All it takes

The workshop has taken a few knocks over the last 12 months and you know what, we’re still here and we couldn’t be more proud of everyone in it and they’re ability to find the opportunities. Rebecca, Gregor, Davo, TK, Jackson, Debs, Sara, TP and all those in the wings showing their support – you [...]

Spinning

Doesn’t matter where you live, what you do, we reckon this’ll get the wheels spinning. Beautiful work Project Yosemite, music: M83, track: outro – we loved it, the workshop is spinning, the fleeces are fresh in, flying out and getting people outside – stoked! Yosemite HD from Project Yosemite on Vimeo.

copping out?

Often shot from the water, tow teams on the shoulder and the boys waiting in between sets, Shipsterns has opened the eyes of many. A solid North Coast winter swell can spike the emotions of most, you get anxious, you stare at it, you see a few guy take some sets on the head and [...]

he’s kind of good

We met Tom Wegener a couple years back, we shook hands, he talked us through the boards, his shaping process, the craftsmanship. When we parted ways and said good bye, it kind of felt like we were going through some native american trade ritual, where we both came bearing gifts. Us with one of our [...]

…the big trees were kings

When we started Finisterre, we did it to make cold water surf spots more accessible and to do that with product that was beautifully crafted and had the environment at its heart. As we’ve grown, so has our reach and although the growth is exciting, it can be a difficult thing to wield. However exciting [...]

getting lost

We don’t like to use his name and he doesn’t like when we do, kind of annoying – but who really cares, because the guy is bloody rad. He’s a pioneer of ours, he goes on some epic trips all over the world, sails, eats fruit and charges when it gets big. He sent us [...]

Get busy living

We see stuff all the time, whether it be a picture, a film, a person or a thing. Sometimes we see them and we forget about them and sometimes we see them and act on them. We got in touch with Andrew, we loved this short, it just made us feel good, it reminded us [...]

You’re on dude…

“Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.” George Washington was a pretty smart dude and if what he says is true, then Mr Bowthorpe has every bit of our confidence. He cycled around the world, paddled the Thames in a boat [...]

The winter prep

Winter swells are going to start pumping soon. Big wave surfers all over the world are packing their stuff, putting their houses up for rent, so they and family can move to the North Shore of Hawaii for the winter. Once they arrive, it’s lean diets, big training sessions and sizing up their tow set-ups. [...]

Commitment…

Commitment is a big word, when I first met Tommy, it was the only word in his vocabulary. To commit to something, to put your name to something, to do it with a ruthlessness, an unwavering level of conviction – it’s a pretty inspiring thing. When we all got together 6 years ago, tents in [...]