Beau Young on a Retro Fish
We spotted this tasty bit of footage of Beau Young destroying waves on a Retro Fish. And I do mean destroying.
The Best British Waves.
Possibly the best little film of UK & Irish surfing we have seen to date. No talking and blah blah, just some great looking surfing.
The Importance of Being Honest (with your self)
Only a few weeks ago after the storms abated, the waves and wind started to play ball and some nice looking head high sets appeared at my local break. Having viewed the set for probably half a millisecond I suited up, wax…
Visionairy + Flow = Drift
How many colabs do we see these days, just in our own very small industry. Some work and some do not work. A concept that was born in 2014 that saw the amalgamation of Visionary Surfboards and Flow Surf School into anothe…
Surfboard Builders - The Best of 2015
As you may have gathered, we like surf craft at Surf Bunker, we also like to honor and recognize those that put the blood and sweat into designing and building the best wave riding machines. Whatever the length of board o…
Quiksilver and Dinosaurs
Is it boom or bust for surfing? On one hand Quiksilver look to be in all sorts of trouble on the other hand new companies like Vissla would seem to be smashing goals…so which is it? I like to think that, as in the world o…
Tested - Slyde Handboards
What is the most important part of riding a wave? The answer is the stoke. The stoke is an actual tangible thing that great days are made of, it can be used to build great moods, provide huge distractions and to inspire c…
To Quad or not to Quad
Wow! So much has been said in the Quads versus thrusters debate! It seems that every time I walk into a surf shop or a shaping bay there are guys standing at a board rack arguing the pro’s and cons of each. Personally, be…
Kelly Slaters Wave Pool and why its not Viable
Yes, thats right, another person writing about Kelly Slater. Why not, it seems like he has not been in the title race discussion this year so instead (seemingly like a upstaging sibling) he unveils one of the coolest look…
Destination - Jbay Surf Retreats
There are few perfect things in life, its true. I think that if you are a surfer, you look at perfection in a different way. To simplify, a surfers standards of perfection are pretty high. It takes a lot to impress us, an…
In Search of the Craic. Probably the Best Surf Trip in the World
Bawlder, slower and more frumpy than before, some of my best friends in this world where oafishly trotting down to the waters edge. The privilege of responsibility had caught up with us all - family and work commitments h…
Paul Surf - Creating Beautiful Things
We talk to a New York, Rockaway shaper called Paul. His boards look like the sort of thing you need to own and they are tailor made for NY waves. How do you get inspired to shape boards in New York city? Find out here.
Things to Buy a Surfer for Christmas
It’s Christmas time, people are buying each other Christmas presents and I have been told on many an occasion that I am a hard person to buy presents for. After all, I seem to have everything that makes me happy, my board…
The importance of being 'Dre
Sometimes, hype is good. It’s deserved. It’s a good thing. A few days ago the surfing world started talking about a dramatic near drowning incident at a very angry pipline involving Evan Geiselman and his rescue by a stra…
The Inner Bunker - Johnny on Pipe and the Title Race Showdown
Thanks for all the comments and emails from last month’s Inner bunker section. We thought it would be cool to have a little round up of the year and, of course, feature the last comp of the year and the world title showd…
Long Live the Shaper
This is arguably the best short story/tongue in cheek short documentary on surfboard shapers and about the ‘soul’ that is involved in shaping a board. Without meaning to, it also highlights how surfing is seen in the Unti…
Feelflows Surfboards – Under the Radar
Sometimes in life you discover things that seem to good to be true. You know, when your natural reaction is not to tell anyone. No, it is your secret and if you tell anyone it might evaporate just like a mirage on the hor…
Wagon Surf Adventures - Welcome to 'the life'
Try taking something that most people do not get a chance to experience, taking out all the hassle, doubling the fun and then throw in endless surf in uncrowded world class spots with a handful of fellow adventurers. Soun…
The Inner Bunker - Rich on Maui
It’s that time again when we ask one of our own at Surf Bunker what he/she thinks of an upcoming competition in the ‘Inner Bunker’ section. Today we will be tapping the wisdom in the mind of our English Governor, Rich and…
The Future of Surfing - Caio Ibelli?
The mystical number crunchers are still out on who will make it onto the big boy tour from the QS and who will get the big boot off the main stage. Such is the design of the WSL that having three big events back to back i…