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#23. SEPTEMBER ISSUEHere we are in September - often the

month we’ve all been waiting for here in

the UK, When someone flicks on a switch

and the swells arrive (if we’re lucky). So

lets hope for a good one. - Gemma, Editor.

SURFING STOKE / / SEA & SEW /// NORTH OF THE SUN // TIMING IS EVERYTHING / ART PRINTS / THE CRUEL & CURIOUS SEA II..Enjoy!

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I hadn’t been in for a surf for a couple of weeks, and de-spite the fact I was meant to be working from home, the forecast showed waves, and I felt I’d just make up the work later...

I headed down the coast with our very own Instagrammer Han-na Richardson, on the hunt for some wavelets. With a big swell forecast we headed somewhere sheltered. But, alas it seemed the swell had already dropped off and where we thought would be a wave - turned out to be flat! We drove back along the coast road until we spied some lines on the horizon, and even though they were small, it looked like it might be fun.

And fun it was! Gwithian beach is huge, and generally you can always find a quiet peak if you don’t mind walking a little way. Blue green water and sunshine after a fair few weeks of rain, and plenty of thigh-high peelers pro-vided a glorious afternoon. We went home salted and stoked.

Gemma Chalmers, Cornwall, UK

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Sea &SewIt’s been raining for a week now. I wake up to grey skies again. As I sit up in bed and look out over the ocean, the sun rise casts an orange glow dimly on the horizon behind the bands of clouds passing by. The sea is a whirly mess from an overnight north easterly blow. There is definitely nothing out there to entice me to enter the sea this morning. I decide to bury myself further into the doona, encapsulat-ing the warmth around my body. As I drift off into my thoughts of summer sunshine and point break waves I wonder what I am going to do today. Day 4 of no surf and day 8 of rain. What do other surfers do when it rains incessantly for days on end? I guess they go to their 9-5 job, come home, cook dinner, watch tv and go to bed, ready to do the same all over again the next day. Me? I’m different to that. The ocean is my life. I live, breathe and, if I could, I would drink the ocean. The sea is my lifeline.

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But today it is a little bit different. The rain starts pelting heavily against the window pane and I decide to jump up out of bed and greet the day with my morning coffee. The weather forecast online predicts rain all week. And from what it looks like outside I agree with that statement. As I walk back to the kitchen for more coffee it stares me in the face. My new sewing machine! On a whim 2 days ago I decided to purchase this little baby. Until earlier this year I’d never sewn anything in my life. When my new 9’6 traditional log arrived

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Back in February I decided I needed a board cover. Sure I had a padded travel cover in the garage at my par-ents place gathering dust, but I want-ed something special for this board, something that represented to me the same thing that my board represent-ed - Elegance, style, grace and a little bit of fun, as well of course as being functional and protecting the board from the summer sun. So, with an idea planted firmly in my heart and mind, I borrowed my auntys sewing machine, brought a bunch of fabric and spent an evening designing, creating and completing my very own fabric board cover. I was so stoked with the result that I promised myself I would buy my own sewing machine and get creating so I could make board covers for other people to enjoy, and turn a passion into a little hobby.

Fast forward 6 months of sunshine, travel, friends and waves and you guessed it – I hadn’t purchased the sewing machine nor created any more board bags. So on a rainy winters morning with no surf on the horizon and more clouds draping the sky, I headed into the shops on a mission. I found the perfect little sewing ma-chine. Next mission – fabrics. I have decided to source most of my fabrics from op-shops. I am a greenie at heart and believe that up-cycling and recy-cling is definitely the way of the fu-ture. Not only can I source funky and unique prints but I can also be rest as-sured knowing that I am not contrib-uting to more landfill. Sourcing fabrics like this also ensures that my products are individual and interesting. I am going to be creating and sewing from wherever I am on the road or housesit-ting, so you never know – your board bag could be created overlooking the ocean or in a funky little apartment in

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the middle of the city. The beauty of this lifestyle on the road as a sea gypsy is going to add warmth and heart to each item I create and sew. I can create a warm little home for your 9’6 log, your 5’9 fish, your 5’2 shortboard, your bodyboard and even your SUP. I will collaborate with you on colours, style and design and make sure you are stoked with the end result. I have a Facebook site up and running where you can see all my creations at www.facebook.com/seaandsew or you can email me at eeeles@hotmail.com

I am so looking forward to meeting inspiring and beautiful people and getting my creativeness on for this branch of my sea journey.

Mahalo!Emma-Jane Eeles, Australia.

