No comp or bands this year. Gutted.
Boardmasters have been forced to cancel. We are really gutted for the whole crew as it was set to be the best ever lineup, and a huge come back after last year’s events. You just couldn’t have predicted two years like this. It is a massive loss for a lot of people.
Full release below-
“We are absolutely gutted to announce, that due to the on-going pandemic, Boardmasters can no longer take place this summer.
This is particularly heart-breaking given the events of 2019, but the safety of everyone involved in the festival as well as the local community in Cornwall comes first.
If you’re a ticket holder, you’ll be able to transfer your booking over to Boardmasters 2021 or request a full refund. Boardmasters will take place in Newquay on 11-15 August 2021.
• All tickets transferred to 2021, will be converted to Tier 1 2020 ticket prices and we’ll be refunding the difference. More info at boardmasters.com
• For those of you who missed out on 2019 and bought tickets in this year’s presale, we have a special surprise for you guys. Look out for an email from us.
If you’re able to, it would mean a lot to us if you held onto your ticket for next year. We’d love to see you there. However, we completely understand if you need or would prefer a refund.
If you are opting to keep hold of your tickets until 2021 you do not need to do anything. Ticket holders will receive an email from us within 72 hours with full details of how to request a refund.
Thank you to all of our ticket holders, artists, suppliers, local community and everyone involved with Boardmasters for your continued support. It means the world to us.
We’ll be back stronger than ever next Summer!
Stay safe and look after each other.
Boardies HQ x
“PENTACOASTAL” was inspired by the tonalities of Australian cult cinema. Directors Wade Goodall and Shane Fletcher have merged these filmic elements within the body of a surf film through emotive animations, an undulating soundscape, and a subliminal narrative which follows a quasi-recursive map depicted by a pentagram drawn on the map of Australia.
“A recollection of Australasian exploration following a quasi-recursive map, with elemental moments of expressive wave worship.”
Featuring: Wade Goodall, Dane Reynolds, Harry Bryant, Nathan Fletcher, Pat Gudauskas, Dylan Graves, Nathan Florence, Tanner Gudauskas and Kyuss King. Epic stuff, pull in above.
So this weekend for your delectation a special Lockdown Surf Film Festival double bill is going out free on Friday from 7pmBST for 24hrs.
We have the multi award winning Nervous Laughter from Take Shelter Productions that offers an up close and personal exploration of Albee Layer and crew who take on Jaws following them through an intense season of injury, friendship and hard won rewards PLUS This Way – an epic road trip with an all woman crew surfing and skating through the wild west of the USA featuring: Nora Vasconcellos, Laura Enever, Jaleesa Vincent, Shanae Collins, Frankie Harrer and special guests Stephanie Gilmore, Nicole Hause and Jordyn Barratt. The screenings will be accompanied by Q+A’s with Albee and Nora.
Full details about the films are here: https://lockdownsurffilmfestival.com/
We ran a Writer’s Comp across our 25th anniversary year in 2019 and every issue ran a story from a fresh writer across all kinds of topics. The stories were illuminating, honest, funny and added a great mix to the mag.
So we’re happy to say we’ll be running it again in 2020! Articles are best at between 400 and 1000 words so we can run over a single or two pages upfront. Anything goes as long as the piece works in the context of a surf magazine – fiction, non fiction, interviews, travel, profiles, opinion, whatever! Check last year’s issues for a flavour of what was submitted.
Email your entries, preferably as a Word document or in Apple Pages, or even in the body of the email, no pdfs as they’re annoying, to [email protected] small print below.
Rules for entry
400-1000 word articles are ideal. We can’t respond to all emails, because we get loads, but you will get an autoresponder confirmation for each story. By entering you consent to Carve running your submission online and in print.
We will double-check spelling and grammar so don’t be too nervous about submitting work.
There is no cash alternative to the prize or reimbursement for submissions published or unpublished.
You can enter six pieces of work over the year. Carve editors will pick stories to run on-site and in the magazine and their decision is final.
As the beach tops the list of environmental spaces people are most looking forward to visiting after lockdown (84%) over two thirds (66%) want water quality information, more beach cleans, weekly and daily, to help keep us safe on the beach.
With outdoor exercise rules now lifted, the majority (84%) of the British public are most looking forward to a trip to the beach as our first natural environment stop, a new survey from Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) has found.
86% of ocean lovers are planning to visit a beach within one month of lockdown loosening, one third (30%) of those will be beach bound within one week.
The Surfers Against Sewage survey revealed that seven in 10 (69%) agree that new measures need to be introduced to keep the population safe when at the beach and in the Ocean after lockdown.
Top beach safety measures that they would like to be introduced:
Two metre distance rules between all groups of sunbathers, land-based activities, walkers and passers-by (79%)
More beach cleans, both weekly and daily (66%)
An increase in available bins and recycling facilities (59%)
More water quality testing (57%) – You can download the Safer Seas water quality app here > https://www.sas.org.uk/safer-seas-service/
More sewage discharge information (57%)
More water quality information (55%)
Nearly eight in 10 people (77%) want the government to take more action to protect the sea, 74% want businesses to take more action to protect the beach and 60% of those surveyed admit the recent health crises has changed their attitude and they now personally want to do more to protect the Ocean.
Hugo Tagholm, CEO of Surfers Against Sewage says:
“The Ocean and our beautiful beaches clearly make the nation’s heart beat faster. People want to roam and restore Britain’s beaches, and their love for our coastal spaces seems to have increased during lockdown. People protect what they love, and the survey shows 90% of people want to see more action to protect the ocean as the nation recovers from the current crisis.
“We understand just how important our beaches are to the health and wellbeing of the nation, that’s why we’ve created The Socially Responsible Beach Guide, helping to keep everyone safe on the British coast. Let’s champion the safe and sustainable return to our beaches. We believe in a thriving ocean and thriving people.”
"I couldn't believe my eyes when myself and two mates encountered a large 6-meter white pointer while fishing thirty miles from Dawsville, Western Australia. The monster shark approached the back of the boat. I thought it was going to take a bite out of my prop before turning and circling the boat three times watching us closely then going directly under the boat, almost making contact. It was then I felt that we needed to go." Just letting us know who is really in charge out there.
