SURF SCENE-Die Another Day-James Bond.
Saw this video on www.surfshop.com just recently and thought it was a hoot and a definite share for my followers
Surf Scene waves look familiar and so do the Surfers.
A block of Stomp wax to any one that can place the surfers and the surf spot.
ABOUT SURFBOARDS
WHAT I RIDE…TODAY
I was having a long chat with one of my best mates, I’ll call him Jay, about surfboards and other things in surfing as you do, and he made the comment that I have never given a personal critique on my Surf-Shop site about any thing I have ever ridden in my past. Jay suggested that, as I have a lot of history in the surf and on the beach, I should be able to write about Surfboards and What I Ride Today.
Having a Surf-Shop allows me to test ride a lot of surfboards, especially when the distributors loan them out, and I have to say at this point, as an older guy, a test ride some times doesn’t come easy and I get trashed. Best to bury those kinds of days.
Jamie Willems from Global Surf Industries suggested I have a go of this new McTavish 9’1” Original SLX, and after a couple of days I just couldn’t come to grips with it. I couldn’t really understand why, but it just didn’t suit my style of riding. Quite a dilemma, as I always have been a fan of McTavish Surfboards, so now I thought a McTavish was never going to be in the mix.
A few weeks passed and Jamie told me of an event that was to raise money for under privileged children called the “Board Meeting,” and Jamie suggested I have a go and Global surf Industries will look after the riders in the team with surfboards. OK I’ll be in it, and Jamie gave me a McTavish 9’1” Fireball Evolution to try. Being the latest model with great looking grey McTavish shadow logos across the lower half of the deck was impressive, and this look really made this board stand out and I was set to go.
So I needed a couple of days to fam. myself on it, and Granite had a little slider and the tides were just right. This board was set up by Jamie at absolutely bog standard settings with all original fins, and the centre fin placed in the middle of the box. Should work, well the first wave was a shoulder high job, with a nice wall and a progressively breaking lip. This board was so responsive, just flicking it around with little cut backs and bottom turns, and the board handling the lip without any concern, dropping down with out any rail grab to throw you off, and that was just the first wave. This thing was I would say the most responsive board I have ever wet my feet on. That board is that new SLX Bia-Axial high performance super lightweight constructed surfboard McTavish him self raves about, and all true. This board put a smile on my face for a whole three-hour session.
I came back to earth when the comp came around the following weekend. The event controllers decided the shore break at the Kawana Surf Life Savers Club was the location of choice. With at least an overhead shore break wave that hammered and broke a few boards during the day, I was not impressed with the surf at all, as I don’t really like a shore break. This unsure feeling set the tone for me for the rest of the day, and when our teams heat came around and it was my turn to hit it. All I had to do was only catch one wave, and then pass on to my team member, quite simple really, but I just didn’t time anything at all and got trashed so many times, in the end a foamy got me in for a hand over.
That surfing session on that new McTavish was a disaster, as was a day out with Jamie Willems at Happy Valley not long ago. Well that guy can surf an ironing board, but his choice this day was a McTavish 9’1” Original in SLX Bi-Axial light weight model, (the one I couldn’t come to grips with) and he proceeded to shred the surf apart, and watching him became my pastime at that point.
I have had some great little sessions since that time however, including some overhead waves at my fav. spot, and the McTavish Fireball SLX board under my feet (read “me”) likes long smooth walls for some hot dogging and nose rides.
This board has put a smile on my face, and it is all About Surfboards and What I Ride Today. Every time I take it out it undoubtedly reassures me it is the best I have been lucky enough to surf so far, and lets face it at my age, the enthusiasm it has instilled is all the help I need, because I know that in the end, all you need is enthusiasm.
Get your bit of McTavish Fireball Evo SLX enthusiasm from Surf-Shop at Peregian Beach and you can use your Master and Visa cards and phone us for any further information at 07 54713489.
