Mana Kai
MANA KAI (“spirit of the ocean” in Hawaiian) is a short film exploring the relationship between humans and the ocean.
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SAS call to refuse dredging proposals
Join Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) in voicing concerns to Cornwall Council about Marine Minerals Limited’s commercial dredging proposal for the North Cornish on a new Facebook Causes petition.
Best goods | DROOG prints
Droog79 is the alter-ego of a salty-faced, suburbia-fleeing, inky-fingered, board-propelled artist, illustrator, designer and lawn bowls aficionado. We’ll let the prints speak for themselves.
How the wetsuit became the surfer’s second skin
When Bob Meistrell started surfing in Northern California during the early 1950s, 20 minutes was about all he could stand in the frigid coastal waters. Despite the constant rush of adrenaline, after three or four good waves, the Body Glove co-founder was hightailing it back to a dry towel in the warmth of his car. With water temperatures near Santa Cruz hovering in the mid-50s, the surf was cold enough for a swimmer to catch hypothermia in an hour.
The Sea Project, by Sperry Top-Sider, kicks off
The Sea Project, by Sperry Top-Sider, is a contemporary, culture-forward channel inspired by a “Passion for the Sea” that fuses up-and-coming artists with fashion projects, street-level outreach, fine art exhibitions and other creative initiatives.
Ten Board Challenge
Alexa Poppe’s and Sarah Bentley’s Ten Board Challenge is back again this year at Godrevy on the 16th June. It is a girls-only fun competition with an emphasis on style and stoke.
Cornwall Council supports SAS call
Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) are pleased to welcome Cornwall Council as the first local authority to support the Protect Our Waves petition. Cornwall Council recently voted unanimously* to support the Protect Our Waves petition and recognised the vital work SAS has being undertaking to protect the valuable Cornish coastline over the last 23 years.
Eat That, Galanos
Using Ernest Hemingway’s reflective line as a title and the words of Virginia Woolf and local surf pro Alan Stokes in voice over ‘EAT THAT, GALANOS’ peeks at man’s nocturnal relationship with the ocean and as surfing as an inconsequential by-product of it’s immense power.
