The master surfboard designer’s decorated career comes full circle with a new range of ‘80s inspired models, a legendary collaboration and an innovative recycling program

The Island Shapes Collection

Two-time longboard world champ and surfboard craftsman Beau Young talks us through the evolution of his latest model, the Double Diamond, a homage to his famous father Nat

Photographer Russell Ord has devoted years of his life to swimming into the impact zone of one of the heaviest waves in the world in pursuit of the most dramatic surfing photo imaginable.

From big wave rider to stuntman to fireman–Ryan Hipwood continues finding a path to satisfy his need for intense situations

It was sometime around the late nineties when the title of “free surfer” began doing the rounds in surfing circles.

If you asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I wanted to be a surfer. I'm massively thankful to collaborate with The Surfboard Warehouse and build these beautiful environmentally sustainable surfboards.

Surfing, or at least the very act of it, is ultimately down to two main components-the surfer and the wave. Some are content riding the gentile waves found skirting most towns and cities around the world but others choose a much more dedicated path. For a select bunch of individuals, big, thick remote waves are what really gets the blood pumping and a break located in Western Australia’s deep south seemed purpose built for those inclined.

Where surfboards come to life courtesy of a gaggle of a unique bunch of characters.

Where surfboards come to life courtesy of a gaggle of a unique bunch of characters.

A day in the shaping bay with Beau Young.