Matt Rohrer shares some of the highlights of his conversations with Bay Area surfer Jimmy Holt, focal point of one of the few surfing photos to ever appear in National Geographic Magazine. Selected photos: Jim Shaw

London ad exec Tom Birmingham set off in November in search of adventure on the Southwest Indian coastline. Accompanied by guesthouse owners Ed and Sofie of Soul and Surf in Kerala, he soon found himself surfing uncharted waves to an audience of school children and fisherman. Words and Photos: Tom Birmingham

Four compadres take a New Zealand road-trip in search of lefts in a volcano's shadow… All aboard the good ship Peterson Threebeard with Dano, Purcho, Mud and Johnny.

Bing Copeland was a pioneer of the modern surf industry. In his excellent new retrospective, ‘Bing Surfboards – Fifty Years of Craftsmanship and Innovation’, Paul Holmes discovered what makes Bing tick. Words: Bing Copeland & Paul Holmes Photos: Courtesy of Bing Copeland

Drift tracked down Mark Jeremias and Jason Baffa, directors of ‘Singlefin: Yellow’, to talk about their new project, ‘One California Day’, and find out their thoughts on surf culture and tradition from Crescent City to Imperial Beach. Words: Jamie Bott

Surfboards come in all shapes and sizes, but none quite so unusual as the Meyerhoffer Peanut. Is this revolutionary design born of genius or madness? Chris Stevens finds out. [Photos 1, 3 & 8 by Chris Stevens; 4 & 7 by Nick Allen]


Let There Be Surf - Documentary

August 22, 2013 | Words By:

Let There Be Surf - DocumentaryA short documentary about surfing in the UK, as we follow two brothers Jamie and Jack Banks who moved to Devon, UK to follow their passion for surfing.
We also follow Jack as he tries to find a new secret location that has some potential to be one of the best spots in Devon.
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A Day With the Port Glass

August 12, 2013 | Words By:

A Day With the Port GlassOn the rugged coast of North Devon can be discovered Joel and his shaping hut. We found him heading out to his local spot and decided to tag along, curious by his new board called the ‘Port Glass’. Joel describes it as a high performance eco evolution of the mini simmons. Enjoy…
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Free download: Canyon Ryde debut album

August 09, 2013 | Words By:

Free download: Canyon Ryde debut albumA sun kissed blend of Alt-Country, Americana, Country Rock and Psychedelic Rock from North Devon based Canyon Ryde.

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Tiki surf company celebrates 50 years in surfing

July 21, 2013 | Words By:

Tiki surf company celebrates 50 years in surfingTiki’s co-founder Tim Heyland made his first surfboard in 1963, hewn from timber on the beaches of Brazil. Returning to the UK, Tim joined forces with Dave Aldrich-Smith, setting up a pioneering surfboard production business first in South Wales before re-locating to North Devon in 1968.

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greyscale

January 06, 2011 | Words By: Chris P

As the winter sets in and the colours of summer are long gone, it’s easy to sink into reverie and dreams of warmer climes, but maybe there’s still happiness to be found within the monotone seascape.

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West country colours

April 12, 2010 | Words By: Mark

steve-ppSteve Plydell-Pearce (aka Steve PP) is an impressionist artist and former animator living an envious lifestyle by the beach in Woolacombe – painting and surfing the inspiring littoral of North Devon.

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Biosphere beach clean weekend

March 31, 2010 | Words By: Howard

biosphere North Devon’s Biosphere Reserve ‘Beach Clean Weekend’, was a resounding success over the weekend of Friday 19th to Sunday 21st March.

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Freedom to roam?

November 03, 2009 | Words By: Angela

openerNorth Devon MP Nick Harvey puts interests of business and landowners over those of surfers, walkers and others wanting to access our coastline, writes North Devon author, barrister and surfer Tim Kevan

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