A profile of shaper Chris Jones: If you surf sooner or later you’ll end up at Chris Jones’ door. Who else can offer you fifty years of shaping experience? Who else was there at the beginning? CJ, legendary shaper/surfer, rugby fanatic, pasty connoisseur is this morning sanding down a vintage Tiki for restoration.

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

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

When it comes to surfcraft there's a newcomer making waves. Drift discovers the new world of handplaning with Cornwall's finest craftsmen. Words: Clare Howdle

A sign on the 130-year-old pier at Saltburn-by-the-Sea warns people not to jump off it. On a big surf day surfers make their way to the end of the sturdy 206 metre structure and jump like lemmings into the cold, murky North Sea. Words: Simon Palmer Photos: Ian Forsyth

The annual Fish Fry on Australia's Gold Coast gives shapers a non-commercial, non-competitive opportunity to come together and share ideas in a shameless celebration of the fabulous fish. Words: Tommy Leitch Photos: Jamie Bott

A worthy addition to European surfing culture, the surfilmfestibal festival attempts to connect the global surfing community through moving picture, art and education. Words: Howard Swanwick. Photos: surfilmfestibal

Following the demise of Clark Foam, 'eco' boards and alternatives to petro-chemical products have been the focus of developments in surfboard technology. Words: Mark Sankey Photos: Alexa Poppe

Co-founder of the original Aussie counter-culture surf bible, Tracks, and director of 'Morning of the Earth', Alby Falzon lives up to his reputation as the spiritual father of the alternative surf lifestyle. Words: Jair Bortoleto Photos: Courtesy of Alby Falzon

Follow cameraman Mike Lacey as he takes on Hawaii. An amazing collection of photos from the spiritual home of surfing. www.mikelaceyphotography.co.uk

Chris Brunt chats to west Penwith's prodigal son and professional journeyman Sam Bleakley about his thirst for adventure and love of longboarding. [All photos by Chris Brunt.]


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Fergal Smith Growing Episode 8: Lefts in Mayo


June 06, 2014 | Words By:

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Ferg heads to the west coast to surf the left handers he grew up on before paying a visit to his old friend and sustainable builder Willie Mac.
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Throwback Thursday: Bells Beach ’63


June 05, 2014 | Words By:

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One classic clip each week, you know the routine… This week Bells Beach ’63, from “Endless Summer”

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Finding Inspiration on the Islands


June 03, 2014 | Words By:

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The humidity sets in as soon as the mini van’s air conditioning is turned off. A window rolls down and a hand emerges, tracing the outline of the Waianae Mountain range. Pineapple fields stretch for miles in either direction as the van makes it way toward Honolulu International Airport (HNL). The fields give way to small towns, and then to high rises, as the group approaches the airport.
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The story of British surf


June 03, 2014 | Words By:

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Find out about British surf pioneers old and young and hear from those who were really there. Witness first hand the surfboards of big wave professionals as both Gabe Davies’ and Andrew Cotton’s gear is on display.
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DamNation European premiere


June 02, 2014 | Words By:

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Influential award-winning documentary focusing on the removal of dams and the restoration of free-flowing ecosystems of America.

Some 80,000 dams still exist in the US, 26,000 of them labeled as hazards, and only a minimal 2,540 that actually produce energy.

The film discovers the sea of change from these magnificent engineering feats being viewed with great nationalistic pride, to the realisation that our own future is dependent of the flow of these essential waterways.

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Rifle Range


May 29, 2014 | Words By:

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Nate Behl and Drew Meredith ripping large at Rifles in the Mentawais. Rifles claims to be one of the longest and quickest waves worldwide on its day with arrow straight barrels that can run for several hundred metres. Boom!
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Surfing 4 Peace in Paris


May 27, 2014 | Words By:

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Movie shot as part of last year’s International Day of Peace on September 21st 2013 with the support of the city of Paris, Surfing 4 Peace organised the inaugural ‘Paddle for Peace’ event, on the waters of Canal Saint-Martin.

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Pits and Bits


May 23, 2014 | Words By:

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If you have ever had a quick surf on a lunch break or camped overnight after hitting some waves then you will know there is nothing worse than that dirty, gritty after feeling.
Luckily there is a quick and easy solution.
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Two sides of the same coin…


May 16, 2014 | Words By:

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Two rolls of classic 8mm film shot six months apart
The boys make some old school wood signs in the workshop in CPH. Then the real deal shredding a left hand point in Thé Kattegat, South Sweden.

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Art8 is back in Newquay


May 13, 2014 | Words By:

art82Newquay’s Arts & Culture Festival ‘Art8′ is four days fit to burst with exhibits, events and workshops including literature, photography, craft, film, theatre, dance, poetry, music and more.
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