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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

When legendary longboard designer Bob McTavish came to Devon recently as part of TIKI's international shaper tour, Chris Preston couldn't resist the opportunity to quiz him about the technicalities of board design... Photos: Jamie Bott

Richard James and his brother Andrew recently finished shooting their first film, a surf trip of 30,000 kilometres along the west cost of Africa. Words and photos: Richard James

Hidden away in a Falmouth boatyard among the classic lines of traditional timber ships is an unusual surfboard factory: one in which the boards are finished with wood and natural oils. Here tradition meets modernism. This is Glass Tiger. Words: Mark Sankey Action photos: Kirstin Prisk Other photos & design: Alexa Poppe

Following the demise of Clark Foam, 'eco' boards and alternatives to petro-chemical products have been the focus of developments in surfboard technology. Words: Mark Sankey Photos: Alexa Poppe

Deckades @ howies

April 15, 2010 | Words By:

howies in Bristol is hosting an exhibition of rare and vintage skateboards through the ages from the vast personal collection of Shiner Distribution. Friday April 16th at the howies store, Queens Road, Bristol.

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Holly’s Winter

March 22, 2010 | Words By:

holly-morocco-09-10-267-1-550x387 Our teamrider Holly has just got back from her winter retreat in Morocco. Sounds like she had a good time exploring plus she missed all the snow and the cold. That’s the life.

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Paularoid

March 18, 2010 | Words By:

pauloroid-dunes1 Paul here at howies® is the creator of ‘Paularoid’.

He has a lot in his collection from the past and more up to date ones from the latest shoots. They have become so popular he is currently working on a great little book….

Check out more here.

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Friday

March 18, 2010 | Words By:

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We are super excited about hosting the location of the SAS movie ‘Protect our Waves’ on Friday night.

It will be a great night of a double bill of surf movies and we hope to see you there.

Click here to find out the address of our Bristol Shop.

Happy Days here in Wales.

This is a shot of our team rider Nick Radford

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Bay Surf Thermal

March 08, 2010 | Words By:

I’m counting down to the summer. The surf here has been pretty epic of late and the crazies of Pembrokeshire have been entering the chilly seas – massive swell and ice cream heads.

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James Parry

March 08, 2010 | Words By:

Here’s James Parry, shot by Russ Pierre a couple of weeks ago. Seems like congratulations are in order, because James has been asked to represent Great Britain at the world championships in Peru this year. Go James!

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Our team rider Toby Bradley

March 08, 2010 | Words By:

This is our team rider Toby, making the most of the last swell we had. He better get his surfs in while he can because he’s just about to become a father.