Donny Brink on the newest Slyde prototypes

Donny brink walks us through the newest prototype boards coming from the Slyde factory. He is shaping boards to shred with the same water displacement theories from larger boards, just brought down to smaller scale of the handboard.

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Brad Masters Photography

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Born in Australia, Brad was surfing from the age of 8 years old. Spending the the next 10 years in the water chasing waves around the world and living a nomadic lifstyle,  led Brad  to start  experimenting with photography.  Playing around with a old throw waterproof camera led to more than he would think...He has travelledand shot all over the world, including Europe, Africia, Indonesia, and Mexico. Through his profession he has gained a formidable reputation as a Surf  and Extreme Skii / Snowboard Big Mountain Photographer that can creative a unique angle and images that makes  you feel that you are there in the moment.

RESPECT THE ELEMENTS AND THEY WILL RESPECT YOU !!!!!!
©Brad Masters

http://bradmastersphotography.wordpress.com/about-me/

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More Surf Expo Roadtrip Highlights

Driving east through the belt...with God in tow.

New boards shipping out to Santa Rosa Beach, Florida

Coming Soon: Slyde Custom Fin Control System

Fins will soon be available for Slyde boards in our online shop. We've collaborated with Rainbow Fin Company on new custom fiberglass-reinforced FCS. Can't wait for you all to try them out!

Get familiar Rainbow Fins:

In 1968 a group of young Santa Cruz surfers started building fins to supply the needs of the surfing industry. For four decades, Rabinbow Fin Company has been a leading manufacturer of performance fins for surfing, wakeboarding, windsurfing, kayaking and kiteboarding. RFC is a family owned and operated business, and water sports have been their lifestyle and passion.

RFC is located in Santa Cruz, California. Working closely with surfboard manufacturers, team riders and personally testing every fin design is the key to making the product line what it is today. RFC offers the right design for every type of surfer, from the classic longboard fin to the ever changing tri, fish, and quad fins. They seek to make fins the average surfer to the professional can ride to have the best session possible on any given day. Their fin line constantly evolves with the ever changing board designs.

Rainbow Fin Company

Rob Machado drops in with new boards by crazed, innovative shapers

FISH OUT OF WATER

A snowboard manufacturing company out of Huntington Beach, Signal Snowboards, has made a surfboard/snowboard hybrid—something that could be ridden on both mountain and in the ocean. Always down to test out a new board, Rob Machado takes it out for a spin while the guys at Signal hit the slope.

via Transworld SURF

BOARD EAT BOARD

Rob along with shaper Brian Szymanski, have also crafted out this 4'8" thin awesomely shreddable surfboard..

Cali artist Andy Davis' collaboration with Billabong

Andy Davis is an inter­na­tion­ally rec­og­nized Cal­i­for­nia surfer/artist that started out as a body surfer and boogie boarder. His casual yet intricate paint­ings have been featured on cloth­ing and in gal­leries, retail stores, mag­a­zines, and hotels. We're digging his style. Check out his recent collaboration with Bill­abong.

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Check out his work here

via LiquidSaltMag

Donald Brink and Slyde Handboards prototypes!

We recently teamed up with San Clemente local shaper Donald Brink to work on prototypes for our next models.  What we came up with will blow you away! We chose Donald not only for his obvious talent but also for the fact that he is willing to experiment with all sorts of different shapes. This is very apparent in his Full length boards where he is pushing the boaundaries of shaping and taking it to a new level. In my opinion it he is an anomoly in the shaping industry where only a handfull of guys are really willing to take that step to make somthing trully different. Donald is also above all a great surfer  and an exceptionally astute mind when it come to the way a board works in the water, I thought I knew my shit this guy put me to shame. These are some image from the shaping sessions and you can view all these and more in the Gallery section here  We think you may like what you see. We will also have the Videos from that session up tomorrow and will be sure to let you all know   

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Brrr! Chillin' with Inner-City Surfers

Surfers will do anything to catch a wave - even when they're in a city.

And, despite being 500 miles away from the coast, these hardy surf dudes in Germany are no different. Braving freezing cold water, they flock to Munich's only chance of riding a board in the hope of catching a freak wave that reaches just 3ft.  

The unique standing wave is on the city's Eisbach River and has encouraged a lively surf scene – and a new niche industry along with it.  Some of the city's river riders are even starting to make a name for themselves outside of Germany with their urban brand of the water sport.

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Extreme Body Surfers flock to Sandy Beach, Oahu

During the summer months, Sandy Beach located on the Southeast tip of Oahu is a popular destination. Facing the island of Molokai and the strong currents of the Molokai Channel, Sandy beach is dangerous when the surf is up.

Of course that’s the reason that daring teens flock to the beach after school and during the weekends. The surf at Sandy’s breaks very near shore making it perfect for body surfing and boogie boarding. Shore break builds up quickly forming a tube that’s perfect for an adrenaline-boosting fast ride.

A wide and expansive beach, Sandy's is nice for swimming when the waves are very small, but most often there is a pounding shorebreak that creates very dangerous conditions for novices. Do not swim when the shorebreak looks dangerous because it is, and extreme injury may result.

Coming soon: RAW ELEMENTS Eco Protection Sunscreen™

 RAW ELEMENTS PHYSICAL ECO PROTECTION SUNSCREEN™

Garrett ‘GMAC’ Mcnamara

 is the four time big wave world champion, considered one of the most extreme athletes on the planet and is a citizen of the world. Most recently GMAC become the first human to surf tsunami waves in Alaska formed by giant melting glacier chunks. The goal of this life threatening mission was to bring awareness global warming and an HD feature presentation on his journey is being released this spring internationally. Garret has been protected by RAW ELEMENTS™ formulas all over the world in places and conditions other human beings can not survive. 

