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  • djkane_open1
    Gear 2

    Da Florida ao Estrelato

    Entrevista com DJ Kane, DK Surfboards por Rui Ribeiro. (Also available in English.) ...

    On September 6, 2009 / By Rui
  • rob_royal_open
    Gear 3

    Keep it local: Royal Surfboards

    From the Bahamas, by way of Florida, California and Brazil, Royal’s Rob Lion has settled in England’s chilly north-east, ...

    On September 4, 2009 / By Angela
  • drift-image
    Environment 1

    Legitimisation & the board industry

    It’s always difficult to factor the problems of global market economies, or to give accountable and workable alternatives to ...

    On September 3, 2009 / By The CELL
  • ellis-barrel-croyde
    Angela Rivers 0

    Keep it local: Gulf Stream

    Gulf Stream has been hand-crafting surfboards out of Woolacombe, Devon, since the company was started by shaper Julian Matthews ...

    On August 26, 2009 / By Angela
  • photo-by-chris-stevens
    Angela Rivers 0

    Keeping it local

    Drift is on the hunt for your local heroes. Those guys and girls pouring their hearts and souls into ...

    On August 24, 2009 / By Angela
  • dustin-shooting-by-river-open
    Gear 1

    Logging without limitations

    Award-winning filmmaker Dustin Miller collaborated with Mikey DeTemple on the recent ‘Picaresque’, a thoughtful and contemplative look at the ...

    On August 20, 2009 / By Christiaan
  • wavegliders-open
    Gear 1

    Time for a change?

    Sometimes I feel compelled to leave my work and start something new, something I love, instead of something well ...

    On August 20, 2009 / By Rui
  • got-wood
    Chris Stevens 3

    Real men get wood

    My slight obsession with the wonderful world of wooden surf craft has been going on for a few years ...

    On August 20, 2009 / By Chris S
  • devonlanes
    Gear 1

    Devon Lanes and Longboards

    The trailer for Andy Haworth’s new film, ‘Devon Lanes and Longboards’, arrived this morning, and lovely it looks too. ...

    On August 20, 2009 / By Howard
  • jb-open
    Friend of Mine 1

    Keep it local: Eels boardies

    As you get older, I think your circle of friends diminishes until it reaches a certain solid state and ...

    On August 19, 2009 / By Rich
  • opener
    Angela Rivers 0

    Join the revolution [places left…]

    Alaia guru Tom Wegener is coming to Europe for a series of one-day workshops. Here’s your chance to meet ...

    On August 19, 2009 / By Angela
  • bilbao-shaping-1-open
    Gear 0

    Backyarders

    Why make your own boards? Because it is so rewarding. I would have to say it is the doubler ...

    On August 18, 2009 / By Tom W
  • photo3mollusksf
    Gear 0

    The shop allergy

    I have a ‘thing’ about surf shops. Most of my friends used to spend hours at the local surf ...

    On August 17, 2009 / By Rui
  • shaping-on-farm-2_open
    Gear 0

    Goodbye Spain… hello England

    The Spanish and French sections of our European tour are coming to an end… Matt and I have made ...

    On August 17, 2009 / By Tom W
  • finisterre
    Environment 0

    Animal-friendly retailer

    St Agnes based fashion label Finisterre has been shortlisted in the fashion category for this year’s RSPCA Good Business ...

    On August 9, 2009 / By Finisterre
  • bc_logo
    Gear 1

    Bob Cooper interview

    Unpublished interview with our man Bob - over in the UK a couple of years ago to shape some ...

    On August 7, 2009 / By howies
  • mikey-platforms2
    Gear 0

    Meet Mr B

    Mr B, whose fourth film, ’21 Days Later’, is out this month on DVD, chats to Christiaan Bailey about ...

    On August 6, 2009 / By Christiaan
  • coffee
    Chris Preston 0

    inspiration too

    Good strong espresso and another coffee table surf book. ...

    On August 6, 2009 / By Chris P
  • finisterre_matanuska
    Finisterre 0

    The highly anticipated Matanuska MKII

    “It’s just easy: the jacket looks slick, like something you could see on Saville Row, and can stand up ...

    On August 5, 2009 / By Finisterre
  • babybarista
    Gear 0

    BabyBarista and the Art of War

    Lawyers don’t surf. Well, actually some do. And this particular one also writes novels. Friend of mine and all-round ...

