Maps of Home is a short film shot on location on the North Shore of Oahu, between January and March 2021. Surfers featured in order of appearance @John John Florence @Koa Rothman @Nathan Florence Jack Robinson, Ivan Florence @Eli Olson and @Jamie O’Brien .
The jewel of Latin America, a dangerous destination, but home to an impressive number of world class waves. Welcome to El Salvador, how beautiful she is.
Boardmasters returns this summer from 11 – 15 August 2021 and today, the first wave of artists have been revealed. Not one, not two, but all three headliners are announced today as Foals, Gorillaz and Jorja Smith. Plus, more than 100 of the world’s most exciting artists including Sam Fender, Lianne La Havas, Mahalia, Loyle Carner, The Kooks, Becky Hill, Jamie xx, Blossoms andslowthai have been added to the line-up for what’s set to be an unmissable five days on the Cornish coast. Cornwall’s own surf and music festival will welcome huge names making waves in international surfing at Fistral Beach, as well as an unbeatable line-up of world-class musical talent at Watergate Bay. 5 Day Camping tickets have sold out, with limited Day tickets going on sale alongside the announcement, see boardmasters.com for more information.
Fronted by Yannis Philippakis, Foals first burst onto the scene in 2008 with Antidotes, a release which cemented them instantly as a mighty musical tour de force. Three critically acclaimed LPs and a string of hit singles followed and, in 2019, Foals released two new studio albums, Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost Parts I & II, which between them secured the band their third Mercury Music Prize nomination, their first #1 UK album and Best British Group gong at The Brit Awards in 2020. Headlining Friday night at Boardmasters, fans can expect nothing short of an electrifying set, featuring their biggest hits including ‘My Number’, ‘Spanish Sahara’, ‘Exits’, ‘Mountain At My Gates’ and possibly some new music, too, with the band teasing a return to the studio just last year.
2021 marks the 20th anniversary of Gorillaz and their self-titled debut album, and what better way to celebrate than with a huge Saturday night headline set at Watergate Bay. The biggest virtual band on the planet led by Damon Albarn with 2D, Noodle, Murdoc Niccals and Russel Hobbs, will put on a full scale production, a feast for the eyes and ears.
Wearing the crown as the British queen of r&b and soul, Jorja Smith is Sunday night’s headline act. Since the release of Mercury-nominated album Lost And Found in 2018, Jorja has fast become one of the most exciting rising stars in the UK. She’s collaborated with everyone from Burna Boy, Popcaan and Maverick Sabre, and has just announced a brand-new eight-track project out in May. With hits including ‘Blue Lights’, ‘Teenage Fantasy’ and ‘Be Honest’, Jorja will bring Boardmasters 2021 to an epic close.
Today’s announcement unveils over 100 more artists who are set to play Boardmasters this August. Having toured around the UK and Europe, Geordie singer-songwriter Sam Fender is now set to bring his big guitar anthems and inimitable vocals to Watergate Bay this summer. Recently nominated in the ‘Female Solo’ category for this year’s BRIT Awards, Lianne La Havas will add a slice of summer soul, along with R&B royalty Mahalia, British MC Loyle Carner, and ‘Naive’ and ‘She Moves In Her Own Way’ indie favourites The Kooks.
Becky Hill has a catalogue of huge hits which are perfect for dancing the night away at Watergate Bay, including ‘Afterglow’, ‘Back & Forth’, ‘Wish You Well’ and ‘Lose Control’. Also not to be missed, DJ and producer Jamie xx, one of the UK’s biggest indie bands of the moment Blossoms, and Northampton’s own Grammy-nominated slowthai.
Boardmasters also adds Andy C + Tonn Piper, Basement Jaxx DJ set, Maribou State DJ set, Honey Dijon, Eats Everything, Netsky, Django Django, Beabadoobee, Arlo Parks, Young T & Bugsey, Sonny Fodera, Kojey Radical, Jade Bird, Ocean Wisdom, Sigala Live, Griff, Maverick Sabre, Holly Humberstone, Olivia Dean, The Snuts, Chris Lorenzo, Metrik, Tiffany Calver and Jaguar Skills plus many more.
See below for the full line-up so far for Boardmasters 2021.
With two stunning sites on the Cornish coast, Boardmasters has plenty on offer beyond the music. At Fistral Beach, the UK’s surfing mecca, Boardmasters will host the biggest names on the surf scene for five days of competitions, the Boardmasters OPEN and the BFGoodrich Longboard OPEN. Head to Fistral Beach to watch the action unfold! Plus, there’ll be much more for festival-goers to enjoy, with yoga, gong baths, wellbeing workshops, beach cleans, coastal adventures, family fun, late night parties, VIP DJ sets, after parties, the UK’s biggest silent disco, a huge selection of street food, gourmet dining and live comedy.
Tixel will operate as the official peer-to-peer resale site for this year’s Boardmasters festival tickets. Boardmasters festival organisers remind fans not to buy tickets from unofficial sources, including friends and people they meet via social media as these tickets will not be valid and they won’t be able to get into the festival. The only official source to buy resale tickets from is Tixel.
