The Mentawai Islands are undoubtedly a contender for a surfer’s paradise. Filling a boat with group whose taste in waves, preferred board length, and desire to get barrelled ran the full range does present even the most experienced surf guide with a challenge however, when trying to ensure that everybody finds their slice of paradise.

What's a shaper to do when you've got a load of surfboards to deliver to Ireland and the best swell in months shows up on the charts...

International freight logistics can be a bitch. But, they can also be a blessing. Cord crew score the swell of the season across Indo.

Rediscovering the story of a pioneering surf trip to Morocco in the 1970s, and one of the best waves of Chops' life.