Erwan Simon surfer explorer
copyright @surfexplore and John S. Callahan.
Erwan Simon is absolutely a real surf explorer. From the cold-water Celtic coast of Brittany he plans, studies and researches new spots to discover and surf.
Together with famous photographer John S. Callahan and other travel partners founded the SurfEXPLORE group.
Discover new waves around the world is its addiction, every mission is planned by a mix of elements: weather forecast, maps analysis and local culture.
In these years Erwan has discovered and surfed so many waves in remote locations like Bangladesh, Libya, west coast of Africa and offshore islands of Papua New Guinea.
Follow @ErwanSimon and @surfexplore on Instagram.
Featured products
3.0 Dry backpack
Yellow logo t-shirt
Thoughts of a cold winter
With the arrival of winter the Mediterranean Sea opens its doors to the surf season, and moving along the coast by van you can find some of the most beautiful waves of Italy.
The cold clouds accompanied by a freezing offshore wind draws the sea as stripes like velvet.
The surf tribe back in game, the family of vans slowly becomes bigger and more colorful. Each surfer has customized his van, and in the morning the aroma of coffee heated by the stoves unites and connect every surfer.
We are in Italy in the country of beauty, the waves take a back seat, yes, because behind every bay there is a town with its millenary traditions.
The waves don't last long like in the ocean but I can guarantee you that the energy that you breathe among people is incredible, they are all electrified ready for the start of a great day of surfing.
The snow-capped mountains are the guardians of a fairytale scenario, and slowly as the sun rises the colors begin to take bright, the waves arrive from the northwest after a great storm, the wind blows away all even the bad thoughts in people.
Featured products
3.0 Dry backpack
6.0 Surfboard bag
A step forward into 2022
We spent all year developing the new collection and expanding a strong team to test the limits of the products.
We are so proud of these results and we can wait to show you all the new products before the end of next month.
These results would be impossible without all the creative minds that we are lucky to be surrounded by.
Thanks to all surfers, explorers, crafters and ocean addicts that helped us during this path.
All MIGRA SURF teams wish you a 2022 full of wonderful waves and wild adventures.
Relax and enjoy your surf, we take care of your boards.
Black Sea strike mission
MIGRA SURF ambassador and surf explorer Erwan Simon is a real wave hunter. He spent many hours studying the forecast and fetch before making the right decision: take a flight to Istanbul.
As like a big lake the Black Sea is an unknown location by most of the surf population and that was exactly what our explorer was looking for.
Erwan has a huge background surfing Med and thanks to his knowledge it was in the right place and right time.
A 1.4 metres swell coming from the North within a 7 seconds period and correct wind direction were a perfect mix for this mission around the north coast of Black Sea.
credit @bengisuyalvac
If you want more follow Erwan on Instagram.
New collection on the way
During this past year we put all our energy into developing the new product collection.
Thanks to every feedback you sent back to us and working around design experience we improved every single detail of our new bags collection.
New fabric, new zip, new design but same approach: create sustainable, functional and durable surf stuff.
The new collection will be enlarged with mid length and longboard bags and also with a coffin to load up to four boards.
Waiting is almost finished, stay tuned!
Teiva Joyeux collection back in stock!
We are so proud to announce that MIGRA 3.0 backpacks customized by waterman Teiva Joyeux are back in stock.
This time Teiva chose grey to represent his Polynesian design and his love for Mother Nature.
Each backpack is customized and signed by the hands of Teiva in person, don't miss it!
Follow Teiva and his brand Brothers of Tahiti on Instagram
Surf Saga Egypte
MIGRA's friend Erwan Simon is use to travel into remote place to discover new spots.
During last two decades with team of Surf Explore Erwan covered and filmed many remote waves, for our team their job is really inspiring.
This latest adventure around Mediterranean coast was a blast, a deep jump into recent born Egyptian surf culture.
A perfect mix between research, adventure and waves.
