Want to know what Team Rider Luke Ditella does on those flat summer days? He teaches groms how to rip as hard as he does.
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Want to know what Team Rider Luke Ditella does on those flat summer days? He teaches groms how to rip as hard as he does.
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Want to know what Team Rider Luke Ditella does on those flat summer days? He teaches groms how to rip as hard as he does.
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I came across this today and just had to post it. It seems that surf great, Kelly Slater and artist, Emil Kozak have collabo’d to bring you two very cute surfboards, that could make you look very ‘festive’ in the water. Now it’s obvious that surfboards are on the brink of a huge shift in design and style, and you will see more and more boards popping up next year that emulate skateboards. We just posted a blog about Super Surfboards and what they are doing, and it’s great but if art on surfboards is going to be looking this cutesy, they are going to have to send me some matching wrapping paper to go with it. I am really hoping we don’t see Kelly using these in the water.
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Super Surfboards was started out of a love of surfing and a need to change the game up a little. “I think some old shapers will be pissed,” said Dion Agius, referring to other companies that have more of a rider-centric business model. Super Surfboards is finally doing what surfboard companies should have done years ago, and now Super could reap some great success from this new way of running a business in the surfing industry.
The team consists of all equal partners and owners of the company, Dion Agius, Clay Marzo, Kolohe Andino, and Tosh Townend. These guys are calling all the shots, and scored Blitz Distribution as a partner. Watch out!
Their new site just launched, check it out it’s rad: http://superbranded.com
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Whilst “eco-friendly” surfboards (I’m referring to the variants that use alternative foam and resin formulations) have been on the radar here for many moons, they haven’t really gotten close to being mainstream - yet. Perceived price, cheap pop-outs from Chinatown and performance issues may have stalled acceptance but actually finding board shops that will sell you something greener is rather hit and miss.
So hats, socks and anything else you fancy taking off to Mark Thorn and the boys from Piran Surf in Perranporth (Cornwall, UK) who’ve been working hard to showcase their “Piran Acorn EcoBoards.” Using soya-based foams and resin made from linseed oil - all sourced locally from Cornish suppliers - it’s a step in the right direction. Judging by the number of these boards I’ve spotted - encouragingly in the paws of fresh faced groms -they’re selling well. To reinforce the environmental message, each board comes with an acorn to plant, nurture and grow into a tree all ready for some hugging - sweet.
For a different take on this - there’s always recycling. Quick cut to earliker in the month. Beach Bum’s sitting in a Surf Lifesaving Club meeting with a rack of dinged and damp Rescue Boards behind him drying out, awaiting repairs. Your Rescue Board’s a bit of a beastie - there’s a lot of foam in there - there needs to be, of course. Where do old Rescue Boards go when they’re past repair, I wondered? They go to Burt, of course. Seriously, this clip is one to file under “L” for legendary.
“With the help of an eco-warrior and a legendary surfboard shaper, professional surfer Jake Boex will attempt to recycle a battered old ’surf rescue board’ into a modern high performance surfboard using only only ecologically sound materials, resulting in the world’s first ever environmentally friendly surfboard, ‘The Recycler’“
When Burt tells us that “styrene actually kills brain cells so it’s like serious alcohol abuse” I couldn’t help but wonder if he was talking from experience. No matter, Burt is the dude of dudes!
For more like this, stop by s-e-x-wax.com where Life’s (always) A Beach…
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