THE BOARD MEETING CORPORATE SURF EVENT Each year a dedicated group of volunteers organize and manage The Board Meeting Corporate Surf Event to raise much-needed funds for local disabled children and their families. Over the last five years the event has raised over $130,000 for charity, proving again that surfers have big hearts when it comes to helping out those in the community.
The event, which started in 2003, is run in early November each year (this year November 6) and draws on the enthusiasm and generosity of the Surfing and Business communities to participate in an amateur surfing competition where the emphasis is on fun.
Friday 5th
5.30pm – 8.00 pm Event launch, location confirmation, competition outline, handing out of competitor gift bags & shirts, raffles and drinks at Kawana Surf Club beer garden
Saturday 6th
6.00 am Meet and set-up
6.30am First heats
11.30am Expression Session
From 12.15pm Move to the Kawana Surf Club beer garden for lunch
Fashion parade with the gorgeous Hive Swimwear models
1.00pm Auction and celebrations
2.30pm Presentations
All funds raised from the event including entry fees and proceeds from the annual surf gear & memorabilia auction held on presentation night, go directly to local families in need.
SURFBOARD SALE
Quality surfboards
Modern Surfboards by Global Surf Industries have one called the Contour SLX which is famous for it’s Contour Rail Stringers and the SLX construction. The stringers are not wood but heavy duty fibreglass inserted vertically along the rails giving the board a vibrant feel. The board features a full deep concave that flows into the rounded v tail. The SLX construction makes it super light weight to fling around in the surf and with the concave to the front makes it a great nose rider. You can set it up as a Quad or Big Single or a Thruster with the options available. The standard set up is single 8″ centre fin with two FCS outsides. SURF SHOP at Peregian Beach has one that was used as a display demo board and only waxed and ridden once. This board is faultless and is for sale at $890.00 and that includes the double stainless steel OAM leggie ($45.95).
What? = Modern Contour SLX for sale at $890.00 saving $311.95 (1 only)SOLD
Mc Tavish Surfboards are arguably the pinnacle of surfboard design in Australia and some say the world. This McTavish on offer for sale is a 9’1″ Fireball shape in a beautiful softish kind of pinkish colour on the bottom and round the rails with a dusty light blue deck and a very pretty swirly McTavish logo on the front. To categorize this board as a ladies color would be accurate, not withstanding I have seen guys riding this model at Noosa. A very nice model indeed in fibreglass and sporting a thruster set up with 8″ centre fin ans two outside FCS. This McTavish Surfboard is on special at $990.00 saving $260.00 off new price.
What? = McTavish Fireball model Ladies 9’1″ Mal. for sale at $990.00 saving $260.00 off new price (1 only).SOLD
Surf Betty by Global Surf Industries is their best selling girls surfboard constructed in epoxy resins and finished off in two pack white paint (not unlike your mothers car) and a really nice pink/sky blue swirly pattern on the whole deck. These boards are outstanding and perform very well for beginners and experienced girls as well. This Surf Betty has a scratch along the rail but does not detract and is for sale at $495.00 a saving because of a scratch of $100.00
What? = Surf Betty 7’2″ Ladies model with slight mark only $495.00 saving $100.00(1 only).SOLD
Central Coast Malibu make this Ocean blue model that’s 9’4″ and constructed with Volane glass for extra strength and that classic look. This is a big blokes surfboard with plenty of volume being 3″ thick through the middle by 23″ wide. Custom shaped with a round square tail and clear with yellow and in pristine condition, probably only surfed a few times and then stored in the garage. This type of custom Central Coast Mal would be about $1490.00 new but as it is a pre-loved our price is $890.00 with leggie and board bag.
What? = Central Coast Malibu 9’4″ in as new condition is for sale at $890.00 saving heaps off new price(1 only).SOLD
Blue Surfboards made by Global Surf Industries is their having real fun model Blue, and there are two, both 7’6″ and clear in color. Both are fiberglass construction and these models perform like a real little ripper, it’s a real fun board for the beginner, or for an average surfer to take to the next level. These boards must be sold to make way for other models so are sacrificed at $690.00 saving $100.00 off the price. These are new boards and are sold inclusive with FCF fins, Gorilla Grip, and FarKing leg rope.
