Our office teaboy ,Rich ventures into the world and snags an interview with a man with a big lens and an even bigger talent. Staffan Rennermalm - Water Photographer.
Nic, tests out some RS Pro HexaTraction and feedback to you guys. Did he like it, did it work and what did the guys at Rspro have to say?
We at Surfbunker caught up with Swedish based lens man Staffan Rennermalm for a few quick words. SB: Hi Staffan, where in the world are you at the minute? Staffan: For the moment I’m in Portugal on the algarve coast in La…
It is a brave new world in which the surfboard shaper has to exist. Gone are the days of being a grumpy old man in a shed smashing together some fibre glass and calling it a surfboard. Shapers these days are required, at …
Our strawberry blond authority on skincare in the water discovers a more eco minded approach to stopping the burn and a lot more. Suncream that does not do damage to the ocean, wildlife or coral reefs.
Meeting up with Maurice for a chat was an experience in itself, I have only managed to capture a fraction of what we were talking about. Maurice is not someone that you can have a quick chat with as I found out. We covere…
Surf Bunker asks your 2016 WSL World Longboard Champion Rachael Tilly a few questions. As well as being incredibly gifted at riding waves on a long piece of fiber glass and foam, Rachael just happens to be the youngest ev…
The boys at Toy Factory Surfboards have a chat to us about the benefits of sharing and breaking down the 'mystical art' of shaping. The new school approach to being customer friendly and trading shaping knowledge with the…
We talk to the founder, designer and head of the Griraffe team, Ricardo. He highlights the benefits of his magnetic roof surf rack system and how whole thing can fold into a tiny back pack and be reasembled on ANY car. A …
This is awesome. Kelly talks about everything from world titles to having kids. Enjoy. You are welcome.
Forget surfboard shaper, Andrew the founder of 49 North is a board designer. We catch up with the Jersey based operation and ask Andrew what the difference really is and how the waves are in the Channel Islands.
So a friend asked me the other day if I’d seen the forecast for Tahiti? Tahiti I thought, I’m not even sure who won the last event or what the last WSL event was??? I’ve been busy of late and if I wasn’t working or surfin…
The most fun new way to diagnose your abilities on a wave, Trace Up is a little disk that fits on the front of your board and talks to satellites recording your every move. Play back your session and see the angle and deg…
We don’t see much TV, here at the Bunker. We spend too much time either looking at surfboards, mopping up drool from looking at surfboards or occasionally surfing surfboards. However even we have heard of the ‘Shark Tank’…
Matt Parker is the man behind possibly the most beautifully finished surfboards on the planet at the moment. With disregard for what is normal, Matt takes his own line on finish and is always on the cutting...
Matthew Mattoon is the owner and founder of Matunas Surf Wax and Matt likes to surf. Matt is also incredibly passionate about the impact we have on our environment as surfers and 20 years ago came up with the idea of crea…
Not a million eons ago, we at Surf Bunker introduced you to two guys who started a performance tuning center for people that wanted to upgrade themselves. Their name was Cornwall High Performance (CHP) and there and their…
Hi Jo So, you’re the Head Coach and in charge of The Surf Academy at Snowdonia Wavegarden. Before I fire a few questions about the Wavegarden at you, could you give us a little background on your surfing lifestyle. SB: St…
California. Some would say the surfing mecca of the world. Some would say the biggest percentage per capita that surf. One thing is for sure there are a lot of different waves and a lot of different surfboards which means…
The surfboard making industry is a tough one to get into and even tougher to stay in. To actually contemplate making enough money to survive and feed a family is almost a ridiculous thought. The working conditions are, le…