Mark Strijbosch

Founder / Head-First Department

Mark doesn't wait around. If there's a wave, an idea, or a bad decision to be made, he's already in it.

Original stories

• “She's the GOAT”: Bettylou Sakura Johnson on Steph Gilmore, Going Pro and Hurry-Up-and-Wait Days
• The World Title Is Going Back to Pipeline. About Bloody Time.
• From Malta to Supertubos: BOMBA Drops In on the WSL CT Tour
• 48 Hours at Sea, Two Boards, and 18,000 Reasons Not to Give Up
• Griffin Colapinto Names His Favourite Rival: "We Always Bring the Best Out of Each Other"
• Kaipo Guerrero Knows Everyone in Surfing. So Who Does He Think Owns Its Future?
• Three Down, One to Go: Erin Brooks Is Chasing Surfing History in Portugal
• BOMBA Heads to Portugal as Accredited Media for the 2026 WSL Championship Tour
• Manchester United’s Matheus Cunha Is Quietly Sponsoring Three Brazilian Surfers
• Kelly Slater Is 54 Years Old. He Just Dropped a 9 at Teahupo’o.
• BOMBA Hits the Runway at Ribeljoni’s Alternative Fashion Show
• Wave Waste: Ghajn Tuffieha Cleaned, New Bin Installed
• BOMBA Drops Its First Rash Guard
• SWELL RIGHTS: Malta Set to Introduce Paid Surfer’s Leave When Waves Go Overhead
• Flynn Mifsud Wins Season Opener at Għajn Tuffieħa
• Stela Surfboards: Where Hands, Time and Surfing Meet
• El Niño Is Coming — And Malta Surfers Should Be Paying Attention
• The Hype Is Real - with Luiz Buccieri
• 3 BOARDS SMASHED IN SUPER SUNDAY SWELL
• Surf Trip on the Big Screen at Big Ron's
• Best Surfboards for Beginners: How to Choose Your First Board
• Surfing Storm Harry in Malta
• A Fast & Furious New Bomba Shop and Website
• A Proper Winter Swell Slams the Maltese Islands
• Malta Braces for High Surf and Low Temperatures
• Wave of Winter: Bomba Video Competition
• Keep smiling, dancing, shooting and laughing in heaven, Petter
• John John Florence Returns to the WSL - new record in sights
• Carissa Moore Returns: Surf Legend Reclaims Her Place on the Championship Tour
• How to Train for Big Waves: Winter Surf Prep for Malta & Europe
• BOMBA Surf Fundraiser for Gaza Surfers – Waves of Solidarity in Sliema
• Malta Rescue: Local Surfers Save Tourists at Golden Bay — Call for Year-Round Lifeguards
• How to Read Surf Forecasts: The Complete Guide for Every Surfer
• On a Board Before He Could Walk - with Kiran Boult Cassar
• Surf Fitness Training: How to Build Strength, Balance & Endurance
• The Mediterranean Wakes Up - High Surf at Ghajn Tuffieha
• How to Read the Surf Forecast in Malta: A Local's Guide
• Discover the Top 5 Surf Spots in Malta
• Sandro Dias Drops Into Skateboarding History with Record-Breaking Ramp
• Essential Surf Fitness Training: How to Build Strength, Balance, and Endurance
• Marley's Cracks Open Autumn
• Movie Review: Incredibly intense, The Surfer will draw you in and spit you out
• The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Surfing in the Mediterranean
• Molly Picklum's Rise: The 2025 Women's CT Season Review
• WSL Season Review: Yago Dora's Year: A Season of High Stakes & Heavy Water
• The BOMBA Bucket Hat: Born On the Beach
• Waiting for Cloudbreak: Will the WSL Finals Fire in Fiji?
• Wave Waste: Ghajn Tuffieha Clean Up with Zibel, Singita & Bomba
• Dale Webster, Who Surfed For 14,642 Days Straight, Passes Away
• WSL Under the Stars at Għajn Tuffieħa: A Night for the Books
• 12 at Teahupo'o: Kelia Gallina Becomes Youngest Surfer in WSL History
• A summer swell that put Malta on the radar
• Zach PC retains crown as King of the Park
• WAVE WASTE: A New Bin at GT. A Big Idea. A Cleaner Future.
• One Step at a Time, All the Way to Vietnam - with Luke Deakin, aka Chubby Trekka
• Tahiti Summer - MIA VICKERY launches freshest surf bikini yet
• Surf art: Mariah Buhagiar launches new surf Documentary: Mediterranean Drift
• Surfing Saved My Life - with Luca Arrigo
• Locals Only: The Lineups That'll Eat You Alive.
• Turtle Nesting on Maltese Beaches: What Surfers Need to Know
• Make Flat Days Fun With Malta Surf School
• What's in a name: labelling a surf spot
• How, and why, taking a break helped my surfing
• World Surf League Announces Għajn Tuffieħa Bay, Malta, as Newest Addition to the Championship Tour
• The unsurfable wave, surfed.
• The €100 euro surfboard
• Chasing Glass: Valerio Returns from Bali Fired Up and Fearless
• Billabong's Grand Expansion & BOMBA's Exclusive Merch Drop
• The day our surfers tamed monsters.
• Next WSL Stop: SUPERTUBOS, Portugal
• Back in a Wave Pool for The Surf Abu Dhabi Pro
• January Rewind: Super swell for the New Year
• Jaws Big Wave Challenge Canceled for 2024/25: A Major Setback for Surfing Enthusiasts
• The Banzai Pipeline: The Iconic Opener of the World Surf League
• John John Florence announces WSL break
• Surfing While Pregnant: Marie's Journey on the Waves
• Gabriel Medina's Injury Forces Him to Withdraw from WSL Season
