Matt Rohrer shares some of the highlights of his conversations with Bay Area surfer Jimmy Holt, focal point of one of the few surfing photos to ever appear in National Geographic Magazine. Selected photos: Jim Shaw

When the ‘Apocalypse Now’ film crew packed up and left the Philippine coastal town of Baler, they left one important item behind – a surfboard. More than 30 years on and this quiet backwater is home to a stoked crew of welcoming locals. Words: Mark Sankey Photos: Alexa Poppe

Big-wave riding is an awe-inspiring experience, but what happens when things go wrong? In an exclusive extract from his new book, Al Mennie explains what it's like to survive the mother of all wipeouts.

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

The alaia has become something of a shining star in recent years. Mark Sankey shares a photo essay of Cornish alaia riders. Photos: Lionel Duffau, taken at Crantock and Bundoran.

Photographer Ben Thouard joins the Oxbow team aboard the Windward as they trawl pristine Pacific atolls in search of adventure, virgin waves and new opportunities.


Ten Board Challenge

June 07, 2013 | Words By: Staff Writer

Alexa Poppe’s and Sarah Bentley’s Ten Board Challenge is back again this year at Godrevy on the 16th June. It is a girls-only fun competition with an emphasis on style and stoke.

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Girls ten board challenge

October 16, 2012 | Words By: Alexa

Drift contributor and graphic artist Alexa Poppe is organising a girls fun contest this weekend with aid of the National Trust , Sarah Bentley from Vans and the RNLI.

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