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In celebration of the Annual World Belly Board Championships, Approaching Lines is delighted to present a special charity screening of the multi-award win-ning ‘North of the Sun’ a film of inspiration, perseverance and discovery. The screen-ing takes place Saturday, 6th September, 8.00 PM at Driftwood Spars, St Agnes, Cornwall. Tickets are only £5, with all pro-ceeds to National Trust. “The charity work hard to conserve and protect our coastline and the battering it took in the storms at the start of 2014 means they’ve had to work even harder this year so we’re stoked to be hosting this charity screening in their hon-our,” says Approaching Lines co-founder, Demi Taylor.

Inge Wegge and Jørn Ranum spent nine cold, dark, winter months living on a remote, arctic island off the coast of Northern-Nor-way. On an isolated bay edged by the vast potential of the Atlantic they built a cabin from driftwood and other materials that

If there is one film of surfing discovery to see this year - North of the Sun is

it. We caught this at the Banff Mountain Film Festival a few months back and it has been gathering a list of awards as long as your arm. Here’s a chance

for those in the Cornwall locality to see the inspirational film that will make you

want to head off somewhere remote this winter...

washed ashore, foraging for free food in the local store. They brought with them stoke, humor and of course their surfboards and left nothing but footprints behind… ‘North of the Sun’ is a Stoked and Broke for the cold water tribe - a real staycation epic on zero bucks at zero degrees!

“North of the Sun is a joyous celebration of cold water surfing and the pioneering spir-it,” says Approaching Lines’ Chris Nelson of the film that won Best Documentary and Viewer’s Choice at London Surf / Film Fes-tival and scooped a further 17 awards at events around the globe. “We’re delighted to be able to bring such an inspiring and stoke filled adventure to this very special screening in the Cornish heartlands.”

Tickets available from Aggie Surf Shop, Chapel Porth Beach Café and Driftwood Spars in St Agnes plus The Jam Jar in Newquay. For ticket enquiries please email: hello@approachinglines.com

:: FILM NIGHT

After a school trip in May I was inspired to see what else France had to offer in terms of surf. With car full of surf and camping paraphernalia, we boarded the Plymouth to Roscoff ferry with anticipation and no particular set plan. While most people are drawn to the heavy swells, party scene, and long straight coast-line of the southwest coast, we chose to explore the rugged, undulating coast of Brittany in the hope that we would catch some perfect sized peelers.

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Our trip started down South in Quiberon where a large tombolo provides and range of beach breaks. Unfortunately the 20mph winds prevent-ed waves from being at their best, but we still had a good session at Penthièvre. The condi-tions looked better up north so after a few days we travelled back into Finistère along the coastal road to La Torche, a well-known beach break at the southern end of the Bay d’Audierne. The wind dropped and everything came together for a small, clean, fun, dawny session on the main break – the best of our trip. The next day, with the swell dying, we had a late afternoon session at Bay des Trépassés, the Lands End of Brittany. Sadly this ended our surf sessions in Brittany as the swell dropped off completely. However, we had a fantastic few days exploring the northwest-ern coastline where there are surf spots a plenty along with a range of beautiful Breton towns. The Corzon Peninsula was a particular highlight with its quiet beaches, picturesque scenery and idyllic Breton villages, and given the right conditions it would be a fantastic place to base yourself for a holiday.

While we didn’t catch Brittany’s waves at their best, the area has huge potential. With its wig-gly, rugged cliffs, the coastline provides a range of spots to suit all abilities in most conditions. Es-sentially, it looks like Cornwall but with quieter beaches, better food, and a distinctly French feel – what’s not to love! Travelling in a car or a camp-er van is the best way to cover the ground; there are plenty of wild camping spots alongside the more formal campsites which are cheap, relaxed and well equipped. A trip highly recommended.

Hanna Richardson, Plymouth. UK.

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The Cruel & Curious Sea exhibition returns to the atmospheric 18th century stone barns of Stowe Barton, high above the rocky foreshores of Duckpool beach in North Cornwall, home to a plethora of myths and legends of wreckers, mermaids, lost sailors and lost souls...

Timed to coincide with the fading light over these two evenings on the last week-end of September, the show will once again feature a carefully picked selection of artists - some new, some returning - and all subjectively embracing the theme of the often neglected realism of a life lived by and upon tempestuous Atlantic.

As well as new artists and new areas, this year also sees the introduction of a Rum & Ale bar, ‘Bean Surfing coffee and fresh Seafood Chowder to warm the cockles of visiting folk.

Once more the show aims to be an antidote to the over-saturated, frivolous seaside vistas found in postcards and paintings throughout our coastal com-munities; to provide a small but fitting tribute to the myth, murk and mystery, the long & tall tales, and the contemporary curios of this wild, ever-present and ever-precarious ocean.

HickorY Nines and the National Trust once again host this popular art & photography spectacle that has a disquieting twist...

The Cruel & Curious Sea II exhibition returns on the 26th & 27th September

5.30pm-9.30pm | Stowe Barton | Cornwall | EX23 9JW

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