The quickest and easiest way to claim superiority over your fellow man is
through the art of competition. Kick his arse and you shall be the better
person, yet for years bodyboarding struggled with the fact that the best
weren't competing and even when they did we struggled with the idea of
whether flapping around in waist high slop would help us understand
anything. So this issue we took the red felt tipped biro to the IBA's
World Tour. It's now awash with Australian Dollars, Euros and Brazilian
Real - all of it legal mind you - and is a competitive, commercial and,
eventually, a marketable success. Of course, things are never quite that
easy so you best read the unedited version written through the men toiling
behind the scenes. Issue 26 also plays host to one of the hottest lady
spreads you will ever see in a surfing magazine. I know, if you wanted
porn you'd pay for it, but this is perfectly legit because that spread is
in fact a vehicle for our summer clothing guide. Genius! There are surfing
trips to Bali and South Australia, run concurrently through the one spread
because we were short of time and ideas. And finally, and most of all
leastly, there's that scurrilous man from Port Macquarie, Damian King,
back between these pages and back mouthing off. Brilliant! On sale now.

Check out the the teaser at

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=snQhcDueOLc