An Original Idea - Sett Surf
Have you ever had an idea whilst sitting at your desk at work, an original idea that might, just might be amazing? You are pretty sure no one else has done this already and you slip away into a dream-like state, imagining…
The Thankless Art – Mitch Surman
I would start by telling you about a perfect couple of days of logging but that would merely be setting the scene and a different story, one that will not be told by me, no. What I want to talk about was an individual who…
Fancy a Magic Quiver? We talk to the boss.
What do Josh Hall, Neal Purchase Jnr, Rich Pavel & Ryan Lovelace have in common? Bear with me and I will explain. It was a cold, rainy day in Ericeira as I went slipping and sliding through town and being a bit late a…
Interview with Tyler Hatzikian
To say that Tyler Hatzikian makes surfboards is to say that Ferrari makes cars. Okay, so I am a fan and slightly biased. Tyler boards for me are the pinnacle of how boards should be made, they seem to follow the natural e…
Upgrade Yourself - CHP
I remember a time when surfing was about having the right hair and owning a surfboard. Where I grew up people didn’t, and probably still don’t, understand the difference between surfing and windsurfing. Fast forward to no…
The Inner Bunker - Jimbo on the Pro Portugal
Who's going to go into Pipeline with the yellow on his back? Find out what Surf Bunkers 'man in Portugal' thinks about this. A quick Q & A with Jimbo on the Rip Curl Pro Peniche.
Master of the Shaping World - Xanadu
In the tradition of honouring people who have dedicated their lives to shaping equipment for the best surfers in the world I could not pass up the chance to ask another of my heroes. Xanadu has been at the fore-front of s…
An Interview with D'arcy
I am a self confessed surfboard voyeur; if I am not surfing, looking at boards in a shop, talking about boards or perving over boards online, then I am normally asleep. There is something about the lines and depth of a go…
The Best Of The Best...Tokoro
Wade Tokoro is the understated master of Hawaiian surfboard shapers. He shapes for a handful of the Hawaiian greats including Keanu Asing, Jamie Obrien, Sunny Garcia, the list goes on. We catch up with Wade and attempt to…
The Inner Bunker - Johnny on Trestles
Everyone knows it will happen, everyone expects it, the world’s best place for Filipe Toledo to make a bid for the world title starts on the 9th Sept. The surf media is filled with expectations for the young Brazilian to …
Talent Not Wasted
Johnny talks to Chris Dowie, an incredible human who one day decided he was going to be a big wave photographer and not at just any wave, how about 'The Right' in Aus?!. Chris talks about the struggle of getting into the …
Jaxon Surfboards : Homespun sticks made by you.
Ever fancied learning how to build your own surfboard from scratch? Jaxon Surfboards are based near Helston in Cornwall and they make this dream come true. With tailor built packages, the chance to stay on-site and in the…
Slyde Handboards - An Alternative View
We talk to Steve Stewart who makes the best Handboards on the Planet. Steves company, Slyde, have been at the top of the game for some time and he shares some secrets of how and when to use the different shapes, what the …
Thomas Meyerhoffer...A Different Approach
Thomas Meyerhoffer talks to us about his new boards, the Slip-in, the XYZ and how he has taken a more sustainable attitude to making performance surfboards that will give his customers that unique experience we have all c…
Munichs' River Wave with Buster Surfboards
We talk to Nico from Buster Surfboards about the Eisbach river wave in Munich. Nico enlightens us on what sort of board is best for the river wave, who he looks up to in the shaping bay, when is best to go and the genera…
The Man Behind Northcore...
I have ideas all the time. Some of them are crap. Some of them I think are pretty good. How do you know which ones are the keepers? Well I have a wife that tells me, quite honestly, if she thinks my ideas are crap. It hel…
Bing Surfboards - What's left to say?
Few Surfboard shapers in the world can lean on history as much as Bing, I will not go into the history of it as I am sure you have already heard countless times how Bing and Greg Noll started surfing together and pioneere…
Who are Exile Skimboards?
Skim what? Skimboards I said. Isn’t that like skateboarding on flat water for kids? Noooooo, get out from under that rock from which you have been living! SKIMBOARDING! You know, Brad Domke? XXL Big wave awards? Exile ski…
The Unbelievable Textures of Ming Nomchong
Surf Photography. Do you ever look at a photo and think you can feel the textures? Does the photo make you think you are there? Does you mind start to convince you how warm and clear the water is? I look at surf photos a …
Paradise Found - Ebb & Flow Jungalows
Have you ever really fantasied about going on a surf trip? Of course you have. Did it go a little something like this? Wake up - surf incredible waves – breakie – surf incredible waves – lunch – quick nap – surf incredibl…