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

Kye Fitzgerald recounts the tale of the unusual return of Bobby Owens' magic board. Photos: Mark Onorati, Aitionn

Drift checks in with Andrew Crockett following the release of the much-anticipated 'Switch-Foot II', a tribute to surfing's counter-culture.

Two of the most influential people on the surf-inspired art scene, Jeff Raglus and Gerry Wedd have been making their mark on everything from surfboards to teapots since the 1970s. Thirty years later, they're still as productive as ever... Words: Tommy Leitch Photos: Jamie Bott

Bing Copeland was a pioneer of the modern surf industry. In his excellent new retrospective, ‘Bing Surfboards – Fifty Years of Craftsmanship and Innovation’, Paul Holmes discovered what makes Bing tick. Words: Bing Copeland & Paul Holmes Photos: Courtesy of Bing Copeland

As the Campbell brothers wrap up a European shaping tour, Mark Sankey discovers Bournemouth's hidden Californian connection, and why old designs aren't necessarily retro. Photos and design by Alexa Poppe


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Protect our Waves – Bristol screening

March 15, 2010 |  Words By: Angela

opener3This Friday, 19 March at 7pm, come along to the Howies store on the Triangle (62 Queen’s Road, 0117 929 8928), Bristol, for a double bill of surf goodness.

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Hooray for haolewood

March 14, 2010 |  Words By: Angela

bruno-lemosI was a child when I first heard the name Bruno Lemos [writes Luciano Burin] – he’s famous in Brazil for his annual coverage of the North Shore, and his photos have been featured in many of our surf mags.

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True prints

March 13, 2010 |  Words By: Mat Arney

get-paddling-openerI guess most things start with an intro.

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Dirty fingers

March 10, 2010 |  Words By: Angela

kookMy copy of The KooK arrived this morning. Never has our grumpy postman been such a welcome visitor. Thanks to Dan Crockett and friends, instead of red bills I got a pink paper. Lush!

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The view from Brazil

March 09, 2010 |  Words By: Angela

luciano-burinOur friend in Brazil, Luciano Burin, keeps us in touch with what’s cool in Florianopolis. So when he sent me the link to this little film he’s put together, I checked it out straight away. I know the sun has been making a break for freedom here in the West Country recently, but it’s still not a patch on the rays out in Brazil. It’s Luciano’s grin in this film that really warms you though – he’s just fooling around with a new camera and some editing software, but he’s having a ball. Check it out…

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It never leaves..

March 09, 2010 |  Words By: Chris P

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The wishthound gave me a new skateboard a month or so ago, much to my wife’s disgust I might add.

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The road to freedom

March 09, 2010 |  Words By: Jamie P

icelandMost of us shy away from philosophy. It’s irrelevant; too complex, too boring, too time-consuming. But did you know that ‘philosophy’ translates literally from Greek as ‘love of wisdom’? So if your idea of a good education is spending hours on Swaylocks researching displacement hulls, you can still safely consider yourself a philosopher. Or a philo-surfer. Geddit?
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Bay Surf Thermal

March 08, 2010 |  Words By: howies

img_2419-550x366I’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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