The Slyder Cup
Saturday 13th April sees the 1st annual Slyder Cup hit Lusty Glaze. Presented by creative collective Approaching Lines, The Slyder Cup is a different kind of surf event. Championing the underground and celebrating the creativity that exists in waveriding culture, The Slyder Cup takes surfing back to its roots, bringing together the finless tribe of waveriders: bellyboarders, body... Read More
COLD COMFORTS & ICE CREAM HEADACHES
When the crew at the Good Cornwall Guide wanted the inside track on what it’s really like surfing in Cornwall in winter, they got in touch with our resident cold water soul, Chris Nelson who penned them this feature for them. _DT COLD COMFORTS & ICE CREAM HEADACHES // CHRIS NELSON There is something special about summer in Cornwall. Small lines of swell roll through to... Read More
HOKKAIDO – THE RIGHTS OF PASSAGE
When Alex got in touch and asked me to share a tale with him for his book, I was a little unsure. He’d spoken to the likes of Shane Dorian, Laird Hamilton, and Mark Visser who’d told him big tales of big surf. He wanted to talk to me about Cold Water Souls – a book that had taken me to some of the most inhospitable surf spots on the planet to search out those cold... Read More
Finisterre PR Project
Cold water surf company Finisterre wanted to spread the word about the opening of their first ever London pop up shop so commissioned we are the fold PR Director Demi Taylor to roll out a tightly targeted communication campaign through the specialist media. AIM To devise and roll out a tightly targeted, core press PR campaign to generate coverage and buzz surrounding the Finisterre... Read More
Finisterre Film Screening
In celebration of their 10th Anniversary year, and the launch of their very first concept store, cold water surf company Finisterre asked us to curate a special evening of surf cinema in the city. Having scooped Best Documentary, Viewers Choice and a standing ovation for Director Inge Wegge at London Surf / Film Festival, it’s fair to say that ‘North of the Sun’ – a staycation... Read More
LS/FF 2012 in Review
4 nights, 13 Features, 11 Shorties, 7 International shorts, Q+A’s, talks, the Approaching Lines Room, gallery shows, music and more, it’s far to say we had a blast putting together London Surf / Film Festival 2012. We watched, we talked, we listened, we drank, we browsed, we debated, we laughed, we cried, we partied and most importantly we came away inspired. Thanks... Read More
London Surf / Film Festival 2012
Awards ceremonies and surfing have always been slightly uneasy bedfellows – how do you judge something that is intrinsically a form of self-expression, an artistic endeavor? More so with surf movies. Surely these are completely subjective? What one person loves, another may not. However, film festivals offer something that is becoming increasingly rare in this digital age.... Read More
Montecristo
As the familiar crisp edge begins to bite into the shortening days, my thoughts become clearer and I begin to dream again of colder climates and distant lands. I first went to Vancouver Island in 2005 to meet some of Canadian surfing’s most interesting characters and pioneers. This was the journey that planted the seed for Cold Water Souls - an anthropological exploration... Read More
COME HELL OR HIGH WATER CHARITY SCREENING
In celebration of the 10th Annual World Belly Board Championships, we were stoked to present the Cornish Premiere and special charity screening of one of our favourite films – the multi-award winning feature ‘Come Hell or High Water’ from Keith Malloy and Woodshed Films. Hosted at the Driftwood Spars, St Agnes, Cornwall it was an epic night: the film played out to a... Read More
RIPPLES & BOMBS
The Surfer’s Path caught up with Festival Director Chris Nelson to get the low down on this year’s London Surf / Film Festival. Why London? When we sat down to plan out what we’d want from a festival the location was key. I live in Cornwall, but grew up surfing on the northeast coast and there are so many thriving surf communities in the UK, so many epicenters that we decided... Read More
