Childe Eyewear

It’s hard to explain what Gliding Barnacles really is. It’s not really just a surf festival. It’s a few days on a beach in Portugal where art, surfing, and community blur together into something that doesn’t quite fit a label. What makes it special is the people — a small, tight-knit community that somehow draws in faces from all over the world. We come from different places, but we seem to live the same way.

Childe Eyewear ambassador Soli Bailey launches his new YouTube series Talking Story — a raw look into life chasing waves around the globe. From freezing Ireland slabs to firing Indo barrels and big airs with Jordy Smith, Soli shares stories of resilience, wipeouts, and triumph following his serious neck injury comeback.