Absolutely to watch it!
Support local business - Wenzel Surfboards
We are glad to announce a new partnership with Canarias local shaper Wenzel Surfboards based in Fuerteventura.
Order a new custom surfboard for only €399.00 and get one MIGRA 3.0 dry backpack for free!
We believe that support local business is the best way to help our economy to restart after this stormy time.
Wenzel Surfboards doing great stuff from early 1997, more then 20 years of art craft and passion into hand shape design.
DETAILS
One custom board + MIGRA 3.0: €399.00
Time to realize custom order: 2 weeks
Delivery: to entire Europe
Shipping cost: from €65 to €135 depend by country
For any question on just to say hello DM to Wenzel Surfboards
First and second photos by Andrea Ru, follow him on Instagram.
Ceylon patrol
Before worldwide lockdown we spent some weeks between rice fields, palm trees, jungle and many spots to explore.
This is what we found in Ceylon Island aka Sri Lanka.
Not famous for big and perfect waves, this wide island has a few ingredients that’s create a perfect mix for our mission.
Focused to improve current products, we also did spicy brainstorming and designed some innovation that coming soon.
We tested some new products and did amazing shooting with photographer and perfect travel mate David Edmondson.
Tropical latitude is always a good choice, nice weather, warm water, fresh fruits and many waves to discover and ride.
All photos by David Edmondson, follow him on Instagram.
Looking for tailor-made?
We design bags to save your board in any condition, that's why dimensions are so important for us.
In case of impact if there isn't air between rails and layer protection your surfboard will be safer, for this important reason we design slim fit bags.
Starting from today with a little add for our local handcraft (€39.00) you can have your tailor-made MIGRA bag up to 22" wide.
We takes 15 days to realize and dispatch you custom order (free shipping worldwide included).
Adriatik's Trip
After explored and surfed many countries in Med, Erwan Simon realize that Albania was still a mystery.
There are really few swells per winter there, so when last march he saw good forecast he took a flight with the photographer Thomas Deregnieaux to check Balkans area.
© 2019 - Thomas Deregnieaux
Adriatik's Trip is a short movie about 36h of swell, waves searching between great landscape and friendly culture.
Surfer Erwan Simon
Credit Thomas Deregnieaux Photography
© 2019 - Thomas Deregnieaux
© 2019 - Thomas Deregnieaux
Did you ever ride a surfboard bag?
Every surfer know how could be boring summer flat season, that’s why when Gianluca call me with an insane idea I started to be excited.
Gianluca: Hi Marco, I would like to test one of you bags into waves.
Me: Are you kidding me? Do you want try to surf a bag? Ok, let’s do it!
I love crazy idea and also it will be a good opportunity to check how materials and stitching react stressed with new forces.
I know Gianluca since many years and I love how much passion he puts into surf world and into all strange ideas comes out his mind.
Here some tips from Gianluca's test drive:
01 - Choose a surfboard with a bit of volume will help you with floating.
02 - Cut the fabric to have fins out and keep control.
03 - Remember to keep out shoulder pad!
04 -Don't be shy to paddle out.
05 - Involve a photographer otherwise nobody will believe you (thanks Moncho Gil for capturing this moment).
06 - Don't care about reef or rock, your board is always safe!
Follow Gianluca Veglianti and Moncho Gil on Instagram
@marco.de.santi
(MIGRA co-founder)
Mark Iomal collection
We are ultra happy to announce our first collaboration with Mark Iomal.
Mark is a freelance artist and passionate surfer, he travels around Europe with his old Ducato caravan, his wife and their marvelous black cat.
We spent a lot of time together, had several meeting at bar counter and, of course, some nice surf session.
Always talking about surfing culture and creative world, during one of these he come with a small piece of paper and told me: “this is my vision of MIGRA, what do you think about it?".
Named “Everywhere you want to go” went out looking to MIGRA approach by Mark’s eyes.
