Surfer Dad

Surf blog by a wave starved father

King Mob – a new band for your musical quiver

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Bored of Jack Johnson yet? Well King Mob could be the antidote to your musical melancholy. The Mob are heavily influenced by the legends Duke Ellington and Jimmy page, and “draw on the Spirit of ‘69”. They certainly have the raw power and spirit of that golden age, but King Mob’s toe stomping sounds will […]

Is Mark Visser the new Laird Hamilton?

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Mark Visser is a self-proclaimed “international big wave rider and adventure athlete”, and is set to become the new Laird Hamilton. Mark is not a big wave nobody, this interview gives you a brief and entertaining background to his ‘day job’: Overlooking flirtatious flattery from female presenters, “you’re quite fit aren’t you”! The fact is […]

Night surfing with nyctophobia

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If you have nyctophobia, you’re afraid of the dark. So nyctophobiacs are unlikely to experience the thrill of surfing at night. There are many good reasons to surf at night: small waves feel like Teahupoo, you won’t get sunburn and crowds are rare. So what do you do if you’re afraid of the dark and […]

World Championship of Crap Surfing

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I’m back from holiday and gutted. Not because I’m missing those French almond shaped barrels, but because I missed the perfect surf comp for my abilities – the World Championships of Crap Surfing. Despite the good surf and weather, the competition went ahead on Saturday 24th September at Praa Sands as scheduled. Event organiser and […]

Gone surfing

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Sorry I’ve gone to Lacanau, France for two weeks but normal service will resume on 28th September 2011. I will be travelling with my beautiful partner, my 3 year old daughter and without a surfboard! Don’t worry I still plan to be tucking in to those picture perfect French barrels. I’ll tell you how and […]

Bethany Hamilton

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Within surfing circles, Bethany Hamilton is already a living legend at just 21. Following the international release of her film “Soul Surfer”, the world will know her heroic life story before she’s 22. Who is Bethany Hamilton? In case you haven’t seen the film, read her book, or noticed the media frenzy that follows the […]

Strictly surf music

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These are songs that literally shout “surf” music. Not surf genre, not surf rock, not Jack Johnson – but music that has “surf” in the name. Like most surfers I’ve got an iTunes chock full of surf guitar music, from Dick Dale and the Beach Boys through to Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Beautiful […]