The British winter has been a wild one. As everyone that lives here will attest. It’s been one long, grey, windy, damp kerfuffle. Sure there have been waves in sheltered corners but the marquee spots have been quiet. Well. Not so much quiet, more just blown to buggery for weeks on end.
With only two weeks of winter proper left the Atlantic weather finally calmed down a moment and decided to grace the stout Cornish rocks that are home to one of the rare quality reefbreaks in the Shire with the first real session of winter… Here are some highlights featuring Mole and Skindog.
It’s no secret Iceland is a spectacular joint. No wonder Top Gear film there all the time. Come dive in to Igor Bellido’s phenomenal edit from the land of fire and ice featuring: Adrián Fernández de Valderrama, Lucia Martiño and Aritza Saratxaga.
Just imagine if this swell had arrived without the howling winds… It would’ve looked like a mini, frigid, reverse version of the Superbank. Just one that breaks every 50 years. Still props to the crew that battled a conveyor belt rip and whomping duckdives to sample this rare gem.
Mother Nature did a bait and switch with the much vaunted Eddie swell for yesterday. As light broke and thousands of early rising Hawaiians found a good viewing spot the swell had most definitely not arrived as expected. Cue a lot of cars with big boards hightailing it to Honolulu airport to try and squeeze on a last minute hop to Maui. Was worth it for Dorian and co as another cracking paddle sessions ensued. Dorian’s tube, around the three min mark above, is a an absolute smoker.
There’s a few brands that are intrinsically connected with surfing. They’ve been there through thick and thin. Sure there are ups and downs on the road but you’ve got to explore the troughs to hit the highs. This is the new Quik campaign and sure, it’s an ad, but as a snippet of the lifestyles we love it’s pretty much hit the nail on the head: It makes you want to go ride…
The“Stay High!”, this campaign emphasizes Quiksilver’s vision of life, finding positive and getting stoked. There is an infectious youthful attitude that draws us to the ocean and make us surf down mountains. With the Stay High campaign Quiksilver aims at spreading the high we all get from the boardriding lifestyle and keeping its crew stoked and participating. “Stay High!” is not just a call out for Quiksilver. It’s a motto for the crews to keep the high in the fields of design, creativity and state of mind. A way to express the deep passion of the company for boardriding and claim its unique approach to life that can be defined as Fun First. This short film embodies the Stay High! campaign and philosophy featuring Quiksilver’s greatest team riders such as Mikey Wright, Tom Carroll, Travis Rice, Candide Thovex, Jeremy Flores and many more.