    On August 4, 2009 / By Howard
  • photo_cyrus_of_wegener_sign
    Gear 1

    Tom’s Creation Plantation

    Check out the trailer for Cyrus Sutton’s new film, ‘Tom’s Creation Plantation’, described as “half surf film/half shaping tutorial”… ...

    On July 31, 2009 / By Howard
  • c-willy-uribe
    Gear 0

    Sliding, Spanish style

    We’re getting from great waves over here in Spain. We’re currently on our way to the Salinas Surf Festival, ...

    On July 31, 2009 / By Tom W
  • aaron-on-alaia
    Gear 0

    Friends new and old

    One of the most amazing bonuses of making these boards is that I get to meet (sometimes virtually, over ...

    On July 30, 2009 / By Tom W
  • ninehundredmiles
    Friend of Mine 0

    Nine Hundred Miles

    Having lived and surfed on the east coast, I still hold a torch that glows for the place. So ...

    On July 29, 2009 / By Rich
  • tom-in-bilbao
    Gear 0

    Notes from Spain

    I have made it to Bilbao, Spain. The crew here is great! I came to spread the word of ...

    On July 27, 2009 / By Tom W
  • inspiration1
    Chris Preston 0

    inspiration

    I am a sucker for coffee table books about surfing and Bend to Baja is one of my favorites. ...

    On July 27, 2009 / By Chris P
  • waterwalking
    Friend of Mine 1

    Saltwater indulgence

    I wrote a small blog back in April about the impending release of Jaimal Yogis’ book ‘Saltwater Buddha’. My ...

    On July 23, 2009 / By Rich
  • es-cent-ial_by_night
    Gear 1

    Surfing essentials

    Carl is the man behind Es-cent-ial. Rui from Magic Quiver in Portugal shares some of his stoke and passion ...

    On July 22, 2009 / By Rui
  • surfie-dude-waikiki-open
    Gear 0

    Refinements in design

    Here are two boards that fascinate me… ...

    On July 20, 2009 / By Tom W
  • es-cent-ial_by_night1
    Gear 1

    O que é essencial para ti?

    O Carl é o responsável pela criação da Es-cent-ial. Tem sido um enorme prazer falar com ele e partilhar ...

    On July 20, 2009 / By Rui
  • tom-wegener-by-jamie-bott
    Gear 0

    Let’s make some boards!

    I have had a pretty good run for the last few years as a surfboard maker. Plenty of great ...

    On July 18, 2009 / By Tom W
  • tom and matt
    Gear 0

    The best day ever

    28th March, 2009: today was the greatest day a surfboard maker could imagine. Well, the greatest I could imagine ...

    On July 18, 2009 / By Tom W
  • tom-shaping-alaia-by-christiaan-bailey
    Gear 0

    The La La Society

    La La is the ancient Hawaiian word for alaia surfing. It is about sliding across the wave and then ...

    On July 17, 2009 / By Tom W
  • opener15
    Gear 0

    Drift meets Bing Copeland

    Having notched up nearly 50 years in the surf industry, Bing Copeland is a name with serious longevity. Drift ...

    On July 16, 2009 / By Howard
  • opener21
    Clare Howdle 0

    Crazy for the Storm

    A book landed on my doormat today. From a PR company. Now, I’m a big fan of reading and ...

    On July 15, 2009 / By Clare
  • Chris Preston 1

    one is all you need…

    There’s an old bumper sticker, seen around California a few years ago: ‘One Fin, One God, One Country’. ...

    On July 11, 2009 / By Chris P
  • opener-fresh
    Chris Preston 2

    fresh fruit for rotten vegetables

    ‘Fresh Fruit for Rotten Vegetables’ is the new film from Steve Cleveland (the man behind ‘Another State of Mind’), ...

    On July 9, 2009 / By Chris P
  • 2nd_generation-1
    Gear 1

    The black sheep

    Rui from Magic Quiver in Portugal chats to Jeff McCallum. This article is also available in Portuguese… ...

    On July 9, 2009 / By Rui
  • lomo-paddle
    Chris Preston 1

    caught inside

    Clearing out an old bookcase the other day, I came across ‘Caught Inside’ by Daniel Duane and was reminded ...

    On July 8, 2009 / By Chris P
  • opener20
    Gear 0

    Chasing Dean by Tom Anderson

    Tom Anderson is fast becoming a major writing voice of his generation. First he brought us ‘Riding the Magic ...

    On July 5, 2009 / By Howard
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