He created a happy eco mobile with all you need in, a minimal must have for ocean lover folks.
Hand printed with water based inks on 100% organic ring-spun combed cotton.
Tee shirts are available in limited quantity on our online store.
Follow Mark on Instagram @bodasurfcaravan
Where I Belong
Where I Belong is the recap of Loïc Michel about latest four years around Canary Islands. The latest work of french born guy grow up in Fuerteventura.
Many great surfers and awesome waves filmed by eyes that knows well every single rocks of these magical arcipelago.
Are you looking for some fresh frames? Don't miss it!
Locations
Fuerteventura
Lanzarote
Gran Canaria
Surfers
Aday Perdomo
Benjamin Sanchis
Lazi Ruedegger
Manuel Lezcano
Manu Miguelez
Octavio Gonzalez
Pablo Claveras
Ruyman Rey
Salomon Moore
Tim Boal
Ocean gift
One of the thing I love of surfing is that every single day is different.
Even in the same spot and similar whether condition you never know what to aspect.
Until you stand on the beach looking at the lineup, you don't know if it will be a good day or not and then, even when you are out there, you can't really figure out what is going to happen.
When you are out there, every single wave could be the right one... even a single moment could make the difference between having fun and living something you will never forget!
That morning we were on the north shore looking to the lineup from the beach, there were clean lines rolling out there, a strong off shore wind blowing on the sets and few people around.
As soon as we reached the lineup we realized that we were really lucky to be there and we started screaming and laughing as child lost in a candy shop.
The wind was strong and the waves were powerful, the spot was working great, the water was deep blue and the sun was shining, every element was right, it was amazing!
We had really fun for the whole morning sliding trough those long walls made of water and then, in an undefined moment, the magic became reality: another set came in, I was sitting alone a bit further than the other guys in the lineup and the lines started growing up right in front of me. I paddled against the wind and I stood on my board looking at the wall I was up to ride off, my board was gliding fast up and down the line until I came in the last section of that long wave and, in a while, I realized that a fat lip was up to roll right up on me.
It has been amazing and almost unreal, I stood in that fat barrel thinking I could not came out, looking at that raw mass of water rolling around me...and suddenly my board got faster and the wave blew me out!
I could not believe I came out of that barrel, the other guys out there were stunned. My friends looking from the beach saw me and my 7'4” totally disappear in the barrel and then, when they saw me coming out again, they all started screaming for that unexpected bomb!
Till that undefined moment it had been a day like many others and then suddenly and as if by magic I got one of the best barrel I could ever imagine.
I will definitely remember that day for the rest if my life and not only because of that awesome barrel... but especially because I could share that joyful moment with my friends.
So don't trust your eyes, trust your heart, go out there and stay wet, ocean's gifts are always coming!
@Marco Milone
(big waves lover)
Photo credit Daniele Deiana
Landlocked - The Exploration
The landlocked journey with the Saltwater team continues. The surf and travel shop from Hamburg drives with vans, surfboards and friends to the Danish coast, satisfying the unbearable desire for waves and their “home on wheels”. On this road trip, a new landlocked clip was produced and filmed.
Landlocked: The Exploration reflects perfectly on the lifestyle of the surf and travel shop. It’s all about the feeling being on the road, going surfing and living outdoors.
It’s about slowing yourself down and living a minimalistic nomadic life.
www.saltwater-shop.com
Credits: Director: Christoph Zingelmann
Camera & Edit: Philipp Sigmund
Photography: Sebastian Drews
Producer: Island Collective
Co-Producer: Martin Scherf
Make Up & Outfits: Susann Gebert
Actors: Ole Lietz - Pia Husistein - Clara Iltgen - Liz Bednorz - Nico Schröder
Southern mission
Backward in 2015 when we completed southern hemisphere mission to test our prototypes.
