Flying without Foils
Frederick eats all organic compost. Nate invents a cat toy, and John retools a Pinball Wizard into his new shortboard. Featuring @John John Florence @Nathan Florence Wyatt Mchale surfing at home, North Shore, Oahu.
DEADLY PIPELINE WIPEOUTS
The Banzai Pipeline, or simply Pipeline is an insane wave, full stop. It’s a playground to some of the best surfers on the planet, but like all good playgrounds you’re gonna fall over at play, once in a while. That shallow reef is not something you want to meet on a regular basis, so take a moment to salute those who do.
Surfing lockdown lifted in England
Surfing was always legal in England, it was just the travel side and pressure not to overwhelm the NHS that put the kibosh on all but locals going surfing (in theory). Now new rules state ‘unlimited exercise’ and ‘unlimited travel’ can be applied to surfing.
The vital pieces of advice are “People can now also spend time outdoors”, “People may drive to outdoor open spaces irrespective of distance” and finally “Exercise outside as many times each day as they wish”.
This is all subject to people continuing to maintain a 2 metre distance, and not travelling with others out side of their household. This is still illegal and even bigger fines are in place if you are caught breaking them.
Also travellers are not allowed to stay outside of their primary residence. So no camping, staying in second homes or AirBnB. You can still be sent packing for this.
It is important to remember the main reason for applying restrictions was spread of a very dangerous virus. This has not gone away, and indeed the lifting of restrictions will only spread it further so don’t be surprised if this backfires.
There are no lifeguards on beaches so we would still recommend learners do not go in with water.
Everyone else, please respect each other, do not push your limits, do not drop in. Stay safe, save lives.
If you are travelling into smaller coastal communities in Devon, Cornwall, Yorkshire and Northumberland remember the areas are served by limited NHS hospitals facilities so most locals see the lifting of the travel restriction as against common sense and a threat to regional health. Be nice!
If this goes wrong we will all be locked down again.
At present time numerous coastal car parks are closed so do your research before you travel.
You can not drive into other UK countries to surf from England.
The Life Of Riley’s
Winter for Ireland's big wave surfers usually means epic sessions at Mullaghmore. But this winter, Conor Maguire and the cold water Irish crew scored big at the fickle slab, Riley's. See all the moments in the lead up to the swell of the winter, plus all the action that went down.
30 years of SAS
Happy birthday SAS. 30 years after the British surfing community stood up to fight against the sewage pollution, and won, SAS is still going strong fighting pollution, leading the fight against ocean pollution by plastics and motivating tens of thousand of people to go on beach cleans, educating on issue like global warming and generally going as hard and strong as it ever did.
From the start it was a movement. Forming in Porthtowan St Agnes support was soon offered from Langland, Brighton, the east coast, and on it went. At the time eco warriors were not widely revered by the conservative British public, and surfers were seen as bums, it was hostile territory but the public warmed to the message and the image of the gas masked surfer. Politicians and polluters were put on the back foot. SAS took the fight to the highest courts in the land, to the European Commission and Houses of Parliament all the while retaining a huge grass roots membership.
Today the challenges have changed but SAS lead the fight in the same corridors of power on ocean pollution, single use plastics and global warming. The support has grown. 47,000 people took part in last years SAS beach clean, campaigns like Return to offender are taking the fight to brands and the plastic free community project and school programmes influencing millions more.
It is an amazing story with too many highlights to list here. One day hopefully there will be a film.
Happy birthday SAS and many thanks to all the members, staff and directors and trustees over the years and to anyone who ever bought sticker, raised funds, or just turned to party at the Ball. You made the world a better place.
REMINISCE: Scotland in black and white
Remember when travelling the world didn't require a 14 day Quarantine? Let's take a moment to reminisce with Santa Cruz’s vibrant goofy-footed Noah Wegrich, on a tube-hunting pilgrimage through Scotland, in less bizarre times.
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