In case any of you are prepping a surf trip to Europe in the next little while here’s something that you may find extremely helpful.
Chris Nelson and Demi Taylor are releasing their second edition surf travel guide Footprint Surfing Europe.
It’s completely overhauled for 2008 and packed with accurate surf information and mapping.
The continent’s wave-rich coastline comes to life with stunning photography from some of the world’s most creative cameramen. And it’s chalked full of surfer’s tales of adventure and discovery.
Surfing Europe is a comprehensive guide that combines detailed surf and travel essentials with recommendations on the best places to eat, sleep, drink and even get your board fixed, ensuring maximum water time. Covering England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, France, Spain, Portugal and Morocco plus new regions Northern Ireland and Italy, it’s an essential companion for anyone serious about surfing in Europe.
Best of all it will fit in your glove box. Available from all good surf shops and book stores £24.99.
It’s 2:30 on Sunday afternoon and I’ve just pulled up to a wood and brick building, address 121 Portland St. The sign reads Oceanic Art, a tattoo parlour owned and operated by Scott Forbes, a surfer from the east coast of Canada. I walk in and Scott is finishing his lunch, Chinese food. He asks me to hold off on the photographs. I oblige and we catch up.
Hey everyone, we’ve also got a group on facebook, under the group breakingice.ca. Check it out! For the three of you who have yet to sign up for facebook, we’ve supplied the link to our first video post by Daniel Maria Bartlett on youtube titled ‘March break surfing preview’. Enjoy the video, and thanks again Daniel.
I’m up late again, neglecting my usual four hours of solid sack time. My coffee consumption is hitting an all time high and my eyes occasionally lose focus. Not a good thing when your main source of income comes from looking through a camera lens. Then again any project worth doing is at least worth driving yourself to the brink of insanity in the process. And there is a light at the end of the tunnel, the extended version of “Breaking Ice”.
We’re aiming at a forty-four minute version of what began as an eighteen and a half minute short documentary. And I can’t wait for you all to see some of the great treasures we came across on our journey. I know there are still quite a few of you who haven’t seen the original, and there will be opportunity to see it again. But the extended version will be stacked! More insight on this unique culture of ours told by those people who’ve shaped it, more great music by local surfers and more surf footage that will knock your booties off! Stay tuned and thanks to all of you that have taken an interest in preserving and growing our culture. I hope you’re as excited as I am.
Be sure to look for these upcoming stories on breakingice.ca:
1. Nova Scotia’s next big surf band Andrew Hunter & the Gatherers
2. Scott Forbes, one of Nova Scotia’s most versatile surf artists
3. Announcements about the Canadian ISA world surf teams
and if you have any story ideas, let me know. I’ll try and make them happen
The end of winter, and the beginning of spring usually means only two things to surfers in Nova Scotia. Terrible wave conditions and the NorEaster Surf Classic. And this year the lineup for the annual will be stacked with talented locals looking for spots on the ISA world games teams.
Click on the link below to see a rundown of this years contestants, last years winners and a few people to look out for. Our thanks to SANS for publishing the list!
It’s March. It’s cold, grey and down right depressing…so what the hell are these people doing in the water. Over two years and I’m still piecing it together. I want to know what it’s about. Maybe you’ve seen me. Camera, make shift weather bag and a rosey red bald head. Maybe a touch of frost bite. I’m Mike.
The pioneers of Canadian surfing had a story to tell. Together we created “Breaking Ice”, the birth of a Canadian surf culture. A documentary that premiered as an official selection at the 2007 Atlantic Film Festival.
I’ll be posting here daily about world and Canadian surfing news, and the people that have made the culture and community thrive. Have any travelling stories? What about photos or video of your best rides? Here’s your outlet. Breakingice.ca, the blog of a Canadian surf culture.
