Researchers are beginning to conclude that there may be a link between bad weather and sharks behaviour. Sharks have a very acute sensory system, and now its been put forward that they can detect pressure changes in the atmosphere.
Newsletter join now Keep in touch with all the latest surf news, green scene and partner info by joining the Drift weekly update. SIGN UP NOW
Video watch now Our selection of video from around the globe, with our partners at Hi Shredability, VBS.tv.
What are we made of? Drift Magazine is made from ECF (Elemental Chlorine Free) FSC Certified pulp and low VOC vegetable inks. Studio power by Ecotricity and delivery made using Biopower V100 waste oil.
://The cook, the surfer, his wife and their friends
Image: Room for improvement?
For some time Newquay has been famous for its stag nights, bars and clubs, as well as being the focal point of UK surfing. The beaches are some of the best around the UK, but the legions of visitors have sometimes marred the image of surf HQ.
But is the tide changing? Money and affluence are beginning to make an appearance, and with that tide of wealth could come an image makeover. Rick Stein looks like he’s on his way, celebrities are moving in, and the air-cooled club is beginning to blend into the shiny happy people who are looking for a second home.
So where does that leave surfing? Who knows, but the run of people heading westwards is certainly on the change. On the up? Time will tell, but it seems property prices are set to rise; the gastronomic club are going to be well catered for, and the one-time fishing village looks set to be substantially redeveloped.
People who bought property years ago are now being offered small fortunes for development rights, the airport is now offering international flights, City high flyers are moving in, and possibly making life even harder for locals who’ve lived there all their lives. The next generation may have to swap places with the Londoners looking for a second home.
So surfing has suddenly become rich. It’s a trend I’ve also noticed over the last ten years in Devon. The car parks are rammed even in the winter, and surfing seems to have become the sport of the rich as well as the searchers amongst us. Is it a good thing? Personally, the crowds don’t bother me, the wealth can only bring prosperity to areas seen as traditionally seasonal and bolster the local economy. The surf trade seems to be flourishing in these times, but what’s your view?
[Bruno Santos takes a victory lap through the channel after winning the Billabong Pro Tahiti]
Twelve youngsters from across Cornwall, Devon and Wales have been honoured to be selected by the British Surfing Association for the British Junior Surfing Team for the 2008 Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships
The Rip Curl girls tour returns to the UK this summer
Brazilian wildcard Bruno Santos has defeated local wildcard Manoa Drollet (PYF) to win the Billabong Pro Tahiti and become the first Brazilian to win an ASP World Tour event in five years
[Wildcard Manoa Drollet (PYF) eliminated Kelly Slater in Round 3 of the Billabong Pro Tahiti]
[Wildcard Bruno Santos eliminated reigning ASP World Champion Mick Fanning in Round 2]
[Harley Ingleby (Coffs Harbour, AUS) won the Oxbow WLT]
Eight-time ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (USA) and last year’s World No. 2 Taj Burrow (AUS) were Round 3 casualties to Billabong Pro Tahiti wildcards today
Reigning ASP World Champion Mick Fanning (AUS) suffered his first last place finish in two years at the Billabong Pro Tahiti this afternoon
Harley Ingleby was crowned Oxbow WLT pres. by Orange Champion today in good two to three foot waves at Les Dunes
Skype us
Surf art 
Surf environment