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

Mark Sankey and Alexa Poppe uncover the isolation and challenges of the Mentawai Islands, and consider the challenge of balancing tourism and sustainability, in an environmentally sensitive surfing destination.

Hidden away in a Falmouth boatyard among the classic lines of traditional timber ships is an unusual surfboard factory: one in which the boards are finished with wood and natural oils. Here tradition meets modernism. This is Glass Tiger. Words: Mark Sankey Action photos: Kirstin Prisk Other photos & design: Alexa Poppe

This isn't a shameless plug. This is an encounter with a British company doing something special with surfboards. While the industry is focused on the multi-buck movers and shakers parading their eco-wares, let's not forget our homegrown talent. Words: Howard Swanwick Photos: John Morgan and Jamie Bott

Jimmy Newitt pays homage to one of South Devon's treasures - not a break but a surfer who stands tall in the crowd. Words: Jimmy Newitt Photos: Ollie Howe

They're trained to defend their country and protect our freedom and liberty, but when active service is over, many soldiers find themselves struggling with personal and mental problems that the army just doesn't want to know about. Could surfing provide some answers? Words & photos: Russ Pierre


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KooK2

June 23, 2011 |  Words By: Howard

Dan Crockett’s independent publication makes a second round of fabulousness.

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The Northern Collective. #4: Noah Cohen

June 21, 2011 |  Words By: Alexander Haro

Usually during an interview, the interviewee knows that you’re there to talk about him. The hardest part about interviewing Noah Cohen was getting him to talk about himself. His flair in the water is only outshone by his humble attitude out of it. As one of the youngest up-and-comers in the Canadian surf scene, Noah has consistently set the bar for progressive surfing.

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South West beaches sewage alert service

June 21, 2011 |  Words By: Hugo

SAS welcome South West beaches to their sewage alert service.

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SingleFin Classic Festival of Surfing

June 20, 2011 |  Words By:

The annual festival organized by SingleFin SEA will be in late September, Versilia, on 24th and 25th September, 2011.

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WaveJet powered surfboard

June 18, 2011 |  Words By: Howard

Flicking through WIRED on a Saturday morning I nearly fell out of my chair when I saw this one. A jet-powered surfboard.

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The Northern Collective. #3: Raph Bruhwiler

June 14, 2011 |  Words By: Alexander Haro

A staple of the Canadian surf scene since his mid-teens, Raph Bruhwiler shoulders much of the responsibility for raising the Canadian professional surfing bar to where it is now. Raph has cemented himself as one of the hardest charging surfers in the cold water scene, gaining international acclaim for his style, his attitude, and interminable passion for surfing off our rugged coast.

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Cyrus Sutton’s showreel

June 13, 2011 |  Words By:

A collection of commercial and documentary work over the last year for Corona, Patagonia, Alaskan Airlines, Rhythm, Simple, The Surfer’s Journal and Islands Burgers.

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SAS education programme launched

June 10, 2011 |  Words By: Hugo

Surfers Against Sewage (SAS), the Quiksilver Foundation and Quiksilver athletes got together to highlight SAS’s ongoing environmental campaigns and new educational programme on World Ocean Day.

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