Fifth Win at Fistral For Edouard Delpero
Fistral in August doesn’t always deliver good waves for the Boardmasters surf competition, which is why C-Skins longboarder Edouard Delpero’s fifth Boardmasters title is testament to his ability in all conditions.
The Baja Bucket List: Edouard Delpero Scores Waves and Whales in Baja Sur
For longboarders in particular, the reeling right-hand pointbreaks of Baja California are a bucket-list destination. This Spring champion longboarder and C-Skins team rider. Edouard Delpero made the trip from his home in France. He wasn't disappointed.
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.
Satori: An Ode To Winter From Barnaby Cox
Bude-born Barnaby Cox has been a part of the C-Skins team for three years. Within this time he’s achieved the title of British Champion, and more recently released his first film, Satori.
Ollie O'Flaherty: Waves of Consequence on The Emerald Isle
Irish big wave surfer, environmental educator and surf coach Ollie O’Flaherty is based in Lahinch, County Clare. Whilst he’s probably most well known for his commandeering of a 60ft monster at Mullaghmore in Co Sligo, the 35-year-old C-Skins rider has had his fair share of huge waves, hectic hold downs and heavy slabs.
Session of the Season // New Year's Day in Tahiti // Marie-Moana Troja
Moana means “the ocean” in Tahitian, so it’s no wonder that competitive surfer Marie-Moana Troja has hardly spent a day away from the water in all her 25 years. We asked her to tell us about her most memorable recent session, and Marie-Moana recalled a stunning day back home in Tahiti, alongside her father and boyfriend, on the first day of the new year…
Session of the Season // Northern Hemisphere Autumn // Jayce Robinson In West Cornwall
If there’s ever a good day going down at Porthmeor then you can rest assured that Jayce Robinson will be all over it. On November 24th he scored what he described as “one of the best barrels I've ever had in this country”, and our Autumn Session of the Season.
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.
Edouard Delpero on Keeping His Head Up
Only seven months ago, Edouard Delpero broke his neck surfing at Safi in Morocco, and he’s already back in the water and competing in the Qualifying Series. “It’s hard, I’m still struggling, but it’s important to keep your head up and keep faith. I’ve realized that it’s actually an opportunity to reset and focus on other things, then come back stronger.”
Session of the Season // Northern Hemisphere Summer // Adam ‘Bearman’ Griffiths
Summer in Europe was a hot and largely surfless affair this year. Significant swells seemed few and far between, so when they did pop-up it was important to make the most of them. One surfer with an even more urgent requirement to get some waves when they were around was C-Skins team rider Adam ‘Bearman’ Griffiths, and he managed to.
Session of the Season // Southern Hemisphere Winter // Wade Carmichael
The East Coast of Australia has had a good winter. Here's our session of the season, featuring Wade Carmichael on a screamer at Kirra Point.
Where in the World is Sophie Fletcher?
Besides being a walking ray of sunshine, Sophie Fletcher rips hard on the WSL world qualifying series, runs a successful design business, travels the world and delivers high performance surf coaching in Australia. We caught up with her on her tour through South America.
