Episode 4 of The Drop In Sessions brought to you by Wavelength Community Radio and Mermaid Gin has dropped! In this series, podcast host Sophie Everard wants to introduce you lovely listeners to different, rad women around the world who are really causing ripples, shockwaves, and impact within surfing. Our next guest is multi-decorated champion, […]
Swimming has Banned Trans Athletes… Will Surfing do the Same?
After surfing’s first trans athlete won a longboard title last month in Western Australia, Wavelength talked to Keala Kennelly about what the sport’s approach to the issue will be. “I’m pro trans, I’m pro women, and I’m pro women’s equality, but when it comes to trans athletes surfing in women’s competitive surfing, it’s really hard […]
A Foray in Anahuac with Izzy Henshall
Last winter we joined Penwith slider Izzy Henshall on an adventure to seek sheltered corners around the Cornish coastline. Occasionally there’s a pot of gold waiting for you at the end of the rainbow, but often the search is fruitless. So after a long, cold winter of zigging, zagging and chasing rainbows, when Izzy got […]
Drop In Sessions Episode 3: Captain Liz Clark
For those of us who daydream and hanker after authentic surf experiences, salivating over the thought of sailing around the world, Captain Liz Clark’s autobiography is a must for your bookshelf. ‘Swell: A Sailing Surfer’s Voyage of Awakening’ tells tales of Liz’s adventures on the high seas, refurbishing and living aboard her 40 foot sailboat […]
Vissla Creators & Innovators: Paul Duvignau
Paul Duvignau is something of a renaissance man. The 25-year-old describes himself as a “shaper, surf coach, carpenter, multitask craftsman, cowboy, chippendale, whatever you want (laughs).” He’s also something of a throwback, a millennial with old school sensibilities. He rides big waves on self shaped guns, as well as horses, 80’s enduro motorbikes, and much […]
All Smiles at the Inaugural Spring Classic Surf Invitational
Mike Lay and Emily Currie take top awards at the UK’s newest and loosest surf competition. “This was easily one of the most fun contests I’ve had the pleasure to be a part of,” sung Emily Currie, after the inaugural Spring Classic Surf Invitational Presented by Reef. “The initiative of this event was awesome – […]
The Yin & Yang of Gerry Lopez
This summer, Patagonia releases The Yin & Yang of Gerry Lopez- a film that lifts the veil on one of surfing’s most enigmatic heroes. While “Mr. Pipeline” is known for his calm demeanor in the tube, Gerry built his career with aggressive surfing that left behind a trail of blood and tears. Gerry is as […]
Drop-in Sessions Episode 2: Rhonda Harper
On Episode 2 of The Drop In Sessions presented by Mermaid Gin, we chew the fat with Rhonda Harper, the enigmatic, vivacious, and unstoppable founder of Black Girls Surf, an international non-profit organisation dedicated to supporting black girls and women who have dreams of competing and developing careers as professional surfers. The expression “force of […]
Royal Enfield and Wavelength Present the Beach Hopper
Wavelength HQ are stoked to announce that ahead of the Spring Classic Festival, we’re partnering with Royal Enfield to celebrate their 120 year anniversary along with our own 40th year around the sun by building the ultimate bike for surfers. Royal Enfield makes the most custom-friendly motorcycles in the world, making builds that require a degree in motorcycle engineering […]
Locals Primed For The Spring Classic Surf Invitational
Small waves, but an epic weekend forecast as locals gear up to celebrate North Devon’s long history of good times in and out of the water. “Last Thursday was epic at Combesgate,” says Pete Starbuck, from Woolacombe Boardriders. “The forecast looked ordinary, but the sun came out and the wind backed off. There was a […]
Predicting The Mystic Wave Of The Weekend
We asked the invitees of the Spring Classic Surf Invitational to imagine the wackiest way to win a Mystic prize pack. “It’s a solid six-foot swell, with a 14-second period, so it’s big,” says 15-year-old Croyde supergrom Malakai Hagley. “The low tide outside banks at Combesgate are holding and I get a little chip in, […]
Evie Johnstone’s Creative Career Path
Reef’s first female UK ambassador has carved out a unique career as a surfer, photographer, stylist, and all-round lover of life. Just back from a trip to Costa Rica, WL talked to her ahead of her appearance at the Spring Classic Surf Invitational. Evie Johnstone should be jet-lagged, though she is determined to ignore it. […]
