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

Portugal explodes onto the global big wave circuit with a handful of household names and a freakish wave canyon. Photos: Jorge Leal and Wilson Ribeiro.

Luciano Burin catches up with Junior Faria, a pro surfer breaking the Brazilian mould, whose atmospheric photographs capture the happiness and freedom of surfing.

Mat Arney hooks up with some old friends to go feral on the Arabian Peninsula and hunt down some truly isolated swell. Words & photos: Mat Arney

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

Championed by surfers in the know for over 30 years, but largely ignored by mainstream riders; has the time finally come for the Bonzer to shine? Words: Steve Croft & Mark Sankey Photos: Alexa Poppe


Cornwall Movember @ Carnmarth Hotel

November 23, 2010 | Words By: Staff Writer

Get your freak on for a good cause at the Cornwall Movember bash this Saturday 27th November.

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What lies beneath

March 04, 2010 | Words By: Katy

opener2I seem to have  missed a lot of the decent swells this winter. I swear there’s been a recurring pattern of good waves during the hours of 9-5, then as soon as the weekend swings around so does the wind. Or it’s flat. Or choppy. You get my drift.
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Shoot from the hip

December 13, 2009 | Words By: Angela

opener4John Isaac and his crew of hot dogs and hep cats at the Revolver Surf Emporium have their fingers firmly on the pulse of Kernow’s surf culture.

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Keep it local: Seed Surf Co.

November 24, 2009 | Words By: Rich

seedMichael Koskela makes a superb cup of tea, but that’s not the only reason to pay this Cornish surf/skate emporium a visit… I swung by to check out the origins of a surf shop that really can claim to grow its own…

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Portfolio – Ollie Howe

November 06, 2009 | Words By: Angela

ollie-openerThe beauty of Drift is that everyone knows someone who knows someone who does something cool. I love it when I get one of those “You should check out…” emails, because it invariably leads to a few moments of eye-candy-fed escapism, and I feel it’s my duty to pass on the goodness.

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Winter wonderland

November 06, 2009 | Words By: Mark

winter-wonderlandSeptember sessions here in Cornwall are normally the best of the year, but this year the surf was pretty dire. But just when it seemed like it was going to be one of the worst autumns I can remember, October turned up with the goods.

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Ouch!

October 29, 2009 | Words By: Clare

weeverfish1Autumn swells and sunny weather may be tempting us all out back, but something nasty is still lurking in the shallows…

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