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 sunscreen do surfers need? The best type of sunscreen […]
23 Weird Things Only Surfers Understand
Understanding surfers is not always easy. To non-surfers we speak an unknown language, look strange and make seemingly odd life choices. To help non-surfers understand and to embrace the oddities of surfing, here are 23 weird things only surfers will understand. #1 A wetsuit tan Brown hands, white arms and a tide mark half way […]
Three Common Surfing Injuries And How To Avoid Them
Surfing is not widely considered as a dangerous sport but many injuries can occur. Research by Thomas E. Hyde and Marianna S. Gegenbach published in ‘The Conservative Management Of Sports Injuries’ shows that the bigger the wave, the more serious the injury. Here are a few common injuries and how to avoid them. 1. Head […]
Father. Surfer. Writer
I’m a father, surfer and writer. Each role competes for my attention, and I struggle to keep all the boxes ticked. Recently, I’ve been writing for a couple of other sites about parenthood and surfing. So I’ve kind of ticked all the boxes, at least in a literary sense: 1. Shurgard blog Shurgard are in […]
6 reasons to dress your kids in surf clothes
My parents had a habit of dressing me and my brother in lederhosen! The images still give me nightmares. For the sake of the children, please dress your kids in cool clothes. There are many fashions that look cool on kids, and less likely than lederhosen to haunt them in later years. I personally recommend […]
50 fascinating ocean facts
Humans are surprisingly ignorant about oceans, considering it produces half of the oxygen we breathe. As a surfer I love and respect our saltwater sanctuaries, but know embarrassing little about them. To help improve your oceanic knowledge and impress your friends, here’s 50 fascinating facts about our open seas: Infographic by the team at DIVE.in
Thoughts on fatherhood – 4 Fathers interview
I was privileged to be interviewed by the 4 Fathers Project, who celebrate fatherhood and encourage fathers to be active parents in their children’s lives. Here’s my interview, hope you like it. Planning for the future… … has always been a weakness for me. I’ve never planned for anything more than a year in advance. […]
Surf Goggles
I’ve been swimming a lot recently in an attempt to keep surf fit. One of the things I like about swimming is being able to see underwater. That got me thinking… why don’t surfers wear goggles? It’d be fantastic to see through the sea spray as you take a critical drop. Or check out the […]
Surf fashion for over 30s
Today’s young surfers wear super slim trousers, t-shirts with insulting slogans and redneck trucker caps. All fine if: you’re skinny, happy to be hated and want to look like a trucker’s love child. Tragically uncool If you’re over 30, do not attempt to wear the same clothes as surfers ten years younger than you. You […]
Ban surfing on TV
I don’t mean ban all attempts at hanging ten on your 42″ flat screen television, that’s a worthy challenge. I mean ban all surfing from adverts and mainstream TV programmes. Why ban surfing on TV Surfing in adverts and mainstream TV misrepresent surfing and surfers. They’re using something we love, that we have a personal […]
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