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A sign on the 130-year-old pier at Saltburn-by-the-Sea warns people not to jump off it. On a big surf day surfers make their way to the end of the sturdy 206 metre structure and jump like lemmings into the cold, murky North Sea. Words: Simon Palmer Photos: Ian Forsyth

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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.

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Mark Leary's latest work deviates sharply from the usual surf photography portfolio, celebrating as it does the commonplace, everyday aspects of surfing instead of monster swells and awesome barrels. Chris Preston chats to him about moments captured.

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James Bowden recently explored the farthest shores of the British Isles, taking nothing more than his van, good friends and good expectations. He recounts his journey through the lens...

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Meet Nick Blair of Joistik Surfboards, whose distinctive decal gets a regular flashing as some of the Gold Coast's best surfers do their thing. Photos & words: Mat Arney

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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]


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Win a Seven. T board cover

February 09, 2012 |  Words By: Staff Writer

spacer The kind gents and ladies at Seven. T have offered to donate a board sock to the winner of our competition. The board bag will be hand-made to suit your board size and is their top selling Grey Hoopster design.

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Nómad-a

February 09, 2012 |  Words By: Staff Writer

spacer Nómad-A gathers stories and odysseys of courageous people from every corner of the world; unique individuals who chose to live a nomadic lifestyle in order to follow their dreams, surf, skate, snowboard and travel around the world.

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nomad-a travel 

Salt+Wax | Available now

February 09, 2012 |  Words By: Howard

spacer Photographer Mark Leary’s ‘Salt & Wax’ has been in production for around 4 years now… and it’s ready to buy.

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Surf & skate highlights at film festival

February 02, 2012 |  Words By: Staff Writer

spacer The West Coast Premiere of filmmaker Stacy Peralta’s BONES BRIGADE will be a Red Carpet event the evening of February 2nd at the well respected Santa Barbara International Film Festival, now in its 27th year.

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lost & found minds in the water santa babara film festival 

Pulmo-Gate scandal rocks Mexico

January 26, 2012 |  Words By: Staff Writer

spacer In the ongoing effort to save one of the world’s most important marine parks, Cabo Pulmo in southern Baja, WiLDCOAST and conservationists in Mexico were shocked to learn that scandalous emails were exchanged between Mexican federal authorities and the company working to develop the Cabo Cortes mega-resort near Cabo Pulmo National Marine Park.

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Jersey shorts

January 20, 2012 |  Words By: Staff Writer

spacer A few select shots from an upcoming short film by Thomas Contarino looking at three different yet similar Jersey surfers Tim Daley, Dave Werner and shaper Bryan Wynn. The film is meant to give some insight into the lives of people who have made a life around the ocean and surfing on the Jersey shore.

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Hulls, Hulls, Hulls

January 18, 2012 |  Words By: Mark

spacer For the last two years Alex Rowse has ridden only displacement hulls, except for the odd log on small days. In between being a director of A-Side Design and being a partner in the founding of the Kook magazine with his partner in crime Dan Crockett, he can be found cruising around Cornish beaches looking for waves with his quiver of hulls.

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