 

RAW ELEMENTS PHYSICAL ECO PROTECTION SUNSCREEN™, was created by Brian Guadagno, a sixteen year ocean lifeguard captain, who became dissatisfied with the effects and performance of commercial, chemical sunscreens. It is this experience and knowledge in the field which drives the core mission.  RAW ELEMENTS™ proven performance has gained major attention and support of technical advisor Chris Vaughan, leading international sunscreen authority and spokesman Garrett Mcnamara, extreme waterman and four time big wave world champion.

Garrett ‘GMAC’ Mcnamara is the four time big wave world champion, considered one of themost extreme athletes on the planet and is a citizen of the world. Most recently GMAC become the first human to surf tsunami waves in Alaska formed by giant melting glacier chunks. The goal of this life threatening mission was to bring awareness global warming and an HD featurepresentation on his journey is being released this spring internationally. Garret has been protected by RAW ELEMENTS™ formulas all over the world in places and conditions other human beings can not survive. 

PRODUCT LINE

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ECO FORMULA 30+ & ECO STICK 30+. These two products are completed, manufactured and package

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After Sun Body Butter, After Sun Body Stick, Organic Body and Face Liquid Soap.

Utilizing  RAW ELEMENTS™

revolutionary ORGANIC ECO-SHIELD PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGY™ and leveraging the power behind the brand’s market diversity, the conscious consumer will finally have a complete option. This unique technology gives  RAW ELEMENTS™ the ability to offer a product line unlike anything else on the shelf. The result is a versatile, high performance sunscreen that exceeds the demands of the extreme, yet is gentle enough for infant care, all delivered in an eco-safe, reef safe, chemical free solution.

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RAW ELEMENTS™ proprietary ORGANIC ECO-SHIELD PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGY™ is the

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standards there,  RAW ELEMENTS™ willingly lies ahead of the curve. Our formulas successfully block

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ever used. It’s not greasy in any way and fully waterproof, which makes it perfect for any water

sport. I'm stoked to be riding for a company that’s dedicated to full and chem free protection! It’s

one less thing to worry about while I'm on the water.” After using Raw Elements, I can't

imagine going back to any other brand!

-Marco Bava, Professional Kite Surfer

“No matter where I'm surfing in the world, I can count on raw elements to protect me from the

sun's harsh rays. When I leave the house I grab my board and my raw elements sunblock stick,

and I know I'm covered.”

-Scott Posner, Pro Surfer 

Slyde on Refraction Magazine

While at Surf Expo last month, we were overwhelmed by the surf community's positive response to our boards. Especially our new "Woody" model! Steve sat down with Spencer Higgs for an interview about the sport, the boards, and design. Check it out!

"This Shit Rocked Surf Expo"

"If screw-less fins will revolutionize surfing, this will revolutionize how you look at waves. It will also increase your tube time. Have I got your attention, now? Thanks to progressivists such as Rob Machado, Dane Reynolds, and Dane Gudauskas, the ride anything movement has really taken off. Surfers are starting to branch out of their one-design shells and experiment a little—not just with new shapes, but with entirely new approaches to riding waves. Steve Watts moved to Venice Beach, California having surfed all over the world, at some of the most dangerous and challenging breaks out there. Which makes his adoption of handboarding—an evolved form of bodysurfing—so interesting, so peculiar, and so unorthodox. But maybe it’s not so inconceivable; his handboards encompass all the aspects of surfboards to produce an incredible ride, though you’re riding more in the wave than on it." -Spencer Higgs

via Refraction Magazine

Posca Paint Markers in the Slyde Store

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Contains Non Toxic Water Base Paint. Mark on metal, wood, glass, plastic, plaster, canvas and more. Excellent for signs exposed to the weather. Great for temporarily marking up glass windows.
Popular with surfboard painters.
Used extensively by Auto Dealers to mark windows with advertisements. Also used by auto body shop estimators to map out repairs on vehicles.
Markers are removable from non porous, sealed surfaces like glass, car bodies, chalkboards.
Opaque, water based acrylic paint is non toxic and acid free. Odorless, lightfast, Xylene free, lead free and waterproof when dry. Will bond permanently to wood, clay pots, poster board, plaster and other porous materials. Watch below as Drew Brophy walks us through one of his masterpieces

A politely-aggressive Venice request...

Hah! So good. So many pets in our hood, but we all know who the lazy neighborhood culprits are. Yea it's frustrating...but when our sidewalks and lawns are compromised, at least we get stellar signs like these!

Welcome Jonny to the Slyde riders team

We welcome Jonny Zaugh to the Slyde Riders Lineup. Jonny was the recent winner of the Innaugral Slyde Contest on Venice Beach and over all winner of the Venice 18TH annual surf athon. check out the rest of his image and Bio right here 

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Date of Birth:

- 09/01/92

AKA:

- Jonny Ringo or Jonny Detox!

Sponsors:

-Guy Okazaki Surfboards

Hometown:

- Venice!

Hobbies:

- Partying and Photography

Favorite Surfer:

-Shaun Cansdell or Brent Dorrington

Motto:

-After the head its all neck

Who inspires you the most?

-ehhh

What is your greatest fear?

-Heights!!

Best surf video of all time?

-Dane Reynolds First Chapter /dd>

Venice Fat Tuesday is this Saturday

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This saturday is the 11th Annual Venice Mardi Gras Celebration. The parade kicks off around noon at Rose & Ocean Front Walk, then heads south to Winward Circle and finishes at the Venice Bistro with some live music. Whats better than spending your day off celebrating in the sun? The fact that it's all FREE! Come join.

via Yo!Venice!