My gorgeous partner would happily live in loungewear and comfy slippers. So when the opportunity arose to test out some soft and cosy surf boots she literally jumped for joy. With our first camping trip of the year planned for a fine spring weekend, it was the perfect chance to see if they lived up […]
Water Music: Adventures of a journeyman surfer by David Rearwin
Water Music: Adventures of a journeyman surfer by David Rearwin is the book equivalent of sitting by a beach fire on a summer evening and listening to your grandfather tell his surfing life story. Before you know it hours have passed, the embers are low, stars twinkle and you feel you’ve lived a lifetime of […]
Sunsets and glitter paths
I have a slight sunset obsession. I’m well and truly middle-aged, so you’d think I’d have grown out of it by now. But in the words of Depeche Mode ‘I just can’t get enough‘. Here’s a collection from the North Coast of Cornwall I hope you enjoy: Want to know more about glitter paths? Read […]
Sunscreen guide for surfers
If you want a sunscreen that doesn’t sting your eyes, is free from harmful ingredients and helps prevent skin cancer – read this guide. I’ve been doing lots of research and trying out different products to find the best sunscreen for surfers. Here’s the results: What’s the best sunscreen for surfers? The best type of […]
Meet Fabi Aguilar – Surfer Illustrator
Meet Fabi Aguilar. She’s multi-cultural, multilingual and multi-talented. Her magical melting pot of life, community and art spill out to create amazing illustrations of surfers. I hope you enjoy getting to know Fabi and her fabulous illustrations. Serendipity A couple of weeks ago my daughter was telling me how she’d like to design surfboards for […]
How To Read Water by Tristan Gooley
What colour is the sea? Seems like an obvious answer right? Stop and think about the last time you gazed upon the ocean, or if you’re lucky enough look at it now. Not so simple eh? Tristan Gooley is a natural navigation expert and he explains the ocean’s colour coding and many more intriguing saltwater […]
Loaded Barrels by Dave Natal
Incredible characters and dark drama makes Loaded Barrels by Dave Natal more captivating than crack. Dive in and join surfers, cowboys, fishermen and drug dealers in an inescapable whirlpool of desire and destruction. Loaded Barrels is inspired by true stories of California’s Hollister and Bixby Ranches from the 1970s. When hardcore surfers were lured onto […]
Bad Karma by Paul Wilson
Can you remember the worst surf trip you ever had? Paul Wilson can, but he had to wait for the statute of limitations to expire before he could tell his tale. Bad Karma is Wilson’s ‘true story of a Mexican surf trip from hell’. His terrible luck, criminal escapades and near death experiences are so […]
Musicians who surf and defy genres
Musicians who surf usually fall into one of two genres: rock or singer/songwriter. So let’s take a walk on the wild side and discover musicians who surf from other genres. Benny Freestyles – Hip Hop More hippy hop than gangster rap, Benny’s bio describes his music as ‘dreamy and uplifting with a message of freedom, […]
My top 10 surf books
UPDATED: With beaches being closed and surfers warned to stay at home, I thought now was a good time to share my updated top ten surfing books. If you can’t get in the water, pick a book from below to help soothe your withdrawal symptoms. Libraries are not a surfer’s natural habitat, and good surfing […]
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