surfEXPLORE
is an international travel collective led by John Callahan, Sam Bleakley, Erwan
Simon, Emiliano Cataldi and Phil Goodrich (with regular guests such as Holly Beck,
Randy Rarick, Zed Layson, Icah Wilmot, Tristan Jenkin and Baybay Niu). We specialise
in researching, performing and producing groundbreaking exploration projects to
cultural tourism frontiers, creating the highest level of surf travel photography,
writing and film. The team speaks English, French, Italian and Spanish, and we
maintain contributor relationships with more than fifty surf and travel publications
worldwide in English, Español, Français, Italiano, Deutsch, Português,
Japanese, Chinese, Russian and Bahasa Indonesian, ensuring worldwide awareness
and multiple international publication of each surfEXPLORE expedition.
With
the enduring appeal of surfing, the number of surfers worldwide has been growing
each year (currently 23 million). surfEXPLORE aims to encourage others to travel
to new areas by researching and highlighting cultural tourism frontiers and the
wealth of unsurfed waves around the world. We encourage a philosophy of discovery,
tolerance and positive change. To ensure ethical and sustainable travel, we work
closely with Falmouth University in the UK and with organisations such as Adventurers
and Scientists for Conservation and the Marine Environmental Research Institute.