A surfer from Noosa's sun drenched shores obsessed with the dark world of gothic horror, Jai Lee's personal struggles and addiction to noseriding have twisted his creativity. Words: Chris Preston Photos: Thomas Robinson (pp 1&3), Andy Staley (pp4)and Dane Peterson

In Florianopolis - Brazil's surf capital - during prime swell season, an incomplete line-up gets Clare Howdle thinking... (Photos 2, 3, 4&8: André Côrtes; photos 1&7: Zander Grinfeld, www.venncreative.co.uk)

A world away from the average commercial surf competition, pushy dads and nervous groms, generations share the stoke at a contest that celebrates the original Hawaiian spirit. This is truly a unique perspective in surfing. Photos: Yves S

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

...in the age of the programmable hand. San Diego's Josh Hall explains why he has chosen to tread the well-worn path of hand-shaping, in conversation with Andy Smith. Photos: Garrett Highhouse, T. Colla, Ryan Tatar

Quietly considered and eloquent, you might know of Nathan Oldfield through his films 'Lines From A Poem' and 'Seaworthy'. Surf Screen's Christiaan Bailey popped him a few duly thoughtful questions about creative motivations and the surf film industry. Photos: Nathan Oldfield


Your coastline needs you

January 13, 2011 | Words By: Hugo

Clean water campaigners Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) reenacted the iconic Kitchener recruitment poster to enlist surfers, waveriders and coastal users into the Marine Management Organisation’s (MMO) new Marine Planning programme. SAS’s own surfing Kitchener represented SAS at the first Marine Planning workshop in Peterborough yesterday.

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Water industry warning from surfers

November 15, 2010 | Words By: Staff Writer

Top quality surf spots Saltburn and Staithes fail the 1976 EU Bathing Water Directive.

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Annual water treatment vital

September 27, 2010 | Words By: Hugo

On Monday the 27th of September, clean water campaigners Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) will greet delegates at the 4th European Water and Wastewater Management Conference with direct reminders that turning off Ultra Violet (UV) sewage treatment systems outside the bathing season dramatically increases the health risk to surfers and waveriders.

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Scottish bathing waters results

September 17, 2010 | Words By: Hugo

Clean water campaigners Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) are frustrated with yet another year’s shocking bathing water results for Scotland.

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Blue Flag Commits To Warning System

September 01, 2010 | Words By: Hugo

SAS Clean water campaigners Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) are celebrating this bank holiday Monday as Keep Britain Tidy commit to warning systems informing the public after sewage discharges on Blue Flag beaches.

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SAS call for Blue Flag withdrawal

August 12, 2010 | Words By: Staff Writer

Clean water campaigners Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) are calling for 34 British beaches to be stripped of their Blue Flag status.

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SAS Release The WAR Report

August 04, 2010 | Words By: Hugo

Waves are resources Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) are on Fistral beach today in Newquay with 2 tanks and smoking flares to mark the release their ground breaking WAR ((Waves Are Resources) Report.

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SAS 20th anniversary beach clean tour

July 26, 2010 | Words By: Staff Writer

This August, Surfers Against Sewage (SAS), in association with the Quiksilver Foundation & myGames (powered by v), will be hitting the road with the biggest beach clean tour in its history.

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