Sam Bleakley is an international longboard champion. During his competitive career he won a veritable hoard of silverware including multiple English, British and European titles. His travel writing has been published in international surfing magazines such as Carve, Pacific Longboarder, Surf News and The Surfer's Path, and he is the author of Mindful Thoughts for Surfers, Mindfulness & Surfing, Surfing Brilliant Corners and Surfing Tropical Beats. He lives with his wife and children in Cornwall.