October 1977 - Issue No 2, 20 pence. This issue of Skateboard Special from 35 years ago just arrived on my doorstep...

I fought the law... ...and the law won.

MP 'The Cutback' by Albe Falzon I'm finishing off this year of cutbacks (financial etc) by re-reading 'MP - the life...

Now that's what I call a rip!

Looks like Summer is over.

Man is 70% water, the planet is 70% water. 98% of the water on Earth is saltwater. Whichever way you look at it, that's a helluva...

... The boys went surfing today, marking the day one of their compadres reaches the teenage era - it was a big, chilly, onshore, blo...

Bones Brigaders - Chin ramp. Lately I've been vibing on handplants. What a manoeuvre. Upside down, balancing on one hand, on the...

Powell Peralta 44" No Ka Oi longboard. This old sled has served me well. When I lived in Harbord, NSW. I would pop over the...

My new wooden toy - a custom diamond tail handplane. Just scored this top quality, custom wave catcher, hand shaped from tulip wood...

Eff yeah! This was my first skate t-shirt. I had it for years. Even took it with me to Australia when I emigrated in the early 90s. ...

Slow down - you're in Cornwall.

Sandymouth Oct 2005 This shot was taken on a beautiful Autumn day in October 2005 from the clifftop high above Sandymouth near Bude....

Hi-tops for a change...

. Picked up a new slider from Gavin of Traditional Surfing Co last night - looking forward to her maiden voyage - should be fun! ...

. It's hot, finally it's Summer sizzlin' hot at last. A good excuse to pull the ancient SNUGG out of retirement. It...

This offer has now ended. Kernowkalling has teamed up with Gav from Finshack to bring you an exclusive offer of 15% off any fin! ......

Steve Croft in the shaping bay. Steve Croft grew up surfing in the North East of England and started shaping as a teenager. Together...

The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists by Robert Tressell. Very shortly after I met Roisin she gave me a copy of this book to read. Fi...

Vans ad - circa late 70s. Jerry Valdez - the clothing, the 'safety' gear, the board, the colours, the body positioning and o...

G&S Fibreflex - Steve Cathey Model I can remember every single skateboard I've ever had. My first was a cut-off plank nai...

~ ~ ~ I find the majority of modern surf films very boring. The music, the footage, the direction and even the personalities tend to...

The Party's Over - 1982 It's My Life - 1984 The Colour of Spring - 1986 Spirit of Eden - 1988 L...

Paul Schutzer captures the view from a bus window during a Freedom Ride from Montgomery, Alabama, to Jackson, Mississippi, in 1961.

/// OK I'll admit it - I was dancing the other night, well when I say 'dancing' I really mean shuffling about on the spo...

I quite fancy a little blackbird to keep me company on my next board. I used to have a sticker of a dog on the nose of one of my early...

Dearly beloved... For us, any Saturday could be the best day or it could also be the worst! The best; because it’s the day when we’...