Aussie Lightning Bolt twin fin.

My passion, my fetish, my peccadillo, my obsession is Lightning Bolt twin fins.
Lightning Bolt twin fins and new wave graphics.......
I found this 6'0" rounded pin tail, channel bottom, Australian made Lightning Bolt twin on the Gold Coast. It was shaped by Stuart Cadden at the Aloha factory in Brookvale and is right up my alley. The spray reminds me a a Eddie Van Halen guitar. This takes the collection of Bolt twinny's to four, 2 Aussie and 2 Yank.


Stuart Cadden by Sean Davey

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Good waves in Sydney this week.
Got my photo on sandonpointphotos.com

U.S Lightning Bolt Quad.

The 80's was the decade the great Lightning Bolt brand died a slow death.
At the end of the seventies it was the strongest surf brand of all time, laying the ground work for the future uber brands of Quiksilver, Billabong and Rip Curl.
By the ninties the brand was couhing and convulising and being sold in discount department stores like 'Best and Less'.
But during the eighties, on the North Shore of Hawaii, they were still producing a few gems and this one is a classic. Innovation period gold, glass-on quad-fin/double-bump wing, swallow-tail; 5’-9” x 20-1/4” x 2-3/4”. It is currently being sold on ebay by my friend James in LA.
Bid now!

WAX ON- Friday night opening!

Hazelhurst Regional Gallery & Arts Centre is proud to present Wax On: From Cronulla to Palm Beach and Beyond, an exhibition that showcases artworks about surfing and its significance within contemporary Australian visual culture.

In her curatorial debut, arts broadcaster, avid surfer and Puberty Blues star, Nell Schofield has selected artworks for Wax On that are informed by how the vernacular visual languages of surfing have an ongoing impact on contemporary visual arts and culture.

Date: 05/12/2009 - 31/01/2010
Hazelhurst Regional Gallery & Arts Centre is located at 782 Kingsway Gymea NSW 2227

The Mind and Times of Reg Mombassa- Book Signing at Deus/Boardcollector surf market

Reg Mombassa will be hosting an apre' Surf Market book signing of his new book of collected works called "The Mind and Times of Reg Mombassa" from 5pm on the 12th of December at Deus Ex Machina, 104 Parramatta rd Camperdown.

Christopher O'Doherty, aka Reg Mombassa, has infiltrated our culture for more than thirty years with a unique, laconic view of our world - and of his. His wit, sense of mischief and larrikin energy resonated in the songs and performances of one of Australia's most beloved bands, Mental As Anything, whose music became the soundtrack to a generation's misbegotten youth. His eye for the absurd and his unapologetic idealism captured another generation or three with his irreverent, frequently macabre and always distinctive designs for the original Mambo label. Yet, long before he became a Mental or transformed shirts into collector's items, Mombassa was first and foremost an artist. From his idiosyncratic pop art to the delicately realised fine art landscapes and images that celebrate and elevate the suburban, his artworks are sought by collectors around the world. But there is much more to Reg Mombassa, as fellow New Zealand-born writer and painter Murray Waldren shows in this illuminated journey. Illustrated with almost 300 original artworks and packed with photographs, posters and band memorabilia, this is a true collector's item.

Deus Surf Market and Swap meet.- Update.

This day is gonna be huge!
We are at maximum capacity with new stall holders for the Deus Surf Market on the 12th of December ringing everyday.
We have even confirmed a live band will be playing throughout the day.
Its not just surf boards there will be vintage skate boards and parts, bikes, cruisers, art works, books, photographs and posters.

Updated list of stall holders include-
Dave Wilson. Gordon & Smith surfboards. Restored and collectible boards and "40 years worth of surfing collectibles".
David Norms. Signed copies of Switch foot. Vintage surf photos from the south coast in the 60's.
Phil Jarratt Back Beach Noosa. Paper surf collectibles and surf art.
Aaron Curnow- Spunk records. Alt surf tunes and DVD's from Aaron and Andrew Kidman, Last Hope, Glass Love, Litmus etc.
Brent Wayling- Sea Surfboards Byron Bay. Fanzines, surfboards, vintage inspired beachwear.
Geoff- Hawaiiana, home wares, collectibles, vintage surfboards, 50's beach umbrellas and towels.
Pup- Vintage Californian beach cruisers and parts.
Uncle Keith- Boards, vintage skateboards, vintage Surfer and Surfing mags, posters.
Scott- Surf collectibles & BMX.
Shorty- Collector extraordinaire. Boards, skate boards, collectibles, www.vintagesurfandskateemporium.com.
Wayne Golding- The Mambo King. Posters, loud shirts, memorabilia.
South Coast Paddy- Vintage surf clothes, board shorts, tees etc.
Josh- Hookapu, Byron Bay. A grade vintage boards, prints, posters.
Campbell Milligan- Founder of Monster Children Magazine. Huge collection of original art. Thomas Campbell etc.
Pete- Driving the Woody down from Noosa Longboards. Long boards and a shipment of vintage Hawaiian shirts.
Seb- Soul Surf Connections. A huge trailer load of collectible vintage surfboards.
Mike- Sandy Feet. North coast collector
Scott- Vintage beach crusiers and parts.
Rod. Vintage boards and memorabilia

Stalls are FREE.
The event will be advertised in the Sydney Morning Herald, Tracks, Waves, Pacific Longboarder, Aquabumps.

