The Golden Rays

07/09/2024

Ever wondered where we are when the "GONE SURFING" sign starts to swing on our virtual storefront?

This sums it up… crammed in a van full of boards & children somewhere far from home. This August we made the pilgrimage to the south of France, revisiting favourite spots we haven‘t seen in a few years.

Where has the hunt for waves taken you lot this summer? Any recommendations? Eire & Bretagne are high on the bucketlist.

12/08/2022

Discover our little corner library of amazing surf and skate books! Come and visit us at at Fistral Beach in Newquay all weekend from 10am to 7pm!

29/05/2022

We’ve gone looking for surf… all online orders will be shipped on Monday the 6th June. Anyone else off on an adventure this week?
Classic 80s Surfer Mag Travel Issue cover shot by Craig Peterson in Baja.
Rizzoli are putting out a retrospective book of Surfer Magazine very soon. Sure to be epic! And should be arriving at the end of June.
✌🏻

20/05/2022

Broken down on the way to San-O and getting there no matter what.
Photo by Michael Townsend. Michael’s portfolio is one of the many visual treats in the new issue of … available now!
✌🏻

14/04/2022

TGR Talks #9 with Thembi Hanify & Mariah Ernst… founders of the epic .surf mag… coming up tonight!
We are very excited to meet and chat about why they started the mag, how they got into surfing and more!
Emocean is an independent surf magazine that champions diverse perspectives, radical creativity, empowerment and narratives of female, LGBTQ+ & BIPOC surfers.
Tune in to our IGTV at 8pm UK time (3pm NYC time) on Thursday 14th April
📷 Imane Signate by Nicole Sweet.

24/03/2022

The Surfer’s Journal #31.1 is here! Including an epic chronicle of the life & times of noserider extraordinaire & 60s superstar David Nuuhiwa.
.
Featuring a heap of incredible photographs like this one by Leo Hetzel shot in 1966 down in Baja California.
✌🏻
.
.
.
.


16/03/2022

The first drop of The Sunflower Collection is here!
100% Organic Cotton Tees in a very relaxed unisex fit with artwork by Falmouth's finest Emma Reith
Spring is just around the corner...
🌻🌻🌻✌️

12/03/2022

Lots of new stuff is landing at The Golden Rays in time for spring...
Books for the brain, towels & blankets for the beach!

09/03/2022

New Surfer's Journal incoming....

Mikey February, J-Bay. "Through the squalls," says photographer Alan van Gysen, "I catch flashes of a yellow streak driving high along the lip line for interminable seconds, dropping down to the trough, then cutting deep arcs across the face."

08/03/2022

Before a bunch of Californian logging revivalists thrust longboards back into the surfing zeitgeist, Jodie Barsby was an icon of Australian longboarding; winning ASP events and challenging the white-dominated & over-sexualised surf industry of the late 90s….

For more stories & voices from legendary individuals unrepresented by mainstream surf media grab a copy of .surf issue #2, championing the narratives of women, BIPOC and LGBTQ+ surfers.

https://www.thegoldenrays.com/collections/magazines/products/copy-of-emocean-magazine-issue-02

25/02/2022

Today marks exactly 50 years since Alby Falzon’s era defining surf movie Morning of the Earth was first unleashed on the public...
and surfing was never the same again!

We could go on and on about Morning of the Earth’s importance to both surf and popular culture but most people have heard it all before. We’ll just say this:
The Morning of the Earth 50th Anniversary Book is in stock and it is a critical must have for any surf history, culture and film enthusiasts. Published by Alby himself with no expense spared.

✌🏻