Bali Good Times for Dru

Alex Swadling

hi dave i got back from newcastle for the rip curl lake macquarie grom comp
i got throw to the semis and got 3th in my heat there. so i ended up equal 5th.
i rode my 5 11 sprint diverse and it went realy good.
A shot from a couple of days befor a diggers.

Angie Koops in Bali

Angie just Had a ball in Bali

Fun Point breaks on the weekend

Nice pic of Dale Richards in a heat at Snapper on the weekend. the annual Cooly Kids memorial contest was on. Dale was riding his DS8 sprint board which is 6'0"x 18 1/4"x 2 3/16". Dale just returned home from a trip with his sponsors Quiksilver, to a few contests and promotional events in europe! The pic is courtesy of Swellnet.com.au and Brad Nielsen.

Bali Good Times for Sima Rai

One of our Balinese team riders Sima Rai showing how his new sprint model goes for us. The Shots are by Scotto at Baliwaves.com. Sima is sponsored by Billabong and has an impressive junior record. We are sure to be seing more of him soon! Dont forget to check out our collectable boards in the online store.. or deck your self out in a new Tshirt!

New Diverse Store opening sale!!!!

Yes Thats right... We opened a new online store this week! So to celebrate we have Diverse T-shirts on sale for $20 bucks. Nice clean colors and great fits, 100% cotton surf t-shirts. Heres a pic of my daughter Not modelling one! Click HERE to see...

Bali Good Times for Dru

Dru is enjoying the Warmth of Bali's Waves and people... heres a quick couple shots from Canggu courtesy of www.baliwaves.com

Diverse reps

Repping various Diverse shapes on a fun shoot in Palm Beach... photo courtesy of Blainey Woodham.

Got Wood? Want to Alaia?

We got busy on a flat Day and made a new Alaia for the Demo Range at the Shop. this one is made of Paulonia and measures 6'6"x16 1/2"x 3/4". perfect for most average size surfers. these pics are taken just before Jamie took it out for a christening! He came back from surfing in front of the shop at Tugun with smiles ear to ear. catching waves that you would struggle to get any sort of joy on with a normal board.

Alex Swadling

Hi dave. Another pic of my new board on the weekend at diggers. The surf was 2 foot fun. the board is still going really good and the outher one is good but it only goes good when it is a bit bigger and punchier. i hope the swell is going to pic up soon. talk to u later Alex Swadling.

Hands up for the DK8-Kwad in Indo

Dave and I have been working on a few new concepts and testing them in the waves where I live in Bali, Indonesia. On Dave’s recent trip to Bali we worked closely on fine tuning a board design that would be suitable for a broad range of conditions. The development we have been working on from last year. The idea is to come up with a single board that is light and maneuverable in small beach break waves while maintaining integral strength and function for riding medium to large size waves over reef. We are getting close to perfecting this design and we tested a few boards at various locations on the island, trying to get a real feel for each board to discover both the positive and negative attributes. the DK8 is our result... This is a 6'2" roundtail DK at Belangan. We surfed this board in small 1-2 foot beachbreaks then right up to this day at Belangan... ALL ROUND BOARD...! 10/10.

Alex Swadling

Hi dave i got back from vic and south oz yesterday, the surf was fun at bells and
13th beach but it was realy cold. the new boards are going realy good there are realy loose and fast. I am stocked to have them. talk to u later alex

happy customers

Dave and Jamie,
I bought a new board off you when we were on holidays a few weeks back. just thought i'd send you this picture of it's second surf. thanks heaps
Ben G

Jet Pilot rider Dru Adler & new Graphic boards

the First pic is Dru and his 2 new boards for Bali.. he should be testing them there as we speak.. he is there for 3 weeks of surfing and photo madness with his partner Angie. they should be getting heaps of great pics and sick waves...

this pic is Sheridans new board with her own Digital print...

the next board is a graphic designed by Snowboard artist Ben. alongside a more traditional single fin that we like to make!

Padang Padang Boat Dramas

Alex Swadling

Hi dave a pic from lennox head doing a air on a sprint diverse. i got the new boards and there look really good carnt wait to ride them tomorrow, i am going to south australia in a couple of days for the pro junior and then to victoria for a week to surf some rights. talk to u later Alex swadling

Straddie goodness on a sprint by Dru

The waves have been pumping at South Straddie. here's a nice shot of DRU Adler not doing an Air! pic by Andrew Shields

JAIDEN ELGEY

Hey dave i have just got back from North Straddie from event 2 of the State Titles, i got knocked in the semi-final, the surf was so good the first 2 dayz i was there, then on the finals day it was like half a foot!! But yea it was funn, this pic is from snapper afew weeks before the event! I will be in soon for my 2 new boards. See ya soon!

