A visit from Chris Del Moro this May.

Chris is making another visit to Australia this May. He'll be spending the first part of his trip in Byron Bay for the premier of his good mate Dave Rastovich's movie, MINDS in the Water. He'll then make a quick trip south to Sydney for a couple of days so keep an eye out for him. If we have the time, we'll be calling into Deus Ex-Machina Camperdown, Heritage Surf and Six Ounce Board Store Manly. Come say hello. Happy Days...

Minds in the Water on Youtube

I'll be in Byron when the premier of MINDS in the Water will be showing, looks like it's going to be a worth while flick. I wouldn't call myself a tree hugger but like most surfers I do care about the waters we spend so much time in.

9'7" Bing "OT" Pintail

I've been waiting to get one of these "OT" Bing Pintails since I saw one while I was in CA last year. It was a board built for Icons of Surf so I had to wait my turn. This one will be for sale when it arrives in OZ around early to mid June.

Description: "OT" stands for Original Template modeled after the original late 60s Bing Pintail outline with the wider point further back, slight step nose & concave, volan glassing, round 50/50 rails into a slight edge in the tail. Stringer: Cedar + black high density foam + yellow high density foam + black high density foam + cedar.

Sounds good!!!

An original 1968 Bing Pintail with the same stringer set-up.

MINDS in the Water. Premier @ Byron Bay Community Centre 30th of April 2011. Dave Rastovich & Chris Del Moro.

Minds In The Water is a feature-length documentary following the quest of professional surfer Dave Rastovich and his friends including Bing team rider Chris Del Moro to protect dolphins, whales and the oceans they all share. Through Dave's journey - a five-year adventure spanning the globe from Australia to the Galapagos, Chile, California, Alaska and Japan - we see one surfer’s transformation from observer to activist in his desire to defend the ocean and its inhabitants.

SATURDAY APRIL 30TH, 2011 at 7:00 PM Byron Community Centre 69 Jonson St, Byron Bay NSW 2481 Tickets: $20 in advance or at the door Q&A with filmmakers and cast, special musical guests & after reception.

Resin delights

I thought I'd finished unwrapping boards for a little while but these delights arrived this week. The BN Lightweight with the Mexican blanket nose + white opaque body looks amazing and the 7'0" & 7'8" Lovebirds feel so nice. I grabbed one for myself and can't wait to get it wet. Shoot me an email if you see something that takes your fancy.

1968 Brewer BING Pipeliner

My mate Gav has got his classy Bing Pipeliner for sale to help found his new house. If you're interested in owning part of surfing history call him on 0427 592 093.

***So Many Bings***

Delivered another batch of Bings and a couple more Almonds to Six Ounce today. Definitely the best display of Bings in Australia and possibly further. Call in and run your hands over these gems and talk boards to Ben , Roberto and Taylor. Plenty of demos for your pleasure as well.

Sacred Craft Santa Cruz. Shapers 4 Humanity

Matt was invited along with Pat Rawson, Robert August and a selected few to shape at the recent Sacred Craft SHAPERS 4 HUMANITY Expo. Matt decided to shaped a Bing Pipeliner Gun. I wouldn't mind getting my hands on this board for myself. Well done Matt.

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.