Boardmasters Festival Organiser and Co-Founder, Andrew Topham said, “We are delighted to be able to announce the first wave of artists for this year’s Boardmasters, including three world-class headliners, Foals, Gorillaz and Jorja Smith. On behalf of the entire Boardmasters team, we’d like to say a huge thank you to all our fans, artists, suppliers, the local community in Cornwall, and everyone who is involved in making this festival happen. Thank you for sticking with us over these past two years, your continued support has been truly overwhelming and quite simply, we couldn’t do it without you. Roll on August, we can’t wait to see you all this summer.”
Created in Torquay, Australia, in 1999, the Rip Curl GromSearch is a competition exclusively for young surfers, boys and girls, under the age of 16 with its own unique character. It is held in various regions of the world at the same time: Brazil, Australia, Indonesia, South Africa, New Zealand, USA and Europe, leading to an International Final which traditionally takes place “Somewhere” in spring. The Rip Curl GromSearch is a real hotbed of young talent, having uncovered future World Champions such as Stephanie Gilmore (7 times World Champion and current world #1 in women’s surfing), the Brazilian prodigy and WSL 2014 & 2018 World Champion Gabriel Medina, and many others.
After a very unusual season in 2020 with an Online event, Rip Curl Europe has taken the decision to come back to the ocean with some events at the best surf spots in Europe. For the 2021 edition, French, English, Spanish and Portuguese Groms will go through their National events to qualify for the European Final.
The under-16, under 14 and under 12 male and female winners from those countries will battle at the beach to qualified for the European Final in Fall 2021.
EUROPEAN 2021 RIP CURL GROMSEARCH SCHEDULE:
Portugal, Costa da Caparica, Lisbon 15th and 16th of May
UK, Watergate Bay, Newquay 22nd/23rd of May (report date 11th/12th of June
France, Seignosse 8th to the 11th of July
Spain, San Vicente de la Barquera, Cantabria, 10th, 11th and 12th of September (backup date the 17th, 18th and 19th of September)
EUROPEAN FINAL Somewhere in October 2021
ONLINE EVENT:
For the other European countries where the Rip Curl Gromsearch will not take place (entries from other countries outside Europe won’t be judged) the Groms will have the opportunity to win a spot straight to the European Final by submitting 2 videos of their 2 best waves.
Starting May the 1st, 2021 until the 17th September, share your best two waves by clicking on this link here:
For the Rip Curl GromSearch Online 2021, Rip Curl is partnering with the most experienced European judges, already keen to check out and score your best moves and style.
So, no matter what this season, Groms from all across Europe will have a chance to qualify to the European GromSearch Final and in a bid for glory!
EUROPEAN FINAL:
There are 30 spots available for the European Final (24 spots through National events and 6 spots through the online and digital events.
These lucky Groms from all over Europe under 16, under 14 and under 12 years old from the following countries, UK, Portugal, France, and Spain, and “Other Euro Countries” will win their ticket to the Euro Final somewhere in October 2021.
This 22th edition will also stress the importance of environmentally responsible behavior.Ecofriendly actions, games and beach clean-up will be organized on each stop, in partnership with the Water Family in France, 2 Minute Beach Clean FOUNDATION in the UK.
Thanks to the support of Ocean 52, we have a serious company that dedicating 52% of its benefits to raise awareness about ocean and plastic pollution.
With Hydroflask we will also encourage the athlete to bring their own reusable bottle and will help the development of good habits.
Recycling bins will be provided on all the events and the organizers will ensure that the ground rules of responsible behavior are respected in each country during all the events.
For the first time ever, Rip Curl will open a grom Handi category in the French and Spanish events in partnership with Handisurf and the Federation Cantabra de Surf. It will be an amazing opportunity for this young boys and girls to have access to competitive surfing.
Come and enjoy our Gromsearch village with some great action in and out of the water!
Apart from the incredible action in the water, each GromSearch stop will offer an array of fun and interactive experiences on the beach thanks to our great partners!
You will also meet our Rip Curl Team Riders, they will come to watch the action on the competition and will be available to share some special tips of their own with all the young competitors.
Craig Anderson went through some drives for about a week and just picked and pulled a few bits and pieces that he thinks no one has seen before, and sent them to Kai Neville. “I feel Kai does a great job of syncing up a surfer’s and brand’s content in an authentic way. And I’ve got a friend, Thom Pringle, who’s been doing cool stuff in the music world and he made a track for it.” added Craig.
Icons are timeless.
That rings true for a number of things in surfing — specific waves, certain boards and certainly The Original boardshort by Quiksilver. All of those things come together in this new surf edit, called SPAM, from Andy Nieblas.
Andy is a surfer and celebrated breakfast chef from California. SPAM gives you a taste for his permanently laid-back world.
Armed with a yellow Timmy Patterson single fin, Andy plays with Pipeline. He finds incredibly long tubes at Uluwatu and Desert Point. He does timeless turns and soul arches and lookbacks and jump-offs. Yeah, he even makes kicking out look fun.
“No bad vibes. We don’t need that kind of stuff,” as Andy likes to say. And sometimes, you don’t need a leash, either.
