Surfer Dad

Surf blog by a wave starved father

The Best UK Surf Blogs

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A good surf blog is a rare thing, especially in the UK. There’s a few surf magazines and surfwear brands with blogs, but they have advertisers to please and products to sell. If you want fresh organic surfing, you can’t beat real surf blogs, by real surfers based in Blighty. So here’s a few of […]

The Fabulous Felicity Palmateer

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Felicity Palmateer is a pro surfer, talented artist and marine conservationist. An impressive string of job titles for a 22 year old, born and raised on the Wild West Coast of Australia. In today’s surf industry, it’s practically impossible to be a young blond attractive surfer without also being a ‘model’. So it’s a pleasant […]

Surfing is like a good poo

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Surfing, like having a good poo or walking the dog, allows us time to think. With so many demands on our minds, we often struggle to find time for the less immediate dilemmas in life. There are obvious differences between wave riding, bowel movements and dog walking, but they all provide moments to set our […]

Surfing animals

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Surfing has become increasingly popular over recent decades, but now it appears even our pets want in on the action From dog surfing competitions in San Diego to surfing with sheep in Cornwall, get ready for a real surfing safari: And finally…

Get to know Coco Ho

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Professional surfing is in Coco Ho’s blood, but Coco says her family never pushed her into competing. Surfing has always been a choice, which is probably why Coco continues to love surfing and competing. It’s no exaggeration to say Coco comes from one of the most prestigious surfing families ever. Coco first took to the […]

How real surfer girls roll

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If you’re sick of sexxed up Roxy videos and Alana’s ass, get a load of these cheeky lasses and their bobble hats. Real surfer girls, surfing real waves in winter – and they’ll make you laugh. Before Hannah Bristow and Dannie become superstars and have no time to talk to lowly surf bloggers, here’s a […]

Surf Action – what’s it all about?

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I knew Surf Action was a UK charity that helped veterans through surfing, but that was it. Then I discovered their office in Heartlands, Pool and popped in for a chat over a cup of tea. Managing director Russ Pierre, kindly took a break to talk me through what Surf Action do. It turns out […]

Shhh! Secret surf spots in the UK

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I’ve previously said “there’s no such thing as a secret spot in the UK, just inaccessible waves with less crowds”. Some guys at a well known Secret Spot in Yorkshire beg to differ, and argue there’s still waves out there to discover on your own or with a few carefully chosen buddies. The Yorkshire coastline […]