You won’t have seen this before. No really, you won’t have. Cornwall good guys Finisterre find time to interfere with wildlife sufficiently to drive it into the ocean. Surfing dogs are so passée. I’ll spare you the clichés, have a look.
Northern California’s supreme big wave spot came alive this weekend as crowds flocked to watch the worlds most dedicated big wave riders take on the storm of the decade – creating waves breaking up to 40ft.
Finisterre has been busy forging links with the emerging Afghanistan Skatescene. Skateistan is Kabul’s first skateboarding school.
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.
Five years ago Tom Kay (Finisterre Founder) and Ernest Capbert (Marketing Director), decided to pile into a rented van and head to London’s Heathrow Airport to pick up Carlos Burle one of the world’s finest big wave riders.
She’s back, our famed Etobicoke has arrived and pre-orders have been flying out over the last month.
Finisterre product tester, James Bowthorpe has smashed the round the world cycle record by three weeks. FULL STORY »
After clinching consistent first and second place wins throughout the British Longboard Union tour, Trevelyan Garland has won the British Junior title for 2009. FULL STORY »
“Hi Finisterre, all is well here. The Bowmonts had an MOT yesterday when I checked on their body condition. We are only a few weeks away from putting the rams in now and I have to get them “fit not fat” which means enough body condition to be healthy but not so much that they lay down fat around the ovaries etc which affects conception”, said Lesley, Finisterre’s fine wool and sheep expert in Devon. FULL STORY »
“There’s been lots of earthquakes, which is scary as we’re right on a fault line out here, not a great place to be so close to sea level, we’re hoping the quakes settle soon as we’re expecting a crazy swells and with a bit of luck 10-20 second barrels at Nokandui”, said Ian Battrick, Finisterre Ambassador. FULL STORY »
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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
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A Few Smooth Lines
Chris Preston interviews Sydney's Matt Chojnacki
The train to Taghazout
Mat Arney attempts to hop aboard the slow train to Morocco, boardbag in tow.
Single Fin Serendipity
The unusual return of Bobby Owens' magic board.
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Chris Burkard’s photographs are about the scenery being the star of the show.
Peterson Threebeard
All aboard the good ship Peterson Threebeard
Surfilmfestibal 2011
The surfilmfestibal festival attempts to connect the global surfing community
Walls of Perception
Ben Thouard joins Oxbow in search of adventure and virgin waves.