What? = Blue surfboards brand new condition are for sale at $690.oo saving $100.00 off new price(2 only).SOLD
SURF SHOP PEREGIAN BEACH are also stockists of the full range of 7S Fish, Aloha, Webber, Jam, WMD, and a big range of Malibu surfboards by McTavish, Tolhurst, Arrows, Robert August, Classic Malibu, Laguna Longboards, to name but a few. We also do all the Tuflite range of boards as well as beginners Foamies.
Boards on Special
a. What? = Modern Contour SLX for sale at $890.00 saving $311.95 (1 only).SOLD
b. What? = McTavish Fireball model Ladies 9’1″ Mal. for sale at $990.00 saving $260.00 off new price(1 only).SOLD
c. What? = Surf Betty 7’2″ Ladies model with slight mark only $495.00 saving $100.00(1 only).SOLD
d. What? = Central Coast Malibu 9’4″ in as new condition is for sale at $890.00 saving heaps off new price(1 only).SOLD
e. What? = Blue surfboards brand new condition are for sale at $690.oo saving $100.00 off new price(2 only).SOLD
Surf-ShopPeregian Beach is located at:- 224 David Low Way, Peregian Beach Sunshine Coast Queensland or phone on 07 54713489 This web site through it’s articles and links, highlights all the models we sell, 
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The Seagrass Project Tuna
The next frontier in board performance top surfers, designers and shapers alike are at one agreed, that it will be “Flex”. Boards that are carbon railed, parabolic, and boards that are stringer less offer this Flex. But wait…
Flex is some thing surfers are still getting their head around, but there is one guy on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland that has it nutted out, and he is way ahead in understanding Flex in surfboard design. That bloke is Tom Wegener who has an understanding of modern material theory, combined with ancient knowledge and heaps of experimentation, and with the help of his formidable team of forward thinking surfers, brings us the Seaglass Project Tuna!
You may start to see surfing in a different light with this board in your quiver. The Seaglass Project will broaden your horizons, and open your mind to a new way of surfing.
Surf-Shop at Peregian will have two Seaglass Project Surfboards for your perusal and purchase.For more images and news items on the release of the Seaglass Project you can click here to go to Global Surf Industries Products and Information are also available at Surf-Shop and you can also PHONE US AT, 07 54713489
Or view our online store HERE
To Watch the Video click above link.
Surf Shop found this great little gem of a video while searching Coastwatch Archives about what could be described as the
The archival footage shows the arrival of the special six surfer guys back in 1964, to compete in the World Surfing Titles held at Manly Beach all dressed up in suits.
The main part of the story’s footage was shot at the 1999 Noosa Festival of Surfing, to record for posterity the fun and aloha spirit of the last five survivors of the ’64 event. These guys showed us though a little older, they still had what it takes. Their age did not hinder their abilities and a great show was put on.
Joey Cabell turned 70 in Dec 08, the others weren’t so forth coming with their ages but enough said Mike Doyle and LJ Richards are best of mates and still go surfing, diving, snowboarding, and sailing together, where Mick Dooley and Midget F. still live on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, and still surf when ever possible.
SURF WEAR
Surf Wear covers the range of apparel that defines the surf culture in clothing and available at Surf-Shop…
Surf Wear-Board Short
A good place to start is the Board Short.
This little piece of essential gear, has progressed if you remember, from variations of Canvas like materials, to a quick dry Nylon and Terylene, and that was only the 60′s and 70’s.
Today it is a high tech bun fight, amongst the worlds biggest surfing apparel manufacturers, to produce the slickest pair of Boardies a Surfer can wear.
It would be difficult to rate, as to who comes in first, as the Companies say theirs is the “best”, and then you can throw in the customer brand loyalty swaying the vote as well. So, I won’t suggest here for one moment which here is the best, but suffice to say for this article, we will only feature O’Neill, and Quiksilver brands…yay!
