Surf Concrete on a Smoothstar Skateboard This is one of our local little rippers putting in time on the concrete demonstrating how dry land training on a Smoothstar Skateboard can help perfect technique and timing when we cant get in the ocean! Smoothstar skateboards are available instore and online at Vertigo Surf.
Continue reading74 BY PYZEL SURFBOARDS Not much can be said about this board because we know as much as the general public, but when our boy Dane Reynolds speaks we listen especially when he has put the 74 by master craftsman John Pyzel at poll position in the recent ‘Stab in the Dark’ by Stab Magazine. Further more unless you have been sitting under a rock John John Florence is our new world champ so what…
Continue readingVISSLA NORTH SEAS 3/2 FULLSUIT With daylight savings in full swing and both water and air temperatures warming up now is the perfect time to ditch the 4/3 and booties and grab yourself the new Vissla North Seas 3/2 fullsuit to keep you both comfortable and warm leading up to the summer months. The Vissla North Seas 3/2 fullsuit is the perfect suit for you! Available both Instore and online now WARMTH & STRETCH V-Foam…
Continue readingOk this is now officially blowing our minds! Just a couple months ago we were looking at clips of the guys in Maui ridding standup paddle boards like this, but check this foil boarding clip from Kaim Lenny paddling his 5’6″ board on to wind swell of the coast of Maui. The fact that you can now do this opens the door to heaps more fun in the ocean. Turn a shitty cross shore 3 ft…
Continue readingTHE BLACK N WHITE IS GOLD!!!! – BY CHANNEL ISLANDS Dane Reynolds what more can be said about the guy except that any craft he touches turns to gold! And the Black n White is no exception! An all around, high performance shortboard designed for down the line speed and easy rail-to-rail transitions, the Black & White is based on a favourite hand shape Britt Merrick made Dane Reynolds for Santa Barbara area point breaks.…
Continue readingCheck this Video from Kai Lenny. Heres what he had to say about the experience: One of the most incredible feelings I’ve ever felt in surfing is when you can paddle for one wave but ride two! Hydrofoil Surfing has opened my world to new experiences and surfed spots I would have never looked twice at.
Continue readingHere’s a nice wee video with insight into what Dane’s garage looks like! Boards racked up either side some old favourites, some which have been put on ice, some hands shapes of his own and something new! The new http://www.cisurfboards.com/board/black-and-white/ is on order! and I for one am frothing to get my grubby lil mitts on one! Click the link below and take a look as Dane talks us through the past to present. ENJOY! http://www.cisurfboards.com/2016/22974/
Continue readingRichie Jackson Having watched several million skateboarding videos over the years, its not that often that we see something and think ‘that’s fresh’. Well here it is mates, check this s##t out! Richie Jackson is our new Rodney Mullen… great innovation. Apparently a Kiwi also i read somewhere! Now if only we have spent the 26 mil from the flag shambles on developing skateboarding in this country!
Continue readingJaws vs the Lyon 25 Check out this video of one of the biggest stair drops we’ve ever seen, and 10/10 for the perseverance! Shout out to Thrasher Magazine for sharing this one.
Continue readingThe Slater Designs Sci-Fi Every now and then something comes along that changes the game, flips the switch or just blows our mind! If you missed the Quiky Pro this year, you missed a revolution in board design. Stuart Kennedy’s performance on the Slater Designs Sci-Fi by master craftman Daniel Thompson aka ‘Tomo’ was nothing more than inspiring to ride what is different, eliminating Kelly Slater in the 2nd round which just so happened to be the…
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