Our Story

Six or so years ago during a re-adjustment in the publishing world, TSP’s 100th edition was its last.

It was a sad day for a much loved title that had such a strong readership, and told stories around the world of surfing which are sorely missed. Since then nothing has really come along to take its place on a regular basis in Europe, yet it’s philosophy has been smouldering along in the hearts of many people. Yes we have access to un-told amounts of surf content, but so few is down to earth and not driven by brands.

So when the opportunity arose to resurrect The Path, it made perfect sense to a small group of us. The Path returned with the same ideas, a focus on the fringes of mainstream surfing, with a love for adventure and a strong desire to use both to help promote ideas about the environment and change the way we treat our ocean and coasts.

Print though has changed, it is still much loved by more than a few people, but the old models are on the wain. So we are coming back as a purely reader supported publication. We will be available in a few select shops around Europe, but we most definitely will not be on any newsstands. We’re also not going to be reliant on advertising, whilst we are sure to work with some partners to help us along the way, The Path won’t have an ad guy, not even a rate sheet. 

Simply, we are about producing a quarterly digital escape, for what is probably not a huge niche, but one that appreciates the quality and time spent on a long read, one that prefers the tactile back and forth of reading a magazine.

We are your antidote to the digital surfing world, there are already many places you can consume all of this, we’re just going to present new ideas, stories and adventures in the most beautiful way possible. 

We hope you will enjoy what we’re doing.  

If you would like to subscribe you can HERE

If you need to get in touch drop us a line - tim@surferspath.com

 

This past winter has been a time of challenges, but also one to stop and take stock. It made me and the handful of people involved with The Surfer's Path take a breath, and put down what we want to do and why we are doing it, we've called it our survive and prosper manual. It may be of interest to you, or not, but you can see where our heart and soul is at the very least. 

1. We want to make one thing well. We make a journal. That’s it. Nothing else. No distractions to divert our focus. No pretending that we can be good at everything.  

We want to create something of such superior quality that you know it is going to stand the test of time. Will live on, like the original 100 issues of The Path have done, to tell the stories and provide a time capsule of surf, travel, adventure and the environment in our time. We pour over every detail, knowing that we will never achieve perfection, but every issue will get a step closer in every way. 

2. We have a purpose and want to change things. We believe that storytelling in words and photos, in film or in person is the way to do this.

We tell stories that define our culture. Specifically here in Northern Europe.

We tell stories that inspire you to go out and do the things you dream of.

We tell stories to help the Earth. Information to help us all protect what we love.

3. We have no shareholders to tell us what to do, but we have our subscribers. They hold a stake in The Surfer's Path, for a year, two, a decade, for life, they are our shareholders, we answer to no one else but our readership. We want you to know that you have voice, whether it be to tell us we're not up to scratch or simply to offer your own tales. 

4. Be independent. We have no ties to corporate sponsors, we just have a loyal collection of supporters who share our values. You won't find any advertorials or industry junkets, just independent thought and adventure.

5. Don't be average. We are in a world of instant average, so we can't do slow average. The best in words, ideas, photography and delivery, that's it, we're not there yet, but we take a step closer every day. 

6. Report every month. Every month we send a free tale out, just for fun. With it comes a monthly update, we'll keep everyone posted on how it's all going. 

7. Re-invest every penny in making the next step even more excellent. No point in doing something if you're not here to make it incredible. It's been tough getting this rolling, we haven't been through the mill to not make it as good as it possibly can be.