Episode Two - Easkey Britton

In this week’s episode, Crossy chats to Dr. Easkey Britton. Easkey Britton grew up with the ocean in her blood. Her legendary gran was rumoured to have kickstarted Irish surfing craze in the 1960s by bringing two surfboards home from California - Easkey’s dad and uncles became some of the first to ride Ireland’s notorious waves. By the age of four Easkey was surfing too and the sea has shaped her life ever since. Crossy and Easkey talk over a few pints of Beamish in the legendary pub ‘Shoot the Crows’ in Sligo Town.

Easkey is a five-time Irish National Surfing Champion, having won the title consecutively with her final win in 2010. In 2009, she also earned the title of British Pro-Tour Champion. She is a pioneer in big wave surfing, notably being the first woman to surf ‘Aill na Searrach’ a challenging 15-foot wave off the Cliffs of Moher, a feat documented in the film ‘Waveriders’. In 2011, she became the first Irish woman and the first woman ever to be nominated for a WSL Big Wave Award for tow surfing at Mullaghmore. Beyond these achievements, Britton is known for introducing surfing to women in Iran and beyond. She’s not just a fearless surfer—nominated as the first Irish woman for the Global WSL Big Wave Awards—but also a scientist, activist, and changemaker with a PhD in Environment and Society. Easkey is passionate about using the ocean to connect people and spark change. Her books, ‘Saltwater in the Blood’ and ‘Ebb and Flow’, explore our deep bond with water and nature. Wild-hearted and free-spirited, Easkey has surfed some of Ireland’s biggest, coldest waves—not for fame, but for her life-long love of the sea. Plus, a special appearance from her legendary father, artist Barry Britton!

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Presented by Thomas ‘Crossy’ Crosse.

Produced by Ronan McConnell and Keith Brennan, developed in association with Heineken Ireland and Dentsu.

Visual Design, Editing & Audio Mix by Stephen King O'Farrell and Conor Daly.

Camera and Sound by Michael Edge.

Archive and Images courtesy of Getty Images.

Music courtesy of Audio Network.

Series Producer / Director - Paul Macgregor

Executive Producer - Sasha Hamrogue

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