Thought global warming just affected your ability to surf your local break? Think again. One of the biggest problems with global warming is not just sea levels rising, but the ph levels changing radically. Sigourney Weaver explains all…
For many years I dreamed of having a board shaped and signed by Donald Takayama. So when, last spring, I returned from Bali with my favourite longboard smashed to pieces – thanks to the airline – I decided to take the plunge and have one shipped over from California.
Today clean water campaigners Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) are celebrating the Scottish Government recognising recreational water users’ need for a voice on Regional Planning Partnerships within the Scottish Marine Bill after this mornings SAS action at Holyrood.
Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) campaigners are amplifying the voice of Scottish recreational water users and pushing for their inclusion within the Scottish Marine Bill.
On Christmas day 2009, Carlos Burle – renowned top ten big wave surfer became father to Reno Kai Moura Burle. That was a little over a month ago, in the meantime, he’s still been training on the North Shore and grabbing the occasional bomb off Pe’ahi.
North American Edition Editor Joe Conway was interviewed by Malakye.com, the action sports industry career news wire.
Hey everyone, this is SAS’s inaugural contribution to the surf/environmental blogsphere that is Drift, and we’re very much looking forward to sharing all our latest news, campaigns and more with you as the months roll by.
Our US crew have just published a gorgeous set of photos from NorCal designer/photographer/musician John Ryan. So if you fancy a change of scenery but can’t leave the office, do check it out.
I haven’t written this blog for weeks now, caught up in a variety of projects, articles, plots and schemes, whilst also becoming snagged on the snaggle-toothed edge of a writer’s block. I just couldn’t get motivated to sit down and write, and I’ve got plenty to be getting on with – an article for the Sunday Telegraph, a piece for a surf mag, some business plans… So what happened? What dragged me from the mire? What hauled me from my stupour? What prised me from my lethargy? Waves. Pure and simple, the waves returned.
Three jewellery ranges have been designed, created and delivered – it has been an incredibly busy season, meeting up with new-found designers, artists and buyers. As an artist and jeweller it was exciting and fascinating, but as a traveller and outdoor junkie it left me a bit parched. So instead of the usual chilled weekend at home pondering life in all its many permutations, I decided to go experience and explore them instead. After two months of solid designing it was time to fill my creative cup.
Looking back
Tom Wegener heralds a surfing renaissance as he explores his experiences with alaias.
8,000 miles|7 days|2 oceans
Nelscott Reef, Oregon, is one spooky place, but it also boasts one of the biggest waves in the Pacific. Words: Al Mennie
First there was paradise
Sri Lanka’s Arugam Bay is rebuilding itself after the devastation of the tsunami.
Sentenced to surf
Carly Lorente reports on France’s radical move to use surfing to improve the minds of young offenders.
Family ties
Joe Curren on family, travel, and shooting analogue in the digital age.
Doing it for themselves
Tofino, British Colombia, is Canada’s best known surf destination and home to the Surf Sisters.
