A ship in harbor is safe…
A ship in harbor is safe – but that is not what ships are for. ~John A. Shedd I think we’re all ships (defo sounds cheesy), yes safe feels good, but I definitely feel that adversity, chance, putting ourselves in risky situations – keeps us alive, maintains our happiness. Mr. Shedd is right, ships weren’t [...]
Lost and Found
As a passionate natural historian and intrepid crypto-zoologist one of the topics I follow with the upmost interest is the dynamic world of species lost and species found. It is well documented how we are on the verge of, or in the middle of the sixth global mass extinction. With the loss of such animals [...]
Paddle around Robben Island
To celebrate the 93rd Birthday of Nelson Mandela, Finisterre Ambassador Hanli Prinsloo and a handful of people, paddled around Robben Island – beautiful, amazing – inspired!
Backyards
Dude’s, quit wishing you need time off, or that you need a vacation, stop thinking about things far away. You ever seen all the amazing places a 5 year old and there mates can go on a daily basis? They can go to the moon, be a ninja turtle, kick faster than Bruse Lee, drive [...]
WE DID IT…
Monday, October 11th, 2010 We’ve brought back to the workshop, the highly coveted RSPCA Good Business Award. After three years of hunting, we’ve wrangled ourselves the highly coveted RSPCA Good Business Award. These Bowmonts were nothing more than a pipe dream three years ago, the idea of cutting our independence on foreign merino, transportation issues [...]
Product Testers and UN “Hot Zones”
Thursday, October 21st, 2010 Back in 2007, two Australian skateboarders dropped their boards in Kabul. No sooner had the decks hit the ground, kids surrounded them with eager faces and a hope of learning to skate. Three years later, an all-inclusive skate park and educational facility have been built, allowing children from all walks to [...]
Landmark Irish wave threatened by harbor development
Thursday, July 15th, 2010 For thousands of years the waves breaking on the limestone slabs of Crab Island and Doolin point have been peeling off & spitting tubes. It is only since the early 1970’s that they’ve been ridden by surfers. Since then they have become, along with the Bundoran reefs, the most surfed spots [...]
Preaching and Practicing
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 Hugo Tagholm, director at SAS, mate, just across the road, about to get married and in spare time – Elvis impersonator – he just scored some filthy left handers somewhere in Devon…
free lancer, designer, activist, mate, dad
Friday, February 5th, 2010 Warren is one of Finisterre’s unsung hero’s. He’s advised us from time to time with product, puts together solid write-ups on treehugger , fills us in with his current happenings and lives a rad lifestyle – taking and giving at a good pace. He’s currently living in NSW Australia, where he’s gone from [...]
Above the roar
Friday, January 29th, 2010 According to the U.S. State Department, Afghanistan has an estimated 5 to 7 million land-mines scattered around the countryside. Food shortages are prevalent; infrastructure is basically nonexistent; and bombings in Kabul, especially around the U.S. Embassy, are commonplace. The U.S. State Department, has blacklisted Kabul as a tourist destination – if [...]
