Category: Articles

Chasing The Lotus

There are so many surf movies which show you amazing shots and epic surf locations around the world…Chasing The Lotus does this but also gives you an insight into the pioneers of surf videography and photography spanning across the decades…

Surf Spots: Rossnowlagh Beach, Ballyshannon

Rossnowlagh Beach is located close to Ballyshannon further north of Tullan Strand. The waves here are alot more mellow. When Tullan is too big this beach is usually a good option. Rossnowlagh is a pretty a nice beach break and…

Surf Hoods

With one of the coldest Winters just passed and the waters still extremely cold, a good hood can save you from an ice-cream headache! As with booties there are many brands and types of hoods on the market. From my…

Surf Boots

We’ve probably had one of the coldest Winters any of us can remember and it doesn’t look like the water is getting much warmer any time soon… So if you dont have booties you might want to invest in a…

Surfing Wipeout Ireland

Wipeout Anybody??

Ever thought you had a bad wipeout? Think again! Have a look at this short film which is a collage of wipeouts taken from 19 surf movies from 1963 to 2005.There’s some fairly dodgy surf etiquette in some of these…

The Endless Summer II

I’ve seen ‘The Endless Summer’ original classic surfing moving so I thought the sequal would be just as good… I thought wrong! The Endless Summer II (1994) is a second installment from Director Bruce Brown and follows two young surfers…

Boards.ie Interesting Debate

I came across a very interesting debate that has been going on for a few days on Boards.ie and its one that originally began a couple of years ago. Basicially its the ‘secret surf spot map’ debate. Some guy posted…

Surf Spots: Tullan Strand, Bundoran

Tullan strand was where I had my first surf back in 2008. It’s an exposed beach which picks up alot of swell from most directions so there’s usually a wave here. You’ll find all levels of surfers there from beginners…