australia.
Nate Yeomans On Cote’s Cube
2010 ASP World Tour rookie Nate Yeomans on Cote's Cube ignited by Ball Park... check out our new studio on the Gold Coast of Australia and learn a thing or two about the WCT courtesy of Yeomans.
Stephanie Gilmore Wins The Roxy Pro Gold Coast
In a déja vu version of last year’s event, the Steph and Melanie Bartels squared off once again with Gilmore taking the win and the dream start to her 2010 campaign for a fourth ASP Women’s World Title...
Taj Burrow Wins The Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast
After playing the bridesmaid over the years way too many times for his liking, Taj has come out of the gates in 2010 in full force, beating Jordy Smith at the Quiksilver Pro... Check the exclusive photos and video plus interviews from the beach with the hottest girls we could find. (the videos are loading now hang tight...)
Snapper Rocks Super Sessions
With the world's best surfers in town and swell after swell pulsing through one of Australia's premier point breaks, Snapper Rocks has been the scene of some heavy shredding of late...
Down Under Diaries Day 6: My Morning With Bruce…
Bruce is a blast to hang out with; he's funny as shit and you never know what kind of shenanigans you'll get into when you're with him...
Down Under Diaries: Day 5
After being good boys for a night we had to let loose with our new friend Laura Enever and some wild Goldy girls...
Duranbah Dreamin’
The epicenter of high performance surfing on the Gold Coast, Duranbah has been serving up some rippable chunks of late, check this highlight clip from the last couple of days...
Down Under Diaries: Day 4
Covered in jellyfish and sea lice wounds while sitting in the rain has never been this much fun...