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Travel Notes: Samoa’s Infectious Charm

Derek MorrisonSep 12, 2018February 8, 20190

We’ve just experienced a fia fia – a local carnival that welcomes guests into a village in Samoa. In our case that’s Salani village on the southern shores of Upolu, Samoa. We’re here for a group 40th – a bunch of mates using the milestone to chalk up some island...

The Ephemeral Art Of Ian Ross

Derek MorrisonSep 12, 2018October 24, 20181

Ian Ross makes art that has a lifespan as long as a tide. And that doesn’t faze the talented surfer and nearly 40-year-old Californian artist. Sand art, as he describes it, is a series of shapes etched with a rake into the intertidal sand zone. Ian is a master of...

Inside Seventhwave: The Kiwi Wetsuit Company On A Mission

Derek MorrisonSep 12, 2018March 1, 20192

When it comes to the New Zealand surf industry there are very few long-lived brands and manufacturers beyond our cornerstone surfboard shapers. So it was a real privilege to meet Paul Zarifeh and his team at the Seventhwave Wetsuits factory in Christchurch back in the depths of winter in 2015....

The Local Series: Beware Of The Cog

Derek MorrisonSep 11, 2018March 1, 20191

“I’ve got a local character for you,” laughs muso and surfer Shakes in the carpark at Whareakeake. “You have to meet this guy,” he smiles. “His son has a sign on the door that reads: ‘don’t worry about the dog, beware of the Cog!'” Shakes leads me over to one...

History Revisited (And Given A Modern Touch) For Backyard Shaper

Derek MorrisonSep 11, 2018March 1, 20190

When we first saw Homa Mattingly’s crazy collection of boards we thought he must be experimenting with lots of new shapes and designs. They seemed very, very radical. On closer inspection we discovered a talented backyard shaper taking a different direction completely. Homa has been retracing a few apparent “dead-ends”...

Ziggy Alberts Shrugs Off The Sleet To Score The Barrel Of His Life In New Zealand

Derek MorrisonAug 29, 2018March 1, 20190

The forecast promised 5m at 13 seconds. Thoughts of it possessed me so I retreated to a favourite Catlins haunt only to stumble across an incredible session – not only for the waves, but for the quality of the characters chasing the peaks. One blonde-haired 20-year-old Aussie from Byron Bay...

Can Fashion Lead Social And Business Change? Bede Carmine Thinks So.

Derek MorrisonAug 29, 2018August 29, 20180

How a business idea to sell one T-shirt and give another one to those in need, chartered a socially responsible business model in fashion. Bede Carmine's Smile, may just be what the future needs.

The Salty Sea Dog Of Little Avalon

Derek MorrisonAug 28, 2018August 29, 20180

For eight years I sat next to an intriguing character in a Sydney Chinatown office called Andy Wigan. He was the editor of a dirt bike magazine – I was his deputy and we both shot for the magazine. He was as confronting and testing as he was passionate, dedicated...

Five Minutes With: Maz Quinn (And Why Wave Pools Rule)

Derek MorrisonAug 13, 2018February 8, 20190

It’s one of those swells. Every ten minutes a pulse that gets you excited, but in between a calm pool of blue with the occasional rideable ripple. It’s been like this all week with the same crew hunting the sets on the favourable tide led by Josh Thickpenny and Luke...

FCS Backs Surfing Australia Through To 2020

Derek MorrisonAug 8, 2018November 8, 20180

Surfing Australia and FCS have strengthened their partnership for another two years after inking a new deal through to 2020. For the duration of the partnership, FCS will remain a support sponsor and exclusive fin and hardware provider to the Surfing Australia High Performance Centre (HPC), including an FCS Find...

Jack Tyro: Chasing the North Star

Kiwi Shaper Simon Jones Integral To Italo’s Raglan CT Win

Watch: We Are Coral Gardeners – Film 2.0

Travel Notes: Samoa’s Infectious Charm

The Ephemeral Art Of Ian Ross

Inside Seventhwave: The Kiwi Wetsuit Company On A Mission

The Local Series: Beware Of The Cog

History Revisited (And Given A Modern Touch) For Backyard Shaper

Ziggy Alberts Shrugs Off The Sleet To Score The Barrel Of His Life In New Zealand

Can Fashion Lead Social And Business Change? Bede Carmine Thinks So.

The Salty Sea Dog Of Little Avalon

Five Minutes With: Maz Quinn (And Why Wave Pools Rule)

FCS Backs Surfing Australia Through To 2020