SLATER DESIGNS SCI-FI: THE BOARD THE WORLD IS TALKING ABOUT!

The Slater Designs Sci-Fi Every now and then something comes along that changes the game, flips the switch or just blows our mind! If you missed the Quiky Pro this year, you missed a revolution in board design. Stuart Kennedy’s performance on the Slater Designs Sci-Fi by master craftman Daniel Thompson aka ‘Tomo’ was nothing more than inspiring to ride what is different, eliminating Kelly Slater in the 2nd round which just so happened to be the…

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Crazy Kite Surfing Stunt

Here is some classic footage from crazy kite surfing land! I doubt they could have fitted the Hugo Boss logo in there one more time… besides that i still have no idea WTF Hugo Boss actually sell?? Kites? Mercedes? Boats???

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Rental Cars New Plymouth

Shout out to our mates from New Plymouth Airport Rental Cars! If you heading to Taranaki and looking for car hire, then give these guys a call. The have wagons and people movers, as well as mini vans and sub compacts. The team are friendly, the service is fantastic and being located at the airport means to you don’t have to lug your gear anywhere!

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Start of the 75km SUP

Stoked to be heading up to the coromandel with some buddies to go on a big cuddle and maybe catch some fish. After spending half an hour writing a massive list of shirt but I had to pack I completely ignore them through I’ll bunch of junk in the car and headed North. After years of living in New Zealand driving through the North Island remind me of how lucky we are to live in…

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PATAGONIA R1 WETSUITS ARE GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND GOOD FOR YOU!

Like a lot of industries across the globe there is a big movement towards environmental awareness and sustainability, we as surfers shouldn’t take our environment for granted as essentially it is our playground. All leading brands throughout the surfing industry are doing their part to keep our playground , our environment as it once was but there is one company at the forefront and leading the way, PATAGONIA. PATAGONIA’S MISSION STATEMENT: “BUILD THE BEST PRODUCT,…

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Sunday Arvo Surf Session at Jonos

Below is the data from Jono’s Rip Curl GPS watch, the light white line is the paddling which confirms he paddles round like a mad man between waves! Couple shots of Jono above and below surfing the right hander named after him! The waves were a bit hard to get into and paddling a 7 foot surfboard was a definite advantage. Great to see you out there mate – after a Saturday afternoon on the golf…

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WE LOVE DANE AND HIS SAMPLER SURFBOARD

What’s not to love about Dane Reynolds? The peoples champion! His surfing is raw, innovative and powerful and he has taken small wave board design to higher levels again and again! It all started with the ‘Dumpster Diver’ then we had the ‘Neckbeard’ and now we have the ‘Sampler’. We have a fresh size range just landed! available in-store and online so have a read and a listen below to what Britt Merrick has to say…

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Interview with Rusty from Rusty Surfboards

Here is a really cool short clip that explains the history of Rusty Surfboards and the background of one of the most iconic logos in surfing, Rusty’s R. logo.

Towing the quad bike with the truck on return from surf trip

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When Surf Trips Go Wrong

It was an exciting start to the week when my buddy Andy called me at 1030 last night tell me his quad bike had broken down on a surf trip and was stuck on the beach and could i help him tow it out?! He was returning home from a local surfing spot earlier that night when the engine started making some strange noises and then shat itself. We decided to recover the quad bike…

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Channel Islands Surfboards Crew in Panama

Here is some footage of the Channel Islands Surfboards crew as they take on Panama. Panama has 2400 kms of coastline and pretty amazing surfing to go with that. Costa Rica is often the name that comes up before Panama, but Panama has something for everyone, from outright kooks to wannabe pro’s. The best time of year to go is around April to June when the wind blows offshore and the south-west swell is bigger…