Subscriber Information
Subscribers, we will update all info for you on here regarding future issues, company information etc.
The site is now fully working, we hadn't realised some had been seeing it in maintence thanks for the messages. We're transfering the domain and emails this week and it shouldn't disapear again, apologies!
13/06/25
Good morning, not been the greatest of weeks but we're still here. Our domain will update shortly, we'll be able to get messages again on here, and emails will resume. It's been a combination of us all working regular jobs, and things not being finished here. We'll update when emails are working on the contact form again.
Logisitcs wise - Those t-shirts are all shipping, and Kirsty continues to post missing issues.
Issue 112 has had all the pages printed and are waiting to be bound, there is a hold up as we got the cover proofs back and they were not what we had hoped for, so we're tweaking those, which may mean a delay on delivery by a few days, but we're working on the philosophy this has to be right to set the tone for the future, and not hurried. We'll keep you updated.
Have a great weekend - Alex
7/06/25
Morning, saturday subscriber update - We have started sending the last T-Shirts, we got the remaining stock delivered. We know there have been a few sizing issues so we have sent out two sizes for some where the sizes seem eratic - m/l especially.
Alex is preparing some spreads to share with you this weekend, so check in later for that, which is exciting.
There will be some more magazines going out next week, and we'll have the final finacials on the company info next week as well. Have a great weekend.
4/06/25
Hello, we're back today post holidays/school half term. We'll have a full update and a preview of issue 112 on Friday. We'll also be contacting people this week about the final T-Shirts to go.
Issue wise we'll have some new 110 and 106s shortly and send those to missing subscribers.
James
27/05/25
Morning, Kirsty here today. We have some more magazines dispatching today. I will then be off for the week as it is half term and will be back on email next monday. Have a good week.
24/05/25
Update for the weekend -
We're away for the next week, Kirsty will be posting, but after half term we'll be back in contact with individuals.
This past week 67 magazines have gone out to people who were missing, we have probably duplicated for a few of you, but just wanted to make sure. We are also having some extra 106 and 110 printed so we're back to full stock.
As some of you will aslo have noticed some extra/missing books are also arriving. T_shirts will be heading out the first week of June, we're getting a restock (final stock) to get out to any orders/ missing out.
Finally we'll have an update on the exact arrival date of issue 112 later next week.
Have an excellent week.
18/05/25
We've been updating our data base, hence why the site's been up and down. The business strategy is all up on the company page as promised and we'll have an editorial update later in the week, meanwhile we'll keep delivering missing items.
James
16/05/25
End of week update, we got pulled away with other work, but the promissed update of business plan/accounts will go up over the weekend. Those who haven't received issue 111 yet will start receiving them tomorrow.
I'll post on here to alert updates over the weekend,
James
13/05/25
Busy week this week, double update today. We have signed off the paper/format for the first hardbound issue (112). Based on that we can confirm a delivery date for subscribers of mid-June, we’ll update to an exact week when we get slightly closer.
It also means we can now finalise our three-year business plan, which we will do over the next 24 ours and publish on the company information page either tomorrow evening or Thursday, we’ll update here on that. We also have the last years accounts which will be available on there finally by the end of the week. I’ll update tomorrow with a link.
Thanks James
Distribution update from Kirsty –
We have posted all of the extra issue 111s to the UK today, subscribers who have not received those yet, should now have them by the end of the week. I will be starting to email with Max tomorrow following up on all extra books and tees.
This year’s books we are just sorting through, we have a copy of the new Surf Science book, and James and Max are having a look at it to see how much of an update it is, it will be available to those of you who would like it, but we didn’t want to send it to people who already have a copy, if it isn’t a significant update. We will offer another title or two to choose from if that is the case. We won’t start sending these until post issue 112.
12/05/25
Distribution Update
I’ll be doing one of these each day this week, and Max and I will be following up with direct emails. Today (Monday) we have dropped off packages of current and older magazines to send to – France, Ireland, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Switzerland, New Zealand and Australia. They will be processed/customs done and we’ll have tracking details by Thursday which I will then email directly to all of you. (For USA we no longer control the rights to TSP in North America, subscription continue, if you haven't been contacted we will forward you contact details later in the week).
Tomorrow I’ll update on all the UK missing/issue 111s which have been sent and we’ll individually contact with tracking . Then later in the week I’ll update on new and old books and any missing Tees.
