Over the course of this year, HUCK will meet the craftsmen and women who choose to live life the artisanal way.
They shape boards, build bikes and hand-make beautiful objects inspired by their passion for the outdoors. And they make life better for us all.
Located on Shoreditch’s inimitable Redchurch Street, the ‘By Walski’ concept space opened a few weeks back. Take a look.
In The Fortune Wild, a new Sitka Films production directed by Ben Gulliver with support from Pacific Wild, a small group of surfers set out to seek their own kind of riches on some of the most remote beaches of the Canadian coast.
Tiki’s co-founder Tim Heyland made his first surfboard in 1963, hewn from timber on the beaches of Brazil. Returning to the UK, Tim joined forces with Dave Aldrich-Smith, setting up a pioneering surfboard production business first in South Wales before re-locating to North Devon in 1968.
These days it’s a cliché to think of British surfing as a novelty pastime. In fact, last August saw the 50th anniversary of the sport on British shores and, on the right day, our island’s coastline rivals anything the original Beach Boys’ native California has to offer. It also represents a major part of the economy on the Cornish coast, bringing in some £70 million every year.
Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) is calling on the UK surfing and recreational water sports community to support their calls for a longer bathing season, during which beach water quality is monitored to protect the health of those using it and to safeguard the environment.
Today SAS Directors Hugo Tagholm and Andy Cummins met with MP Stephen Gilbert and ex SAS director and consultant Vicky Garner to discuss their ‘Protect Our Waves’ campaign which highlights the value of surfing waves and locations.
Seed Surf Company has packed up their store and hit the road this summer. The ‘custom board bar & pop up shop’ will be appearing at a few hand picked locations and the grand unveil has started at the Poly in Falmouth.
Underneath the Golden Gate Bridge
A nostalgic glance back at San Francisco surfer Jimmy Holt
Mentawai Dreaming
Mark Sankey and Alexa Poppe uncover the isolation and challenges of the Mentawai Islands, and consider the challenge of balancing tourism and sustainability.
The life of Jai
Jai Lee's personal struggles and addiction to noseriding have twisted his creativity
El Mar, Mi Alma
A visual love song to the surf blessed land of Chile.
Be Breizh!
Mark Sankey and Alexa Poppe explore the underrated delights that Brittany has to offer.
Taiwan untouched
Neil Armstrong gives us a taste of what to expect.
Pismo Beach. For better or worse
Dan Hamlin and Jeff Pfost contribute a photo essay on Kelly Slater's worst wave.
Tyler Warren Experiments
Tyler Warren pilots a steady course through the hype.
Castles made of sand
Sam Widdows swaps London for Nicaragua, and finds an entirely different tube ride.
Dont Jump Off the Pier
A brief history of surfing in the north-east of England.
Forty Bonzer Years
Malcolm Campbell lists fourty notable things to represent the forty years of the Bonzer.
Mission: possible
Portugal explodes onto the global big wave circuit.
