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“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

Chris Preston chats to longboard maestro Steve Walden about his disappointment with the lack of recognition for the longboarding scene, what makes the Magic model magic, and working with GSI. Photos: Jamie Bott

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

Tucked away at the top of a hill near Gwenver beach in Cornwall, Skewjacks was the definitive 1970s surf camp. Drift took four of its founding fathers - Dicky, Harvey, Jamo and Mickey - to the pub and reminisced about good times gone by. Words: Jamie Bott Credit & thanks to Graham Shephard & Mel Sedgwick

One of the great things about surfing in this current era is the wide acceptance of different board designs. Over the last 10 years, it has become acceptable to pretty much ride anything from surfmat to singlefin, fish to longboard. Words: Chris Preston Photo (2): Dan Crockett

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

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Little Black Wheels giveaway

January 06, 2010 | Words By: Howard

little_black_wheelsHad the chance to read the Drift Feature interview with Mick Waters on the US Edition yet? No, well then before going any further, take a few minutes and check out Jair Bortoleto’s interview with Mick here.

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“___” Tour wrap up

January 03, 2010 | Words By: Howard

_mg_9361Photos from the “___” tour, Johnny Abegg’s film which moves the focal point of surfing right away from the usual images and empty quotes of the world tour. FULL STORY »

“___”

December 16, 2009 | Words By: Mark

opener6Johnny Abegg, the free-surfing, free-thinking, filmmaking whizz whom I spoke with this summer for Drift has now turned out a new film project, “___”, which he’s currently touring around a select few locations in Australia.

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Digital vs Analogue

November 17, 2009 | Words By: Ali

ali_mc_holga_portrait_resize275x195The North East of England has the most amazing surf on offer if you know exactly where to find it. Seems I looked in all the wrong places during July this year as it was flat, flat, flat. Not to be defeated I packed my van ready to chase waves… the Outer Hebrides and Devon were calling!

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Fusion… coming soon

October 01, 2009 | Words By: Chris P

stood-wave-background-brimsA new British surf film is in the making.

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Devon Lanes and Longboards

August 20, 2009 | Words By: Howard

devonlanesThe trailer for Andy Haworth’s new film, ‘Devon Lanes and Longboards’, arrived this morning, and lovely it looks too. Here’s a sneak preview - we’ll keep you posted on a release date, anticipated to be late 2009.

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Meet Mr B

August 06, 2009 | Words By: Christiaan

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Mr B, whose fourth film, ‘21 Days Later’, is out this month on DVD, chats to Christiaan Bailey about his work, trying to extract money from the surf industry, and the British surf film scene…

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‘Searching for Michael Peterson’

August 04, 2009 | Words By: Christiaan

mp-bottom-turn-at-77-stubbies-by-peter-crawford‘Searching for Michael Peterson’ (accompanied by director Jolyon Hoff) kicks off its UK tour tonight with a screening in London, followed by dates in Brighton, Poole, St Davids, Bristol, Bude & Newquay. (Photo by Peter Crawford)
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Nine Hundred Miles

July 29, 2009 | Words By: Rich

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Having lived and surfed on the east coast, I still hold a torch that glows for the place. So when I watched Ollie Banks’s ‘Nine Hundred Miles’, it was a slide down memory lanes, as certain folk and standout spots came flooding back.

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Wisdom from Jason Baffa

July 10, 2009 | Words By: Christiaan

Baffa shooting by Devon HowardJason Baffa, the creator of ‘Single Fin: Yellow’ and ‘One California Day’ offers us a personal insight into his surf film work, goals, influences, aspirations and offers poignant advice to aspiring film makers, within the context of  the wider surf film genre. (Photos by Devon Howard)

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