DRIFTLINE JOURNAL

Oct 04, 2020

R.I.P SURFER Magazine - The True Culture of Cool

As a budding teenage Waterman exploring the North East coast, the idea of surf culture was always a very distant fantasy to me. Trying to conceptualize and embrace both the history of surfing in the grungy-coolness of the sport were hard concepts for a lanky longboarder living in the middle of Connecticut. Easy access to artistic surf films on YouTube, epic clips of airs on Instagram, and streaming of live WSL events weren’t a thing at that time. Back then, there was SURFER magazine.

Sep 22, 2020

Wes Horbatuck Designs Success Coast to Coast

Article as seen in "GLP Living Magazine" If there is a through-line to Wes Horbatuck’s life, it is water. From childhood summers in the Sound at Groton Long Point to beach afternoons on the Pacific Ocean off San Diego,...

Aug 28, 2020

DRAWING PARALLEL LINES: Shaping Our Customer Experience

There are tons of young startups out there who are working hard to grow their business, but how many of them peel back the curtains to show the minutia involved to make it happen? Would it be interesting to know what it...

Aug 25, 2020

The Monday M.A.S.S. || 5-Star Review from Chris Coté & Todd Richards!

On "The World’s Greatest Action Sports Podcast," Chris and Co-Host Todd Richards give their first product review ever and they gave Drifties 5-STARS!!

Aug 14, 2020

Florence Marine X: John John's Own Brand Points Industry in New Direction

Some big news was just announced in the world of surf brands this week: the launching of John John Florence's new surf & apparel company, Florence Marine X.