In no particular order or preference, but we have to start some where, so…
A. The O’Neill Hyperfreak 4 Way Stretch feels like an elastic band, and has built in memory composition in the fiber, so it snaps back into the original shape. No more hang ups! It is treated with a water resistant finish for a quick dry as a bonus. These are seriously good shorts, so try them…they will amaze you.
B. The Quiksilver “J-Dub” aka Julian Wilson, Diamond Dobby “CYPHER” series boardie, boasts 30% less skin contact to eliminate rashing, and the fabric is so light that it feels like you are surfing with nothing on. Looks and feels like the ultimate short. Pink is a promotional color for this season, with a percentage of the sale going to the Breast Cancer Awareness Programmes.
C. This sounds like a repeat, but O’Neill has gone one better than its own Hyperfreak 4 Way Stretch and it offers its customers an up graded version of the same, being the Hyperfreak 2.0. This is still the amazing stretch but features in addition a Welded Hem with No Inseam to rub you in the crutch. Also, it features a Superfly with Stretch, and a Lock in Drawcord Rise,…phew!
The Surf Wear Board Short war hots up and Peregian beach Surf Shop are only highlighting two brands in this selection.
D. The last Boardie but certainly not the least is the Quiksilver Cypher Massive No Rash Diamond Dobby DLX™ as worn by Kelly Slater also with the 30% less skin contact as the “J-Dubb” but it features not only this advanced fabric but “redefines what’s possible through performance technology.” A few features are included in this one, like welded seams, a double up closure, neoprene paneling for extra stretch, flat welded zip rear pocket, and to top it off, this model is part of the “Core Collection,” that being an “exclusive offering of technical surf products and essentials, available in selected Surf-Shops only”.
This has been a shoot out between two brands, over four different models of Board Shorts, each aspiring to attract the attention of Surfers at different levels. the only thing to do is to go down to your local Surf-Shop and try a pair on, squat down, marvel at the stretch, and buy the one you can afford, as they are all…SICK!
These shorts and also a large variety of other Brands of Board Shorts are available for you to try on at:-
Peregian Beach
Sunshine Coast, Qld.
OR PHONE US ON, 07 54713489
Jadson Mobbed (image:-ASP/Scholtz)
It’s 2010 and it’s been a good year so far, and we can all expect great things from the best in the world, Kelly Slater as we move towards the years end.
Greates Surfer Ever
Not with standing, we can all agree that Kelly has been the greatest surfer in the world, in the modern times, but just recently I feel (this is my humble opinion) Kelly displayed some out of water behaviour, that I found a bit surprising, from this man of great surfing stature. Continue reading
Sometimes there are essential sites to view.
http://surfershelpingsurfers.com/index.html
http://www.coastalwatch.com/templates/default.aspx
http://live.quiksilver.com/2009/bigwave/photos.php?btn_photos=_over
http://www.surfinfo.com.au/pages/profile.htm
http://www.themountainandwave.com/
http://www.youtube.com/aspworldtour/
http://www.seabreeze.com.au/Events/All/All/Default.aspx/
http://soft-surfboard.blogspot.com/2008/10/soft-surfboard_31.html/
http://www.blogcatalog.com/directory/sports/surfing/
http://noosamalibuclub.org/nfos10/?page_id=7
Surf-Shop has collected some informative sites on Surfing and related Surf Culture events for your enjoyment. Just follow the links and crack a site.
This little gem of a link gets you all the Govt. weather forecasts/boating/swell/ etc and worth a look at.
All’s good in Surfing when the A S P World Tour for 2010 is alive and breathing. “The surfers and events continue to work together with ASP Management to create a world class sport,” Rip Curl’s Neil Ridgway, ASP Events’ Council Chairman, said. “There are over one thousand ranked surfers from juniors to pros chasing an ASP World Title, and tens of thousands behind them dreaming of winning one themselves. Our tours provide sporting, economic, social and environmental benefits to almost every continent on the planet. We uphold the career pathway and continue to nurture the millions of fans who follow their heroes on the ASP World Tours.” This statement was attributed to the official A S P web site and you may read more on the official site here:
