Surfing is great fun, anyone who has slipped into the sea with a board knows that. It is a spiritual experience, bringing you closer to nature.
But there is a darker side too, nature is savage and anyone who wants to ride the wild sea must pit themselves against brutal and harsh elements on a regular [...]
I was lucky enough to chance upon a beautiful evening in Brighton at the Sally Bennis Theatre. A load of the South Coasts finest ’surferati’ was assembled to view Jolyon Hoff’s documentary/ film.
It was a finely constructed and nicely cut insight into both the east coast surf scene in he early 70’s and of course [...]
Well I have been surfing for a year now so I feel I should pass on a small guide as to what I have learnt
Attire
It is important not to get cold so you should in the UK wear a wetsuit covering your arms and legs.
If you are well hard you can go for a short [...]
Just to let you know that this morning I was in the sea from 9-10.30 round the back of Shoreham Harbour, fully dressed in head to toe neoprene. The tide was very low (0.7m at lowest ) and the winter swell brought in some fine waves.
I started out on a 9′6” longboard and fell off [...]
