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Why I Love Surfing In The UK !!
One of the best cinematic surf clips I think we have seen this year representing the UK surf scene If you a surfer in the UK you might know the hard grind of the winter swell freezing cold water and wind almost no sun and full length 5'4 wetsuits will all the...
WHY KELLY SLATER WENT VEGAN
The King Of Surfing Goes Vegan "Kelly Slater" Kelly Slater the 11-time world champ of surfing has always been known for eating pretty healthy, and if you watch any interview with him talking about food by god he knows a lot about health and nutrition. But more...
6 Reasons The Pea Shooter Is Our Ultimate Fun Board
6 Reasons The Pea Shooter Is Our Ultimate Fun Board The Peashooter is one of our most fun boards to surf its got so much potential in any conditions and can be especially fun for a beginner to intermediate surfer. Here are our 6 top reasons the pea shooter is our...
WHY KELLY’S WAVE POOLS WONT WORK !!!
WHY KELLY’S WAVE POOLS WONT WORK !!!Why kelly slaters wave pools won't work !!! Team rider Jack picks the pros and cons to kelly slaters wave pool idea in his brand new surf talk feature on his channel. understanding the progressions of waves pools and the...
4 Reasons Going Vegan Can Help Your Surfing
4 Reasons Going Vegan Can Help Your Surfing “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” ~ Hippocrates Whether you’re a pro surfer or your average joe we all want to get better at surfing, improving is name of the game and having a blast whilst you do. Eating...
Why Are So Many Pro Surfers Going Vegan ?
Why Are So Many Pro Surfers Going Vegan? If you’re in the know, you might see a lot of our favourite world tour pro surfer posting more pictures of smoothie bowls and hashtagging the words vegan in their Instagram post. You might not really care or even bother what...
Hunting for Waves With The Predator Surfboard
The Predator is our ultimate wave catching board in almost any size wave. It can be surfed in knee high waves to well overhead fully barreling surf and still paddle like an absolute dream helping you get in earlier in the big stuff and plane quicker in small waves....
The Bull “Small Waves Big Fun”
The Bull “Small Waves Big Fun” The Bull is our super fun small wave surfboard that sits right in between out spud stick and our motivator shortboard slight more refined than our spud stick in outline 1 Packed Full Of Volume The Bull is our most fun shortboard to date...
Top 5 WORST Wipeouts Of All Time
5 Insane WipeoutsWe've all been there paddling out in some sketch or big condition and the set comes we are in the spot paddling with your heart in your mouth and boom we taking off everything seems like it was meant to be and boom we catch a rail...
!!! BEST Small Wave Surfboard !!!
!!!The BEST Small Wave Surfboard !!! Team rider Jack has been putting the predator surfboard through its paces last few months and this is his verdict. Our Team Rider Jack Atlantic is back at it again with another Vlog about what he's been up to surfing in the...
The Best Camera For Surf Photography and Video
The Best Camera For Surf Photography and Video Sam from SBS boards What I use and the team around me uses to get our shots. what lenses we use settings and all the rest that goes with taking photos and video for surfing. I will start by saying im no camera guru. I...
What It Feels Like To Surf Kelly’s Wave
Living the dream Surfing Kellys waves pool..... From its first videos in 2016 kelly has played willy wonker and his wave pool factory almost showing people the incredible wonderland know as the ranch. Its pretty much the dream of every surfer on the planet to push a...
Are Epoxy Surfboards Better For The Environment?
Why are Epoxy Surfboards Better For The Environment? Surfing is getting More Environmentally friendly than ever before we as a tribe are more conscious and environmentally aware of our actions as a surfer. In the creation of our beloved surf creations we use...
Top 10 Unwritten Rules of Surfing Every Surfer Should Know
Top 10 unwritten rules of surfing every surfer should know Surfing is without a doubt one of, if not the coolest sport on the planet, so it comes as no surprise to know that the worldwide surfing population is increasing more than ever. This inevitably means more...
SUP MAG UK (SBS Don Review)
The Don Touring Stand Up Paddleboard has been in our sup quiver since 2014 its be reshaped and improved with little tweaks into our ultimate touring board that you see before you. The Don is a great entry level board for the most paddler looking to get some distance...
