Its a Sonny day!

Sonny Harlow is not only a good mate of mine, but just happens to be one of the most amazing photographers ever to grace the streets of Adelaide.
The photo below is properly one of my favourite photos I've ever seen, makes me appreciate what I have and the people I have around me.
Check out the rest of Sonny's work here

2 foot, frog legs and bikini clad women.

Are usually the words you hear when someone talks about brazil and brazilian bodyboarders. I must admit i'm not a fan of their style of surfing, but whilst creeping around the net the other day i came across this video of Jose Otavio. This video erases any thoughts I had of all bodyboarding in Brazil. This dude is a freaking nut case that shreds the bags out of everything in this video.
Check it out and make your own decision.

Coverstar

Well not quite..but I was searching the Sunzapper website this morning, and on the front screen is a big  old photo of me taken by Jack Creevy.
Check out sunzapper's website here and make sure you get slip slop and slap with some of their latest gear.

State Titles

The 3rd and final round of the state titles went down yesterday at knights. Rolling up to the knights carpark the infamous wedge looked dismal. It was about 1 foot and barely wedging. A few discussions were made, and a few claims saying knights will be shit upon high tide and that we should head out to swell magnet waits beach. But Co-ordinator Tim Doman was a man on a mission saying the swell would pulse mid morning and that the comp was at knights.

The first few heats were held in small surf with a few wedges coming through. If you got a wedge in the 25 minute heats you were most properly on a way to victory. But as the day went on the swell began to rise and the wedges began to come through more constantly.
The 3rd round of the Bodyboard club was also held with the biggest turn out yet taking part in the fun little wedges.
After a long day of outrageous commentry conversations between Ned Raggat and myself, some really good heats and properly some of the closest most competitive surfing ever seen at a state titles, I was beaten by Jasper with his last ditch effort, with a tube to overtake me to take out top spot. Myself coming second closely followed by young Carlo and then Jacko.
The day wasn't a complete failure after I took out my second consecutive club comp, just beating karl morgan.

The undisputed Dk king Karl Morgan with a stylish floater.

The wave that gave me the low blow in the last few minutes. Jasper with a nice lil tube

Summerset's back

After a few months of laying low, Summerset's  back with a nifty looking winter range. The range should be out real soon so keep your eyes glued to their stockists for it to come out.
Also in celebrations of the new range coming out a new advertising campaign will be printed in the newest riptide to come out soon. I was lucky enough to get the call up for a new ad, so myself and photographer friend Jake Seabrook went out to see what we could produce.
Heres a few shots that we came out with. Make sure you keep an eye out for the latest ad in the new Riptide.

birthday celebrations

Last weekend I turned the big 20. out of the teens and into manhood.I had a birthday celebration at a club in the slimy seedy street of Hindley. A few of the boys came round for a few pre drinks at mine before heading into town. Here's a few shots from us enjoying the celebrations.

*Take note of lance's pose in this shot.  Absolutely timeless.

Thursday 6th of May

Will be marked in my memory where i got two of the best barrels i have ever got out at knights. I properly wont get any others like the two i got today, so im going to keep them in my memory banked away with all the other insignificant memories i have

food for thought

Mitch Rawlins, most of you should know of him( if you dont pull your head out of your ass and look him up) has updated his website with a interesting article on the state of bodyboarding. He backs up the facts that although bodyboarding isn't a booming sport, but has carved the way surfing is at this present day, with new wave discoveries and surf photography. Its defiantly worth a look. check it out here.

SWELL SWELL SWELL

The last 2 weeks has seen the south coast of SA cop four 5 foot plus swells. Although his sounds impressive the south coast doesnt offer to many options with swell this size. Knights washes through and the reefs and other beachy's and wedges never seem to produce the goods.
Ah well can't complain.