LIFE IN WATER

Charlie Skultka’s journey into the surfing world is deeply intertwined with his identity and his hometown’s unique character. The catalyst for this lifelong passion was a 1960’s Tiki longboard, laden with decades of marine growth...

Looking for a fun activity that the whole family can enjoy whilst keeping fit? Stand-up paddleboarding (SUP) is rapidly gaining popularity. Here are our expert tips on how to paddleboard safely...

I’m often asked what life is like on the boat, and while the same things are done every day, the hours in which we do them are not.  Some days when the season is just beginning, the fish trickle in, and the work days last some 8 hours...

You could describe Emily Childs as a pro skier and helicopter pilot - but I prefer to describe her as contagiously happy and extremely determined with graceful grit. If Emily puts her eyes on achieving something, there’s no doubt she’ll get it done...

Earlier this summer, XTRATUF teamed up with Surf Sistas, an empowering women’s only surf space designed to support more women to access surfing, build confidence in the ocean and have fun along the way...

This year the RNLI celebrates its 200th Anniversary and XTRATUF have kindly offered their support to the Lifeguard service providing each Lifeguard with their own Sliders to wear on the beaches...

A SERIES OF STORIES FROM THE PEOPLE KEEPING UK BEACHES SAFE. ‘Inside the Hut’ is a blog series giving an inside look on what it takes to be an RNLI lifeguard. Telling the stories of some of the 1,700 RNLI...

This particular paddle was extra special because we were venturing to the end of a lake we had never paddled before: Lake Minnewanka. Named after the Nakoda word for "Water of the Spirits," Lake Minnewanka is a stunning glacial lake nestled in the Banff National Park...

Notoriously rough and relentlessly beautiful, The Race to Alaska route is not for the faint of heart. R2AK shares the risks and rewards of this journey best, “You, a boat, a starting gun. $10,000 if you finish first, a set of steak knives if you’re second...

Katy Davidson, aka ‘The Oyster Lady’ is an oyster pro, free diver and host of the UK’s first ever Women’s Spearfishing Event. XTRATUF® teamed up with Katy to provide the ladies with footwear to continue their adventures above the water ...

Well, the key of course is good kit and layering. And not just one layer on top of another for the sake of it but ensuring gaps for air between each layer too. If talking about your feet for example,

On this Blue Monday, Lydia encourages you to get into the water and experience it’s benefits to lead a happier, healthier, and more fulfilling life!

In 2022, XTRATUF were honoured to partner with the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust (UKAHT). Providing the team with boots as they embarked on their mission to run the world’s most southernmost (and most remote) post office.

"There isn't any explicit law excluding people from getting their lobster license, but the only way to break into the industry is to wait in a decades-long waitlist or complete a student program...

Huge Atlantic swells mean only one thing. Monster waves. XT Crew member, Louis Thomas-Hudson talk us through his mission to Ireland in early November, alongside XTRATUF Pro Team member, Andrew ‘Cotty’ Cotton.

3-8mm of rain per hour made for the “nicest” day to get on the water all week. Lined head to toe in Goretex - a giveaway that this crew was more adapted to rainy days spent in the mountains than in rubbers on a boat - Sarah, Danika and...

I moved a lot as a kid so didn’t have many holiday traditions. Since my injury, I always go skiing on Christmas Day with friends or my sister ! The fondest memories of skiing on Christmas Day come from snowboarding as a kid with my sister...

I come from a family of fishermen and skiers. We seek excitement and aren’t afraid of hard work. We are comfortable on top of high peaks in the dead of winter and traveling through the rough seas of the Pacific. We are not sailers.

An Ode to the Crew of the F/V Arctic Lady, who each season work tirelessly through some of the toughest conditions Alaska can throw at them. Words from the Ernest Henley poem “Invictus” which speaks to showing courage in the face of death.

Meet Sarah Braund, who came into her own as a commercial fisher after her father passed down a commercial fishing permit to her when she was only 18. Today she is so much more than just a wild salmon commercial fisherman in Bristol Bay...

As brothers and lifelong fishermen on the Bering Sea, Chad and Craig Lowenberg of the F/V Arctic Lady know first-hand about the unimaginable danger of fishing on one of the roughest seas in the world. Total trust, inherent drive and a whole lot of guts is required.