5 Secrets To Make Your Surfboard Last Longer
5 Secrets To Make Your Surfboard Last Longer You spend hours searching the internet and surf shops to find that perfect board with your dimensions volume and shape you finally find your new perfect board and shes your new life partner your defiantly going to...
Why Stand Up Paddleboarding Will Make You live Longer?
Why Stand Up Paddleboarding Will Make You Live Longer? The Health benefits associated with stand up paddleboarding are crazy good but when it comes to longevity sup has some great tricks to keep you paddling well into your later century. Stand up paddleboarding has...
The Best Core Surf Exercises Your NOT Doing !!!!
These Are Some Of The Best Core Surf Exercises Your NOT Doing !!!! Top 10 Swiss Ball Surf Exercises To Improve Fitness These are our top 10 surf exercise to really work the core and core rotation to help improve you turning on a surfboard. Your core is hugely...
5 Ways Surfing Can Help You Live To 100…
5 Ways Surfing Can Help You live to 100 Surfing for a lot of people is not just a sport it’s a lifestyle… it’s a way in which you live your life, which makes senses to look at surfer as a group of people and the characteristic of the surf lifestyle that can help...
5 Reasons You Need To Try Stand Up Paddleboarding
5 Reasons You Need To Try to Stand Up Paddleboarding If you have ever seen anyone paddle boarding on the water whether it be the lake's sea you might think what the appeal?? Stand up paddleboarding has not only has taken the UK and Europe by storm it's worldwide,...
The TOP 12 Best BOSU Ball Surf Exercises
These Are The TOP 12 Best BOSU Ball Surf Exercises you need to be doing Some of our top Best Bosu Ball exercises to improve your Surf Fitness If you looking to improve stability balance and lower body and core strength then look no further because a BOSU ball...
Unleash Ultimate Performance on any Wave SUP
Unleash Ultimate Performance on any Wave SUPThe War Bird is a dedicated wave SUP for when the surf is pumping. This board is everything you want in a wave SUP, precision turning, easy wave catching and great fun to paddle. It’s designed for paddlers who can already...
UP Your Surf Sup Game Right Now !
Up Your Surf SUP Game With The Widow MakerThe widow maker is our performance surf SUP designed for high-end performance wave riding. It has a short overall length compared with most other SUPS which allows it to fit perfectly in the pocket of the wave with ease. 1...
The Ultimate in Flat Water Racing SUP
Out Ultimate Flat Water Racer Stad Up Paddleboard The Long Bow is the ultimate race developed at the hight level, with only podium placed in sight 1 Who is it For If your a seasoned sup paddler who likes distance or speed this caters for both of those, a full 3k...
Our Legendary Touring / Cruiser SUP
Our Legendary Touring / Cruiser SUPThe Don is our big board for big distances, great for touring, fitness, and racing. Its all-around streamline design is perfect for flat-water performance, recreational users as well as open ocean long distance competitors looking...
The Stable Fun Allround SUP
The Stable Fun Allround SUPThe Big Rocket is our all-round cruiser and wave SUP perfect for a first time paddler or recreational users as well as intermediates looking for a SUP for the waves. This board offers the best combination of speed, stability and wave...
The Perfect Family Paddleboard
The Perfect Family Stand Up Paddleboard Sup is our all-around Stand Up Paddleboard for flat water and small waves really popular with family’s, beginners and wave surfers. and if you have a family then its going to be fun for the whole family days at the beach will...
Kelly’s Dream Wave…
Kelly's Dream WaveKelly's Dream Wave over 1 year ago the wave pool was brought in to our life and our imagination and since then we have seen some incredible footage come from this place, not only the worlds best ripping and smiling from ear to ear but the pure...
Behind The Scenes Of SBS SUP Promo Video Fuerteventura
Behind The Scene Of SBS Promo Video Fuerteventura In Earlie December the conditions were right and we set out to shoot a promotional video for our 2017 sups. Needing an expert in videography and film making we found the hugely talented Mauro Ladu at his website...
The BULL…. Our Perfect Surfboard For Every Day
The BULL…. Our Perfect Surfboard For Every Day The Bull is one of our favourites for most of the conditions we get here in the UK windy mushy lumpy waves that aren't perfect, and yer sure we would all love to be ripping like Kelly Slater on or performance boards in 1...
