Coventry Transport Museum may be situated as far from the coast as it’s possible to be in the UK, but last week it opened a major new exhibition that brings the sights, the sounds and swell of surf culture to the Midlands.
Tom Pratt and Chris Stevens talk to Global Surf Industry shaper Hayden Cox about the 2012 boards.
The TransparentSea voyage is well underway and it’s hard to comprehend the many elements that work together to keep this well-oiled machine running like clockwork.
Three days of perfect swell hit Praia do Norte. Ocean explorer, Garrett McNamara and Floridian, CJ Macias were in the right spot to take full advantage of what Nazaré had to offer. This was the first session with large waves to start this year’s ZON North Canyon Show 2011 exploration.
When I started to chat with Neal Purchase Jnr about a possible shaping trip to Europe I was far from imagining what was going to happen.
Hawaiian Garrett McNamara, is back in Portugal to embark on another mission exploring the waves of Nazaré.
Not with Drift…. but with Devon-based Food Magazine. It’s time to vote for your favourite foodie destinations in the food Reader Awards 2012. The Awards, in association with Mole Valley Farmers, will be presented in January, but you could win a weekend looking out over your favourite longboarding spot.
Bear Surfboards is proud to announce a new rider in its International Team - Ben Haworth.
The life of Jai
Jai Lee's personal struggles and addiction to noseriding have twisted his creativity
El Mar, Mi Alma
A visual love song to the surf blessed land of Chile.
Be Breizh!
Mark Sankey and Alexa Poppe explore the underrated delights that Brittany has to offer.
Taiwan untouched
Neil Armstrong gives us a taste of what to expect.
Pismo Beach. For better or worse
Dan Hamlin and Jeff Pfost contribute a photo essay on Kelly Slater's worst wave.
Tyler Warren Experiments
Tyler Warren pilots a steady course through the hype.
Castles made of sand
Sam Widdows swaps London for Nicaragua, and finds an entirely different tube ride.
Dont Jump Off the Pier
A brief history of surfing in the north-east of England.
Forty Bonzer Years
Malcolm Campbell lists fourty notable things to represent the forty years of the Bonzer.
Mission: possible
Portugal explodes onto the global big wave circuit.
Thirty thousand
Richard James shoots a surf trip of 30,000 kilometres along the west cost of Africa.
All in Hand
When it comes to surfcraft there’s a newcomer making waves
