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

Mat Arney hooks up with some old friends to go feral on the Arabian Peninsula and hunt down some truly isolated swell. Words & photos: Mat Arney

From cliff-top vantage points to harbour hop-offs, beach-side hammocks to unglamorous car parks, Mat Arney raids his photo archive to document a different perspective in surfing

From Gerry Lopez to machine shaping and the retro scene, Tim Stafford chews the fat with UK surf veteran - and mighty leader of the Foam Asylum - Nigel Semmens

Rebel wave riders on a mission to enlighten the Western world to the true culture of the Middle East, blakkbox redefine the notion of surfers as beach bums who only care about the next wave. Photos: Cole Estrada & Anthony Allen

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


Join the revolution [places left…]

August 19, 2009 | Words By:

tom wegener w/peaches model alaia by Christiaan BaileyAlaia guru Tom Wegener is coming to Europe for a series of one-day workshops. Here’s your chance to meet the man himself and shape your very own genuine Wegener alaia…

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Goodbye Spain… hello England

August 17, 2009 | Words By:

shaping-on-farm-2_openThe Spanish and French sections of our European tour are coming to an end… Matt and I have made a lot of boards and a lot of friends.

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Salinas Surfing Festival

August 06, 2009 | Words By:

matt_tom_mikelLate nights! The Spanish do not sleep much. The first night of the festival the BBQ started at 10pm and the movies followed running into to the next morning.

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Sliding, Spanish style

July 31, 2009 | Words By:

c-willy-uribeWe’re getting from great waves over here in Spain. We’re currently on our way to the Salinas Surf Festival, meeting lots of people along the way and turning them onto the alaia. These photos of Tuesday’s session come courtesy of my friend Willy Uribe.

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Friends new and old

July 30, 2009 | Words By:

aaron-on-alaiaOne of the most amazing bonuses of making these boards is that I get to meet (sometimes virtually, over email) the most incredible people, each of them stoked on life and the rush they get from surfing.
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Refinements in design

July 20, 2009 | Words By:

surfie-dude-waikiki-openHere are two boards that fascinate me…
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The best day ever

July 18, 2009 | Words By:

tom and matt28th March, 2009: today was the greatest day a surfboard maker could imagine. Well, the greatest I could imagine anyway…
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The La La Society

July 17, 2009 | Words By:

tom-shaping-alaia-by-christiaan-baileyLa La is the ancient Hawaiian word for alaia surfing. It is about sliding across the wave and then breaking trim into a sideslip or a cut back.

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