Kirsty
12/05/25
Hello,
Very busy week here, you’ll be hearing from us daily and directly by email. It was great to meet some subscribers in the water again over the weekend, I think we’ll try and make some more organised meets just for a surf.
We have the samples of issue 112, not bound just to compare paper and make a decision before printing, it looks like to get the best out of the epic photography we will be sticking with a silk finish as a pose to an uncoated/recycled. Imagery is so important, and having spoken to readers, not just of the path, that finish is really important. We’ll OK that today and we’ll have a delivery date later in the week and we’ll post some images of the new format.
Format wise, it is a change, the next six journals are all individual projects, the main feature will be the whole publication, and with that in mind the inside is very different. Obviously, there are no adverts, no contents, but there is still an intro letter. We have held on to Land|Sea|Sky, but each edition is timeless, so in this case we devote 20 pages to point breaks. Then we have the central feature, in issue 112 it is called The Last Shipping Forecast, which is an incredible documentation of 30+ years of swells and shipping forecasts to correspond with them, reader led, curated by us, I’m confident it’s the best feature TSP has ever done (big claim I know). Then each issue we’ll end on an Agree to Disagree, focussing and anchoring the journal in the moment of publication.
It's a slight departure, an evolution into more in-depth storytelling, we will be printing just enough for subscribers and no more, we may next year re-print some, we’ll see. At the moment as you will see later in the week, the business plan is funded to create six of these over the next three years, in which time things in the world will probably move on to another form of evolution for The Path. In the meantime, all focus is on delivering missing issues this week.
Alex.
10/05/25
Hi Everyone,
Kirsty here, first off thank you for the messages much appreciated, obviously not an easy time and it has set my work back by a coupe of months. My role is until mid-July, and that is to deliver any missing issues and merch (except hoodies) and to make sure the data base is all up to date for the distribution of issue 112 then I will bid you all farewell.
I’ll be emailing everyone as we post this week, and going forward with tracking details etc. Max (one of new owners) and I will be following up with people we know haven’t received items just to verify sizes etc. This process will go on through May. My email will be still merch@thesurferspathmagazine – as a pose to surferspath.com which the magazine has passed on. It isn’t active as of today (Saturday 10th) but should be anytime, and we are transferring the old merch mail box into it.
Thanks again, we’re going to finally wrap up all missing items.
09/05/25
Organisational update from me James. Kirsty and Max have been working on getting any missing 111s out this week, Max has been in contact with a few more of you regarding missing merch as well, we will get in touch with everyone and have their orders completed this month. I will as promised start emailing all the group leaders and anyone else as well, this will most likely be the week starting the 19th just because of my time and commitments to my job and familly.
You will notice we have stopped selling issues online, this is now permanent, lots of reasons but we’ve looked at the pros and cons of continuing doing this and decided it doesn’t add up. Our only priority is to create something different and unique and really fulfilling for all future volumes of The Path. Leading on from that you’ll see when I upload the financial reports in the next few days (sorry that has taken longer due to work), we don’t need to make sales to produce the next three years volumes at least of The Path, thanks to photo library sale and name sale in the US.
We have to evolve as we’ve talked about before, and the end product, as you’ll see in a few weeks, is a much more exciting proposition because of it. All subscribers are locked for volumes for life, and obviously anything that has been missed which is our focus this month.
Have a great weekend.
06/05/25
Good morning, an exciting day today as Kirsty is back! So we are resuming distribution for 111 today for the few that haven't received yet. We'll update her email address as well.
Now she is back and we are in full capacity, the plans are set to focus on delivery this month - any missing 111s, alll missing back issues and Ts and everyone will be contacted on that. Then issue 112, Surf Science Book and then hoodies.
We're focussed on delivering as a pose to a lot of communication, but we will be in touch with everyone over the course of the month. thanks James.
02/05/25
We went to press today with the first book!! Pretty excited, we'll have the two variations back in about 2 and a half weeks, then we'll do the full run. I (Alex/Editor) will share some spreads next week and reveal the new format.
Exciting times, I will have a new email address and phone number for you next week to talk editorial ideas as well. Have a great bank holiday.
01/05/25
Hi Max here, has been great contacting and talking to a few of you today, I'll be emailing everyone we think are missing anything over the next two weeks. That doesn't include if you're missing hoodies, we'll get to those later. Great feedback, thank you, we're working hard to undo the issues of the last few years.
