alex swadling back in coffs

hi dave we just came back from newcastle the surf was small and on shore i had a good heat got to the quaters and learnt heeps,iam getting ready to go to bali for a few weeks, next week so ill be sending a surf report on the surf there its been good for the last few days,my board been sick and i carnt wait for my new one iam taking to bali ,we have new photos and video when i come back so ill talk to you this week alex swadling

feedback is welcome!

Hey Dave, my name is mitch.

We met in late november last year in the shop when i trialled, ur twin and quad fish models. which i instantly loved and immediately purchased a 5' 9' quad. Just wanted to say, man i love this board!

I have surfed it in a range of conditions and swells and it has performed sweetly.... during a recent cyclone up here in karratha, it really pumped in the solid swells and am keen to take out to the reefs of the montebellos in june. I have tuned the boys in on your boards and equipment and we are thinking of ordering some DK quad models for this trip. If I order a board can you organise to send over here to WA??

Spewin i missed the fish fry, looked like a great event!

Have attached a foto my son's first wave at the alley on your diverse quad fish!

All the best, keep up the good work!

mitch

Twin-what the HULL?

Around the Currumbin fishfry i was loaned a Twin-hull by American shaper Ian Zamora. i had not ridden one like that before. The bottom is very rolled in the nose like a Hull.. the tail was a light concave. the Fins were more paralell than i use generally and the outline was quite straight. I had fun on it a decided to do one with my own thoughts and ideas into it. So i made a 5'8" x 20 1/2" x 2 1/2". This pic is the result and after two surfs on it i am having so much fun. Jamie (shop manager) Rode it today also and couldnt ring me quick enough to tell me how much fun he had on it, and how far he was going on all the waves at the superbank this arvo! I glassed it my self and call the resin art capuccino... call in to the shop one day and your well come to have a go on it!

alex swadling reporting from coffs harbour

hi dave my st8 been going good,ive just got back in the water after an injury to my ribs so i had a lesson with lee today i surfed macaulies 2-4 foot right handers into the rocks iam getting ready for the newy contest after easter,see you alex

Jaiden Elgey

Hey dave this photo was taken at dbar on my 5'8, i've been surfing d'bar lately its been so fun! My 5'10 has been goin sicc for when its been bigger, speak to u soon!!

Fun at Greeny.

Having some fun at Greenmount on the weekend's increasing swell and testing equipment for the upcoming Northern NSW Regional Longboard Titles.

Quadarama

Diverse store at Tugun has over 30 quads in store. Dave has been designing quads for around 16 years so if your thinking about a new board the quad is definitly worth a look in... even a test drive. we have approx 8 demo boards instore as well, that you can take for a surf to get the feel before you spend your hard earned dollars. They are very fast! without a rear centre fin the drag is minimized and they need less power to moove, helping them in small surf. However when the waves get powerfull and better they come out to perform, as they 2 fins on each rail they hold in bigger better surf driving you faster along the wave...
we have 2 main models. one is the DQ with excells up to 4-5 foot (but can be used in bigger). our second Quad model is the DK. the DK is the THRUSTER REPLACER. once you ride one of these you wont look back, you will do anything a shortboard can do, only better and faster! See you soon....

wood sounds cool...!

Here is an example of things that can be done with surfboards made of wood. this is Tom Wegener being taught about the sound properties of wood and surfboards. the Teacher is a guy who is an amazing musician who is a professor of Music. he is currently assembling a orgestra of conch players...!

Isaac Paddon's soundwaves

Isaac Paddon surfed in the opening round of the noosa festival of Surfing. the waves were 1 foot and terrible... then on monday night, he played at the opening ceremony. see more of Isaac's music here..http://www.isaacpaddon.com/
or the full story from the sunshine coast daily here.. http://www.thedaily.com.au/news/2008/mar/04/rhythm-ocean/

The Fish fry for 2008

The annual Aussie fish fry was on today at Currumbin alley. It was the biggest yet in the annual celebration of different than normal surfcraft. i have posted photos and info on a new page on the website. Here is a little drawing i did saturday night in anticipation of the most enjoyable surf industry event of the year...

Amee Donahue seals her Semi final finish in the Roxy pro

The waves havent been that great the last few days and Roxy took to entertaining the competitors and media. this pic (courtesy ASPworldtour.com) is Diverse Team rider Amee Donahue. The contest was run and finshed today . it was won by ex world champ Sofia from peru. Amee was knocked out by Sofia in the semi finals... not too bad a start to the season.

Nice shots of Nicole Morgan

Nicole Morgan is a Irish open womens champion of her home country. Nicole rides our Sprint model and loves it!. she is heading off to the mentawais with a few pro surfers soon. we will post some more pics soon...