Naming Rights

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Naming Rights & Naming Wrongs: ‘Somewhere in Mexico’

The bungled unveiling of Barra de la Cruz, 2006 Rip Curl Search WCT venue

By Paul Evans

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Why Surfing’s Head Will Always Be In The Cloudbreak

Among the upper echelons of elite, world class surf breaks, a majestic stretch of Fijian reef pass known as Cloudbreak might not be the outright global no.1, but it’s up there in a Champions League spot. The freight train lefthander,…

By Paul Evans

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Raw Stoke: Les Culs Nus, Hossegor

A brief history of La Graviere’s nudie neighbour

By Paul Evans

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The Legend of Cloud 9

Philippine reefbreak named after a chocolate bar at the spot where legendary outlaw adventurer starved himself to death on a 43 day fast. Definitive proof the surf gods have a strong sense of irony.

By Paul Evans

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The Origins of Soup Bowl

How the Barbados reefbreak, surely a contender for most consistent surf spot on the planet, got its name. While the 90’s have been fairly easily revisited in fashion terms; boxy sweatshirts, baggy ankle flappers and chunky soled trainers, it’s hard…

By Paul Evans