Carve photog Will Bailey is selling some of his camera gear. Email Will if you are interested.
Canon EF 300mm 2.8 L IS USM – £2700
Hood, lens cover and carry box.
Hasn’t been used since It’s had a full service at £594 (with paper work)
SPL housing for Canon7D – £1200
Including
Dome port for Tokina 10-17
Zoom port for canon 70-200 2.8
Controls – shutter, aperture, iso, AF drive, play back, video start stop.
No marks on either of the ports, ports and body in excellent condition.
Tokina fish eye 10-17 DX – £200
Canon 7D – £350
Housing with ports, 7D and Tokina lens – £1600
A Blaze of Feather – Mickey Smith and his sprawling collective of Ben Howard’s band featuring Ben himself will headline three South West Shows before heading out for a busy Summer of festival appearances in support of their debut album release, ‘A Blaze of Feather’ through Ben Howard’s new Hell Up Records.
You can buy tour tickets here , but we have two pairs of tickets to giveaway to Carve followers- one pair to the show in Exeter and one pair to the show in St Ives. (All tour dates are below)
Just name our favourite Mickey Smith film. Here is a clue “—- —- — the lense”
A Blaze of Feather LP, released on the 30th June, is the first full body of work from Ben Howard’s touring guitarist and close friend, Mickey Smith and a host of wonderful players. The band features a full crew of exquisite musicians who have toured together as Ben’s backing band across the globe.
A Blaze of Feather was produced by Mickey, Ben and fellow guitarist Nat Wason in a makeshift studio on the west coast of Cornwall, and is mixed by Nicolas Vernhes (The War on Drugs/Daughter).
Mickey is also responsible for all the artwork and video footage that will accompany the music alongside long term collaborator, Allan Wilson, who will be exhibiting his photography at the House of Vans Album Launch Party for the first time. Earlier in the evening, they will also be previewing some of their recent films and screening the European premiere of the acclaimed bodyboard film, ‘Far North’, which Mikey scored the soundtrack to.
A Blaze of Feather, as a sprawling collection of atmospheric noise, is the beautiful, pertinent introduction to it.
A Blaze of Feather Live – Remaining tickets on sale now:
2nd July – Princess Pavilion, Falmouth
3rd July – Guildhall, St Ives
4th July – Trinity, Bristol
5th July – Phoenix, Exeter
6th July – House of Vans, London ( BY BALLOT ONLY)
15th July – Latitude Festival, Southwold (Gentlemen of the Road Presents…)
16th July – Citadel Festival, London
10-12th August – Haldern Pop, Germany
13th August – Boardmasters, Cornwall
An unidentified jet ski rider went over the falls while his buddy was in the barrel at Currumbin Alley during the latest swell. It’s unclear if the surfer knew what was happening as his jet ski partner floated over his head while he was kegged.
The incident was the latest highlighting the growing danger so ski use in the Gold Coast lineups to combat swell, sweep and crowds. A lot of Currumbin locals have been pretty pissed off as those with the luxury of skis dominate the lineups. Tempers have been flaring as the increasing numbers fail to respect paddlers as per the old unspoken ’tow in’ rules.
Maritime Safety Queensland code of conduct states a jet skis “must not” operate PWC faster than six knots within 200m of paddle surfers. The rules also state unless there is no one else in the water tow-in surfing, jet ski freestyling and wave jumping is not allowed near the Currumbin bar and Tallebudgera Creek. Yet more and more complaints are coming in of skis ruining ‘paddle’ surf sessions at the Alley and other spots.
Gold Coast water police Senior Sargent Kim Hill said a patrol was sent down to the Alley following reports but said there were no paddlers and fewer skis out when officers arrived so they did not enforce exclusion zones.
Gold Coast City Council Chief Lifeguard Warren Young would not explain to the Gold Coat Bulletin what the tow-in surfing rules are and whether they are enforced.
Local photog Luke Workman rightly called out the ski driver saying he was doing “the wrong thing multiple times and had close calls with more than a few of my friends.”‘
Comments on the Insta post include
snapper_1 What a kook
switchfootnz Massively lame to have jetskis on a paddle wave.
What do you think? Is a ban near? Should skis be banned?
Baleal Surf Camp nestles among the dunes overlooking one of Europe’s most dramatic and beautiful surf spots.
The camp, founded in 1993 was Portugal’s first and although it started off as a humble wooden beach tent, now 24 years later Baleal Surf Camp is hailed as one of top surf operations in Portugal attracting beach lovers and surfers from across the globe and offering a rare but welcome ‘old school’ focus on customer service and the environment.
It’s secret: first class accommodation and surf tuition combined with an all inclusive beach-party vibe that few who visit once can resist returning for. Novices mix with experts; a clean beach is as much a priority as clean waves, and good music, food and company underpin both the family run business and its wider location.
It all started in 1980, when I was 11 years old and rode my first wave in Prainha, with a Safari surf board bought by my Dad from Duarte Baltazar. I remember that first wave as if it were yesterday, and the influence that moment had on me. In 1993 I started giving my first lesson to some kids from Baleal island who asked me from help, I never imagined that surf would revolutionise Peniche in the future and this would be my calling for the next 24 years. When surfing picked up with the tourists and more surf operations began to emerge, I realised for us to be different and stand out from the crowd we would have to work harder and better. That’s exactly what we did – I built a beach bar and a surf centre on one of Portugal’s best beaches, my brother Marcos took on bookings and online marketing and we managed to take Baleal Surf Camp to a prominent position in an extremely competitive market.
Bruno Bairros
Baleal Surf Camp Founder and Director
Baleal itself sits on the northern edge of the Peniche Peninsula, about an hours drive north of Lisbon and is the center for surfing in the area. Over the last few years it has won international attention after becoming an established stop on the ASP World Tour. There are waves for experts but also plenty of shelter and security for novices. It’s one of those rare places where, on one beach, the waves can be head high and barreling, while five minutes away its a mellow longboard day. In short, there is nearly always a wave for everyone.
The surf camp has its own excellent bar and cafe, a place famed locally for chilled days, followed by long nights of live music and dancing. And if food and wine is your thing you will be spoilt for choice. The area is famed for its seafood, which is delivered live and fresh to the port of Peniche each morning and the local restaurants are excellent, serving fish and meat dishes that put most big-name city chefs to shame on both quality and value.
To celebrate the camps many years of surf camp history, check out this video to get a real feel for things:
