The Zeppelin – Rusty Surfboards – One for the old timers…

One for the old timers and bigger lads, let me introduce. . . The Zeppelin by Rusty Surfboards The Zeppelin was brought to our attention by one of the elderly crustations that spends a portion of their morning sitting on our deck drinking coffee with the other dinosaurs who are now perminant fixtures outside the front door , and I mean that with the upmost respect. These old timers spend countless hours talking , yelling…

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Oakura Beach Sunset

While there was most likely some epic surfing to be had last night, I took the opportunity to shoot out in the boat and see if i could grab some tuna. Alas no fish at all, but it was one of the stillest nights i can remember being on the water in Taranaki ever, and so beautiful out there! Ran into an amazing pod of dolphins on the way out and managed to catch some…

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Who are JS Surfboards?

JS Surfboards JS Surfboards is the brain child of Jason Stevenson – another banana bending Aussie from Queensland. Jason build this business up himself and quickly attracted some of the best surfers in the work such as Parko and Occy. He has been shaping boards since he was in nappies (or just about) and in the last couple of years Jason’s designs have proven themselves to be among the best in the world. Jason grew up…

Where to go surfing tomorrow?

With light North West forecast again for tomorrow, it looks like it’s back to back beach again! Just sitting down at the beach now there’s a solid 3 foot swell running and the wind is about 3 kn Cross shore and there is probably about six people out there and 1000 bluebottles! Yes those annoying Aussies are back… But apparently out the back is okay, they are playing like on the beach, where a wet…

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IF YOU CAN ONLY TAKE ONE BOARD TO THE BEACH , LET ME INTRODUCE. . .

IF YOU CAN ONLY TAKE ONE BOARD TO THE BEACH , LET ME INTRODUCE. . . The Monsta Box by JS Industries. We at Vertigo love nothing more than coming across the new favourite toy! And the Monsta Box is exactly that!! Check out the speill by the master crafter himself – Jason Stevenson “MONSTA BOX is two of my favorite boards rolled into one! By fusing the 2 best selling boards in the range…

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Barrels at Back Beach

Quite a strong Northerly blowing today and managed to find some shelter and some barrels at back beach. Its always hard to try and fit a 9′ stand up paddle board into a 5 ft face, but it didn’t stop me giving a crack! In the photo above my paddle is probably the only part of me in the barrel, but still claimed it with a double fist pump!:| Actually when i pulled into the…

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555 Reasons to Try Stand Up Paddle Boarding

Stand Up Paddle Boarding is a sport that might not look as flash or fun as regular old surfing, but after 10 years of SUPing, i feel like I’m just beginning to understand the magic of the sport. During a recent 4 day camping mission to a secret surf spot, (to protect it, lets just call it: Bailey Road, Pungarehu, Taranaki – google it!), I had the most truly epic four days of surfing of…

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Kelly Slater’s perfect wave pool

Ok here is something that Kelly Slater has been working on for 10 years! The perfect wave pool. This wave is so perfect that when he gets barrelled it looks like time is standing still! Nice one Kelly!

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HO HO HO AND A BIG FAT MERRY XMAS FROM VERTIGO!

HO HO HO AND A BIG FAT MERRY XMAS FROM VERTIGO! It’s that time of year again and here at Vertigo we have you covered for all your christmas needs our shop is bursting at the seams and our online store is being updated with new stock daily. So come in and see us or shop online , Santa has been kind to us this year so we are going to spread some christmas joy!!!…

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Danny MacAskill Latest Video – Cascadia

Danny MacAskill’s latest video is mind blowing! I honestly don’t how on earth Danny does this stuff!!? I mean is he from another planet where the laws of gravity and physics don’t apply? Truly one of the great free riders of all time! If you want to see more of Danny MacAskill check out his website http://www.dannymacaskill.co.uk/ (or search for him on youtube).