Welcome to paradise, now go to hell
Subtitle: a true story of violence, corruption and the soul of surfing
By: Chas Smith
Edition: 2nd edition.
Publisher: Nero
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Carlton, Vic
Language: eng
Number of pages: 247
ISBN-13: 9781863958660
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Surfing; Social aspects; Subculture; Social life and customs; Social conditions; Manners and customs
Description: For two months every winter, when Pacific storms make landfall, swarms of mainlanders, Brazilians, Australians, and Europeans flock to Oahu's paradisiacal North Shore in pursuit of some of the greatest waves on earth, for surfing's Triple Crown competition. Chas Smith reveals how this influx transforms a sleepy, laid-back strip of coast into a lawless, violent, drug-addled, and adrenaline-soaked mecca. With Hunter-esque journalist Smith throwing himself into the centre of the action, this is a sun-bleached, breakneck account of power, money, crime, and surfing.
Notes: Includes index.