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.

Richard James and his brother Andrew recently finished shooting their first film, a surf trip of 30,000 kilometres along the west cost of Africa. Words and photos: Richard James

Meet Nick Blair of Joistik Surfboards, whose distinctive decal gets a regular flashing as some of the Gold Coast's best surfers do their thing. Photos & words: Mat Arney

In Senegal the deserts of North Africa meet the jungles of the tropics. It's an open–minded Islamic country of many cultural experiences and idiosyncrasies; it's also one of the safest and democratic countries in Africa. And of course there's the surf... Words: Mark Sankey Photos: Alexa Poppe

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

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]


The toxicity of surfing infographic

November 07, 2011 | Words By: Howard

I recently came across this from Jared at Envirosurfer, who has painstakingly collated a whole lot of facts and figures about the surf industry. Sobering reading.

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SAS to launch revolutionary sewage alerts

May 03, 2011 | Words By: Staff Writer

At the start of the bathing season, May the 15th, SAS will be launching a new real time sewage warning system that will tell you exactly when sewage is being discharged into the sea at key locations around the UK.

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Whitburn beaches excellent for 2010?

January 12, 2011 | Words By: Howard

The Environment Agency have declared Whitburn beaches as excellent for 2010. Make your own mind up.

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Biofilters wash up on Atlantic beaches

October 12, 2010 | Words By: Howard

The beaches of the Atlantic are sprinkled with small plastic wheels: this new phenomenon sparked the suspicions of Surfrider Europe, who launched an investigation that is still underway. A brief interview with François Verdet, manager of Surfrider’s Chapter 64 and lead investigator into the mysterious bio-filters, provides an update on the situation. Elodie Melenec asks the questions.

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Scottish bathing waters results

September 17, 2010 | Words By: Hugo

Clean water campaigners Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) are frustrated with yet another year’s shocking bathing water results for Scotland.

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Have your say on Marine Conservation Zones

January 09, 2010 | Words By: Howard

spratsFrom fishermen to waterskiers, sailors to surfers, anglers to birdwatchers – the West Country’s sea users are being urged to have their say about the future of south-west seas before its too late.

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howies – SAS movie message

July 05, 2009 | Words By: howies

sasWe are committed to helping getting the SAS message across to as many folks as possible so here’s a little film we made that we hope will get more of us to help them out.
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