Upon arrival to the Mentawais, a swell was about to hit the islands. As expected, most of the boats were heading for the same surf spots. In order to surf empty waves, the guide suggested taking the opposite direction - Gaspard Larsonneur
As the first swell of the September ebbs, take a couple of minutes to watch Miles Lee-Hargreaves going rail to rail in some of the lines delivered by the season opener.
Filmed and edited by Adam Norris of Offshores Photo.
Ryan Callinan, Jack Freestone, Luana Silva, Anna Gudauskas and Chris Burkard journey to the Arctic Circle and explore the Scandinavian peninsula and venture deep into Norway’s countryside of mountains, fjords and glaciers, and score frigid but perfect waves.
From the Channel Islands Black Beauty and World Championship thrusterdom, to 5’7 Fireball Fish sessions at maxing Bawa Indo, and everything in between, Tom Curren has sampled foam from every corner of the surfing world. Here he puts his own spin on a CI fish, weight plates, refoiled S-wing fins… TC always looking for the next thing, I think that’s why they call it #TheSearch. Part 6 of Free Scrubber Excess Baggage...
📹 Andy Potts, Nick Pollet, Vaughan Blakey & CI Surfboards.
Many people don't know what it is like to live and surf in the arctic. Shannon Ainslie has lived and surfed in the Lofoten Islands for a while and knows the pros and cons to living there. In this short video you will get to see both sides of the coin living with the harsh elements in this stunning country. Surfing can be quite brutal in the winter, but when you get those magical days none of that seems to matter.
British Surfing have announced the team that will compete in the upcoming ISA World Surfing Games taking place from the 16-24th September at Huntington Beach, California. This event represents the start of the qualification process for the 2024 Olympics.
“This event is also the first following British Surfing’s appointment of Victoria Gosling OBE as the new British Surfing Chair; Joel Gray as Performance Pathway Manager; and Gwen Spurlock as Pathway Development Lead.
“This is a real positive step for British Surfing and the fact that the funding and positions are long term focussed is like a breath of fresh air. Personally I’m really excited to get to work. These ISA Games are just the starting point and we hope to put in place a healthy pathway for emerging groms to aspire to with healthy numbers competing on the WSL and of course WT and Olympic Qualification as realistic goals.” Joel Gray
“With the Paris 2024 Olympics approaching, and surfing as a sport now being recognised and supported, I personally feel extremely excited about the future for our athletes. I am driven by creating the platform that supports our surfers to achieve an Olympic medal in the not-so-distant future.” Gwen Spurlock.
“Future Squad and Team Selection Policy will be announced shortly; furthermore we will provide information on upcoming Squad Development Camps planned to take in the UK and overseas.
ISA World Surfing Games 2022
Team Manager: Joel Gray
Deputy Team Manager: Gwen Spurlock
Coach: Llewellyn Whittaker
Physio: Michael Pellegrino
Mens Team
Patrick Langdon-Dark
Luke Dillon
Logan Nicol
Arran Strong (reserve)
Womens Team
Ellie Turner
Alys Barton
Lucy Campbell
Emily Currie (reserve)
