Get Ready for The Welsh 2025

The PuraVida MiPost Welsh National Surfing Championships – aka The Welsh – takes place this weekend at Freshwater West.

First acts for SAS Ball announced

Super styling…

April Sessions – Newquay

Sunshine and a solid swells greeted local surfers in Newquay at the end of April.

Phil Williams Steps Down from Christian Surfers

The legendary and irrepressible Phil Williams is stepping down as Contest Director and Christian Surfers Head this summer.

Slab Happy

Slab Happy

Ollie O’Flaherty and crew,  slab happy in Ireland over Christmas, definitely on the good list.

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A Devon surf edit from a single session, Christmas eve, 2021.

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Cribbar Today…

https://vimeo.com/152833617 The slumbering beast that is the Cribbar awoke today for a feisty little morning session. Newquay's fickle, tricky and unpredictable big wave spot is never an easy option. That didn't stop a grom crew of George Hudson, Seth Hughes, Kamron...

South coast legend Chris Webb passes

"It is with great sadness that I inform you of the passing earlier today of ex club secretary Chris Webb following a lengthy battle with cancer, he was 76. Chris joined the club in 1968 and became the secretary from 1969 - 1973. He remained a member until the end and...

Sunset Sons Announce Debut Album & European Tour

  Sunset Sons have announced the release of their debut album Very Rarely Say Die for April 1 2016 on French Exit via Kobalt Label Services. The album will be preceded by new single ‘Somewhere Maybe’ in February. Very Rarely Say Die – recorded between London,...

The Ultimate Life Hack…

There are endless life hack lists online about how to be a better person. The key to a more successful, happier you is out there. 50 Steps To A Better You. How To Win Your Day. Essential Things To Do Before 8am. Self-help marketing is a huge industry. As to whether...

Galician slabs on the Coast of Death

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dOmdqjtRiA&feature=youtu.be Joao Guedes, Ricardo Faustino and Ramon Laureano explore one of the heaviest coasts in Europe.

Frosty Fistral Fun…

Friends, brethren, comrades ... rejoice! The permanent grey blanket that's enveloped the UK for months has gone for a laundry day. The sun is actually out and one of those frosty, bluebird winter days we dream of has finally happened. About time as there's only so...

Killer Whale Nibbles SUP

https://youtu.be/Vaq4pHxM5P4 The mighty orca, the very beast our publishing house is named after, might have the slightly terrifying moniker of 'killer whale' but they don't kill people. Seals yes. They slay those furry nuggets with abandon ... but in the wild they...

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Nope. It’s Bearman!

Words & Photos Sharpy Adam Griffiths is an affable gent. He’s one of the leading lights in the ferociously strong British longboard scene and just an all round bloody good bloke. It was a pleasure to share the Indonesian trip (featured in issue 165) with him....

Kerrzy Takes Todos!

Josh Kerr (AUS), longtime competitor on the elite World Surf League (WSL) Samsung Galaxy Championship Tour (CT), claimed the Todos Santos Challenge today, besting a field of 24 of the world’s top big wave surfers in mammoth 30-to-40-foot surf off the coast of Baja...

Win a Billabong Adventure Division jacket.

  Win a @billabong Adventure Division Fjord jacket! So winter has kicked in and you may be feeling a tad nippy. Fear not cos we have spoken to our mates at @billabong and they have given us five Adventure Division Fjord jackets to give away. Like the one...

The Carve Awards…

Winter is awards season, what with the Oscars and Golden Globes and all that. The Carve awards aren’t quite on that scale. So we don’t need to bust out the tuxedos and frocks.  It’s our tongue in cheek round up of a wild year. So. Enjoy 2015 through our distorted...

Win a Rip Curl Search pack for your best mate!

Everyone has a funny friend they just have to take on a surf trip for the laughs. Tag the funniest friend you would take with you on the Search on our Instagram www.instagram.com/carvemag and tell us why they are such a legend. We will pick three winners and send them...

A Sharp's Surf Adventure in Nazaré…

https://youtu.be/d068Th3foTs Some things in life are easy to organise, others, generally those related to surfing massive waves, take a bit more effort. Enter stage left Dave Zaple. A genial south coast chap who’s a ninja grade paramedic by trade. He entered a Sharp’s...