Cleethorpes/Lincolnshire

Name – Chris McClean

chris@chrismcclean.co.uk

Profession – Graphic Designer and Artist

Region – Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire

Key beaches covered – Skegness to Cleethorpes

SAS background – Created the 2004 advertising campaign and went on to design several other campaigns with SAS for several other projects including Food for Thought, Schools – Marine Environment Project, and posters for events. More recently involved with campaigning against CSO’s, UV turn off in Lincolnshire. Shot the recent Pipeline cover with Sam Lamiroy.

Specific Environmental interests – Safeguarding the North Sea coastline, CSO’s, UV Turnoff’s and Protect Our Waves campaign.

Quiver – A 5’6 CI twinny or Xanadu Rocky for the small days, couple of Fatums shaped for the good days, and 6’3 CI MBM for the very good days.

Personal mission statement – Spreading awareness of SAS campaign’s. Nobody should take getting ill from the water lying down.

Telephone/Mobile – 07534 719 007

I’ve been a surfer and surfed the murky brown waters of the North East for the last 15 years. I’ve worked for several years in the surf industry, I’ve travelled the world extensively on my own search for the perfect wave, to find I can have as much fun in the murky brown North Sea. I’m currently a freelance graphic designer, working with brands such as O’Neill, Carhartt, Nationwide, Clarks and Häagen-Dazs amongst others. I’m currently working on a film project about the North Sea.

I remember exiting the water aged about 16 covered in small black spots which turned out to be oil… I guess thats when I first became interested in clean water. More recently I’ve experienced first hand sickness from surfing one of the North East’s best and notoriously filthy reefbreaks. Floating poo is not something that should be experienced by anybody, pollution shouldn’t be tolerated.

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