18 November, 2008 : - - An obscure alien looking 6'7 duel finned surfboard has been discovered washed up on a Tweed Heads backbeach after the recent heavy storms.

18 November, 2008 : - - The inaugural Coolum Teams Challenge is set to take off at Coolum Beach this weekend (22nd 23rd November) with twelve of the country?s top boardriding clubs set to do battle in the fierce but friendly interclub competition. Clubs from Northern NSW to Noosa Heads will compete across two days in a six man (1 Junior, 4 Opens and 1 Senior) team-style format.

18 November, 2008 : - - This is not a victory, it is a sham(e). Will Surfrider address the nuclear dump zones in our Sanctuary waters? A convenient truth often ignored, instead Surfrider agrees that a PWC poses a greater threat than nuclear waste? What is the consensus and backroom deal on this one folks?

18 November, 2008 : - - After nearly a decade of work, the Surfrider Foundation is celebrating a twofold success that balances resource protection with recreational access in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS).

18 November, 2008 : - - Honolulu -- Crazy Shirts honors Hawaii-born President-elect, and bodysurfer, Barrack Obama with the release of its 'Obama Surfs' T-shirt. The newly designed T-shirt is now available at select retail stores in Hawaii, Laguna Beach and San Diego, as well as online at crazyshirts.com.

18 November, 2008 : - - Focused, mature and fresh out of high school; Stephanie Gilmore burst onto the ASP World Tour last year and ended up walking away with the title. But where do you go once you?ve reached the top so young? Alex Wade finds out.

18 November, 2008 : - - Oceanside, Ca -- The shores of Oceanside welcomed the inaugural California Surf Film Festival November 7 - 9. The Grace Theater play host to the hundreds of surf film fans, filmmaker and special guest over the three day Festival as part of the California Surf Museum.

18 November, 2008 : - - Coolangatta -- A most deserved triumph for the great Bonga Perkins earlier this week at San Onofre. The second of the Oxbow World Longboard Tour events went off without a hitch, culminating in Bonga claiming his second ASP World Longboard Title in the closest title race in any discipline in living memory.

18 November, 2008 : - - Coolangatta -- Men?s ASP WQS prize money has hit US$4 million the same time as rated surfers hit 1,000. At the completion of the PXM International Van?s Pro held in perfect big surf at Puerto Escondido, which was won by local Angelo Lozano, we have exactly 1,000 rated members from 35 different countries that competed in 45 events with 38 different winners.

18 November, 2008 : - - Brintex, organiser of UK trade boardsports event Surf Shop, has announced that Surf Shop 2009 will take place Tuesday 18th ? Wednesday 19th August 2009, at Westpoint, Exeter, moving earlier in the season, and to a two day rather than three day event.