Surf
The courageous story of Westerly Windina has lessons for us all
Post Peter — Peter Drouyn was one of surfing's first superstars. Today, she lives as Westerly Windina, a flamboyant woman with a flamenco dancer's zest. When her story, soon to be captured in a documentary film, caught the attention of fellow surfer Jamie Brisick, it sparked a journey that would see both former pros transformed by a new way of life.
Written by: Jamie Brisick
Stephanie Gilmore
Big Girl — She’s been crowned the World Champion of surfing a staggering five times. But at twenty-four Stephanie Gilmore is still picking up pace. Now, as the face of a mega-brand, her public persona is about to explode. HUCK hung out with the ambassador of surf and caught a glimpse of her life away from the water’s edge.
Written by: Polly Fields
Glassy Pro
The Data Obsession — A new surfing app highlights our ultimately unfulfilling obsession with data.
Written by: Ed Andrews
Surfing Beat Culture
A New World With A Shrug — What do surfing and The Beats have in common. Quite a lot really.
Written by: Jamie Brisick
Surf Industry
The Ended Summer — Finisterre's cold water surf call to arms and bursting the surf industry's sun-kissed bubble.
Written by: Tetsuhiko Endo
Otelo Burning
Out of the Fire — Otelo Burning is not your average surf movie. It’s the story of a young nation fighting for change.
Written by: Rob Boffard
Daniel Crockett
Lines on the Horizon — As publisher of KooK – an independent surfing newspaper that documents the current creed of creative shreds – Daniel Crockett is able to combine his love of writing and surfing. He may have grown up on a farm and spent the majority of his life in the great outdoors but now the poet and artist lives in London. Here, he explains how he's still coming to terms with this.
Written by: Daniel Crockett
Shaun Tomson
Magic and Loss — There was a tipping point in surfing history when the door of possibility was busted open wide. And Shaun Tomson dealt the final blow. As the first South African World Champion, his transgressive energy helped legitimate surfing as a professional sport. But the determination he showed back then was nothing compared to what came next, when his family was rocked by tragedy.
Written by: Joe Donnelly
Sophie Hellyer
The Lynx Effect — UK surfer Sophie Hellyer's fronting of a new campaign for Lynx deodorant is far from progressive.
Written by: Ed Andrews
Meetup.com
Would like to meet... — London can be a lonely place. But thanks to community websites like meetup.com finding your tribe in the urban jungle has never been easier. These three internet groups are helping people connect in real life, no matter how obscure their passions are.
Written by: D’Arcy Doran