Dirty Water: Teen photographer almost killed at Teahupoo recounts near-drowning

 
A couple of weeks before the Olympic surf event at Teahupoo, a teenage Australian photographer was found floating face-down during a heavy eig...

Kolohe Andino Hates Surfing

BeachGrit has always held Kolohe Andino close to our hearts. I knew his daddy Dino during his wild nineties epoch and first met the boy prodigy, then...

RE-AIR: World champ Barton Lynch on being outed as a “commie”, living on “stolen land” and the wild viral success of his Karl Marx beard “It was the most thoughtful and deliberate conversation I’ve ever had!” June 16, 2022

Rarely do I get as much pleasure as when the telephone connects to the 1988 world champion Barton Lynch, who cinched his title at perfect eight-to-twe...

RE-AIR: Dirty Water with eighties superstar Gary “Kong” Elkerton

Today’s guest on Dirty Water brought a brutal, but beautiful, savagery to professional surfing. 
His fav tee featured a skull and the slogan Kil...

Is surfing really the hardest sport in the world?

Recently, Kelly Slater responded to an online poll asking which sport was harder, soccer or surfing, with a bombshell…neither. “I wouldn’t rate soccer...

Surf star Jodie Cooper and her dreams of revenge after being attacked by a mat-rider

This interview with Jodie Cooper was the last podcast the surf writer and commentator Ben Mondy recorded for us and took place around eighteen months...

Damien Hobgood on his Black Death wave and the wipeout that nearly killed him

Almost one decade ago, while filming for Strange Rumblings, Dion Agius and other Globe surfers including Creed McTaggart, sought out the circles of Gr...

Is Filipe Toledo pretending to be scared of Teahupoo?

In a little under a year, Brazil is going to field two-time world champion Filipe Toledo as part of its two-man team to the Olympics, the surf event b...

Chas Smith reacts to Ian Ziering's wild street brawl with chubby Latinx biker gals

In the latest episode of Dirty Water, Chas Smith picks apart Bev Hills 90210 star Ian Ziering’s wild street brawl with a gang of “chubby teenage Latin...

Wavepool king Tom Lochtefeld on his gamechanging Palm Springs Surf Club tech

ll that heat about the new Palm Springs Surf Club wavepool, featuring the tech of wavepool king Tom Lochtefeld, has been entirely warranted despite ea...

Chas Smith reacts to Kelia Moniz bringing hammer down on Roxy

In the latest episode of Dirty Water, the celebrated author Chas Smith reacts to Kelia Moniz giving hell to Roxy’s parent company, the Authentic Brand...

WSL shill Chris Cote on the joys of toxic positivity

If you knew Chris Cote like I know Chris Cote, you’d find the sweetest Peewee Herman-esque lover of life, gags, tumbling, surf all day, no-alcohol par...

Malibu realtor dubbed “Angriest Man in Surfing” details wild struggle as enforcer at world's most crowded wave, “People think I’m crazy but I’m trying to regulate a crowd of f$#king idiots!”

Today’s guest Andy Lyon is the Malibu realtor and First Point surfer of fifty years who achieved a considerable notoriety recently when he threw a roc...

Peter Mel on fist fighting, his bombshell wave at Mavericks and the reckless flirtation with Methamphetamine that nearly put him behind bars, “When you’re at your lowest it feels nothing can help you!”

Mel, who is fifty-three, no longer has the foaming jaws of a meth addict. Today he is the sort of man who loves his children with a passion, his paren...

Dirty Water with existentialist Julian Wilson, “I thought I watched Bruce Irons die in front of me, I thought I watched Nathan Fletcher die in front of me, I thought I was going to die!”

This episode of Dirty Water hits a high-water mark as Ben Mondy peels layers from "the best surfer in his generation never to win a world title" Julia...

Dirty Water with eighties superstar Gary "Kong" Elkerton

Today’s guest on Dirty Water brought a brutal, but beautiful, savagery to professional surfing. 
His fav tee featured a skull and the slogan Kil...

World champ Barton Lynch on being outed as a "commie", living on "stolen land" and the wild viral success of his Karl Marx beard “It was the most thoughtful and deliberate conversation I've ever had!"

Rarely do I get as much pleasure as when the telephone connects to the 1988 world champion Barton Lynch, who cinched his title at perfect eight-to-twe...

