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Life decisions... This ad, produced for the 11th edition of the London Surf Film Festival, Nov-Dec 2022, stars Johno Verity and features surfing by Seb Smart, Reubyn Ash, Lucy Small, Jaleesa Vincent, and Taz Knight. The surfing footage is taken from recent Surfdome projects filmed by Sam Breeze, Mike Guest, Dom Sullivan, and Clem McInerney. Edit by Ryan Van Kesteren.

Mindful that the planet’s under strain, and that their own coastline is rich with wave-riding opportunities, Surfdome team-riders Seb Smart and Izzy Henshall went exploring, VR3-style - rethinking assumptions, travelling under their own steam, making the most of whatever’s at hand, letting no wave go to waste. An exercise in resourcefulness. Film by Sam Breeze. Shop the Vans VR3 range on Surfdo...

Kevin “Cookie” Cook is a North Devon institution. In addition to being one of the area’s earliest, most dedicated surfers, he’s also a mainstay of the UK surf scene, the chairman of trustees at the Museum of British Surfing in Braunton, and a co-founder of the North Devon World Surfing Reserve. The Museum is a treasure trove of surfing folklore and memorabilia, as indeed is Cookie himself. As p...

The wetsuit is a wonderful piece of equipment, enabling surfers and ocean-goers to spend long periods immersed in water temperatures that would otherwise be off-limits. But what are wetsuits made of, and where do the materials come from? Neoprene is typically the main ingredient in a wetsuit, but confusion reigns as to what neoprene. Veteran wetsuit-wearer Ben Mondy opens a can of worms and pee...

If getting out of your wetsuit feels like a Houdini escape act, here are a few tips for simplifying the process. Whether you're trying to take off a chest-zip wetsuit, a zipperless wetsuit, or a good old-fashioned back-zip wetsuit, this step-by-step guide for Surfdome, presented by Ben Mondy, will show you how to get out of your wetsuit quickly, efficiently, and in a logical, wetsuit-friendly f...

Does your wetsuit feel tight? That's kinda how it's supposed to feel. In order to do its job properly, a wetsuit should be as tight as possible without being causing discomfort or overly restricting movement. In this video for Surfdome, Rachel from the surf club @womenandwaves explains why wetsuit fit is so important, how to check whether your wetsuit fits properly, and how wetsuit sizing works...

How can we restore a healthy ocean, and what would it look like? As part of our series on the North Devon World Surfing Reserve, we joined Dan Crockett of @BlueMarineFoundation on a trip to Lundy, a small island just off the North Devon coast, to find out. Lundy is home to what in 2003 became the UK's first No Take Zone - a small area of protected ocean where marine life is now thriving. Set up...

Measured in millimetres, a wetsuit's thickness is the main determinant of how warm it will be. In the UK, where the water temperature very rarely gets above 18 or 19° C, surfers generally require some sort of wetsuit all year round - much to the annoyance of Ben Mondy, who's used to the warmer waters of Australia's east coast. But the optimal thickness will vary with the seasons. Here, Ben expl...

Learning how to put on a wetsuit by yourself can be a pain in the neck, sometimes literally, but soon you'll be getting changed into your wetsuit in a matter of seconds. Before you start, there are a few useful things to know. In this video for Surfdome, noted surf journalist Ben Mondy explains the 3 main types of wetsuit zip or entry system, and how to get into each of them in turn. 00:00 - Ba...

In need of a warm, rubbery protective layer but not sure what wetsuit to buy, or what the main different types of wetsuit are? Ever wondered what a springsuit is, and why if you surf in Europe you probably shouldn't wear one in spring? At least some of your questions are about to be answered. In this video for Surfdome, OG surf journalist and former Tracks editor Ben Mondy breaks down the basic...

Thinking of taking the wild swimming plunge but not sure what sort of wetsuit you need for swimming in open water, or whether you need a wetsuit at all? In this video for Surfdome, Rachel from @womenandwaves explains the three main differences between normal wetsuits and purpose-built swimming wetsuits: 00:00 - Wetsuits for swimming - intro 00:11 - The difference between swimming wetsuits and n...

Always put on wetsuit boots *after* you’ve put on your wetsuit, never before. In this brief guide to wetsuit boots, aka booties, Ben explains how to put on wetsuit boots, reveals whether your wetsuit goes inside or outside of your booties, and offers a few tips on how to stop your wetsuit boots smelling: 00:00 - How to put on wetsuit boots 00:58 - Do wetsuit boots go inside or outside your wets...

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