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

Al Knost is one of the best sliders around and has a close connection with a scene far removed from the modern marketplace hustle. Ryan Tatar tracked him down with his project partner Tyler Manson and gave us an insight into their freshest work. Words: Ryan Tatar Photos: Jamie Bott & Tyler Manson

...in the age of the programmable hand. San Diego's Josh Hall explains why he has chosen to tread the well-worn path of hand-shaping, in conversation with Andy Smith. Photos: Garrett Highhouse, T. Colla, Ryan Tatar

Dane Peterson and Belinda Peterson-Baggs recently travelled to Indonesia with aid supplies that are still much in demand nearly four years after the tsunami... Words: Belinda Peterson-Baggs Photos: Dane Peterson; Adam Kobayashi

In early 2008, longtime buddies Billy Hume, Jeff Myers, Joey Carter and Ben McBrien got together for a trip off the beaten track trip in search of waves and adventure. They headed for the icy waters of Alaska... Words: Jeff Myers Photos: Nick LaVecchia

In Senegal the deserts of North Africa meet the jungles of the tropics. It's an open–minded Islamic country of many cultural experiences and idiosyncrasies; it's also one of the safest and democratic countries in Africa. And of course there's the surf... Words: Mark Sankey Photos: Alexa Poppe


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Zarautz working

October 17, 2009 |  Words By: Ed

7th-openTurquoise turned to jade green which merged with a deeper grey-blue sliding into seafoam green fragmenting into golden yellow, duck-egg blue and a cool fathomless green…

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Poor old Neil

October 16, 2009 |  Words By: Ed

6th-openIt’s a momentous day today: we threw caution to the wind and had our first non-van dining experience and ordered Steak Frites in Eauze town square as we broke the journey toward Oleron in the western Pyrenees.

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Leaving town

October 15, 2009 |  Words By: Ed

1st-open“Remember how long you’ve been putting this off, how many extensions the Gods gave you and you didn’t use them… there is a limit to the time assigned you, and if you don’t use it to free yourself it will be gone and will never return.”
Marcus Aurelius (Emperor of Rome), Meditations AD171

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Bourgeois Bicycle – day two

October 15, 2009 |  Words By: howies

blog-drift  ‘ Oh my God! I can’t believe this was self- inflicted’

    - Harold- after pushing up yet another hill

 

      read more here

One Fin, No Leash

October 14, 2009 |  Words By: Niega

opener-one-fin-no-leashCome to Zarautz this weekend… but leave your air tricks at home!

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Bourgeois Bicycle – day one

October 13, 2009 |  Words By: howies

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I invite you to join myself James Bowden and George Foulds  on a sensual bicycle trip heading south, along the French Western seaboard.

Endless wave, photos and stories along the way.

This is the Bourgeois Bicycle Caravan.

who are they?

October 13, 2009 |  Words By: howies

who we are? We are super amped to be sponsering these guys on their trip. We hope you will follow them too.

check out the who we are section on their blog.

Some witty writing from George and some amazing shots from James.

Bikes, pens, pads, surfboards, cameras, and peddle hard…

Heaven on a stick

October 13, 2009 |  Words By: Mick

tom-underwater-smallSurfing and parenthood, or in my case fatherhood, may seem an odd topic to choose to open my contributions to Drift. But sooner or later it will catch up with most of us, so to all of you out there who haven’t had the pleasure, this is how it is.

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