Former rookie of the year Ryan Callinan, sacrificed on altar of mid-tour cut, on the “weight of prophecy” and the pain of “fading into nothingness”!

In this episode of Dirty Water, Newcastle surfer Ryan Callinan talks about the mid-tour cut, and his opinion will surprise – he digs it!

Grajagan pioneer Peter McCabe on running kilos of Bolivian cocaine, raising hell into his sixties and being “bent over” by yoga queen Gerry Lopez!

A thrill, this episode, to feature the Australian goofyfooter and shaper Peter McCabe, one of the pioneers of surfing in Indonesia, including G-Land w...

Adam “Vaughan Dead” Blakey, director of hit surf film, one half of the long-running Ain’t That Swell podcast and frontman of the Goons of Doom

The last time we saw Adam “Vaughan Dead” Blakey, director of hit surf film, one half of the long-running Ain’t That Swell podcast and frontman of the...

Breakthrough big-wave surfer Mason Barnes on riding a 126.5-foot wave, "When it came in it looked terrifying. I almost didn't go!"

One month ago, a little-known surfer from North Carolina shattered the 100-foot wave barrier at Portugal's Nazaré.
A post shared by Mason Hyce B...

Ronnie "Skull" Hill, the king of jetboarding, ruler of Shark Island

If you were in Sydney at the end of March, y’would’ve thrown yourself into the dreamiest of four-to-six-foot barrels, pretty wedges wiped smooth by an...

Dirty Water Episode 52 with Steve Sherman

The Dirty Water Dudes are back to have Steve Sherman on the mic!

Dirty Water, episode 51, with Jon von Tesmar

The Gents are back in the New Year to sit down with Kite Surfer, Jon von Tesmar. Enjoy!

Dirty Water, episode 50, with former world #2 Brad Gerlach

Episode #50 Featuring David Rensin

Dirty Water #50 with David Rensin, the celebrated author of Miki Dora biography, All For a Few Perfect Waves.
Rensin transcribed one million wo...

Episode #49 Featuring Sid Abruzzi

Dirty Water, episode forty nine, and today’s guest is described by BeachGrit writer Steve Rees, as the “most famous surf shop owner in the world” and...

Episode #48 Featuring Koa Smith

The guys are back again with another top surfer in Koa Smith. Enjoy this episode with one of the cast members of ABC's Ultimate Surfer!
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Dirty Water #47 Featuring Maurice Cole

Another great show, another great guest for the Dirty Water Duo. Enjoy, as another great from the surfing world, Maurice Cole, drops in to chat with t...

Dirty Water #46 Featuring Alejandro Moreda

Dirty Water #45 Featuring Malia Ward

The guys are joined once again for another awesome show. This time with breakout star of ABC’s The Ultimate Surfer, Malia Ward. Enjoy the show!
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Dirty Water #44 Featuring Lucy Small

The fellas are joined for another awesome episode by guest Lucy Small. On this one they discuss the fight for equal prize money amongst men and women,...

Dirty Water #43 - Featuring Anastasia Ashley

Join the gents for another great episode with professional surfer Anastasia Ashley!
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Dirty Water #42 - Featuring Peter Maguire

After a 6th month hiatus, Dirty Water makes it's triumphant return. They're joined by Peter Maguire, who's a surfer, turned war crimes investigator an...

Dirty Water #41 - Featuring Luke Stedman

Derek and Chas talk with former CT #10, BJJ purple belt and fashion entrepreneur Luke Stedman
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Dirty Water #40 - Featuring Brett Simpson

Derek and Chas talk with US Olympic Surf Coach and former CT surfer, Brett Simpson.
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Dirty Water #39 - Featuring Steve 'Longtom' Shearer

Derek Rielly and Chas Smith rap whimsical with BeachGrit's tour correspondent Steve 'Longtom' Shearer.
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Dirty Water #38 - Featuring Scott Caan

Derek and Chas talk with actor, Scott Caan
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Dirty Water #37 - Featuring Neco Padaratz

Derek and Chas talk with Brazilian professional surfer Neco Padaratz
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Dirty Water #36 - Featuring Sean Doherty

Derek and Chas speak with surf journalist, author and activist Sean Doherty
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