The first of the ASP WCT 2012 world tour events started on 25th February at Queenslands Snapper Rocks, Australia. As the competition has progressed we have seen some big names knocked out in the early stages such as Mick Fanning, John John Florence and Dane Reynolds. However it has set us up for an unmissable…
Check out Brazilian Surfing Magazine Fluir. There’s quite a cool cover of some of the ASP WCT Pro surfers cartooned. How many can you guys name?
With just three days to go until The Live More Lectures, put together by Endurance Life, so make sure you have your tickets. Hear about normal people doing extraordinary things all in the Reel Cinema, Kingsbridge. Check out our previous blog entry or the Endurance Life website for more details. Get your tickets either at…
Happy Valentines day to you all, and a chance to remember a surfing great who passed just over a year ago. Over the course of his career Andy Irons (A.I.) had won three consecutive world titles in 2002, 2003 and 2004. Andy passed away on 2nd November 2010 in Grapevine, Texas during a stop over…
Here’s a video that I found quite amusing this morning form the man that brought you Surf Madness It stars Jamie O’Brien and Kelly Slater, unknown to them, and like Surf Madness includes Stirling Spencer’s hilarious voice overs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8NaovxO1XQ&feature=player_embedded
Tide time tables for 2012 are now available free in-store. This year we have added something extra which will be ready for the Easter break! Look out for the QR Code on the back of the timetable. Zap the code on your phone and you will be re-directed to a page which will keep you…
2012 Look out for Jon Jon Florence For those of you who have missed the last week of surfing headlines, you will soon see that 19 year old Hawaiian surfer Jon Jon Florence has beaten Jamie O’Brien (JOB) in the final of the Volcom Pipeline Pro. The final saw an exiting heat in which a…
We recently had this short surf film sent to us from a happy customer that bought his first surfboard from us last summer. He’s riding a longboard surfboard, more specifically the Many Returns 9’6 with a sunburn spray. Got a video similar? Let us know!
For those of you who don’t know, we are the UK importers for Xtra Foam blanks; a surfboard blank manufacturer based in Durban, South Africa. About four times a year we receive a 40ft container from Durban full of surfboard blanks for us to distribute to those interested in shaping, either for a living or…
Endurance Life are putting together an evening of talks and films of ordinary people doing extraordinary things. For anyone who has wondered what it’s like to surf a 90ft wave, race to the North Pole, kayak 444 miles down the Yukon river or ride a tandem bike from top to toe of North America; attention…
You may remember a post on an “Ode To Shaping – Fluid Juice Surfboards” showing you the different stages of board shaping. In this blog post we aim to show you the preceding stage of surfboard construction. The video on our Facebook page shows you how surfboard blanks are made. A surfboard blank is the…
An old school friend brought this to my attention. This breath taking piece of film was shot using a Phantom Camera which help capture high speed action shots at a ridiculous 10,000 frames per second (at a resolution of 600 x 480). Some of you may have seen this already, however I feel it is…
This weekend (7th & 8th January 2011) we are having a sale like never before! We’re discounting everything in our shop by 10% for 2 days only! That includes all surfboards, all wetsuits, all hardware, accessories and anything else thats behind out shop doors! Sale not applicable online
Here is the new video for one of our sponsored surfers Ben Howey.in his local break, Bantham. http://vimeo.com/33507144 After a successful 2011 finishing 6th in Europe in the Longboard Tour, which surpassed his target, and is now focusing on world ranking. You can follow Ben by checking out his blog on www.benhowey.com See his latest…