Saturday the 25th October saw the 2nd Edition of the Approaching Lines 5 to 1 Fin Fair, presented by Reef go off. On the morning that saw summer officially transition into winter, finned fanatics of all persuasions came together at Porthtowan, Cornwall for this one-day gathering celebrating the art of wave-riding and the humble skeg.
Take a two week journey through Spain and Portugal with some of Reef Europe’s finest ambassadors including Kepa Acero, Vincent Duvignac, and guest Nick Rozsa.
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De Passage is a new 20-minute short film from Reef featuring a diverse range of surfers including Rob Machado, Alana Blanchard, Shane Dorian and Cyrus Sutton. The film begins in French Polynesia before taking in Bali, Australia, and South Africa. Watch the full film after the link…
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In the latest chapter of Cyrus Sutton’s adventures, he’s customized his van for experiencing life on the road. Through cutting, sanding, welding, and staining, he’s transformed his old van into a unique camper that’s been helping him traverse the Western side of North America to seek out good waves and good people.
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Groove Records was my local haunt as a teenager, a high-fidelity emporium of vinyl, cassettes and a smoke-stained stack of ‘Kerrang’ & ‘Raw’ magazines overflowing in the corner. Usually I could locate any band from across the pond to soundtrack my wave expeditions, but a certain advert sparked my intrigue – a new format minidisc and this lashing riff writhing all over it – and I became an annoyance to the shop owner because I wanted this sound! What is this band?
Portugal Perfeito
Drift catches up with Portuguese genius photographer Hugo Silva
Reading shadows
A profile of shaper Chris Jones
Switch-Foot is back
The original seminal surf book Switch-Foot will be back in its third incarnation thanks to a Kickstarter campaign. It is nearly ten years (2005) since the first Switch-Foot book took to the surfing world, creating ripple effects wherever it went.
Morocco's best kept secret
Follow Alexandra Gossink as she uncovers the true Morocco.
The slabs of Ericeira
Portugal has a massive open secret... Follow Matt Button to discover what is going down.
The Gen Süden Project
This is the story of an epic coastal journey from North Germany down to Morocco in an old Fiat Ducato. As I am normally working as a video cameraman I really enjoyed concentrating on just photos without having an agenda in mind.
The Life Aquatic
Drift catches up with multi-award winning photographer Lucia Griggi whose office is the ocean and who is one of the most respected surf photographers in a male dominated industry.
Dawn Patrol
Homeless at fourteen, prison by eighteen, Jonny Gibbings endured a violent and difficult start to life, resulting in being illiterate until late teens. Now a published author Jonny talks to Drift and shares his lifelong passion for Surf.
Hawaii Heaven
Follow cameraman Mike Lacey as he takes on Hawaii. An amazing collection of photos from the spiritual home of surfing.
The Real Rio by Benoit Fournier
Rio de Janeiro is know throughout the world for its carnivals and beaches, swarming with beautiful, bronzed party-people. The images in our latest feature however, reveal the quality of its surf, which is undoubtedly among the world's most enticing.
Everybody Loves the Sunshine
The Sunshine Coast a breeding ground for some of the most progressive young surfers that Australia, and the world, has ever seen.
The Iberian Traverse
A journey around Spain and Portugal
