Surfer Dad

Surf blog by a wave starved father

Tribute to Jacob Cockle

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Jacob Cockle, an amazing Cornish photographer and bodyboarder, drowned whilst swimming in Hayle Estuary yesterday. It is a tragic loss and my sincere condolences go out to his family and friends. Here’s a visual tribute to Jacob’s mind-blowing talent: For more information about the sad death of Jacob Cockle, visit the BBC news page. For […]

Hands up if you handplane

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My hand is up like a child in class, desperate for attention, because I want to say “look what I won”. Thanks to a generous competition at For City Surfers, I went and won myself a spanking new handcrafted handplane. Isn’t she a beaut! I haven’t been for a test drive yet, but with a […]

Surf Spray

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Whoooshh! The sound and sight of spray shooting from a wave sends shivers of satisfaction down a surfer’s spine The hiss and splash of the spray, sounds like a monsoon shower on a hot sidewalk. The crystal clean fan of saltwater, momentarily backlit by the sun, explodes like a water based firework. Here’s a sensational […]

Interview with Surfer Dad

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Surfer Dad is 2 today, hip, hip, hooray! When speaking to the few who have read my blog, the posts remembered and discussed are those where I share a snippet of my life. So for Surfer Dad’s 2nd Birthday, I’ve interviewed myself, using questions from old surf mag interviews. Hopefully this will be more entertaining […]

Funniest pre-surf warm up video ever?

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Surf fitness should be taken seriously. But there’s a few dedicated surfers taking shoreline stretches to a new level. Could this be the Ultimate Pre-Surf Warm Up routine (and funniest)? Thanks to my mate Mark Yelland for tweeting this comedy clip, and to Jens Hillebrand for sharing the fun on Facebook. Sorry for being slack […]