Co-facilitating with Rob in Manly
Wipeout Dementia
Dementia is becoming a wide spread health challenge around the world. Dementia is a brain disease, which decreases memory, emotions, motivation and language functions. Changes in the body can cause loss of brain function, such as diseases that affect blood circulation. In Alzheimer’s disease (most common type of dementia) little plaques of protien accumulate in […]
Kirra Teams Challenge
Each year, Kirra Teams Challenge is held up on the Gold Coast. The event has potential to be run at pumping barrels of Kirra but usually takes place at the fun peaks of Duranbah. This is a national event, setup for Eight Surfers (6 Open, 2 Juniors) to compete for their club. The contest is […]
QBC Man on Man
Queenscliff Boardriders Club(QBC) had their end of the year “man on man” competition. There was a nice little wind swell for the day and a lot of the top surfers from the club showed up to win. The prestige of the “man on man” event is that it showcases the best competitive surfers in the […]
Oneill’s Coldwater Classic Invitational
O’Neill has turned the Coldwater Classic at Steamer Lane (Santa Cruz, CA) into an invitational event, they pick 15 unsponsored surfers and one wildcard video entry to compete for a sponsorship with the company and $50 grand budget. This year I was invited to compete along with my long time friend and traveling partner Nate […]
Back Patience
The ‘Back’ground Back injuries are deflating to the human psyche and can take weeks to months, even years to fully heal. Research indicates that 9 out of 10 adults will go through some type of back pain in their life and may develop arthritis several years after the injury (wikipedia and WebMD). Moreover, the sedentary […]
Jazzy Queeny
Manly has had a few good swells come through this fall. This particular swell lit up the northern beaches. I paddled out before dark at Queenscliff corner and had some special waves. Charlotte was in the background capturing the uniqueness of the session and bringing jazzy vibes to the session. Photos by Blaise Bell and Charlotte
Austin Sneed RIP (1990-2014)
Seaside and groms go hand and hand. There is always a high talent pool that comes out of Seaside. When I first saw Austin Sneed surf I thought there was a young Dane Reynolds out at Parking Lots. I watched him wave after wave, race down the line and commit to the biggest move he […]
Boardriders
I have been living in Manly, Australia for the last 5 months now and a difference I see between the USA and Australian surf communities are the development of the shortboard surf clubs. Although the surf club idea started in America with Windansea club (La Jolla, California) and Malibu Surf Club (Malibu, California) in the […]
Dempsey Pro
The Dempsey Pro was named after a pioneer surfer of the Tijuana Sloughs and a legend in Imperial Beach, named Dempsey Holder. Wildcoast put on a pro division for their 10th annual surf event down in Imperial Beach. I remember IB had Pro surf events back in the 80’s and 90’s with the Bud Tour, so […]
AWARE Surf Coaching 