Lavishly illustrated, featuring images spanning the earliest beginnings of surfing in Australia to the current day; Author Phil Jarratt is a well-known figure in the surf community; Covers obscure and forgotten events and figures of surfing as well as the most famous individuals in Australian surfing; Perfect gift for surfers and surf culture enthusiasts; Published and marketed in association with SURFING AUSTRALIA, the peak professional body of competitive surfing in Australia and officially launched with their 50th Anniversary year celebrations and also as part of the launch of 2013 The Year of the Surfer.

Phil Jarratt has worked in surf publishing and the surf industry for more than 35 years. In addition he has covered business and politics as a journalist with The Sydney Morning Herald, The Bulletin and London's Daily Mail, edited publications as diverse as Tracks surfing magazine, Insight travel guides and Playboy, been the author or co-author of some twenty books, and published books and magazines through his own Australian imprint, Blue Group. His biographies, Home: The Evonne Goolagong Story and Mr Sunset, have won international acclaim. His most recent books are Australia's Hottest 100 Surfing Legends, Salts and Suits, Kelly Slater: For the Love and The Surfing Year Book.