The North East of England has the most amazing surf on offer if you know exactly where to find it. Seems I looked in all the wrong places during July this year as it was flat, flat, flat. Not to be defeated I packed my van ready to chase waves… the Outer Hebrides and Devon were calling!
The beauty of Drift is that everyone knows someone who knows someone who does something cool. I love it when I get one of those “You should check out…” emails, because it invariably leads to a few moments of eye-candy-fed escapism, and I feel it’s my duty to pass on the goodness.
With only four days until I leave the not-so-sunny UK for a year in Australia, I am beginning to realise what I will miss about my life here. And I’m developing fondness for the strangest of things.
The trailer for Andy Haworth’s new film, ‘Devon Lanes and Longboards’, arrived this morning, and lovely it looks too. Here’s a sneak preview - we’ll keep you posted on a release date, anticipated to be late 2009.
Lawyers don’t surf. Well, actually some do. And this particular one also writes novels. Friend of mine and all-round North Devon good egg Mr Tim Kevan has penned another gem. FULL STORY »
To say that the beach and surf culture have influenced my photography would be a massive understatement.
Some fly thousands of miles in search of winter respite, others find it on their own doorstep. For Matt Samuel, uncovering a Devon gem was more accidental than intentional.
The Mentawais: a photo essay
The Mentawais have given a lot to surfers from around the globe. It's time to give something back.
Lincolnshire’s secret coast
Don your thickest wetsuit and plunge into Lincolnshire’s empty line-ups and super-clean lefts.
Fernando de Noronha
Triple overheads force Elliot Walker to watch from the shore at Brazil’s island paradise.
Doing it for themselves
Tofino, British Colombia, is Canada’s best known surf destination and home to the Surf Sisters.
2+1=3?
Dan Crockett charts Adrian Phillips’ construction of a semi-gun.
Finless
Forget surfing - it's sawdust and his vegetable patch that's getting Tom Wegener excited.