Alex will be back with a big issue update tomorrow, Kirsty is back distributing on Tuesday and we'll publish her new email, and James will be emailing the various group leads later next week.
28/04/25
Hi All, we are gearing up for our relaunch on the 1st of May. We are changing domain and emails, and we'll start emailing you all. On Friday Alex will give you some samples of the finished issue 112.
From those of us who now own TSP, Max, who is going to handle the distribution side of things, is going to email everyone who is missing issues and merch. The priortiy in May is to wrap this up, so when 112 comes out, everyone is up to date with everything (except hoodies which will come later). Then following that, I will be emailing everyone who has asked about opperational and official side of things. I'll start doing that next week.
We'll update here regularly starting on Thursday, have a great week. James.
25/04/25
Brief update before the weekend, our new domain will be active over the weekend along with emails, so we'll be contacting everyone next week. Have a good weekend.
23/04/25
Hi all, Alex here with an update on issue 112. We are in the final stages of design at the moment. I will share some pages next week, it's a big shift, this reflects the fact we are moving into a more book as a pose to magazine look (for example there are no more ads).
Once we have finished design next week we are going to do two trial prints, one with uncoated paper and one with silk paper for interior pages. We decided to pay for these two trials just so we can get the finished look we really wanted. For reference we currently use silk, uncoated is no different eco wise or cost, but feels a little more organic. We'll share images of both, and then when we have decided we'll press go! Exctiing times.
22/04/25
Good day to you all. I'm Max I am one of the new TSP owners, my job is to sort all the logistics, especially gettting everyone magazines - the most important bit. I will be emailing all those we know haven't got everything yet next week, Annie and Kirsty are still dealing with day to day sending, but I wanted to connect with everyone so we can wrap everything up before issue 112.
I am also oversseeing our domain and email change, James will fill you in on the legal stuff, but we are in the process of changing emails and domain, it's all down to conflicts around the name in North America. We'll be back when the emails and domain are live.
Alex will have a post tomorrow with exciting magazine news.
21/04/25
Hi all, very quick update to say we will have the domain and emails transfered in the next coupel fo days. We expected it to complete pre-weekend, so we could work over the weekend contacting people, but it will be this week.
Also this week - Accounts will be up on here. We have also heard that the Tony Butt Surf Science book is already printed, so we will bring that forward.
18/04/25
Good day to you all, I'm Max I am the new logisitics and distribution manager here at The Path, I'm also one of the ew co-owners. We'll have new emails next week and I'll be dropping some of you a line then. Firstly though to bring you all up to date on our schedule for this year. We've planned this out so you all get regular deliveries, but also so they are deliverable from our end, there as been a lot of false dawns/promises, so this is a rigerous schedule and managable.
Issue 112 - This is out first hardbacked issue, it is incredible, and it will go to press on May 21st. We are going to be there to see it come off the press, to make sure it is up to standard, and a book takes a little longer than a magazine so to be on the safe side, you will receive it between the 2nd and 13th of June.
Surf Science - We are still waiting on the exact publishing date, but you will receive this in late July, I'll update if it slips (obviosuly out of our control this one).
Hoodie/Sweat - We have found a supplier, but just to manage things our side we are going to deliver these in August, so half way between this years issues. We will be re-contacting for sizes/styles.
Issue 113 - We have a schedule date for pirnt of the 20th of October. So will be an early November delivery.
Have a great weekend we'll be in touch next week.
16/04/25
A short update, restructure our emails over the weekend and we'll post the new contact details on here. We'll also put up the choice of TSP sweatshirts as well.
All mags have now been dispatched, so keep an eye out for the last of those.
04/04/2025
Hi Everyone, just a short update, those missing issues are being dispatched today, so those of you not with 111 yet, they will arrive tomorrow and early next week.
We'll have a company update over the weekend, and accounts etc. will be published on the company page (at the bottom menu) over the weekend as well,
23/03/25
We will have a bigger than usual update for you tomorrow.
Issue 111 is shipping now, thank you for the feedback, most will receive towards the end of next week (March 7th)
At the moment the schedule is -
Issue 111 wil arrive in March/April 2025
Issue 112 June 2025
Issue 113 Late October 2025
From issues 112 the magazine is becoming a hard backed journal.