Matt Rohrer shares some of the highlights of his conversations with Bay Area surfer Jimmy Holt, focal point of one of the few surfing photos to ever appear in National Geographic Magazine. Selected photos: Jim Shaw

The annual Fish Fry on Australia's Gold Coast gives shapers a non-commercial, non-competitive opportunity to come together and share ideas in a shameless celebration of the fabulous fish. Words: Tommy Leitch Photos: Jamie Bott

Photographer Ben Thouard joins the Oxbow team aboard the Windward as they trawl pristine Pacific atolls in search of adventure, virgin waves and new opportunities.

Tucked away at the top of a hill near Gwenver beach in Cornwall, Skewjacks was the definitive 1970s surf camp. Drift took four of its founding fathers - Dicky, Harvey, Jamo and Mickey - to the pub and reminisced about good times gone by. Words: Jamie Bott Credit & thanks to Graham Shephard & Mel Sedgwick

Flitting between awesome waves at Aileens and Nelscott Reef is all in a week's work for Ireland's big-wave master Al Mennie. Words: Al Mennie Photos: Al Mennie, Gary McCall, Larry Jansky, Richard Hallman

Co-founder of the original Aussie counter-culture surf bible, Tracks, and director of 'Morning of the Earth', Alby Falzon lives up to his reputation as the spiritual father of the alternative surf lifestyle. Words: Jair Bortoleto Photos: Courtesy of Alby Falzon


SAS – UK Beaches Need Helping Hands!

March 19, 2014 | Words By:

SAS - UK Beaches Need Helping Hands!Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) is calling on coastal community volunteers to roll up their sleeves in the wake of the winter storms and head down to their nearest Big Spring Beach Clean event, which will be running at over 120 of our beautiful beaches across the UK this 28th, 29th, 30th & 31st March to help tackle the marine litter crisis.

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SAS – Big Spring Beach Clean 2014

February 17, 2014 | Words By:

SAS - Big Spring Beach Clean 2014In the wake of the winter storms that have been battering the UK Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) is calling on coastal communities to volunteer to organise SAS Big Spring Beach Cleans on 28th, 29th, 30th & 31st March to help tackle the marine litter crisis.

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SAS Litter Crisis Crowfdunding Appeal

January 28, 2014 | Words By:

SAS Litter Crisis Crowfdunding Appeal​Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) has just launched a Crowdfunding appeal to raise vital funds for its growing marine litter campaigns and to deliver the biggest ever Big Spring Beach Clean initiative involving communities nationwide this March.

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19 Million​ Reasons To Break Th​e Bag Habit​

January 02, 2014 | Words By:

19 Million​ Reasons To Break Th​e Bag Habit​Make breaking the bag habit your New Year’s Resolution

An unbelievable 19 million carrier bags are given out daily in England but as shoppers hit the stores for their post-Christmas bargains, that figure could be even higher in the first few days of the New Year, says the Break the Bag Habit campaign.

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SAS Install Seas For Life Information Boards

December 12, 2013 | Words By:

SAS Install Seas For Life Information BoardsThis Christmas sees Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) proudly announce the installation of 10 innovative and engaging community information boards at some of the most beautiful and iconic harbours in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

Seas For Life, Not Just For Christmas!

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Surfers Against Sewage Christmas Raffle

November 19, 2013 | Words By:

Surfers Against Sewage Christmas Raffle Environmental charity Surfers Against Sewage is this year running its biggest-ever Christmas Raffle, aiming to raise £20,000 to help protect our oceans and beaches from pollution, marine litter and over-development.

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SAS deliver Protect Our Waves petition

October 22, 2013 | Words By:

SAS deliver Protect Our Waves petitionDouble Brit Award winner Ben Howard joins clean seas campaigners to highlight valuable & vulnerable surfing communities

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What if the Next Wave Never Comes?

October 14, 2013 | Words By:

What if the Next Wave Never Comes?​The death of surfing – Surfers Against Sewage launches new Protect Our Waves images by Scott Rhea.

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