Introducing Volume 262
[Want to get your hands on a copy? Wavelength gets delivered straight to your door either as a single edition or annual subscription. Our subscription packages include a free gift and along with plenty of other benefits, subscribers get their copies of Wavelength before anyone else.] The joy of surfing is the first thing that […]
Gotcha Springs Back To Life
Iconic surf brand Gotcha is back, partnering the Spring Classic Surf Invitational and launching a new collection. “They were mean-spirited but that is what made Gotcha the dream,” said surf journalist Chas Smith. “It was exclusive, and you weren’t invited, and I wasn’t invited, but son of a bitch I wanted to be as I […]
Drop-in Sessions Episode 1: Keala Kennelly
Wavelength’s all new female-focussed podcast sponsored by cocktail connoisseurs Mermaid Gin has landed! Led by Wavelength women’s editor Sophie Everard, the series will celebrate inspirational women of the waves as female surfing reaches its most dynamic and diverse era yet. With Mermaid Gin handcrafted on the Isle of Wight, encompassing a deep-rooted connection to the […]
Skim and Softboard Wizard Blair Conklin Gets Top Billing at Spring Classic Invitational
Skimboard legend Blair Conklin talks to Wavelength ahead of his first visit to the UK for the Spring Classic Surf Invitational presented by Reef. Blain Conklin is from Laguna Beach, California. A three-time United Skim Tour Champion and Berkeley-educated environmental scientist, he’s known for being able to ride any type of board in any type […]
Reef Announced as Title Partner of the Spring Classic Surf Invitational
Skimboard legend Blair Conklin is set to join the UK’s most creative surfers in a gathering of the tribe in North Devon. Wavelength is proud to announce that Reef is the title partner of the Spring Classic Surf Invitational, to be held at Combesgate Beach, North Devon. The Surf Invitational Presented by Reef is a […]
Malakai Hagley – Gearing up for Grom Domination
The Spring Classic Surf Invitational will see the finest nose-riders and tail-sliders descend on Combesgate Beach, Woolacombe to go head to head for a two-day surf comp with a difference. With Mystic recently announced as an official partner of the Spring Classic Surf Invitational, we caught up with young gun and team rider Malakai Hagley. […]
Jalaan Slabb: Chasing Rainbows
We meet 17 year old Jalaan Slabb, the New South Wales surfer and shaper born-and-bred in Fingal Head, who is making waves in the industry for her far-out designs and unique approach to shaping. I’m speaking to 17 year old board-shaping prodigy Jalaan Slabb via Zoom from her home in Fingal Head on the East […]
Spring Sessions at the Surf Invitational
With the Surf Invitational due to take centre stage at the Spring Classic festival in May, we’ve lined up some of the best local sliders and gliders to take on the low tide banks at Combesgate Beach. The competition will be formatted towards rewarding the surfers having the most fun, with a selection of retro […]
Plastic Mermaids – Riffs and Reefs
They’re surfers, musicians and friends who enjoy playing riffs as much as they do surfing reefs. With the band dropping their new album ‘Its Not Comfortable to Grow‘ soon as well as a brand new single this week, they’re also set to take to the stage at the Spring Classic festival next month to deliver […]
Boards, Bikes and a Rolling Home
With a growing demand for people buying campervans and rolling down the open road, the dream of hitting the highway is increasingly becoming reality for a handful of tactical travellers. Intertwining daily adventures with remote working, where there’s wifi and waves you’ll now find a whole hoard of digital nomads enjoying an office in nature. […]
Looking Back on the Inspired Surfers Podcast
In the spring of 2020, we partnered with our friends at Jimmy’s Iced Coffee to launch a new podcast series called Inspired Surfers. Presented by Jim himself, the goal was to tell a wide range of stories – from the deeply personal to the globally significant – through a series of conversations with individuals from […]
Surfskate and Destroy
Next week Wavelength is teaming up with Campus Skateboarding and Bristol Beer Factory for the very first Bristol Board Shapers Expo, taking place at Campus POOL, 11-12th April. You’ll be able to meet with a collection of shapers to talk anything from concave to fin placement, as well as check out a live wooden board building demo, […]
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