Put your hand up if you've heard of the Molokai Challenge
Starting on Molokai, an island in the Hawaiian chain sitting between Honolulu and Maui, the Molokai Challenge is a challenging paddle across the 32-mile span of the Kawai channel. It’s an open-ocean crossing that had a fearsome reputation even before this gruelling race was established.
Why Surf Shops Matter
Surf shops are more than just a place where money can be exchanged for a new board, a new wetsuit, a t-shirt or a bar of wax. Surf shops, since their inception, have held a place in surfing culture as gatekeepers of almost secret knowledge and insight.
Logan Nicol and Co show why a cold-water strike mission should be an essential part of your winter calendar
It’s not every day you see a UK edit grace the virtual pages of Stab magazine, but that's exactly what Welsh surfers Logan Nicol, Patrick Langdon-Dark and their videographer Max (Survival Stance) have achieved. We caught up with Logan to find out all about it.
What would protecting 30% of the ocean by 2030 look like?
At C-Skins we’re using World Ocean Day to highlight the Global Ocean Alliance’s 30by30 campaign. The campaign seeks to protect 30% of ocean environments by the year 2030 as a way of combating the effects of climate change, overfishing and habitat destruction.
David Carson – The Designer Who Transcended Surf Culture
David Carson is not a name you hear bandied about very often when people are asked to name their favourite surfer. You might hear his name however in a list of the most influential surfers, but not for surfing’s sake because David Carson hasn’t necessarily needed a board under his feet to have an impact on the sport.
Boardmasters Breakdown 2022
This week, Boardmasters returns to Newquay as a WSL Qualifying Series 1000 event, and a crew of C-Skins surfers including defending Men’s champ Jayce Robinson will be competing.
Going To Galicia
Back in early July, C-Skins surfers Logan Nicol and Barnaby Cox headed over to Galicia in the north west corner of Spain. They were there to compete, but there was more to their trip than their heats.
The Way Home From WA: Wade Carmichael's Classic Australian Road Trip
Back in April, C-Skins team rider Wade Carmichael got himself a truck and ticked the drive of his to-do list, getting barrelled and having a proper adventure in the process.
Following The Sun: An Autumn Road Trip Through West Europe
Road tripping along the west coast of Europe is practically a rite of passage within the northern hemisphere surf community. It’s a path frequently travelled, but for good reason and with much reward, as Ben and his brother Simon discovered.
Developing Tank // The Story of The First In-Water Photographs of Surfing at Porthleven
In the early 1970s, when the British surf scene was still in its infancy and long before the days of glossy surf magazines and social media, a Cornish teenager named John Gollop swam out at Porthleven with his Konica rangefinder camera, encased in it’s specific plastic water-housing, to shoot the small group of local chargers pioneering the spot.
Meet Maui’s Matt Meola
Hawaii’s infamous aerial specialist Matt Meola has been soaring above the surf scene for a while, pushing surfing to its limits and championing progression within the sport. Aside from his day job as a professional surfer, Matt loves playing guitar (he’s in a band with his sister), hiking in the mountains and going bow-hunting and spearfishing to put self-sourced food on the table.
