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The Brah Grill - with Derek 'Eye Candy' Watson
Derek is a ballie that can throw a turn harder than some surfers half his age. We wanted to know what his secret was to surfing so good for an ‘old’ guy, so we grilled him.

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Travis UNOFFICIALLY makes final 32 tour cut
Travis’ incredible barrel riding in his round two matchup against tour veteran and ASP Surfer Representative Kieren Perrow, saw him very unofficially make the mid-year cut.

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Flips, full rotations, rodeos and radness - AIRSTRIKE DEADLINE LOOMS
Flips, full rotations, rodeos and radness. The Kustom Airstrike, US$ 50 000 for the biggest air is on the cuff of its deadline.

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Surfers rally support and set their sights on running the Mavericks event independently
Although the Mavs event has been a triumph for surfing (and SA surfing) there has been controversy surrounding the big wave contest. The rumour mill had it that the contest was losing its soul, and that a lot of important people were not happy with the way that it had gone corporate.

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The Brah Grill - with Warwick 'Wok' Wright
Warwick “Wok” Wright has changed somewhat over the last few years. From New Pier surf Nazi and winner of big contests like the ISA World Games and the Quiksilver Good Wave to name but two, he has moved to Cape Town where he lives near a couple of icy cold and polluted waves.

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GO TRAVIS - Weighing up the odds for Chopes
In roughly ten days time the elite tour will be trimmed down from a 45 man field to a 32 man field for the second half of the year. We have two South Africans bookending the cutoff ratings, Jordy holding down number one, and Travis number 30.

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Help launch an environmental organisation for surfers
Cape Town surfer and ocean enthusiast Anton Louw is taking steps to launch an environmental organisation for surfers and beach users in South Africa.

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Opinion: SA Surfing - A One Man Show
Jordy's phenomenal Mentawaii Rodeo flip he nailed in 2009

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SARDS & SHARKS KEEP COMING - Latest on the Sardine Run
According to Mark Anderson-Reade from the KZN Sharks Board, sardine activity was very intense off the Durban beachfront yesterday, (Thursday 19 August) due to the annual Sardine Run, especially down towards Addington Beach. Fishermen turned out in droves to throw nets, and a few large sharks were clearly visible close to shore, occasionally even attacking the nets in the feeding frenzy.

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Bonus DVD with the next issue of Zigzag
Spread the word, the next issue 34.7 of Zigzag comes loaded with the BONUS DVD, Cancer to Capricorn.

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The Brah Grill - with Greg Emslie
We felt the need to ask Greg Emslie some questions about his spider bite, the victory, the state of South African surfing and wearing make-up. So yes, we grilled him.

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Massive whale carcass washes up in Ballito
This morning (Saturday 14 August) a massive dead whale washed up on the rocks near Clarke Bay in Ballito.

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swell.co.za feat. Google Earth bookmarks
If you'd like to compare your Google Earth bookmarks to the swell from July, please download either of these two kmz's.

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VOTE THE SAFFAS INTO THE EDDIE!
Previously Quiksilver asked select surf media around the world to help them decide on the invitees. This year they are going open source and giving you a chance to vote for the surfers you want to see dropping in over the boil during the 2011 Eddie.

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Jordy on the US Open Of Surfing, leading the rankings and heading to Chopes
Jordy is on a serious roll, leading both the World Tour and the ASP World rankings (formerly the WQS). The Zag caught up with Jords right after he took out second place at the US Open of Surfing and before he heads off to compete in the Billabong Pro Tahiti.

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Jordy Smith takes 2nd at the US Open of Surfing - Defending champ Brett Simpson takes out the win
Jordy Smith has claimed 2nd place at the US Open of Surfing presented by Hurley and Nike 6.0 after losing out to defending champion Brett Simpson in the final at Huntington Beach today.