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Rob Lion of Royal Surfboards and Paul Smith of Glide Surfboards in Cork, Ireland meet with Zephaniah Carrigg, purveyor of functional and beautiful surf craft, on a recent visit to the island. Photos: Danny O'Callaghan

A shaper with a real passion for his craft, Tyler Hatzikian has consistently refused to compromise the quality or the integrity of his work in order to make a quick buck. He talked to Drift about nose-riding, refining longboard design and his reluctance to take the limelight. Words & photos: Jamie Bott

Al Knost is one of the best sliders around and has a close connection with a scene far removed from the modern marketplace hustle. Ryan Tatar tracked him down with his project partner Tyler Manson and gave us an insight into their freshest work. Words: Ryan Tatar Photos: Jamie Bott & Tyler Manson

God Went Surfing with The Devil is a film by Alex Klein, which documents the war-torn region of Gaza. At a time when tensions are high, this film investigates the attitudes and aspirations of a small pocket of people where surfing removes socio-political divisions and lets the ocean carry their aspirations for peace.

Crime and punishment, it's all relative. A brush with the law is nothing more for most of us than a speeding fine or curt telling off, but we're a very privileged bunch... Words & photos: Carly Lorente

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.

Stop Oil Spill campaign and EU decision

October 14, 2010 | Words By: Staff Writer

On October 13th, the European Commissioner for Energy, Gunther Oettinger, officially abandoned hopes for a moratorium on deep water offshore oil rigs. In spite of this setback, he announced that European legislation concerning offshore oil drilling business (regulations, measures…) would be established.


Last July, the Commissioner spoke out in favour of a deep water moratorium, but yesterday, on the day of the lifting of the American moratorium, the European Commissioner stepped back from his previously stated position. This decision is not unexpected, considering the opposition shown by the European Parliament on October 7th, and by the stonewalling from the United Kingdom.

Once again, Surfrider reveals that the European authorities are unable to implement the precautionary principle, exposing all of us to the potential occurrence of a catastrophic oil spill in Europe.

Developing and implementing this new legislation is urgent. Surfrider is committed to monitoring developments of every new oil drilling rig project. Surfrider renews its call for citizens to come and sign the petition calling for a moratorium.

Find the petition at stopoilspill.surfrider.eu

   

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