2020 Wetsuit Guide

If the recent boom in wetsuits sales is anything to go by, the best bit of advice we can give you is make swift decisions and invest quickly. To help you, here’s the lowdown on the best wetsuits on the market right now.

CEYLON STORIES

SERENDIPIDITY IN THE INDIAN OCEAN.

ENGLISH NATIONALS

TOLCARNE TAILSPINS IN THE LAST COMP FOR A WHILE . . . MAYBE

THE ST VALENTINE 'S DAY MASSACRE

ROB MILES AND CALLUM DAVID THOMAS MIX IT UP WITH THE WORLD’S BEST AT ALL TIME SAFI.

BARBADOS

FAMILY FRIENDLY SURF TRIPPING TIPS

GENE GENIE

FROM PAIGNTON THROUGH VARIOUS PROFESSIONAL KITCHENS WITH A SOJOURN IN THE SCOTTISH ISLES EUGENE TOLLEMACHE NOW CALLS INDO HOME AND IS LOVING LIFE

*OCCIDENTAL DRIFT

THE BLEEDING EDGE OF SURF EXPLORATION IS A HOT, INHOSPITABLE PLACE. BUT WORTH THE MISSION.

TASMANIA ART CLUB

BRENDON GIBBENS AND DION AGIUS EXPLORE THE LITTLE CHUNK HANGING OFF THE BOTTOM OF AUSTRALIA AND GET CREATIVE

Mr Smith

THE GENIAL ED SMITH IS ONE OF THOSE SURFERS THAT HAS A TON OF ABILITY AND TOYED WITH THE COMP SCENE BUT SOON REALISED A REAL TRADE AND SURFING FOR HIMSELF WAS A WISER OPTION. WE BUMPED INTO HIM ON OUR MISSION TO SCOTLAND, AND HE WAS KILLING IT EVERY SESSION. SUPER STYLISH, ALWAYS DEEP, A PLEASURE TO SHOOT. HE 'S A GOOD BLOKE TO GO FOR A PINT WITH TOO.

SETH MOZ

SETH MORRIS IS A YOUNG PRO FROM A QUIET PART OF WALES. HE JOINED US ON OUR WINTER MISSION TO PORTUGAL, WHERE HE IMPRESSED ALL WITH HIS STYLISH ATTACK. READ ON FOR A PEEK INSIDE HIS HEAD.

SWELL CHASING

AS A CAREER IS GROWING FASTER THAN EVER*. WITH WSL'S BIG WAVE TOUR NOW FOCUSING ON CONTENT CREATION INSTEAD OF CONTESTS, MORE AND MORE CHARGERS ARE LOOKING TO GET THAT ONE CRAZY WAVE THAT WILL GO VIRAL ON THE WEB.

Mission Unpossible

IN EUROPEAN SURF LORE, MOROCCO HOLDS A PRETTY MAGICAL SPOT. IT IS THE LAND OF BUSTLING MARKETS, TASTY TAGINES, CAMELS AND A WHIFF OF THE ANCIENT. ROPING RIGHT POINTS READY TO BURN YOUR THIGHS WHILE THE SUN DOES ITS BEST TO SINGE YOUR MELON. WAVES LONGER THAN YOU 'VE EVER SEEN RIFL ING ALONG THE EDGE OF THE DESERT IN THE CONTINENT THAT WAS HOME TO THE VERY START OF OUR SPECIES. WE 'RE NOT ONE FOR HYPERBOLE HERE AT CARVE, BUT THERE 'S SOMETHING MYSTICAL ABOUT MOROCCO, IT 'S JUST LIKE YOU 'VE FALLEN INTO AN INDIANA JONES FILM.

The Life of Riley's

AN EPOCHAL SESSION AT A SAVAGE SLAB

God's waiting room

FIRST-TIME REFLECTIONS ON A MISUNDERSTOOD ISLE.

barnaby cox

THE NORTH CORNISH TOWN OF BUDE IS HOME TO A LOT OF TALENTED SURFERS. ONE OF THE NEW CREW JOINED US ON A WINTER MISSION TO PORTUGAL FOR A BIT OF SUNSHINE, SOME TUBS AND A LOT OF CHICKEN AND CHIPS.

the #sendit squad

SEARCHING FOR SHELTER DOWN PORTUGAL WAY

YOU CAN'T BUY TIME

MEET TRAVIS MCCOY AND HIS LIFE CHANGING STORY

WADING AROUND IRELAND

A LAST MINUTE TRIP TO THE EMERALD ISLE WITH THE AVOCA JESUS, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS WADE CARMICHAEL, HIM OFF OF THE WCT.

ON THE PROWL

MAVERICKS STYLE INSANITY AT A JOINT THAT IS REAL HARD TO GET TO, TRICKY TO READ AND INCONSISTENT AS HELL.

WEIRD WAVES

ONE OF THE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE 25 YEARS OF CARVE IS THE OPENING UP OF SURFING BEYOND THE OCEAN. SURFERS WILL TAKE A SLIDE ANYWHERE THEY CAN IF DESPERATE ENOUGH.

NORTH WALES OPEN SURF CONTEST 2019

PERFECT CONDITIONS ON NORTH WALES STUNNING LLYN PENINSULA AS AN OLD FAVOURITE IS BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE

JUSTINE DUPONT GOES LARGE.

THE PORTUGUESE BIG WAVE ARENA DISHES UP SOME EARLY WINTER TREATS FOR THE CREW

INNOVATIONS

WE AIN'T GOT HOVERBOARDS OR FLYING CARS YET BUT THE WORLD SURE HAS CHANGED A BUNCH SINCE WE STARTED IN 1994.

ALL SEEING EYE

HOP ON BOARD FOR A BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF YOUR FAVOURITE SURF SPOTS

Will I Am

CATCHING UP WITH THE NORTH DEVON RIPPER WILL BAILEY WHO'S BEEN HELPING OUT WITH SURFERS NOT STREET CHILDREN IN SOUTH AFRICA.

Winning

HOW NICK CORKILL OVERCAME ADDICTION AND BECAME ONE OF OUR FAVOURITE PHOTOGRAPHERS

Gadgements

SPENCER HARGRAVES, GREG OWEN, GARETH LLEWELLYN AND SQUAD HEAD OFF INTO THE MENTAWAIS TO CELEBRATE GADGE'S BIG 40…

The Tranquility Of The Blue Abyss

INDIAN OCEAN MEANDERING WITH A CREW OF GOOD BLOKES

A Corner Of The Earth

A WILD TRIP THROUGH ICELAND AND SCOTLAND IN THE GRIP OF WINTER.

Sharp Shooter

Catching Up With Offshore X Carve Photo Competition Winner Phill Boyd.