cartoon by Craig Coventry
Most surfers get suspicious when they hear terms like freedom and perfection used, usually by non-surfers and industry sharks, to describe what goes on out there in the line up between people and waves. I prefer to think of it as surrender and artful involvement in something big and mindless although I will admit crowds can dog the process. Here Craig Coventry, who surfs, draws and works at the Museum of Sydney, ponders the irony of being alone in a crowd… According to Craig, he is: indeed a surfer from bondi, as you may have guessed. I ride a min-mal. I often take a drive to Curl Curl or Wanda to escape the crowds. I used to ride a short board but you can just about forget about getting any waves with all the longboards at Bondi.