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

Self-confessed board hoarder Chris Preston expounds the delights to be found within his tardis-like garden shed, and explains how he came to favour the quiver approach to surfing. Photos by Jamie Bott [except no.3].

Using locally sourced timber and having designed a manufacturing process that minimises waste, Mike LaVecchia of Grain Surfboards has cornered the market in beautiful, sustainable wooden boards. And the best bit? They ride like a dream. Photos: Nick LaVecchia

Devastated by more than a decade of civil war, the Republic of Liberia is still in a serious state of flux. Could surfing bring a new hope and more peaceful future to this West African nation? Words & photos: Nicholai Lidow & Kate Thomas. Additional photos: Ted Grambeau & Jamie Bott

Drift tracked down Mark Jeremias and Jason Baffa, directors of ‘Singlefin: Yellow’, to talk about their new project, ‘One California Day’, and find out their thoughts on surf culture and tradition from Crescent City to Imperial Beach. Words: 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.


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Protect Our Waves

March 01, 2010 |  Words By: Hugo

openerWe’ve been working on our new campaign film, ‘Protect Our Waves’, for over a year now, and it has been an experience that has taken our cast and crew to the geographic extremities of the UK, and challenged us to present our current coastal protection campaigns in a whole new way.

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Aventuras de Polvo y Salitre

March 01, 2010 |  Words By: Niega

expo-ion-eiza-opener Ion Eizaguirre, one of the best Spanish longboarders, amazing shortboarder, proficient alaia rider, longboarding festival organizer, co-author of one of the best surf blogs launched in recent times, photographer and traveller from Zarautz is exposing his travelling photos in Bilbao.

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Devon Lanes and Longboards

February 27, 2010 |  Words By: Howard

devon_lanes_and_longboards Andy Haworth’s latest project gets an update and trailers, before this summer’s release.

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Plastic problem extends to Atlantic

February 27, 2010 |  Words By: Howard

mermaids_tears You will have read about the Pacific Ocean Rubbish patch in Sizing up the Gyre, but now scientists have found a similar phenomena occurring in the Atlantic Ocean.

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Freakout, Celtic Style

February 27, 2010 |  Words By: Howard

celtic_thunder A montage of surf songs, mixed into a world of pop vision I don’t get. Words escape me. Compulsory viewing for all ASP riders.

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Disco fingers

February 27, 2010 |  Words By: Chris P

tape28c6-3cp Good style comes from within but not without it’s quirks perhaps…

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Surfers urged to take part in MCZs

February 24, 2010 |  Words By: Howard

finding_sanctuary Surfers have until Autumn 2010 to come forward and share their information and observations about the areas of sea they use, so that leisure interests can be taken into account in the planning of new Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs).

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Getting music heard

February 23, 2010 |  Words By: Bob

matt-marr-currency-of-soulsWhy would anyone waste their time trying to release a record in the digitally downloaded world of 2010? Why spend weeks and months preparing for the release of a album no-one but your mates will probably hear?
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