Dragon had their Mystery Tour Party on Saturday night in Torquay. They were celebrating the launch of their new Fame Light Bright colour way – you can see a few shots from the party below the cut. In addition to that, Dragon have installed an awesome 13ft by 40ft ramp …
Rip Curl Pro on Twitter
Everyone is into this Twitter thing right now – Facebook and MySpace are old. I mean, who has time to upload photos, respond on ‘walls’, add applications and deny all those who wronged you at school (that’ll teach them!). Nanoblogging is the go and Rip Curl are running updates from …
Spader Clothing Photo Shoot
Spader Clothing sent me a video of the photo shoot for their new range. I had not heard of Spader before but I checked out a feature on Sneaker Freaker, an interview with their designer John Ruman on WIN and a few other bits – despite the fact that there …
Empire x Modom Party
Torquay is the party town this weekend. Last night, our friends at Empire Ave. had a party with Modom. We would have loved to have been there for it but we’re stuck infront of the computer at the moment. It looked like a rad night (although the first photo has …
2009 Rip Curl Media Night
So, last night was the 2009 Rip Curl Media Night – it’s a night when Rip Curl invites us all down to their bar, puts on free drinks, tunes and entertainment. This year they had a spa put outside and, much to our amusement, the first one in there (after …
On The Beach At Rye…
Whilst checking the surf like I do most mornings, I saw a warning for the Mornington Peninsula stating it could potentially be a bit sharky. The Reason… a 22 meter pygmy blue whale was found washed ashore. Pretty amazing since I didn’t even know there were many of things around, …
Billabong XXL Awards – Five Nominated Wipeouts
Simon at Billabong sent me a short vid of the top five wipeouts nominated for the XXL awards. You can check the full vid below the cut which includes some pretty hairy footage of Ross Clarke-Jones, Dean Bowen, Greg Long, Ramon Navarro and Grant Washburn. Enjoy!
Rip Curl Pro 2009
The 2009 Rip Curl Pro is set to kick off tomorrow at Bells Beach and looking at the forecast its pretty likely there will be action tomorrow. Like all the ASP tour events, this sucker will be webcast live on this site here. As the longest running event on the …
Mick Fanning in Sport & Style Magazine
Mick Fanning has got a feature in the new issue of Sport & Style Magazine. The magazine, which actually has really nice design, comes free with The Age and Sydney Morning Herald. I’ve put the feature below the cut – Enjoy!
Obama Meets RVCA
Shop-Eat-Surf has a rad little article about Founder and Creative Director of RVCA, PM Tenore, getting to go and meet Obama at the Whitehouse. Obama got some small business people together to outline to them his plans for supporting their companies through the tough economic times. Tenore said that the …
2009 Billabong XXL Nominees
The nominees for the 2009 Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards are in and nothing short of impressive. Must have been a good year for Tasmania with a bunch of clips coming out of Shipsterns Bluff. The above clip is for the Rider of the Year nominees and I’m particularly pupmed …
Super Rant
I love a disgruntled employee and a naming names type rant as much as the next guy, so hearing about Lewis Samuels from Surfline and his recent termination made my day (in the nicest way possible, if that makes sense). He has made some pretty heated blog posts regarding Transworld …
Billabong’s New Site!
Billabong has got their new website happening. The new site makes use of the usual social networking thingy-whatsits and has way better navigation and a cleaner layout than the old site had. Plus it loads million tims faster than the old one. Check it out here.
Analog Team Surfs North Stradbroke Island
Trines at Analog just shot me through this awesome little clip of the Analog team surfing North Stradbroke Island. It features Ben Godwin, Jock Barnes and Jordi Watson tearing it up! Enjoy.
