A-frame

Aaberg, Denny

Aaberg, Kemp

Abberton, Koby

Abbruzzi, Sid

Abellira, Reno

Abubo, Megan

academia and surfing

Adler, Tom

advertising and surfing

Aeder, Erik

aerial

Aguerre, Fernando

Aichner, Scott

Aikau, Clyde

Aikau, Eddie

Aipa, Ben

air-drop

airbrush

Airshow

Ala Moana

Alabama

alaia board

Alaska

alcohol and surfing

Alexander, Kala

Allen, Chuck

Alms, Paige

aloha shirt

Alter, Hobie

Alvarez, Pepe

Ancell, Kevin

Andaman Islands

Andersen, Lisa

Anderson, Craig

Anderson, Simon

Andino, Kolohe

Angel, Jose

angle

Angola

Angourie

Antarctica

Apocalypse Now

Arabian Sea

Aragon, Janice

Arakawa, Eric

Archbold, Matt

Arena, Eduardo

Ashton, Juan

Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP)

Atlantic Ocean

August, Robert

Aurness, Rolf

Auster, Ken

Australia

Avalon, Frankie

Azores

backdoor

backside

backside attack, Pipeline

backwash

bail out

Bain, Rob

Baja California

Baker, Bernie

Baker, Grant “Twiggy”

Baker, Tim

Bali

Ball, John “Doc”

Ballard, Bill

Ballard, Rochelle

balsa

Baltic Sea

Banks, Jim

Barbados

Barilotti, Steve

Barland, Michel

Barreda, Sergio “Gordo”

Barry, Michael

Bartholomew, Wayne

Baxter, Jackie

Bay of Bengal

Beach Boys, The

Beacham, Debbie

beachboys

beachbreak

Beachcomber Bills Grand Prix

Beachley, Layne

beavertail

Becker, Phil

Bedford-Brown, Stuart

Belgium

Bells Beach

Bendall, Ma and Pa

Bennett, Barry

Benson, Becky

Benson, Blanche

Benson, Linda

Bermuda

Bertlemann, Larry

Large, orderly, sun-drenched winter weekend swell along the east coast of Australia, running from July 6 to 8, 2001, the result of a nearly undetected gale between New Zealand and New Caledonia. While the Australian Bureau of Meteorology had forecast modest three-foot waves for Friday, July 6, surfers from Queensland's Gold Coast to southern New South Wales woke up to find most spots breaking at a still-growing eight to 10 feet. "Easily the biggest waves I've seen ridden here," claimed David Treloar, a 35-year veteran at Angourie, one of north New South Wales' premier point breaks, after the waves peaked that afternoon at 12 to 15 feet. The big surf was complemented by sunny skies and a light offshore breeze, as the storm's perimeter was anchored 1,000 miles offshore, allowing waves to proceed, but holding back all storm-related wind, clouds, and surface chop. The relentless flow of surf, however, kept thousands of would-be challengers on the beach as they failed to break through the inshore waves. Many surfers who did gain position in the lineup still had a rough time. "Three hours, three rides, 15 hold-downs," was the summation of a frustrated Sydney local. Two or three dozen tow-in teams used personal watercraft to blast through the shorebreak and pull each other into some of the biggest waves ever ridden in Australia. Over the weekend, two New South Wales fishermen were swept off the beach and drowned. A rumor quickly spread that former world tour pro surfer Cheyne Horan had been killed in a Queensland tow- in mishap; he was awakened from an afternoon nap by his best friend, who was weeping over the news. Property damage for the most part was limited to a half-dozen Queensland fishing boats, which were pulled from their moorings and rolled onto the beach. At a surf break in Newcastle, New South Wales, 27 boards were broken in half on Saturday alone. Australia's Surfing Life magazine devoted virtually its entire September issue to coverage of the "Three Days That Rocked Our World," and quoted four-time world champion Mark Richards as saying, "This could have been as good as it's ever going to get."

Swell of 2001

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