It’s a cold afternoon in mid-November and I’m sat in a busy cafe, on a nondescript industrial estate on the outskirts of Plymouth. Opposite me, wearing glasses and a thick puffer coat is Torren Martyn, the wirey, 29-year-old surfer from Byron Bay who’s been setting the surfing world alight over the last half-decade with a […]
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The Incredible Life Of Cribbar Pioneer Ric Friar
[This article originally appeared in Volume 255. Subscibe to Wavelength now to never miss an issue.] “He was implying I was a coward if I didn’t paddle out,” recalls Ric Friar with crystal clarity of a morning back in 1963, when a monster storm swell battered his local stretch of reef. Despite a barrage of […]
Celebrating The Launch Of Vol 257 At Stance London
Last night we welcomed a gathering of London based surf fans to celebrate the launch of our brand new Autumn // Winter Edition, hosted by our friends at Stance at their Covent Garden store. It was a great opportunity to fill a freezing Thursday night with a little bit of winter cheer, share some stories […]
Is Surfing Really The Answer To Our Mental Health Problems?
More and more, surfing, yoga and walks in nature are being posited as the answer to alleviating our mental health problems, but are they really the magic fix so many claim? As lovers of surfing and other nature-based pastimes, we all know how much better a stint of outdoor activity makes us feel. However, we […]
Opinion: The Ocean Won’t Turn You Away
[This article originally appeared in Volume 256. Subscibe to Wavelength now to never miss an issue.] No one has ever told me to put my surfboard down. No one has ever told me to get out of the water. I have faced no barriers in learning to surf, other than those pertaining to the fact […]
An Honest Review Of The Wave Bristol
Since the wave opened just over two weeks ago, there’s been an awful lot of chat about what it isn’t, what it should be and what it might be in the future. After the media day, we set out to answer all your burning questions including: How many different types of wave are there? How […]
