Recently Swellnet's Sunshine Coast reporter, Mark Pridmore, was asked to shape a couple of replica boards for children's charity group, The Board Meeting. Mark, who has his own board label, More Surfboards, shaped two boards, a 'Morning of the Earth cutback' board and a Fangtail. MP's Mum, Joan Watt, was heard to say they were "the best replicas ever done."
The Noosa Festival of Surfing has released a hot teaser video of the 2014 festival. The soft-focus video celebrates the athleticism, complexity and unadulterated multi-dimensionality of your average middle-age longboarder. Never mind The Beauty Myth some men just like the feeling of a freshly waxed back.
ASP Australasia, Hurley, IMG and Destination NSW on behalf of the New South Wales Government in partnership with the support of Manly Council, today officially announced the return of the Australian Open of Surfing to Sydney's iconic Manly Beach. The event, taking place from 8th-16th February 2014, will see Hurley become the title sponsor, marking a two-year deal with the event being rebranded as the Hurley Australian Open of Surfing.
