James ‘Taipan’ Wood is a two-time world junior champion, elite surf coach, shaper, and surfing mastermind from Lennox Head, on the NSW North Coast. 

James ‘Taipan’ Wood is a two-time world junior champion, elite surf coach, shaper, and surfing mastermind from Lennox Head, on the NSW North Coast.

Award winning degeneracy...since 2013. UTFS!

Surfing's original and best podcast. Award winning degeneracy since 2013. UTFS!

AIN'T THAT SWELL

Core Lords: James 'Taipan' Wood

BILLABONG'S MERGE SURF FILM and ATS LIVE at TORQUAY HOTEL (Monday March 30 Tix Here)Presents... ATS Regular Ep featuring... The Woz is back and Bells is ready catch fire like a struck match in ya Jap eye! So who will win and why? Smiv and Deadly discuss. There's also the East Coast Swellpocaypse that is delivering cones for the ages. Smivvy implores all Swellians to please leave Goat the fuck alone and we examine VELA Johnny John Floz Floz's South Pacific Odyssey. It's good stuff. All the love, all the power.

BILLABONG'S MERGE SURF FILM and ATS LIVE at TORQUAY HOTEL <a href="https://tickets.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/c3f99b2b-c20a-4fe8-a4bb-e1df7c8f8ae5">(Monday March 30 Tix Here)</a> Presents... ATS Regular Ep featuring... The Woz is back and Bells is ready catch fire like a struck match in ya Jap eye! So who will win and why? Smiv and Deadly discuss. There's also the East Coast Swellpocaypse that is delivering cones for the ages. Smivvy implores all Swellians to please leave Goat the fuck alone and we examine VELA Johnny John Floz Floz's South Pacific Odyssey. It's good stuff. All the love, all the power.

Bells Winners Revealed! Swellpocalypse  East Coast Explosion! For Goat's Sake Leave GOAT Alone! Plus Johnny John Floz Floz's South Pacific Sea Cock-fest and MORE!

Billabong and ATS Live at the Torquay Pub this Monday March 30th Presents... Occy's Wild Affair with Bells and Cloudbreak! What was it that made the Raging Bull so damn good at two of the world's most challenging waves? PURE LOVE BABY!

<a href="https://tickets.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/c3f99b2b-c20a-4fe8-a4bb-e1df7c8f8ae5">Billabong and ATS Live at the Torquay Pub this Monday March 30th</a> Presents... Occy's Wild Affair with Bells and Cloudbreak! What was it that made the Raging Bull so damn good at two of the world's most challenging waves? PURE LOVE BABY!

PURE LOVE BABY! Occy's Wild Lifelong Affair with Bells and Cloudbreak!

After a terrifying encounter with a massive Great White at his home beach Gold Cone Piece Award Winner Brett Burcher went on a mission to find out more about sharks, shark encounters, attacks and what we can do about sharing space with these creatures in a way that doesn’t result in fear, maiming or death. His first guest is Dr Chris Lowe, a renowned Professor of Marine Biology and director of the Shark Lab at California State University Long Beach.

These conversations are the long form interviews conducted for Burch and Andrew Kaineder’s upcoming documentary Crossing the Tideline due out in 2027.

AST LIVE! Come Celebrate the Aussie Grit Merchants who Tore the Chang a New One! Morgan Cibilic, George Pittar, Liam O'Brien, Oscar Berry and Callum Robson live in person!

Torquay Hotel, March 30, 6PM, $30 Don't miss it

After a terrifying encounter with a massive Great White at his home beach Gold Cone Piece Award Winner Brett Burcher went on a mission to find out more about sharks, shark encounters, attacks and what we can do about sharing space with these creatures in a way that doesn&rsquo;t result in fear, maiming or death. His first guest is Dr Chris Lowe, a renowned Professor of Marine Biology and director of the Shark Lab at California State University Long Beach.
These conversations are the long form interviews conducted for Burch and Andrew Kaineder&rsquo;s upcoming documentary Crossing the Tideline due out in 2027.
AST LIVE! Come Celebrate the Aussie Grit Merchants who Tore the Chang a New One! Morgan Cibilic, George Pittar, Liam O'Brien, Oscar Berry and Callum Robson live in person!
<a href="https://tickets.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/c3f99b2b-c20a-4fe8-a4bb-e1df7c8f8ae5">Torquay Hotel, March 30, 6PM, $30 Don't miss it</a>

Core Lords: James 'Taipan' Wood

AIN'T THAT SWELL

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