Fifty Things to Do by the Sea

By Easkey Britton, Illustrated by Maria Nilsson

A beautifully presented, practical gift guide for all surf seekers. Explained with fascinating, easy-to-understand commentary from surfer and scientist Easkey Britton, this guide helps you soak up maximum vitamin sea.

The book is divided into six main sections – each filled with exercises, ideas and fun facts to help you reconnect with your oceanic roots and create special moments by the sea…

Reading the Sea – watch waves, move with the tides, understand rips and currents, getting to know the sea and your limits.

What the Sea Does for Us – appreciate the food, feel-good factors, and even medicines that the sea has to offer. Plus learn about its fundamental role in climate control.

We are Ocean – explore the multi-sensory environment the sea has to offer.

The Power of the Sea to Heal – from seaweed and ocean plasma to social change and ocean therapy.

The Sea is Calling – try your hand at beach combing, sea swimming, wave play, rockpooling, bird watching, searching for jellyfish and bioluminescence and swimming in the sea.

Things to Do for the Sea – with guides to beach clean-ups, sustainable foraging, restoring coastal habitats and inclusion and diversity ideas to make the sea accessible to all, you’ll have everything you need to be the hero our seas need.

Taking an inclusive global outlook on the subject, and complemented by Maria Nilsson’s captivating drawings, this timely book will show you the benefits of doing things by and for the sea – and how those benefits can spill over into your daily life.

Format: Hardback
Release Date: 29 Aug 2024
Pages: 144
ISBN: 978-1-911663-53-9
Dr Easkey Britton is a surfer, writer, artist and marine social scientist, with a PhD in Environment and Society. A life-long surfer and pioneer of big wave surfing, she was taught to surf at the age of four, and now channels her passion for the sea and surfing into social activism. Her promotion of female surfing in Iran is explored in the award-winning documentary Into the Sea. Easkey is today the author of several books on our relationship with the ocean including: Saltwater in the Blood(Watkins, 2021) and Ebb and Flow (Watkins, 2023).Maria Nilsson is a freelance illustrator based in London. Her illustrations are heavily influenced by the natural world, exploring various tactile qualities of colour, pattern and texture. She is the illustrator behind 50 Things to Do with aPenknife, 40 Knots and How to Tie Them, 50 Things to See in the Sky, 50 Things to Do in the Wild and Pittipat’s Saucer of Moon.

”'There’s something for everyone in this exploration of the sea” - - Devon Life

‘If you have been unable to visit the coast during the last year due to the pandemic, this lovely book is a small step towards soothing your seaside cravings’- Country Life -