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

"I'm not interested in formulae when it comes to surfing and art." Ryan Lovelace talks to Chris Preston about trusting your eyes, hands, and feet, and adding another leaf to the weird-hull-alternative-vibe-tree. Photos: Morgan Maasen, Brandon DiPierri & Ryan Lovelace

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.

Luciano Burin catches up with Junior Faria, a pro surfer breaking the Brazilian mould, whose atmospheric photographs capture the happiness and freedom of surfing.

The alaia has become something of a shining star in recent years. Mark Sankey shares a photo essay of Cornish alaia riders. Photos: Lionel Duffau, taken at Crantock and Bundoran.

In early 2008, longtime buddies Billy Hume, Jeff Myers, Joey Carter and Ben McBrien got together for a trip off the beaten track trip in search of waves and adventure. They headed for the icy waters of Alaska... Words: Jeff Myers Photos: Nick LaVecchia


Greenaway Pro St Ives

August 30, 2013 | Words By:

Greenaway Pro St IvesAfter a two-year hiatus, this September we will see the return of the Greenaway Pro which takes in surfing, music and the arts and promises to be bigger and better than ever before.
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Purple jelly

July 16, 2009 | Words By:

by-the-wind-sailor_courtesyofmarlinYou heard it here first folks. It’s official – we are in store for a scorcher this year. I’ve seen definitive proof – if the locals are to be believed – to back up the Met Office’s promises of a barbeque summer and it comes in the way of purple jelly.

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