Head into Hossegor to scout out any number of the surf shops across town. Night-time, slink over to Le Surfing in Seignosse, ...

To find the answer, Miguel put his new eco-quiver under the magnifying glass, taking them out in some of the world’s heaviest ...

Mick notes the GB Surfing squad may feel like underdogs, but that’s a perception that will change. “You look at the Gold ...

Jeff Martin’s flight had only just landed in Munich when he made time for us to chat the Yulex story. As a founder and CEO, it’s a transformative tale of shifting the wetsuit industry off ...

“Britain is a proud surfing nation, and we have some phenomenal athletes who, with the right support, have the potential to become Olympians and World Tour surfers.” Will Nelson is settling into his ...

Born from the brainchild of legendary surfers, Gerry Lopez and Jack Shipley, Lightning Bolt has long been famed as the ‘original’ surf brand, offering a universal lifestyle symbol with a pure ...

In 1971, a surfer from Cornwall bought a disused RAF base near Land’s End and set about crafting it into the country’s first surf village. The result was ‘Skewjack’ a now-legendary holiday destination ...

Every year, when the World Surf League releases its entries for the wipeout of the year awards, the same words pass across thousands of lips: ‘How on earth didn’t they die?!’ While there have been ...

But on such an occasion, have you ever stopped to wonder where the word came from? If you, like me, become flustered with an etymology with loads of theories but no definitive answer, then this one’s ...

If there’s one thing surf culture has properly nailed, it’s the multi-gen dynasty. From The Hos; legendary stalwarts of the North Shore, to multi-craft Aussie style masters the Youngs, there are loads ...

Photographs by Bella Bunce, Jason Feast, Adam Lievesley and Boardmasters. Boardmasters is in full swing. The streets are alive with the hustle that comes when a 50,000-strong festival descends on ...

It’s the autumn of 1963 and Mike Hynson is sat in a plane seat, sweating and itchy, with sticky tape bound tightly around his torso. As he cranes his neck to peer down the aisle, it occurs to him that ...