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...

IOW surf club contest! Compton Bay, Isle of Wight.

Starting this Saturday at 8am, the IOW Surf Club Frost Bite Series! Winter league. One Competition each Month. October to March Six events Best three results to count. So how does it work? The first Saturday of the month that has contestable waves means the contest is...
1970’s IOW Surf Club Movie

1970’s IOW Surf Club Movie

Here is a short preview of a great Isle of Wight Surf Club movie made in the very early 1970’s by Annie Macpherson. We are planning to have a movie night very soon with some footage of the best Island surfers from the 1970’s and finishing off with a modern...
3rd for Al at the 60’s Stylemasters

3rd for Al at the 60’s Stylemasters

Alan Reed placed 3rd in the Masters section at the 60’s Stylemasters at Saunton, North Devon last weekend. Alan became 40 this year and competed in the Masters section for the first time. The 60’s Stylemasters was the idea of Norman Wright and the Hotdoggers Surf Club...