Surf Town: Lagos

Two coasts, around 20 breaks within 40 minutes, and the best places to stay and eat in this Algarve surf town.

The Final Set, A Date for the Diary

Join us at Carve for a special gathering at the National Maritime Museum in Falmouth on 12th November, as the excellent SURF! exhibition draws to a close.

Swell Season Essentials

Everything you need to stay warm, surf longer and make the most of the months ahead.

Surf Town: Lagos

Two coasts, around 20 breaks within 40 minutes, and the best places to stay and eat in this Algarve surf town.

The Final Set, A Date for the Diary

Join us at Carve for a special gathering at the National Maritime Museum in Falmouth on 12th November, as the excellent SURF! exhibition draws to a close.

Swell Season Essentials

Everything you need to stay warm, surf longer and make the most of the months ahead.

Got this in my inbox this morning. Not often I get a response to an editorial that's as moving as this... Hey Carve, FAO Sharpy. Editor. Sharpy, Read your leading article in latest mag, issue 161. 'Do you ever lose your mojo?' What an incredible and succinct piece of...

Have Samsung and WSL just nailed one of the best surf ads of all time?

Jul 8, 2015

https://youtu.be/k8i3slWAV_M Watch. It's pretty epic. Here's the story; Created in partnership with the World Surf League, this story takes us through the mind of the whole surfing community. It shows how we are all connected, intrinsically co-dependent, and tied...

Bali: Swell of the Decade…

Jul 8, 2015

https://vimeo.com/132902209 Brilliant edit from Phil Vasilev of the recent mega swell lighting up Padang Padang...

On A Serious Note…

Jul 7, 2015

Ten years ago London was rocked by the events of 7/7. I wrote this in response at the time... *** Writing a column for a surf mag is a fun thing to do, surfing is fun, the whole deal is fun. Fun can be a bit selfish. As surfers we can sometimes be accused of having...

Hardscope – Scamps summer (…so far)

Jul 6, 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oCo7BnU7cI 10 year old West Cornish grom Scamp Reeves enjoying summer. Hell up, and school holidays haven't even started yet!

One Hell Of A Mexican Wave?

Jul 6, 2015

https://vimeo.com/132524461 A new film from Jon Aspuru on that mega Mex swell. Indar Unanue, Mark Healey, Aritz Aranburu, Tom Lowe, Twiggy Baker and more...

Right Place, Right Time…

Jul 6, 2015

https://vimeo.com/132690477 Chris Shanahan. Right place. Right time... What some were calling the Swell Of The Decade for the Indian Ocean, others were simply doing what they do best. Putting themselves in a position of being in the Right Place at the Right Time....