These are more pics from meet in LA recently. But they sure get me excited!

If you want to get in on the last spots call Keith on 0417 217 530 or Damion on 0409460178.

Surf Meet- Posters available

Photo grade paper, watermark embossed, A2 posters, $35 plus postage.

A nice pair

Fresh thongs celebrating two of Newcastle's finest by potter Gerry Wedd

G&S Highlight

I took this 6'0" G&S single fin triple fly channel bottom pin tail for a surf today. I love this board for a few reasons-
1) It was free. I found it in a council rubbish throw out.
2) Its width and thickness make it really easy to paddle and catch waves.
3) Its length and channel bottom make it really loose, fast and easy to turn.
4) Its big single fin and pin tail make for beautiful smooth turns with lots of speed and great hold with no side slipping.
5) It was shaped by the late Shark Island legend Greoff Solness.
If I ever shape my own boards, and I will, this will be the first board from my collection I'll try to reproduce.
The humble single fin pin tail is a sorely under rated surfboard design.


Greg Solness, shark Island photo by Darrel Jones.











There was a group of guys flying radio controlled gliders at the top of the cliff above the reef break I was surfing.
I couldn't help but compare the similarities between the two past times.
Surfing and gliding are both weather reliant and take you close to nature.
Every guy was trying out his own hand shaped glider design.
The paint jobs on the planes looked like surfboards sprays.
But mainly the trill is in the the turns, sweeping arcs and the joy of the ride.

New Zealuwatu

This blog is about innovation in surfing and one of the most influential innovations in surfing has been the use of satellite images and swell maps.
When leaving Auckland the other day I was given a realtime look at how a low in the Tasman generates swell for the west coast of NZ and the east coast of OZ at almost the same time.
The swell map was proved absolutely accurate by the photos.
3ft of swell on Sydney's south facing beaches.
8ft of swell hitting Manukau Heads on the outside of Auckland harbor.

I was amazed at this set up on the south side of the heads.
A huge, long, left hand set up that was breaking for miles, that I have named New Zealuwatu, in honor of Bali's long left to the north.
I have googled Manukau and cant find any images of people surfing there.
Either its highly protected (likely) or I've discovered a new classic left-hander (unlikely).

Deus Surf Market and Swap meet.- Confirmed!

Keith and I have been overwhelmed with responses to the Deus Surf Market on the 12th of December.

Confirmed stall holders include-
Dave Wilson. Gordon & Smith surfboards. Restored and collectable boards and "40 years worth of surfing collectables".
David Norms. Signed copies of Switch foot. Vintage surf photos from the south coast in the 60's.
Phil Jarratt Back Beach Noosa. Paper surf collectibles and surf art.
Aaron Curnow- Spunk records. Alt surf tunes and DVD's from Aaron and Andrew Kidman, Last Hope, Glass Love, Litmus etc.
Brent Wayling- Sea Surfboards Byron Bay. Fanzines, surfboards, vintage inspired beachwear.
Geoff- Hawaiiana, homewares, collectibles, vintage surfboards, 50's beach umbrellas and towels.
Pup- Vintage Californian beach cruisers and parts.
Uncle Keith- Boards, vintage skateboards, vintage Surfer and Surfing mags, posters.
Scott- Surf collectibles & BMX.
Shorty- Collector extraordinaire. Boards, skate boards, collectibles, www.vintagesurfandskateemporium.com.
Wayne Golding- The Mambo King. Posters, loud shirts, memorabilia.
South Coast Paddy- Vintage surf clothes, board shorts, tees etc.
Josh- Hookapu, Byron Bay. A grade vintage boards, prints, posters.
Campbell Milligan- Founder of Monster Children Magazine. Huge collection of original art. Thomas Campbell etc.
Pete- Driving the Woody down from Noosa Longboards. Long boards and a shipment of vintage Hawaiian shirts.
Seb- Soul Surf Connections. A huge trailer load of collectible vintage surfboards.
Mike- Sandy Feet. North coast collector
Scott- Vintage beach crusiers and parts.
Rod. Vintage boards and memoribilia

There are 2 stalls left.
Stalls are FREE.
The event will be advertised in the Sydney Morning Herald, Tracks, Waves, Pacific Longboarder, Aquabumps.

These pics by Mark are from a swap in LA recently. But they sure get me excited!

If you want to get in on the last spots call Keith on 0417 217 530 or Damion on 0409460178.