British surfing and shaping legend Chris Jones passes

British surfing and shaping legend Chris Jones passes

It with great sadness that we have to report British surfing and shaping legend Chris Jones has passed away. Chris was at the fore front of shaping and surfing in Britain. He worked in Newquay in 1965 when working at the Bilbo surfboard factory he also shaped for Vitamin Sea and his own brand. He was a competitive surfer winning the English, British and European titles in the same year and representing Great Britain.

“Bryony Jones his daughter posted,
” It is with incredible sadness that myself, Kelly Jones and Joe Jones announce that our Dad, legendary British surfer and master shaper Chris Jones passed away yesterday 28/8/21.

It’s one thing to lose your Dad, but when your Dad is Chris Jones it makes it all the harder. He was an incredible man who touched the lives of people the world over.

His accolades included winning the European surfing championships, achieving legendary status in the Cornish surfing world and he was the most fierce of friends. I imagine there will be a lot of people who will wish to pay their respects to this amazing man.

I will be in touch to advise of his funeral arrangements when the time comes.
But for now, please join us in grieving for this incredible man.
Our Dad:”

Proper legend.

Rip Curl Pro Anglet

Rip Curl Pro Anglet

Matias Canhoto Photo: WSL / Masurel

World Surf League (WSL) Europe, the city of Anglet and Rip Curl Europe announced yesterday at a press session the signing of a 3-year partnership to support the growth of the Qualifying Series (QS) event in Anglet through to 2024

“The love affair between the city of Anglet and the sport of surfing dates back 60 years now,” Claude Olive, Mayor of Anglet stated. “Anglet is known worldwide for the quality of its waves and the laidback lifestyle we enjoy here. My team and I have worked since 2015 on getting Anglet back onto the professional surfing scene and we’re delighted to welcome an iconic Australian surf brand, Rip Curl alongside. We’re confident this new partnership will further reinforce our position as a major event on the French and European schedule of competitions.”

Pictured: Left to right - Cheyne Bradburn, Events and Marketing Manager WSL Europe , Mathieu Lefin, President Rip Curl Europe, Claude Olive, Mayor of Anglet and surfers Pauline Ado, Kyllian Guerin, Teresa Bonvalot Photo: WSL / Masurel

“Rip Curl is proud to team up with the city council of Anglet and the World Surf League to support this event through 2024,” Mathieu Lefin, Rip Curl Europe president added. “We are already heavily involved at the global level with the Australian leg of the Championship Tour this year as well as the Rip Curl WSL Finals for the next three years. We also wanted to get involved at the grassroots level to create opportunities for French and European surfers to work, improve and eventually make it to the highest level of competition.”

“Firstly I want to thank the city council of Anglet for the confidence they’ve shown us in the work that has been done since 2015,” Cheyne Bradburn, Events and Marketing Manager, WSL Europe said. “I’m very happy to now welcome Rip Curl as our partner for the next three years. The local, regional and national governments, brands, the federation and WSL have a common vision of building great events in France to prepare our athletes to reach the highest level of professional surfing by 2024.”

“This event at home is the perfect way to get back into competition rhythm after the Tokyo Games,” Pauline Ado, Anglet local, Olympian and former CT athlete commented. “It was a lot, emotionally and of course a taxing experience physically and mentally as well. I’m happy to get back to work this week with the continuing goal to get back to the Championship Tour and it starts right here at the QS level. 2024 is definitely on my mind as well, that first Olympic experience was incredible and I would definitely love to do it again in the next games.”

Rip Curl Pro Anglet Continues Briefly on Day 3
After a quick start on Tuesday, competition was put on hold Wednesday and only just managed to run a few more heats in small but contestable surf at the Chambre d’Amour this morning. The men’s Round of 96 was completed as the remaining three days of the event waiting period are still very uncertain wave-wise. The next call will be at 11 a.m Friday.

LIVE Scores, Full Results and Updates

Check out all the LIVE scores, heat results, photos and videos at wsl.tv/anglet21.

Rocky Horror, California

Rocky Horror, California

Broken boards and leashes in sketchy waves last week somewhere in California, August 2021. We woke up early this day to capture the arriving swell. The entire coastline was lightning up with pumping waves and crowds, enjoy.

10th Edition London Surf / Film Festival

10th Edition London Surf / Film Festival

Hosted 7 - 9th October 2021 this 10th anniversary edition of London Surf / Film Festival x Vans is bringing to the UK the very best surf films from across the globe – a hand picked line up of hotly anticipated premieres and underground projects to stoke the fires and draw us together. Accompanied by talks, art, icons, music, good times and more, London Surf / Film Festival is a must-attend for anyone of a salty persuasion, a true celebration of the cream of international surf culture and our homegrown surf community.

“Over the last decade, we’re delighted to have worked with the most exciting surf filmmaking talents to bring to the UK those films that represent the pinnacle of our culture,” says LS/FF Director Chris Nelson. “The pleasure has been in showcasing those films as they’re meant to be enjoyed – on the big screen, in a stoke filled cinema of like minded crew! For our 10th Edition, we’ve been blown away with epic entries from all corners, realms and niches from inspiring documentaries and travelogues to stir the wanderlust to jaw dropping surf performance.”

For international filmmakers there’s just a week left to enter your movies. Submissions to The Shorties short film strand are open until 10th September. Filmmakers from or based in UK and Ireland are invited to enter shorts of up to 5 minutes in length that explore all aspects and angles of surfing and surf culture through documentary, comedy, action, arthouse, animation or anything in between. Details: HERE 

“Short films are a pillar of modern surf culture, a creative outlet for sharing stories and inspiring stoke,” says London Surf / Film Festival Director Demi Taylor. “We established The Shorties in 2011 to provide a platform for the homegrown talents here on our shores and it’s become one of the most prestigious short film competitions for surf filmmakers in the world. We champion those projects that bring fresh perspectives to our culture, through exceptional cinematography, story telling or surfing – filmmaking is not about big cameras, it’s about big ideas.”

About London Surf / Film Festival

London Surf / Film Festival was founded a decade ago by surfers and writers Chris Nelson and Demi Taylor. It began, where all the best ideas start life, around the kitchen table, in the deep mid winter, after a few good waves. The aim was to bring together the UK surfing tribes to share the stoke, the storytelling and the cream of surf culture; after 9 editions, some 225 film premiers, with art shows, live music, talks and a whole heap of good times, it has grown to become a must attend gathering for the global waveriding collective. LS/FF 10 x VANS 7-9 October 2021 londonsurffilmfestival.com

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California Dreamin’

California Dreamin’

After spending two days in Malibu filming some of the most fun surf I've seen in a long time, it left me questioning if this was the best swell since Hurricane Marie.

Watching these waves roll for two straight days was simply mesmerising. Unfortunately the surf forecast looks bleak so I'm left grasping these memories until something new pops on the radar, hopefully sooner than later.

Special thanks to Luke Davis and Hunter Jones for the phone interviews.

Living the Maccas dream

Living the Maccas dream

Scoring one of the worlds most perfect waves with virtually no one out is a dream come true for Von Froth.

“Surfing Macaronis with not many people around has been a dream since a kid, I maybe even everyones dream, its worlds most user friendly wave with barrels to turn to airs, but it’s usually packed with 30+ people.

“It was crazy to show up there and surf it for 2 days with very few people around.. You would catch a wave an be straight in line for the next set.

“I think this might only happen to me once in a life time.”

I dunno, maybe next year!