Is Kelly Slater The Best Surfer At Pipeline ?
Kelly Slater is no stranger to one of the worlds most famous waves. Pipeline the pinnacle of Hawaii north shore and the ultimate proving ground for any surfer this isn't your regular beach break of France or the UK this is the real deal. Pipeline is know as the...
Kelly Slater’s Top 10 Rules For Success
Kelly Slater's Top 10 Rules For Success Kelly Slater is not only an 11-time world surf champion and all around surfing legend he also a business owner clothing brand owner and wave pool frothier. He has tonnes of life experienceKelly Slater's Top 10 Rules For Success...
Team Rider TOP 3 SBS Surfboards
Dan Jeffery Top 3 Surfboards Heat Seeker The Heat Seeker is my go-to board for everyday average conditions, handling any waves I throw at it and always a lot of fun. This board is fast, lose, lively and skatey while still being able to throw it into power turns. Has...
Kelly Slater – How to Carve 360 in Surfing …
Kelly Slater - How to Carve 360 in Surfing ... Kelly Slater - How to Carve 360 in Surfing ... Yes when Kelly speaks we listen carve game and Airs in surfing the 11-time world champ talks about these 2 as totally different styles of surfing and can affect your...
Best Warm Ups For Surfers
BEST WARM UPS FOR SURFERSBefore hitting the surf it’s essential to warm up! Warming up helps to prepare your body for the coming activity and the body’s systems to reach a steady state of energy production whilst also preparing the muscles for exercise and raising...
Top 10 BEST Foods for Surfers
Surf Nutrition : Top 10 BEST Foods for Surfers Every surfer knows the feeling sliding down the face of a wave just can’t be beaten. We all want to surf more for longer with more energy but there usually come a time where our energy level start to dip. Knowing...
Top 10 Reasons a Stand Up Paddleboard is better than a kayak
10 Reasons - Stand Up Paddleboard is better than a kayak 1) Perspective: On a kayak, you sit. On a stand-up board–you stand. From standing you can just see so much more. Wildlife in the water around you, waves coming in on the horizon—standing just gives you a...
How to do a Top & Bottom Turn in Surfing
How to do a Top & Bottom Turn in Surfing The bottom turns along with the top turn are probably the 2 most crucial and fundamental moves in surfing. They are used every time you catch a wave, and every time you perform a manoeuvre. Mastering the...
Improve Your Round house Cut back
Improve Your Roundhouse Cut back The roundhouse cut back is one of the most stylish and functional manoeuvres in a surfers arsenal. The roundhouse cutback is a move that is used by surfers of all skill levels. It allows great rail control whilst being functional by...
How To Pop Up On A Surfboard
Beginners guide to pop up How to pop up Learning the pop up is one of the most basic and vital movement that you will perform every time you go surfing making sure that you technique is good is critical to the start of every wave but also your progression....
!!! TOP 10 Most Influential Surfers of All Time !!!
Top 10 most influential surfers of all time From surfing’s early beginnings as the “Sport of Kings” in Hawaii, it has held a certain sway over spectators and participants alike. While estimates of the number of surfers worldwide vary wildly (from 5 million to 23...
10 Waves To Surf Before You Die
The Top 10 Waves To Surf Before You DieBarra De La Cruz When: April—October Where: “Barra” as it’s called, is located 30 minutes from Huatulco in Oaxaca, Mexico. Why: Unveiled to the surfing world during the epic Rip Curl Search event years ago, with ideal wind, swell...
Surfing – With No Surfboard (Absolutely Stunning)
Surfing - With No Surfboard (Absolutely Stunning) there are no other words for it that this vides make surfing look even cooler than we thought it already was. Take away the surfboard and show this to any of your friends who want to know what surfing feels like...
THE SECRETS OF SURF PHOTOGRAPHY
The Secrets of Surf Photography Subject: when your photographing surfing you want to convey something in your photos? wave shape, surfing style, spray from turns, and above all, you want a connection with the surfer in the shot.This is tricky if you're 100m away from...
10 Health Benefits of Stand Up Paddleboarding …
10 Health Benefits of Stand Up Paddleboarding As we know to stand up paddle boarding is a pretty great sport from racing to wave riding it allows young and old to experience the ocean in a variety of forms. Not only is paddle boarding good for our stoke but it...