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The Amazing Surfbots – children’s book review

by Andrew Norton

Encourage your kids to surf and read with The Amazing Surfbots, written by Sascha Utecht and illustrated by Luis Peres. It’s mentally exhilarating, visually stimulating and subtly educational. Buy it now on Amazon, just in time for Christmas! The Surfbots Meet Curly, Mick & Duke, the super hero surfbots from far, far away, they’re the […]

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Dewerstone Life Shorts 2.0 review

by Andrew Norton

I’ve been wearing these bad boy boardies for a while now, so they’re tried, tested and wholeheartedly recommended. If you’re looking for a new pair of boardies that actually work well in the surf and give you a warm sustainable glow of satisfaction – buy a pair of Dewerstone Life Shorts 2.0. Intelligently designed for […]

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Girls Can’t Surf – Documentary

by Andrew Norton

Wait! Before you start writing angry comments and social posts about how I’m a sexist, misogynistic pig … …Girls Can’t Surf is a feature length documentary about how a group of female renegade surfers changed the surfing world forever. It’s a stunning and inspirational true story and it’s in cinemas from 19th August 2022. I […]

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Garmin Instinct Solar Surf Edition watch review

by Andrew Norton

Did you know there’s a Garmin watch for surfing? Read my honest review of the Garmin Instinct Solar Surf watch and how it compares with other GPS surf watches below. Is it worth getting the Garmin Instinct Solar Surf watch? If you want an affordable GPS surf watch with a long battery life, the Garmin […]

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How to buy a kids wetsuit

by Andrew Norton

Buying a kid’s wetsuit is simple, but choosing a wetsuit that won’t make a child cry can be trickier. That’s why I created this simple to follow kid’s wetsuit guide. Are wetsuits for kids worth buying? Yes! If a child wants to play in cold water, a wetsuit will keep them warmer and happier for […]

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Water Music: Adventures of a journeyman surfer by David Rearwin

by Andrew Norton

David Rearwin La Jolla age 76

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 […]

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Sunsets and glitter paths

by Andrew Norton

Treyarnon Bay sunset

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 […]

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Meet Fabi Aguilar – Surfer Illustrator

07/10/2020 by Andrew Norton

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 […]

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How To Read Water by Tristan Gooley

by Andrew Norton

How to read water 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 […]

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Loaded Barrels by Dave Natal

by Andrew Norton

Barbed wire and waves - credit 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 […]

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