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

Dreamt up over 20 years ago by Renaud and Thomas Cardinal, two French brothers with a passion for board making, UWL has grown to become one of the biggest factories in Europe, while building a reputation based on performance and quality. Rui Ribeiro talks with Renaud about the past, present and future of UWL...

When legendary longboard designer Bob McTavish came to Devon recently as part of TIKI's international shaper tour, Chris Preston couldn't resist the opportunity to quiz him about the technicalities of board design... Photos: Jamie Bott

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.

"I'm not interested in formulae when it comes to surfing and art." Ryan Lovelace talks to Chris Preston about trusting your eyes, hands, and feet, and adding another leaf to the weird-hull-alternative-vibe-tree. Photos: Morgan Maasen, Brandon DiPierri & Ryan Lovelace

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


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Overcoming the Summertime Blues

April 13, 2010 |  Words By: Clare

scouting_opener It feels like summer’s almost here, but along with the spring sunshine, glassy waves and long evenings, something less welcome is emerging from hibernation…

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Take your seat, protect your waves

April 13, 2010 |  Words By: Hugo

sas1 Today, Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) campaigners attended the opening day of the O’Neill Cold Water Classic (CWC) Scotland to promote how surfers can get the most out of new legislation to help protect for Scotland’s world class surfing waves, secured by SAS through the recent Scottish Marine Bill.

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Discovering Eden

April 13, 2010 |  Words By: Ed

gilimeno-smallOn previous visits to Bali, my prejudice has kept me from visiting the Gili Islands off the northwest coast of Lombok. It’s dubbed a travellers’ paradise, so my visions of stoned, dreadlocked, friendship-banded euro geeks gamboling about the place overshadowed the reported beauty of the three tiny tropical islands… and I guess the supposed lack of surf didn’t help.

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West country colours

April 12, 2010 |  Words By: Mark

steve-ppSteve Plydell-Pearce (aka Steve PP) is an impressionist artist and former animator living an envious lifestyle by the beach in Woolacombe – painting and surfing the inspiring littoral of North Devon.

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De la playa a la pantalla

April 12, 2010 |  Words By: Howard

de_la_playa_a_la_pantala Desde la organizacion de “De la playa a la pantalla” os queremos invitar a que el 30 de Abril os paseis por el teatro Riera en Villaviciosa a ver la proyeccion de fotos y videos que estamos preparando, el pase comenzará a las 20.30.

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Follow the Rules

April 08, 2010 |  Words By: Howard

rules Tim Conibear eyes a South African set up, and fancies a go. Soon after he found himself examining his own approach and the outlook of the inner circle who patrol this wave.

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Noosa round-up

April 07, 2010 |  Words By: Tom W

surf-shack“We have just experienced the best Noosa Festival of Surfing ever!” That’s what Bob McTavish said as he watched Noosa’s first point peel perfectly for hundreds of metres during the Festival. It was as if Godly forces were at work, bringing in the swell of a lifetime to the points in time for the contest.

For Wegener Surfboards, the Festival was great fun and gave us lots of publicity. We caught up with hundreds of our best friends in our shack at surf city and revelled in the success of the finless surfing movement.

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Onda Longa Longboard Festival

April 07, 2010 |  Words By: Niega

onlyondalongaopener Surfevents 2.0 are here to stay: these events are less and less about “who are going to be watching” but rather “who are we surfing with”.

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