A group of internet users are bringing a whole new meaning to ‘surfing the web’. The virtual-reality program Second Life allows you to create a character in your own image, grab your virtual surfboard and head to the beach. Photo: Dharma Austin
Ions: a breath of fresh air
Do the ions in sea air improve the health of surfers? Rhiannon Buck weighs up all the arguments.
Killing the cool?
Russ Pierre checks out the competition cool at the British Longboard Championships in Jersey.
Looking back
Tom Wegener heralds a surfing renaissance as he explores his experiences with alaias.
Something old, something new
Steve Croft of Laminations talks asymmetric shapes, sustainable surfboards, and Chops Lascelles.
Substituted by blue
Dane Peterson and Belinda Peterson-Baggs report on their mission to bring aid supplies to Indonesia.
Reef encounters
No group combines hardcore surf experience with hard science better than the team at ASR.
