Almost ready

Some fine Bings almost ready to be loved by some lucky people.

Switching boards & sharing waves.

There's been some fun little loggin waves around this week and the best part is I've been sharing waves and switching boards with my good mate Tony. Happy days.

Runners

Brendan getting a couple of fun runners at his local. Now he's on his way to Noosa, nice.

Simon Perini

Simon Perini was gracious enough to let me use one of his snaps at the top of our blog and soon to be on our website. He also sent me a couple of extras so I thought I'd share them with you. Check out Simon's blog 'Simple Machine'. You can click on the link bottom right of our blog page, enjoy.

The Drifter

Wanna watch a good surf flick?? The Drifter featuring Rob Machado has got some really good surfing as you would expect from Rob. The commentary is pretty depressing so press play, hit the mute button and put on your favourite cd and crank it up.

{ALMOND SURFBOARDS} teaser

A couple of pics of some special Almond Surfboards that are heading to OZ. They should arrive in this great country of ours around mid March so keep an eye out for them.

Six Ounce

Spent part of yesterday at Six Ounce Board Store Manly. Call in and see Ben and Roberto and run your hands over some of the nicest and best range of quality Australian and Californian built boards in OZ.

Deus Surf Swap number 4

It's on again, 26th Feb. Stefan's wall of joy of pre 1990 boards up for grabs so put your board on consignment while you spend the day looking around and eating the fine Deus bites. Plenty of new and vintage boards on offer. Gates open @ 10am, call Keith if you want to be part of the day 0417 217 530.

Jack flying the flag for Bing Surfboards in OZ.

Jack picked up his 9'6" Elevator today and was stoked how it turned out. I'll have to agree with him, it's one of the nicest boards I've seen in a while. Enjoy!!!

Duct Tape Invitational Santa Cruz Surf Highlights

***RYAN BURCH***

Ryan Burch..3rd place at the Joel Tudor Duct Tape Invitational last week. Winner of Sacred Craft, Young Guns of Shaping 2010. This guy can do it all.

Shots from the Joel Tudor Duct Tape Invitational. Santa Cruz.

Steamer Lane, Santa Cruz.

Bing Copeland & Chris Del Moro chatting after Chris' heat.

Alex Knost takes 1st place in the Joel Tudor Duct Tape Invitational @ Steamer Lane, Santa Cruz.

With prize money set at $10k, 16 of the top longboarders gathered at Steamer Lane. Riding single fin logs, the surfers aren't hampered by interference calls but instead were encouraged to share peaks. Vans also held a special legends round which included Nat Young, Joel Tudor, Herbie Fletcher, Micheal Junod and Tyler Hatzikian.

Alex Knost won the main event with Harrison Roach 2nd and Ryan Burch 3rd.

{ALMOND SURFBOARDS & DESIGNS}

A nice batch of Almond Surfboards heading to OZ. Kookumbers from 5'11", Surf Thump, Lumberjack's, Nath Adams model, Log Rhythm, mid length's ++. A fine example of their range to show. They should be finished and here in around 6 weeks time. See the guys at Six Ounce if you're interested in a board from the first batch.

7'0" single fin Lovebird!!!!!

This'll be a fun board, 7'0" single fin Bing Lovebird.

9'0" Bing Levitator #10015.

The guys at the Bing factory have been producing some amazing resin work on their boards lately. Here's another one that should arrive mid November. Clear deck, butter yellow tint bottom with resign design tail and a 1/4" black pin line.

Some amazing Bing Levitators on their way

9'2" #10004 (deck) black & white tiger stripe nose + turquoise body top/reverse lap, clear bottom, red+black double pin lines, 2-stringer, single box.

Bottom #10004

8'8" #9996 (deck), Mexican blanket nose + red body top/reverse lap, clear bottom, black+blue double pin lines, 2-stringer, single box.

Bottom #9666.

We've got some amazing Levitators heading this way that should be here by the mid to end of February. The laminator has some fine tricks up his sleeve so I'm hanging out to get these boards.

NEW Six Ounce Board Store @ Manly

So good to see Six Ounce have reopened it's doors again and the walls are lined with the finest craft you'll come across. Call in and see Ben and his amazing hoard of fibreglass at 48/50 Pittwater rd, Manly.

Vans Joel Tudor's Duct Tape Invitational, Santa Cruz.

Bing Surfboards team rider, Chris Del Moro will be flying the Bing flag at the Santa Cruz leg of the Vans Joel Tudor's Duct Tap Invitational being held on the 14-15th of January at the famous right hander, Steamer Lane. Chris has been working hard with Matt Calvani to put together the right quiver for the event which includes a 9'8" Levitator, 9'6" Elevator and a 9'6" Lovebird. Good luck Chris.

First Hand: Chris Del Moro

I'll apologise now for the shitty ad's at the start but bear with it, they only lasts 30 secs. Chris Del Moro on his most recent trip to OZ. Enjoy.

***SURF-a-PIG***

Mike Black AKA ***SURF-a-PIG*** is a die hard pig lover that is full of stoke and smiles. If you've got a soft spot for the pigs or in the back of your head you think you may like to get yourself one check out his blog. Share your love of bacon with Mike and email him any pic's of you and your pig. The pic's above are of Mike on his 10'0" Bing Pig and before the board was waxed. Love the off set stringer. Go to the bottom right side of this blog and you'll see a link to Mike's blog. Happy days.

***400lb SHAKA to you & your loved ones***

Hope you all have a safe and happy Christmas.
I'm not sure did this little piece but I have a feeling it could be the creation of Chris Del Moro. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong and you know who did it.

***LUCKY MAN***

In the last edition of Pacific Longboarder magazine, all the subscribers went in the draw to win a Bing Elevator and George was the lucky winner.....well actually, his partner Alicia won the board for him. Alicia gave George a 12 month subscription to PLB as a birthday gift and ended up winning George the board. As you can see from the photo above George is pretty stoked about it.
Alicia and George are owner/operators of Blue Afro Hair and Beauty Salon in Manly. So next time you're in Manly and you see someone surfing a blue Bing and they've got a huge grin on their face, good chance it'll be George. Congratulations guys....enjoy.

SOLID SOUTH SWELL ON IT'S WAY.....

This weekend's surf looks like we're going to have off shore winds with next to no swell. Tuesday's a totally different story, forecast is for a new south swell to peak at 1.5-2.0 meters with light winds. Wednesday and Thursday are looking promising at the moment as well.
If you call me mid next week and I don't answer my phone and you know me well enough, you'll know where I'll be. All we can do now is pray for perfect winds and the stars and the moons all align. I feel like a little kid waiting for Santa. See ya out there.

LAKE SURFERS ARE SO CORE...

Ryan Gerard is the owner and operator of Bing Surfboard's only Great Lakes dealer, Third Coast Surf Shop. Surfers have been sliding freshwater waves since the 1960s but with a recent growth in popularity, Ryan opened up shop in New Buffalo, MI in 2005 and has been leading the charge and spreading the stoke ever since. Above are a few pics of Ryan sliding his 9'4" NR Slim and one of him on a recent winters day (info from bingsurf.com).

DONOVAN FRANKENREITER fins by RFC

DF 6 1/2"

Flash Bach 8 1/2"

For those of us who like the music of Donovan Frankenreiter or just like the way the guy surfs here's a couple of fins that DF, Billabong and Rainbow Fin Co have put together. The artwork on them is a cloth inlay designed by DF himself. In stock.

4 fins = 4 times the fun.

We've now got a nice range of Bing Dharma's in stock from 5'6" up to 6'0". These can be surfed short, if you ride a 5'10" fish you can surf one of these gems all the way down to 5'6" with ease. Get one, you'll love it.

Double trouble

One 5'8" twin fin fish, moss green tint top & bottom with glass-on fins and one super sweet Mini Simmons, denin blue tint nose + white opaque body, glass-on timber Gephart fins and a classy wedge cedar stringer. Couldn't ask for more. Both in stock.

GEPHART FINS..........

New stock @ Deus

Deus are filling their racks with some quality boards, call in and have a look. From left to right, Bens new Lovebird, one for stock, Stephens Pintail and a magic 6'0" Synchronizer for stock.

Mick Rogers surfing his 9'8" Bing Elevator

Bing is proud to present their new team rider Mick Rogers. Mick was discovered surfing the break 'Barneys', where Bing ambassador of fun/team manager Robin McGinnis is always know to reside. Mick has been ripping up the college scene placing 2nd and 6th in the first two contests, doing it all on his 9'8" Elevator. This isn't an easy task when surfing stormy beach breaks surrounded by high pro competitors and short board judges. Above is a short video of his surfing prowess. Welcome aboard Mick.

HG Nelson collecting his Bing Lovebird @ Deus.

HG picking up his Lovebird at Deus while attending the launch of Christo Reid's new book 'Cactus'. In Australian folklore Cactus Beach is legendary and the original secret surf spot on the edge of an Australian desert. The book documents 25 years of surfing at South Australia's iconic beach where Reid says 'The waves are ripe and the water alive with prehistoric eating machines'. Pick up your copy at Deus Ex Machina, Camperdown.

"He hasn't called me once.... since he got his new Bing"

Classic ad... This Bill Robbins photo resonated with the audience in SURFER magazine July 1965. More than a few teenage boys dreamed of rescuing this surfer girl even as they also related to the allure of the waves.

"Gee, I wish I had a Bing board" Another smart ad in Surfer magazine of Spring 1962. More than a few young surfers probably had the thought. This was Charlie Quesnel's.

All their old ads are featured in the 'Bing Surfboards, 50 years of Craftsmanship and Innovations'