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

Photographer Ben Thouard joins the Oxbow team aboard the Windward as they trawl pristine Pacific atolls in search of adventure, virgin waves and new opportunities.

Bing Copeland was a pioneer of the modern surf industry. In his excellent new retrospective, ‘Bing Surfboards – Fifty Years of Craftsmanship and Innovation’, Paul Holmes discovered what makes Bing tick. Words: Bing Copeland & Paul Holmes Photos: Courtesy of Bing Copeland

Looking to the future with an eye firmly on the past, Tom Wegener has reintroduced the transport of kings to surfing's elite. His boards are works of art, but it's his veg patch that really floating Tom's boat right now... Words: Tommy Leitch Photos: Jamie Bott

They're trained to defend their country and protect our freedom and liberty, but when active service is over, many soldiers find themselves struggling with personal and mental problems that the army just doesn't want to know about. Could surfing provide some answers? Words & photos: Russ Pierre

Surfboards come in all shapes and sizes, but none quite so unusual as the Meyerhoffer Peanut. Is this revolutionary design born of genius or madness? Chris Stevens finds out. [Photos 1, 3 & 8 by Chris Stevens; 4 & 7 by Nick Allen]

Gul search for their oldest wetsuit

June 10, 2010 | Words By: Howard

gul_wetsuit Can you help Gul find the oldest wetsuit still in use, or hiding away in someone’s loft? If you can, they would love to hear from you.


Gul are trying to find the oldest suit still in one piece. Proof of age of the suit is required, photographs will be accepted of course, or even better, provide the real thing. If you can help, find your old suit, or a photograph of the suit in question and then simply send it to Gul, or email the marketing department here.

And in the mean time, don’t forget that there is a brand spanking new Gul wetsuit up for grabs in the Drift / Gul giveaway. Go on treat yourself to a new wettie this summer, especially if the old one is as brittle as a bag of spanners.

   

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