We called into Byron on our travels home and met up with Beau Young and Bing Team Rider Chris Del Moro. I've always been a fan of Beau and Chris so it was a buzz to have a surf with these guys. Actually, I just floated in the water a watched these guys make it look so easy. Damn you two.

Thanks to Chris, Steve and Gary at Heritage Surf in Manly for putting on a show for us. Cool music and some chilled beers had by all. These guys stock high quality boards including of course a few Bings.

Tony and Mark sharing a moment outside The Log Shack at Coffs Harbour. Paul and Ken have started to stock Bing Surfboards in their cool shop. Call in and say hello when you're in the area.

Called in to see Mike at Sandy Feet at North Haven. This is a neat little surf shop worth calling on.

Ben from Six Ounce frothing over a delivery of Bings.
Matt and Ben could have chatted all day about surfboard designs and their function. Six Ounce is now stocking a good range of Bing Surfboards in their shop and there's more boards to come so keep your eyes peeled.

Matt Calvani, head shaper for Bing & Jacobs Surfboards will be in Sydney.

Matt Calvani head shaper for Bing & Jacobs Surfboards (California) will be in Sydney on the 27th & 28th of March. He'll be at Heritage Surf Manly on Saturday 27th March, Six Ounce Board Store (Bondi) on Sunday 28th March and Deus Ex-Machina (Camperdown) on Sunday 28th March. This will be a good chance to ask Matt anything to do with shaping and the Bing Surfboard lable. Matt has a huge amount of respect in Cal and is a gifted, down to earth shaper.

Another Bing Team Rider, Jesse Hinkle here for the Noosa Festival.

Another Bing Team Rider heading over for the Noosa Festival that starts 14th March 2010. Jesse Hinkle has a load of tallent and is keen to hit the warm water of Noosa.

Bings at Six Ounce Board Store, Bondi.

Ben at Six Ounce Board Store in Bondi has got a nice array of Bing's heading his way. From a 5'6" Mini Simmons, 7'0" Silver Spoon mini Noserider, 6'6" Quad OT Karma, 8'6" Pintail, 9'2" Lovebird and a 9'2" Elevator. I'll add more info soon. Call Ben or myself to find out more about these boards.

Heaven

I'm in Heaven, got a nice delivery of boards this week. Top pic from left to right, 6'6" Bing Maui Foil, 6'2" Bing OT Lotus, 6'2" Bing Synchronizer, 6'2" Bing custom order single fin (I've got to get one of these), & a 5'10" Bing Q4 double wing quad fish.
Bottom pic, from top to bottom. 9'4" Bing Ashley Lloyd signature model, 9'6" Bing Elevator and a 9'10" Bing Silver Spoon. Some of these boards are for stock and for sale, the others are the boards Matt & Margaret will be surfing while they're in OZ for the Noosa Festival.

Noosa 2008.

Smitty's a bit of a regular at the Noosa Festival and he'll be there again this year. Keep an eye out for him and watch him surf if you get a chance.

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Smitty.

Beautiful board, classic drop -knee.

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Josh Gandulla

Josh is one of the Bing Team Riders that will be heading over for the Noosa Festival this March. He's a talented young surfer from down San Diego way. Keep an eye out for him if your in Noosa this March for the festival.

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Board box going to NZ.

I have a potential customer in NZ that wants to order & ship a board from us via the Bing factory in CA to Auckland. We're looking to see if anyone else wants to put a board in the same box to share the cost of shipping. If you're interested shoot me an email. The box can hold up to 4 boards. californiasurfimports@gmail.com

Chris Del Moro

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Chris Del Moro

Chris sliding on a long glass wall.

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Surfer magazine ads April/May & June 1963. Bing had some smart and creative ad's back in the 60's and 70's.

Tees and Hats.

We've now got some quailty tees and hats in stock. Shoot me an email for colours and sizes.

Bing Dear & Yonder Limited Edition model @ Deus Ex Machina.

In collaboration film makers Tiffany Campbell & Andria Lessler, film features artist Serena Mitnik-Miller and film featured shaper & Bing team rider Ashley Lloyd. Bing Surfboards signed an exclusive to build & distribute the Dear & Yonder Surfboard model. This limited edition series model will feature board design by talented Bing surfer/shaper, Ashley Lloyd and the hand painted custom artwork of San Francisco based artist Serena Mitnik-Miller.

3-stringer, Gephart fins.

Something that Matt does on a custom basis. 3-stringer San Diego influence with deep double concave bottom and double foiled Gephart fins.

Bing Classic Pig.

Matt hand shapes all the pigs from start to finish. How nice is the fin on this one.

Deus Vintage & Retro Surfboard Swap Meet.

The wall of the car park was lined with some bargin surfboards and there was plenty inside as well. Perfect weather, good crowd and smiles all round. Another one has been planed for April 2010.

There were some cool cars that turned up too. Reckon I could get a set of racks on the black one.

Our display at the Swap Meet finally getting some shade.

#8960 9'10 NR-2

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Bing team rider Chris Del Moro, classic Michey Dora turn.

Chris Del Moro has an article in the latest edition of ALB magazine (issue #66). The trio of Chris, Harrison Roach & Kassia Meador travel the Mentawai chain seeking more than just endless tubes. It's a really good read, go and grab an issue.

Bing & Lincon at the Sacred Craft Expo 2009.

Bing & Lincon meet up at Sacred Craft Expo in Del Mar, Cal. Fingers crossed I'll be heading over there for the 2010 expo.

Sacred Craft Expo 2009, Del Mar California.

The Bing & Jacobs stand at the Sacred Craft Expo in Del Mar California before the doors where opened.

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surfboard lovers

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Matt Laing testing out a Bing 5'10" Q4.

Here's another of Matt & Margaret's new found Aussie friends. Matt Laing having some fun on a Bing 5'10" Q4.