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Congrats Matt Gallagher – NCW kneeboard team rider wins round 3 Aussie titles, 2018

Matthew Gallagher, NCW’s sponsored kneeboard rider in Australia, has just taken a well deserved win at Newcastle City Beach in round 3 of the Australian...

October weather – still perfect for stand up paddle boarding aboard O’Shea iSUPs

The current run of glorious weather conditions we’re experiencing is one not to miss. There’s plenty of legs left in summer yet. Give or take...

Big ones – cajones for XXL wind and wave forecasts

Featured pic: Jame Jagger In content pic: BSP Media If you’re one who enjoys XXL forecasts, whether that be wind, waves or both, what is...

NCW’s Mark talks everything Brittany, France

NCW’s Mark Graham and family recently took off for NW France and the idyllic locale of Brittany. Here’re Mark’s impressions of Brittany and the coast d’amour. Tell...

Awwight John?! Versatile summer rubber ideas with NCW’s short and long john wetties

So summer; it’s still on, right? Even though as we write there’s rain in the mix and the truly blazing, raging sunny conditions have been...

Flat spell fulfillment – NCW SUP strap accessory must haves

It’s no secret the UK’s been ‘suffering’ from a monumental heatwave AND surfing flat spell of late – she giveth and she taketh away. Now...

Summer surf doldrums – battling high season flat spells

As surfers summer can be a double edged sword. While sunshine, warmth (both in and out of the water) are welcome there’s also a nagging...

Surfing’s sell out, and other big brand issues

Surfing has always been accused of cashing in, going mainstream, selling out and becoming less ‘core than it was. As the sport’s popularity grew through...

Windfoiling (windsurf hydro foiling) – another take on the art of flying

Pics: James Jagger We’ve talked about foiling before, but in the SUP surf and surf sense. Other types of foiling are available, however. One such...

Surfing: the fickle partner

Why are you leaving? There’s still so much we can do together. I know we’ve had a tough run of late but trust me when...

Straight and true – Tony Bain SUP rider profile

Tony Bain is a character… A Kiwi transplant to North Wales TB has considerable experience with a paddle. He’s also an expert in his field,...

NCW new SUP team rider in the house – Q&A with Dave Ludgate (subowti)

Tell us when you first got into SUP. What made you think it was a good idea? I used to windsurf in the Irish Slalom...

The dreaded lurgy – surfing and bouts of illness

Illness: it’s a killer. Not literally (or at least hopefully not) but when you spend copious amounts of time in the brine, in fact live...

NSW Old Malibu Titles! Stomp January 20, 2018 – NCW team rider Bill Morris reports

NCW team rider Bill Morris has been in touch regarding a local longboard event held at Bellami Point, New South Wales, Australia. Bill takes over:...

Rewards aplenty – cold water surfing’s plus points

It’s hard to imagine, for anyone living in a tropical climate that is, how on Earth anyone could enjoy living and surfing in a cold...

NCW surf blog: 2017 article pick

2017 was an epic year. But now we’re into 2018 thoughts will turn to the next 12 months that lie ahead. As far as surfing...

Waiting: an essential surfing skill

As surfers what do we want? And endless supply of groomed offshore perfection – size relative to riders personal preferences of what they determine ‘perfect’....

NCW’s future predictions – where will surfing be in the next few years?

There’s a lot happening in surfing at the mo. Whether you’ve had heads in sand or sponged everything up we thought it might be fun...

Stuck in surfing’s rut – tips to claw yourself out

It’s all too easy to become stuck in a surfing rut. You know how the story goes: grab same board/wetty combo, head to usual beach,...

Spot the difference – Surfer A vs Surfer B

It’s been an epic surf session out on the brine. Lines upon lines stacked to the horizon, groomed by a light offshore wind. Sunshine, warmth...