alex back from bali

hi dave we arrived home today after having great surf and surfing with great locals, the last few days it picked up and chunggu was barrelling, after all the waves and places we surfed my boards are still like new not any damage (not like some others broken )i was on nbn news tonight about my win in the rusty ill send you the copy.back to surfing in wetties and cold water ,ill talk to you soon alex swadling

2008 Malfunction

Gracey recieving 4th place out of a 6 girl final in the 2008 Malfunction U/18 division. Terrible conditions, but still had a great time!

Bali store

Our Bali store has just received a new batch from us. Here is a couple pics
of the store staff and the location map. There is a link on the right hand
side in the menu to see more info about where they are... The boards will be
sold at a very similar price to our aussie prices. They also have creatures
hardgoods and can supply you with fin solutions and future, speeed fin etc
systems. Surftravelonline is a reputable indo travel service too. They can
hook you up with great direct deals for surf locations all over indo...

Andy Campbell 5'8" Quad at Uluwatu

Here is a nice shot i pulled from the Coastalwatch website of Andy
Campbell on one of our DQ8 Quads. this one is a 5'8"x20"x 2 5/8". its
nice action at Bali's Uluwatu. just may be the place where Ripcurl
hold thier search WCT this year. No doubt they will be queing up for
DQ8's too. get in quick and beat the rush...

alex in bali barrel

hi dave the swell kicked today and we surfed changgu then uls in the afternoon with about 150 others + PROS FROM OZ the surf was great 4+ foot and bigger sets we also on the way back from medewei the photo is from a place north of tanna lot a small bay with pumping peaks the boards going great love the round tail getting up early and going to a new spot so ill tell you what its like talk to you alex

alex in medewi in bali

hi Dave,i competed in the ripcurl gromsearch at Medewei on sunday with 60 u 16s from all over the surf was 4foot and peeling lefts, i won my 4 heats with high scores 15 mim heat i had a 9.5 and 8.5 so it was very competive in the final with only a few mins to go i had a interferance and finished 4th with 3 place also riding a Diverse board! it was Mega's cousin,we had a great final and all enjoyed the day,i met heaps of balinese surfers and made lots of friends at Medewei. thats a quick wrap from Alex in Bali (2 comps= 1 win and one 4th ) talk later Alex

Longboarding Malfunction starts today

Here is Isaac Paddon warming up in yesterdays sweet waves at Snapper! The HP* was giving some great performance turns and tube rides... Isaac is just putting the finishing touches to his 3rd album too! the pics were by Joseph Ryan of Freeway Studios

Many secondhand boards reduced in price

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Dale boosts to new heights

THe Boost Mobile airshow was on this weekend at Surfers paradise. our no1 airforce pilot Dru Adler made it into the top five. the event had the likes of Mick Fanning, CJ Hopgood, Taj Burrow & Bede Durbidge busting airs for $25 grand....
not a bad top five to finish in!
young Owen Wright won the loot! Dale Richards had a good go at too, but even his superman efforts were not enough! if you want to boost big airs, come in to the shop and see the boards we make for Dru & Dale, order one for yourself!

Dales New spray

Dale Richards is in the junior section of the Boost airshow this weekend. we decided to celebrate with a new spray for him to wizz thru the air with...

Dru Busts out of the surf and into the paper

heres a great shot of Dru by Andrew shields at Straddie on monday.
and then the local Sun newspaper hit him up for a story on the oncoming boost mobile pro airshow this weekend.

Europe surf directory

Hi,
My name is Joe I work for Orca Publications. We publish Carve, SurfGirl and ThreeSixty magazines in the UK.
We have put together a new website www.thesurfdirectory.co.uk and are in the process of adding a links page for surf related sites that we like. see what you think, check our friends out and rock on this summer....

Alley Board riders comp!! Jamie in a heat!!

alex winning rusty gromfest

hi dave this is a photo of me after wining the u16s final at the rusty gromfest,thats how good my new board went the final finished just before dark as the were 140 surfers in the event and our was the last heat of the day everyone wanted to get photos of me and my board talk to you latter alex swadling in bali

alex in bali

hi dave this is my new board that how good does it go,this photo was taken before my heat at the rusty gromfest ,my board so fast and loose on these waves the surf been6-8 foot for the last 3 days today we surfed changgu talk to you later alex swadling

alex in bali

hi dave this is my new board that how good does it go,this photo was taken before my heat

alex new stick

hi dave my board arrived yesterday looks great,it looks like such a jem of a stick that i drew a diamond on it can`nt wait to surf uls on saturday the swell picked up in bali 5-6 foot+ saturday its going to be pumping so ill send you a report from bali alex

wood chop

wow. if you like my wood board, then this guy is amazing...
Shuhei Ogawara spent two years of his life collecting 7,382 wood disposable chopsticks from his office cafeteria, glued them together in three months, and applied a polyester coat to build this 13-foot long, 66-pound canoe.
so... who wants a surfboard that smells like ginger?

alex leaving for bali

hi dave,the surf been small down here ,on the weekend we had sawtell boardriders at main in the u 16st i finished 1st and the opens semis it was small and hard to get good waves,my board went fast for such small waves we leave for bali on friday for 3 weeks mic at padang tells me the swell comming up in bali on thursday so we will get there at the right time for waves carnt wait to surf uls,chunggu,and other spots i carnt name i send photos well ill talk to you soon alex

Fish Day at Tugun beachy!!!!!!!

Jamie riding a  5'8  x  20  1/2  x  2  1/2  DQ Quad fish, one of our best selling models!!!!!!!!

super flipper sale on new arrivals instore

HEY ALL YOU BOOGERS, diverse has crossed over to your side. here is our latest range of bodyboarding equipment! coming in the shown colors as well as hot pink and luscious lime... if we are not sold out by the lunchtime of april the 1st you have missed out on our 1/2 day april fools day sale....

New Right Discovered in Indo

Bali has a new release righthand wave to enjoy! south of Keramas and north of Nusa Dua. its best in april around the 1st of the month. discovered by Alby Falzon producer of Morning of the Earth and there is a bunch of footage coming out in his new film "evening of the Photoshop" see all about it in the best guide for surfing Bali, "Indo surf & lingo" http://www.indosurf.com.au/

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...!