Blog – Tagged "My surfing life"

surfer beth leighfield noseriding on her longboard wearing a nuwave natural rubber wetsuit

A Day In The Surfing Life of Beth Leighfield

How do top surfers spend their days? How do they structure their life and work around the waves and the tides, how do they stay at the top of their game, and what else do they do? We spent some time with Cornish longboarder and C-Skins team rider Beth Leighfield, just as winter started to transition to spring.

Logan In Lombok

The long, hollow, reeling lefts of Desert Point are on a lot of surfers’ bucket lists, whichever foot they put at the front of their surfboard. This spring, C-Skins team rider Logan Nicol travelled to Indonesia and when a swell showed on the charts, hopped on a moped for a strike mission to Lombok.

Unplugged

The latest addition to the C-Skins team Beth Leighfield, and photographer/filmmaker Bella Bunce and their partners, spent a month off-grid and unplugged in Baja this spring. They surfed, camped, and captured it all on camera to make their short film, Unplugged.

Gold Miner: The Swilly Interview

Surf photography is a tough game, and it’s one that doesn’t stay still. Relatively few people possess the combination of talent (both behind the lens and in the water) and tenacity to rise to the top; fewer still stay at the top. Simon “Swilly” Williams is a rare one, having carved out a career with his camera that’s a quarter of a century long and still going strong.

The Baja Bucket List: Edouard Delpero Scores Waves and Whales in Baja Sur

For longboarders in particular, the reeling right-hand pointbreaks of Baja California are a bucket-list destination. This Spring champion longboarder and C-Skins team rider. Edouard Delpero made the trip from his home in France. He wasn't disappointed.

Meet Maui’s Matt Meola

Hawaii’s infamous aerial specialist Matt Meola has been soaring above the surf scene for a while, pushing surfing to its limits and championing progression within the sport. Aside from his day job as a professional surfer, Matt loves playing guitar (he’s in a band with his sister), hiking in the mountains and going bow-hunting and spearfishing to put self-sourced food on the table.

Satori: An Ode To Winter From Barnaby Cox

Bude-born Barnaby Cox has been a part of the C-Skins team for three years. Within this time he’s achieved the title of British Champion, and more recently released his first film, Satori.

surfer in a bright blue sea does a turn in front of empty sandy beach

Following The Sun: An Autumn Road Trip Through West Europe

Road tripping along the west coast of Europe is practically a rite of passage within the northern hemisphere surf community. It’s a path frequently travelled, but for good reason and with much reward, as Ben and his brother Simon discovered.

The Way Home From WA: Wade Carmichael's Classic Australian Road Trip

Back in April, C-Skins team rider Wade Carmichael got himself a truck and ticked the drive of his to-do list, getting barrelled and having a proper adventure in the process.

Edouard Delpero on Keeping His Head Up

Only seven months ago, Edouard Delpero broke his neck surfing at Safi in Morocco, and he’s already back in the water and competing in the Qualifying Series. “It’s hard, I’m still struggling, but it’s important to keep your head up and keep faith. I’ve realized that it’s actually an opportunity to reset and focus on other things, then come back stronger.”

A Day In The Surfing Life of Jayce Robinson

What does a day in the life of a top surfer look like? How do they structure their day around the waves and the tides, how do they stay at the top of their game, and what else do they do? We recently caught up C-Skins team rider Jayce Robinson at his home in the far west of Cornwall to find out.

The Sightless Surfer: Aitor ‘Gallo’ Francesena’s Story

Surfers often talk of being able to “read” a wave. Most surfers would probably cite the ability to see, process and react to the wave as a fundamental requirement for successfully riding a wave. For Aitor 'Gallo' Francesena, that is no longer the case, nor a possibility, but that hasn't stopped him.