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

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.

The Mentawais have given a lot to surfers; now it's time to give something back. Kate and Luke Gerson celebrate the beauty of these islands and highlight the continued need for aid following the recent earthquake.

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

Jimmy Newitt pays homage to one of South Devon's treasures - not a break but a surfer who stands tall in the crowd. Words: Jimmy Newitt Photos: Ollie Howe

Hidden away in a Falmouth boatyard among the classic lines of traditional timber ships is an unusual surfboard factory: one in which the boards are finished with wood and natural oils. Here tradition meets modernism. This is Glass Tiger. Words: Mark Sankey Action photos: Kirstin Prisk Other photos & design: Alexa Poppe


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SAS Big Spring Beach Clean 2012

February 17, 2012 |  Words By: Hugo

The annual SAS Big Spring Beach Clean has been removing marine litter from UK beaches for many years with the help of community volunteers. SAS are today calling on the coastal communities across the UK to join them for the SAS Big Spring Beach Clean at beaches nationwide on 24th & 25th March to help make this year’s event the biggest ever.

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Surfilmfestibal 10

February 17, 2012 |  Words By: Staff Writer

Surfilmfestibal reaches its tenth edition in June 2012, so ti tiem to get your entries over to the festival. You’ve got untill April 1st, no joke.

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Nómad-a

February 09, 2012 |  Words By: Staff Writer

Nómad-A gathers stories and odysseys of courageous people from every corner of the world; unique individuals who chose to live a nomadic lifestyle in order to follow their dreams, surf, skate, snowboard and travel around the world.

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Salt+Wax | Available now

February 09, 2012 |  Words By: Howard

Photographer Mark Leary’s ‘Salt & Wax’ has been in production for around 4 years now… and it’s ready to buy.

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Surf & skate highlights at film festival

February 02, 2012 |  Words By: Staff Writer

The West Coast Premiere of filmmaker Stacy Peralta’s BONES BRIGADE will be a Red Carpet event the evening of February 2nd at the well respected Santa Barbara International Film Festival, now in its 27th year.

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Pulmo-Gate scandal rocks Mexico

January 26, 2012 |  Words By: Staff Writer

In the ongoing effort to save one of the world’s most important marine parks, Cabo Pulmo in southern Baja, WiLDCOAST and conservationists in Mexico were shocked to learn that scandalous emails were exchanged between Mexican federal authorities and the company working to develop the Cabo Cortes mega-resort near Cabo Pulmo National Marine Park.

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Jersey shorts

January 20, 2012 |  Words By: Staff Writer

A few select shots from an upcoming short film by Thomas Contarino looking at three different yet similar Jersey surfers Tim Daley, Dave Werner and shaper Bryan Wynn. The film is meant to give some insight into the lives of people who have made a life around the ocean and surfing on the Jersey shore.

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Hulls, Hulls, Hulls

January 18, 2012 |  Words By: Mark

For the last two years Alex Rowse has ridden only displacement hulls, except for the odd log on small days. In between being a director of A-Side Design and being a partner in the founding of the Kook magazine with his partner in crime Dan Crockett, he can be found cruising around Cornish beaches looking for waves with his quiver of hulls.

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