alex swadling back in coffs

hi dave well were back home,after travelling to curlcurl,carragong,bells and jan jac then back to sydney ,over to wa to surf margert river,yallangup,now back in coffs and the best surf ive had for the whole month was yesterday at diggers ,we drove the motorhome and free camped at some beautifuly beachs had bar b ques on headlands and surfed heeps of small onshore waves the boards went great the sprint i rode nearly everywhere iam ready for another one when i come up,my next comp is the pro junior at coffs so iam looking forward to that, the surf here is 5-6 foot a bit windy but pumping lefts down the beach and rights of the rip so ill talk to you later alex swadling

Angie Koops wins NZ national titles

 Angie Koops image- Courtesy of NZ surfing

Angie Koops (Kaikoura) smashed the Women’s final leaving the other three surfers ‘combo’d’ (requiring a combination of scores of 10.0 points).  Koops Scored 15.0 to win the final with 8.0 and 7.0 point rides.  The final was a first for Koops who has specifically travelled back from Australia to contest the event.  While in Australia Koops has been studying at Southern Cross University completing a sports management/surfing studies course.  Her increased time in the water and good waves she has been experiencing has most definitely aided her surfing.  
Koops had impressed the judges all week consistently surfing to the highest scores in her heat.  Her domination of the final today was a continuation of her form.  
In second place was Daisy Thomas (Chch) scoring an 8.15 point total heat total.  Thomas was another standout throughout the week but the tough conditions today proved too challenging and luck was not on her side in her bid to find the best waves.  Auckland’s Mischa Davis placed third in the final with fellow Auckland surfer young Rosa Thompson in fourth.

the Hermitage series

This year Diverse will release a fresh board to our line up. We have dubbed it the "Hermitage series" the boards will be Wood based and custom  Shaped and Designed for you. Here is a sneek peak of one in the throes of production.

the complete Verrall family as of 16/01/2008

the New Kid on the block...

Zahn Glen Verrall was born this morning at Tweed Heads hospital. he weighed in at 3.5kg. Both Tae and Zahn are doing well. 

longboard fever

Heres a nice pic from emerald beach last week. Isaac Paddon taking the top off a green wave on his HP7.

Sweet and Single?

You can decide which is which. the board is 5'11"x19"x2 1/2" TH8(TubeHunter) the girl is Sheridan Shields our resident ladies surf wiz...

Kustom Jetty Surf pro junior

Dale scores an impressive win in round 3 at Bells beach! His winning wave was is the dying seconds of the heat taking the lead from fellow Quiksilver team rider Garret Parkes!
Dale is tuning his boards and act for the upcoming Quiksilver pro at Snapper Rocks in March. Dale's everyday go to Board is a SPRINT model 6'0"x18 1/4"x 2 1/8" with approximatly 23.3 litres volume. With a deep double/single concave Squash tail he matches speed with control... pic courtesy ASP

Something Fishy?

Jaiden Elgey

Hey dave, i hav been surfing at agnes waters for the last few days. The beachie was so fun, and i got to surf the point on the low tides! Yer both of my boards are goin sicc. See u soon!

one-wood

Well, Its almost ready to get wet... When the surf settles here. we have had a miserable week of rain. The water now resembles chocolate milk. I will be more worried about the floating sticks & logs in the water than the bull sharks washed out of the canals! i sanded, Pinlined and Glossed the Quad yesterday in between building a new blank storage facility in my factory. I couldnt wait to finish it so i skipped a Milo surf and cut back and buffed it this morning before i opened the shop. Maybe one day next week i will get time to try it out in some clean peaks at Tugun!

Spin that wheel...

The Paulonia Quad has progressed past the final shape stage, i cut it on our APS3000 shaping machine to 95% finished then cleaned it up with two kinds of sanders. i glassed it today and will post pics tomorrow or monday all glossed & pinlined up.

Single and Pink

Heres a little glimpse of a resin swirl single fin for one of our Team Girls, Sheridan Shields. Sheridan loves to surf Single fins and Twinnies at Snapper rocks. I am sure it helps get waves in the crowds there too!

Got Wood?

Dave has been working on a Paulonia (Kiri) wood Quad. It is made of solid pieces then rough shaped. Then we pulled it apart and cut out most of the centre leaving ribs. This pic is as we are starting to glue it back together. We will post some more pics as it gets finished in the next few Days.

Little Lifeguard...

Daves Daughter Teena with a look of anticapation!