Sebastian Jimenez
Founder of The Surfskate Academy LTD and Scottish Young Surfers. Lost Shore Surf Resort team member. Sponsored by: YOW, SRFACE, SOLITE BOOTS, DAISYS Sebastian is a very passionate surfer and skateboarder. Originally from Punta del Este, Uruguay, then in 2016 Sebastian chose Edinburgh as his new home with his wife Laura and his son Mateo.The […]
Vilmos Misota
Photographer and software developer. Name: Vilmos Misota From: Edinburgh Local spot: East Lothian Favourite wave: For surfing, any 3-4ft right-hand wave; for shooting, I’m all about those beautiful A-frames! My contribution to Scottish Surfing: I love the raw beauty and dynamic energy of the ocean, so from time to time, I grab my camera to […]
Peter Laing
Peter is a Scottish photographer and film maker who is utterly obsessed by his trade. It is not worth over complicating what his work means to him – simply put it is his absolute passion. With both his parents having worked on commercial aircraft, Peter experienced a rare upbringing which spanned across various corners of the […]
SCOTT MITCHELL
MITCH! From: Ayrshire Local spot: Kirkcaldy, Fife My contribution to Scottish Surfing: Free surfer, Filmmaker, Story Teller. Sponsors: C-Skins, YOW, Moulded Ear Plugs, Surf Gripd. I am a free-surfer, having started surfing much later in life at the ripe old age of 30, I had an intro to the sport on return from a 7 […]
Martin McQueenie
From: Edinburgh Local spot: Pease Bay and surrounding reefs Favorite wave: Thurso East My contribution to Scottish Surfing: Opened Momentum surf shop in 96, along with surf school and shaped over 1100 boards. Still run Momentum surf school with my 3 kids, 9 years with the RNLI lifeguard trainer assessor and now community liaison officer […]
Grant Swinden Swany
From: Scotland Local spot: St Andrews and the East Neuk Favorite wave: Anything that goes Left like the one in Chicama My contribution to Scottish Surfing: Hi, my name is Grant Swinden but better known as Swany by my friends, I came to Surfing late in life (mid 40s) from a background of skateboarding, snowboarding […]
Ruairidh Farquharson
From: Edinburgh Local spot: Belhaven Bay, Dunbar Favorite wave: Portobello Beach on the one day we had clean, head-high waves there! Mainly due to the pizza on the prom straight after the surf! My contribution to Scottish Surfing: I am the coordinator of the Wave Project in St Andrews. We are a surf therapy charity […]
Oscar James
From: Drumnadrochit, next to Loch Ness Local spot: North Coast Favorite wave: Cauldrons, SW coast. My contribution to Scottish Surfing: Since 2019 I have been exploring the coastlines of Scotland with my camera. What struck me when I first discovered the wave potential around Scotland was the brutality of it. The sheer luck, planning, and […]
Black House Watersports
From: Island of Tirre Local spot: Balevullin beach Favorite wave: Thurso East My contribution to Scottish Surfing: Blackhouse Watersports is a family-run business, we are Iona, Marti, Ben, Robyn, and Lily. At Blackhouse Watersports our aim is for everyone to have the best time possible, in one of the most incredible, low-key, locations. We are […]
Inclusive Surfing Scotland
From: East Lothian, the Boarders and Fife Local spot: Scotland Favourite wave: party waves! My contribution to Scottish Surfing: Inclusive Surfing Scotland is a charity, who offer fully adaptive surfing sessions to surfers with disabilities that would otherwise limit their access to the waves. The charity caters to both children and adults with a wide range […]