• Art and Attitude: Surfing Mariah's Way
• How Kilojoules are changing surf
• California Wildfires Impact Local Surfing Communities
• Why Surfers Love Tacos: An Investigation into a Delicious Phenomenon
• Record breaking December
• Mavericks Surf Competition Breaks Records With Unprecedented Wave Heights
• Epic Surfing Moments That Defined 2024
• Nathan Florence and Erin Brooks Crowned Champions at 2024 Pipe Masters
• 2025 World Surf League CT Schedule Released
• Big Wave Surfing: The Thrill, The Legends & The Monsters of the Sea
• The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational: Celebrating a Hero, History, and Surfing's Greatest Challenge
• The Birth of the Pipe Masters: A Legacy in the Making
• Our naughty (and nice) November
• Why we're addicted to our own surf photos
• Offshore October
• Joe Turpel on the WSL: "We're just encouraged to be ourselves."
• Nothing beats live music, a surf band is born!
• Joe Turpel on what Malta can learn from Hawaiian Surf Culture
• September: you were insane!
• Behind the scenes at the WSL with Joe Turpel - Part 1
• Surfing Showdown: WSL Finals and Big Wave Season Insights
• Historic WSL Finals Day: A New Era in Surfing
• Stylish Sky Howes secures the Summer Snap
• August Rewind: Starry skies and mini swells
• One Breath with World Record Diver Branko Petrovic
• Flynn Mifsud is in his element living his best life.
• New T Shirt: Aprille Zammit's Thinking About That Swell
• July's super line up!
• Surfers reviving Malta's Slackline community
• Surfing in Your 30s: Embracing Freedom and Navigating Challenges
• We made history in June
• Making Waves: Cathy Wins Inaugural 'Mermaids of Malta' Girls Surf Competition
• Mermaids of Malta Surf Contest at GT
• Memorable May: surfs, chats & the Ripper
• Flying High with Basile Rio
• Swell, parties, trips and more: Read April's news round-up.
• Surf's Split Persona: Competitive v Free Surfers.
• Paola Dropping Sick New Skatepark
• Kai Lenny opening Surf Resort in Riviera, Malta
• Where the f*ck is surf culture heading?
• Eat your surfboard
• Blood, sweat and barrels
• The Rise of the Free Surfer
• Snapping boards at sunset
• Waves of Inspiration: Unraveling the Artistic Soul of Surf Culture
• Sosty's snaps: a meditative journey from dolphins to surfers
• Riding High: Unrolling the link between surfers and stoners
• Got a ding? Give the Sea Cat a ring!
• Hadrien Meyer hammers the Reef Rampage home!
• An earthquake session, with Matt Formosa
• Get ready for the Reef Rampage Surf Competition
• Massive tunes, massive waves!
• 2023: Family Time
• What's the fuss about dropping in?
• Find BOMBA at the official Quiksilver & Billabong Stores in Sliema
• Life lessons and surf- with Bray Grima
• Riding Waves of Change: Local Surfer Braydon Grima's 2000km Marathon for Renal Disease Awareness
• Going where the surf takes him - with David Manteuffel
• Discovering a hidden spot
• Surfing with Saints
• I swear this happened, I promise.
• Surfing, Stoke & Self-Discovery: Alexia's Story
• From Malta to the BMX World Championships in Glasgow - Gianni Zahra
• Editorial - keep it coming!
• Pink sausages under a meteor shower
• Titanic Tiago takes top spot in tremendous Summer Snap
• Girl power shines through the night surf
• Surfing the world with Mick Hay
• Surf Skating with Kristýna Mikešová
• Look BOMBA this summer!
• The Malta Surf and SUP Association
• The smiling Italian surfer crafted in Malta
• We can smell a Bomba summer!
• Nymphs, rips & lagers: surfing at Ramla Bay
• Julián Paco tells us what's cooking
• The prodigy with a huge ambition
• Laurie McGregor's trip from surf mags to contests
• The Brazilian Storm
• The Sky's the limit
• Get surf-fit at the Wellness Hub
• Keep these workouts in mind
• Bomba recipe: Black Bean and Sweet Potato Tacos
• Bomba recipe: Quinoa and Salmon Bowl
• Your surfing diet aim
• The Magic of Marley's
• Brazilian storm hits the Cold Water Invitational
• Tell me about different surf boards
• Look up these guys and girls
• Learn the lingo
• Teach me about my surf board
• Pro tip: Learn to surf skate
• Bomba basics: Offshore winds
• Bomba: Tell me about wave priority
• Bomba: Teach me how to surf
• From skate to surf and back with Zach Holland
• Matt Tanti's world of lines and curves
• The Pioneers: Going goofy with Matthew Ciancio
• Longboardin' Liam
• A whole lotta love for Malta - with Hadrien Meyer
• A rip current runs riot at Ramla
• A focus on a fiery Fajtata
• Editorial - the vibe check
• Sean Meli, we salute you
• The Fajtata Classic 2021
• Editorial - the project
• Up close and personal with Xav Neg
• An explosion of energy - with Valerio Cicconi
• Longboardin' Joe
• Edwin Galea takes us to a land before surf
• Malta /mawl·tuh.
• Sunset sessions at Għajn Tuffieħa*
• Surf stories from Malta