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

From cliff-top vantage points to harbour hop-offs, beach-side hammocks to unglamorous car parks, Mat Arney raids his photo archive to document a different perspective in surfing

From WQS warrior to independent filmmaker via a AUS$27,000 debt, Johnny Abegg has trod an unconventional path through life so far, and proves that a relentlessly positive outlook and upbeat character can see you through the toughest times... Words: Mark Sankey Photos: Johnny Abegg

Flitting between awesome waves at Aileens and Nelscott Reef is all in a week's work for Ireland's big-wave master Al Mennie. Words: Al Mennie Photos: Al Mennie, Gary McCall, Larry Jansky, Richard Hallman

The Mentawais have given a lot to surfers; now it's time to give something back. Kate and Luke Gerson celebrate the beauty of these islands and highlight the continued need for aid following the recent earthquake.

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.


The best goods | Finisterre Insulated Jackets

November 26, 2010 | Words By: Staff Writer

It’s brass monkeys out there and the price of gas is on the up. So get yourself kitted out with some Finisterre insulated gear this Christmas.

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Finisterre flocks to Savile Row

October 17, 2010 | Words By: Staff Writer

Finisterre has just scooped the highly coveted RSPCA Good Business Award for helping to save the British Bowmont – one of the rarest breeds of sheep in the world – from extinction.

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Sheep | Surf | Finisterre | Mildred

May 02, 2010 | Words By: Finisterre

finisterre_sheep 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.

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Burle and Bertish take on Mavericks

February 16, 2010 | Words By: Finisterre

mavericks 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.

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Kabul’s first Skate school – Skateistan

February 09, 2010 | Words By: Finisterre

skateistan Finisterre has been busy forging links with the emerging Afghanistan Skatescene. Skateistan is Kabul’s first skateboarding school.

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Carlos Burle up for XXL Big Barrel Award

February 03, 2010 | Words By: Finisterre

xxl_carlos_burleOn 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.

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Happy Birthday Carlos Burle

November 10, 2009 | Words By: Finisterre

carlos_burleFive 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.

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