One month spent around Mozambique coast, hundreds and hundreds of kilometers ridden with most bizarre transports way. The prefect mix between wild nature and small MacGyver's adventures.
Up and down, constantly checking forecast and always looking for uncrowned peaks. These country has huge surf potentiality, you have just to wait right swell direction.....we had to wait several days but than a south swell comes and everything becomes magic!
We quickly loaded all our bags and driven straight through Inhambane region looking for ocean access.....not easy job but we was lucky! We scored fast hollow waves, fun size and uncrowned line up shared with turtles and dolphins.
Next step, we moved south...
690 km, one shitty ferries and a sick 4WD minivan later we landed close to South African boarder. Unfortunately swell was disappear and nothing else ahead so we spent remaining days doing our best: drinking beers and carrying our bags around to test it.
With unmapped wild landscape, remote access and unforgettable transports way Mozambique was perfect scenario to test our travel mates.
Africa was absolutely the best location for check out first bags, we always learn some trick studying African smart approach.
Full of good vibes these land is for sure our favorite continents to explore.
Mission notes
1310 kilometers ridden
2 shitty ferries
1 endless 4WR minivan cruise
2 great Land Cruiser transfer
Infinity paths walked
4 prototypes tested
Uncountable beers checked
PS.
Are you looking for some tips about Mozambique's coast? Getting in touch hello@migrasurf.com
@marco.de.santi
(MIGRA co-founder)
[sur-ching]
Search is the verb of surfing.
Around this simple verb turns all surfer's attitudes.
There are infinite options that move people, but surfers move mostly for waves. For people who are not addicted to this passion it's hard to understand but in a surfer's brain it is clear: I need waves, so I look for them.
It doesn't matter if you look near your house or go on a surf trip thousands of miles away, the most important goal is to find "your" wave.
I know too many stories of people that moved away from their hometown to places where waves are more consistent.
Most people move away for work reasons but surfers are driven mostly by the waves and we try always to create our life around the surf.
Personally I turned 2017 by driving more that 12.000 km by car following the waves, ironically I say: "luckily that I live in a small island that is only 120 km longer and 30 wide!"
Pit stop during a southern African searching patrol
Why are we so addicted to this search? Where does this powerful push to search come from?
I am not a psychologist, I am just a designer but what I have clear in my mind is that for surfers is not only a question adrenaline, but it is a sort of multiple element combination.
Power of swell, wind direction, tide and type of break are all naturals elements impossible to dominate.
When they join together magical wavers are created and you can feel the power.
That's why everything goes around " the search", our brain is always looking for the only place on Earth where we forget everything, feel our body, our mind and our heart connected to this awesome energy.
That what's the search means to me, understanding where I can find the perfect balance between these element make me feel part of Mother Nature, part of this magic energy that create perfect waves.
@marco.de.santi
(MIGRA co-founder)
Let introduce MIGRA
MIGRA is the new surfboard bag designed to gives an extra protection to your board and new handy features are added to increase functionality to help you in many different situations.
It is a bag two years in the making from conception to prototype and has been engineered to give extra protection to the board with additional features added to increase functionality during transport.
The MIGRA surfboard bag focuses on protection and functionality. A double foam layer protection is placed along the rails to protect the surfboard to impact while the practical external carry system will easily hold a wetsuit or other gear. Twelve multitasking rings on the edges are stitched in to allow balanced carrying or quickly tie down the bag in any situation. The practical external carry system can be used by surfers to carry wetsuits, towels, and other goods and tools. In addition, the bag includes a removable shoulder strap with a practical hook for easy transport as well as salt-resistant hardware designed for durability and resistance to seizing. MIGRA weighs only two kilos!
Take a look of our first video, we hope you enjoy!
The ultimate surfboard bag
"The best surfboard bag for your surf trip"
MIGRA is the new surfboard bag designed to gives an extra protection to your board and new handy features are added to increase functionality to help you in many different situations.
Check out here all features!