Turtles, West Java in 1994

Turtles, West Java in 1994

While travelling in New Zealand, Richard Holmes from Newcastle, Richard Harvey and myself (Paul Blackley) had been told of a secret spot in West Java called ‘Turtles’. We had learnt of a place where there were no crowds and epic barrels but that it was well off the...
Mart & Rob of Rapanui

Mart & Rob of Rapanui

I caught up with the Rapanui boys Martin and Rob Drake-Knight yesterday at their office in Bembridge. For anyone who doesn’t know them or Rapanui, the two brothers set up Rapanui in 2008. They make eco-fashionable clothing from natural organic fabrics in a Fair Wear...
Q&A with Johnny Fryer

Q&A with Johnny Fryer

I always remember seeing Johnny down the fields at Compton surfing from dawn until dusk, and then in 1994 people began to notice his amazing talent as he became best cadet in the South Coast Surfing Championships at Niton. Johnny grew up surfing on the Island and last...
Craig’s travels in 1995

Craig’s travels in 1995

Craig, Nathan Holt and Paul Blackley A break were surfed a lot just south of the Kumara Patch Craig after a surf near Dunedin Paul Blackley and Craig paddle out at Stent Road Craig on Kuta Beach, Bali Craig, Nathan and Jo with a Sea Lion on the South Island Craig does...