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James Bowden kissed goodbye to Blighty and set off for Tasmania's wild in January this year. He shares some of his findings along the way with his own distinctive style.

Meeting a legend is something few people have the opportunity to do. During a short stay in California last winter Dave Muir created his own luck in finding Skip Frye at home. He was welcomed in to take a look around. Words: Dave Muir Photos: Dave Muir and Skip Frye

Mark Leary's latest work deviates sharply from the usual surf photography portfolio, celebrating as it does the commonplace, everyday aspects of surfing instead of monster swells and awesome barrels. Chris Preston chats to him about moments captured.

Dane Peterson and Belinda Peterson-Baggs recently travelled to Indonesia with aid supplies that are still much in demand nearly four years after the tsunami... Words: Belinda Peterson-Baggs Photos: Dane Peterson; Adam Kobayashi

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

Big-wave riding is an awe-inspiring experience, but what happens when things go wrong? In an exclusive extract from his new book, Al Mennie explains what it's like to survive the mother of all wipeouts.

Back Spirare sustainable surf craft on KickStarter

March 03, 2011 | Words By: Howard

Kevin Cunningham of Spirare Surfboards finds a solution to dealing with beach refuse - use it to make new boards. He just needs your help to make it a reality…


Kevin is working on using found debris and trash that washes up on beaches in his hand-shaped surfboards. The boards he shapes are sustainable; using a recycled EPS foam frame and a wood skin to make them performance oriented. He has always viewed surfboards as functional fine art and put a high emphasis on the construction and the aesthetic value of a board.

He is using drift wood, fishing nets, and plastic debris in the construction of these boards. Drift wood for inlays and fins as well as found plastic bits, plastic bags woven into strengthening cloth, etc. He is still in the experimental and funding phase though. He has partnered with KickStarter.com to raise the funds to make this happen. KickStarter acts as a platform for him to raise money from individuals. People who pledge money to his project receive rewards like t-shirts, tote bags, hand planes, stickers, and more.

Visit KickStarter.com or Spirare Surfboards for more detail.

   

1 Comments


  1. dabull on fire says:
    March 3, 2011 at 7:05 pm

    Yehhhh man, really good job, hope your find some help !!! This is creativity and no nostalgie !!!!

    I do the same here with some used hollow door and stuff like this !!! So fun and refreshing feeling !!!

    Free your mind, the ocean is wide enough for us, stop the clone industrie, try to be you !!!!!!

    And less toxic shit in the ocean !!!! ;D !!!

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