UK Pro Surf Tour Event 2

Hi Dave....been home since last Tuesday and getting used to the colder water again. We had the second event of the UK Pro Surf Tour at the weekend. I won the womens on my new 5'10....it went great! The event was the Fat Face Night Surf, held at night under spotlights. It's a cool event. I'm leading the tour now with two wins out of two. I'll put up some action shots when I get them. Chat ya soon. Nicole.

new Digital art

Digital prints are not new to us at DIVERSE. Now we have a new way of applying them that is sharper and clearer. these pics show you a photo of an original painting and the board with the final digital print on it... pretty nice huh? More to come soon...

Jetstar Dale Richards

Dale Richards our Junior Pro, is off to Europe for all the world Junior contests. Here is his new Advert for the Mo-Massive boardshort by Quiksilver inside the front cover on the current issue of Tracks. 

 Nice pic, Good view of the fin solutions plugs too...

Dru on the 9 news

Its pumping surf on the gold coast at the moment... nice fun beachies everywhere. get out there now! or come in and get a new one and get out there...

New Twin Fin Model...

Introducing the MW Twin Fin. this Twinnie is shaped and Designed by Martin Wright. Martin is the guy who taught me to shape a long time ago... Martin is back working with us at Diverse, & im proud to release his model. It has been a favourite board of his since he won his Open British titles on it in 1982 and a British junior title in 1977... for the correct size and to try a demo come and see us at the Diverse Store on the highway at Tugun. Now with easy parking Thanks to the Tugun Bypass!

keahana epoxy system

The guys from keahana are in the process of giving us a demo of thier epoxy system. Its a unique board glassing system that comes in a kit form. Stronger lighter faster? We will see soon...

Alex Swadling

hi Dave the new board goes really good. The surf has been good for the last couple of days, it has been like 4 to 6 foot so it was barreling alot, so i am realy stocked beacuse it hasent been like that for a while now. getting ready for the occy grom comp and the gromfest it is my last year in them so i am going to be hoping for a great result to finish the under 16 comps on so yer talk to u soon Alex Swadling

Amazing $35 Bag/Cover Deal!

the Guys from Creatures of leisure have a deal they would like us to pass on. we have a limited number of discounted V-LAND board covers to buy instore. They are 4mm day bags to suit 6'3", 6'7" or 7'0" boards. the price is $35 bucks... We have them available as a pickup item in the shop only. We can ad a V-LAND legrope for a total of $50bucks. be quick!!

2006 factory quick tour

This is a real quick tour of our factory in 2006.  i have modified it since to house our APS3000 shaping machine and make things cleaner and greener....

(note to me: i must learn more about filming and editing video)

Introducing the Diverse PREMIUM series

Diverse Premium series

Ever wanted that special treatment that all the pros get?

You go surfing with your shaper, He makes board just right for you because he watches you surf and you try a few different boards out! You give him feedback and you both start to think the same way about your boards. He creates you the best board youve ever had and your surfing jumps up a few notches!

Diverse now offer that service to you the customer! Dave and our staff are constantly seeing guys coming in riding the wrong boards. Maybe its been from a impulse decision or from a lack of knowledge about your surfing shape, Whatever the reason, we want to change your surf sessions from frustrating to FUN. We will take the time to go surfing with you and take aselection of boards, test them all out, then sit down and work out the best design for you. Then when you feel confident we can make the right choice in boards, we shape it, glass it, spray it with your chose custom art, get it into your hands and then the water.

What will this service cost? $200 added to the price of your final board choice. Thats right $200.00 along with a promise to get you happy with your surfing and 50% guaranteed trade in for the next 12 months. So what is every good surf worth to you? How many boards have you been thru trying to find that right one, the board that gets you all the turns you want, the speed to make every section & paddle onto everything? We will make you however many boards we need to get your optimum performance without you losing everytime. We are confident that we can have you catching more waves & surfing better than before. Step it up,
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Alex Swadling

Hi Dave the surf has been good down there with the northly swell pushing throw. Maclauley has been good off the ponit with left going down the beach for 100 meters, the swell is 4 to 5 foot so everyone is happy, dont know how long the swell is going to hang around for. talk to u later alex

Hull Keel Twin Test

Hi Dave,

I tested the Hull Keel Twin or as I like to think of it, (decaying wooden ironing board) on the weekend at a little place between the Pass and wategoes. I guess the surf was about 4ft and pretty much perfect.
The board looks like it should be really loose but it goes nothing like what you expect. I found that I could draw really long powerful lines and get quite vertical on it. It seemed to hold its rail very well, due to the fins being right at the very back of the board.

When i understood that the board is not a fast trimming board due to the V through the centre, I made the faster sections with ease by surfing it like a normal shortboard. Quite an experience riding it I can tell you.
Definitely worth riding as you can have a lot of fun with it.
Once the V is tweaked a bit to allow faster trimming...which i understand you have already done, will be a great little board to play around with.
Catch you in the water.
jason