Last year, an adventuresome crew that included Peter Devries,
Noah Cohen, and brothers Reid and Arran Jackson set off into a rarely surfed area of Haida Gwaii
to start filming The Fortune Wild. A Sitka Films production directed by Ben Gulliver, it’s a plucky
little story about surfing the farthest corners of the Pacific Northwest – and about exploring and
preserving this shiny new world that Raven welcomed us into so long ago.
I can’t imagine what life would’ve been like had I not spent my formative years near the ocean and discovered
surfing at a young age. Every surfer dreams of solo sessions in perfect waves, and for those of us living in the
Pacific Northwest those sessions can be found closer to home than one might imagine. – Reid
Growing up on Vancouver Island with an active family, many of our weekends were spent touring around in
kayaks or going biking or hiking. Sea kayaking was a huge inspiration and introduction to the ways of the ocean.
But when Reid and I started surfing, our parents compromised and let us tow our boards behind the boats so we
could enjoy the new beaches we discovered wherever we went. – Arran