Tay Kitts

1 month ago | tracksmag.com.au | Tay Kitts

“We lost Kirra a long time ago.” I hear that in the car park nearly every time I’m getting ready to paddle out on an average day. If I see a man aged 60+ walking towards me to strike up a chat, I can predict what he’s going to say: He’s going to talk about Kirra like she was the finest woman the town had ever known, and then he’ll look out across the lineup with the same twinge of sentimentality that you get when looking through an old high school yearbook.

1 month ago | tracksmag.com.au | Tay Kitts

It’s Monday morning and you’re paddling your old sack of bones into the first wave of your session. You get stuffed by a 12-year-old with six different stickers on his board. Eighteen of his friends howl with laughter as they synchronise a succession of air reverses above your head. You check your watch. It’s 10:00 AM. Whatever happened to school? Either one of two voices will arise in your head: 1.

2 months ago | tracksmag.com.au | Tay Kitts

Covid made my flatmate believe that drinking bleach was the cure for all ailments. It also made every average or aging surfer believe that one day, they too, could surf like Devon Howard. Many of us passed the time in lockdown watching a style of surfing rise to popularity on our YouTube feeds that was an attractive deviation from the regular WSL content.

Jan 20, 2025 | tracksmag.com.au | Tay Kitts

The first real swell of 2025 arrived at Snapper Rocks this weekend, along with 48 boardriders clubs from across Australia and far-flung corners of the globe. The World Club Challenge is the elite event for club surfing—the first event in existence to crown a Boardriders World Champion.

Jan 13, 2025 | tracksmag.com.au | Tay Kitts

“The sausage people are going under water!” Simon “Swilly” Williams shouts as the sky dumps buckets upon surfing’s most beloved contest of the year. Excitement for every phenomena is high as World Champions, local legends, and the Gold Coast’s bravest business owners huddle beneath tents at what has turned out to be the wettest Burleigh Single Fin Festival of its 28 years.