A surfer from Noosa's sun drenched shores obsessed with the dark world of gothic horror, Jai Lee's personal struggles and addiction to noseriding have twisted his creativity. Words: Chris Preston Photos: Thomas Robinson (pp 1&3), Andy Staley (pp4)and Dane Peterson

When legendary longboard designer Bob McTavish came to Devon recently as part of TIKI's international shaper tour, Chris Preston couldn't resist the opportunity to quiz him about the technicalities of board design... Photos: Jamie Bott

Tucked away at the top of a hill near Gwenver beach in Cornwall, Skewjacks was the definitive 1970s surf camp. Drift took four of its founding fathers - Dicky, Harvey, Jamo and Mickey - to the pub and reminisced about good times gone by. Words: Jamie Bott Credit & thanks to Graham Shephard & Mel Sedgwick

The alaia has become something of a shining star in recent years. Mark Sankey shares a photo essay of Cornish alaia riders. Photos: Lionel Duffau, taken at Crantock and Bundoran.

Ireland's fierce and unpredictable breaks have been valued by its home-grown big wave riders for some years now, but competition has been a long time coming. All that changed with the inaugral Mullaghmore Tow Session 2011. Conn Osborne got in harm's way to steal a photo essay.

Kye Fitzgerald recounts the tale of the unusual return of Bobby Owens' magic board. Photos: Mark Onorati, Aitionn

McNamara returns to Nazaré

January 29, 2013 | Words By: Staff Writer

Garrett McNamara, who made history in Nazaré during ZON’s North Canyon expedition in 2011, winning the Billabong XXL Biggest Wave award and earning a Guinness World Record, returned to Nazaré straight from Hawaii to surf a swell forecast to produce wave heights and conditions that had yet to be experienced in Praia do Norte.


McNamara was accompanied by his trusty partner Kealii Mamala, another big wave rider who had several epic rides. Kamaki Worthington, also from Hawaii, ran water safety along with Hugo Vau.

 

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  2. Isabel Rego-Almeida says:
    January 29, 2013 at 2:33 pm

    Wow, I don't know if I would be so calm watching these waves!

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  3. Lasco Atkins says:
    February 3, 2013 at 10:36 pm

    sick wave bro.

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