Searching For Michael Peterson
‘Searching For Michael Peterson‘ is a documentary film covering the life of the somewhat mythical MP. If you don’t know anything about MP, ask around and you will realise his influence is pretty far reaching. Having recently read his biography, I’m keen as beans to see the film but there …
Surfing 50 States at National Film Festival for Talented Youth in Seattle
Jonno and Stefan’s adventures are continuing at the moment but their film, Surfing 50 States, is still going strong everywhere. It’s going to be playing at the National Film Festival for Talented Youth in Seattle on April 26th – if you happen to be in the area, you should definitely …
Modern Collective
Here is a little sneak peek type trailer for the upcoming Poor Specimen Film, ‘Modern Collective’. Not only does this film have an amazing cast of new guard surfers, it appears to have been shot in full HD. That should be a nice change from the grainy, shakey shots that …
Bodysurf.com.au V2
Last year I threw up a link to Bodysurf.com.au because I felt it was something that should be shared. That said, for some reason I had the feeling that i wouldn’t see anything else of it. How wrong i was, and how happy I am. Issue 2 just went online …
Parko Takes Quik Pro
If you were as busy as me this morning, you were probably watching the live stream of the Quiksilver Pro which ended up being held at Kirra for the first time in 12 years. Cyclone Hamish had the swell at almost the ten foot mark but Parko made light work …
Quiksilver Gets An Extra Three Months
Quiksilver has filed something called an 8K (?!) in the US which outlines their debt plans. As a reminder to those that haven’t heard, Quik has had a few debt troubles and about US$75 million was due to be paid this month. With banks not being all that keen to …
RVCA On Entrepreneur.com
RVCA and in particular its founder PM Tenore have got themselves a little feature on Entrepreneur.com. It talks about all the usual things you would expect, from the brands humble beginnings to where it is today and so on. More interesting is PM talking about why he thinks RVCA has …
Former Billabong Director, Matthew Perrin, Declares Bankruptcy
A former Billabong director, Matthew Perrin, has declared bankruptcy according to the Herald Sun. After selling eight million shares for $66 million in 2002, it was estimated that Perrin was worth $200 million. All that has evaporated through a series of what would seem to be disasterous investments in China. …
Boom
This is not a guy doing a superman seat grab, it’s a stand up paddle boarder being plowed into by a runaway jetski at the Roxy Pro that is happening at D-Bah right now. While the event is on hold right now, I can’t tell you how the contest is …
Bolt Blower Invitational 2009
The Bolt Blower Invitational is on this Saturday at Gunnamatta and no matter what the forecast, the beach will be beaming because the contest is 70’s themed. This is a charity event to raise funds for One In Five, a mental illness help program. It is a team event with …
A Fly in the Champagne Premiere Photos!
Photos courtesy of TransWorld SURF. The new Transworld Surf flick, A Fly in the Champagne, premiered last weekend on the Gold Coast. Below the cut you will find a bunch of photos from the night. It looked like a rad night and according to our friend Gwenn from Lush Productions, …
Billabong Announces ASP Sanctioned Pro Junior In Bali
Photo from Tim Hain/Billabong – Heath Joske (AUS) drops into a perfect Keramas right hander. Billabong’s Bali event has got itself ASP Sanctioning this year. The event, which happens in July, will have $30,000 up for grabs which makes a total of $85,000 in prize money across Billabong’s three Pro …
Kirra Comeback
Considering I’m not qualified to talk about the ‘industry’ anymore, I’ll try my hand at politics because it’s full of dickheads anyway. Some good news has emerged out of the campaign for Queensland Premier with current Premier Anna Bligh and opposition leader Lawrence Springborg both pledging $1.5M to help remove …
Obama
The only thing cooler than having a new leader of the free world, is the ease and lack of imagination it requires to cash in on it. X-Trak have released a tail pad featuring Barracks head for the bargain price of $US40. People have been capitalising on the change over …
More Billabong Design for Humanity Photos!
As Chunk reported here, Billabong held their Design for Humanity event last Wednesday night. I’ve got a tonne of shots below the cut with all the catwalk and party action from the night including plenty of the beautiful US model and Sports Illustrated cover girl 2007 and 2008, Tori Praver. …
Design For Humanity
Taking a leaf out of Dave’s book and loosely tying some things together as an excuse to post some bikini girls. Billabong held their Design For Humanity fashion, music, and art show in Sydney last week to raise money for Surf Aid. Not much more to say other than check …
RVCA’s Australian Site Launches
RVCA have launched their Australian site. The press release says “RVCA.COM/AUSTRALIA is a blog showcasing not only what interests us and our involvement in the arts, but also the most up-to-date news taking place within the Australian and New Zealand RVCA divisions.” Click here to view the site!
Mick Fanning, Batting For Bushfires
Mick Fanning joined other celebrities like Anthony Mundine and Peter Garrett in the Big Bash Twenty20 event at the SCG over the weekend. To be honest, cricket usually bores the crap out of me, so attemping to speak on with any sort of authority would be sham. That said, Fanning …
Transworld Surf’s ‘A Fly in the Champagne’ Premiere!
Transworld Surf’s latest flick ‘A Fly in the Champagne’ is having it’s Australian premiere on the Gold Coast this Sunday! If you’re about – head on down to the Showroom at Twin Towns. Tickets are $5 and get you an entry in a raffle with all proceeds going to the …
Marti Paradisis Makes History at the Big Wave Awards!
Shipsterns local, Marti Paradisis, picked up two awards in the Surfing Life big wave awards held in Sydney on Thursday Night. The press release says “Marti won the awards for the biggest paddle in ride and the award for best overall performance. This makes him the first surfer in the …
Dozzas’ Dilemma
Jared from the shoutbox was obviously listening to the same radio station as me. It’s obviously not new news, but a slow news day had JJJ reporting on Luke Dorringtons dire financial situation. Luke was dropped by Billabong at the end of last year and is now working as concreters …