Come on down to Huntington Surf & Sports in Huntington Beach and have a cup of coffee and talk stories with surfing's first world champion Peter "PT" Townend! Free giveaways and drawing to win a free Santa Cruz Cruzer Skateboard. Dates below on flier...

Austin Smith-Ford lands the cover of Surfshot Digital Magazine!!! Check the photo below of Austin punting a huge f/s air on the Santa Cruz 5'4 Ozzie Wright "brothers arms" pro model. CLICK HERE to check out Surfshot's Digital Magazine's NORCAL ISSUE!!!


Austin corks out a mean f/s air!!!!


Wingnut getting some nose time in on the Santa Cruz 9'6 Platinum single fin glider and wearing the Santa Cruz Sunset Strip board short!!!

“It’s Going to be a sick one!” That was the last email I read from Ryan “Too fast to Die, too loose to live” Immegart, the only guy that the Goons really listen to and that’s only because we have to answer to him when shit goes browntown…



It’d been three years since the Goons had polluted Costa Mesa and we were coming back to put something into the air other than Carbon Monoxide and the reeking acrid scent of oil refinery toxins. We were coming back to rock out dammit!



Costa Mesa hadn’t changed but the Goons of Doom certainly had. Since our last album release “The Story of Dead Barbie and Ghost” we’d moved in all directions playing with different kids, different moods and in different outfits. The bleeding eyes were gone, so was the white blonde chick (replaced by a giant black dude seen below) but the good times were amplified and the walls continued to shake under the unbridled mayhem of kids losing their minds.



Back home the band was experiencing unparalleled and unprecedented opportunity. We were head lining act with the Kings of Leon at the Falls festival, we played atop an Ice cream truck at the Lilly world stage of the Big Day Out alongside Neil Young and the Arctic Monkeys. The drummer from Band of Horses came on board for a few shows (we still can’t remember his name). We were on a mad roll. Our Samoan friend Ray joined the band albeit without a moniker (until we read it on the tele promter while on the Daily Habit with Pat Parnell – Ray of Sunshine as it turns out.) An American tour was the obvious next step. Cue Immegart and Volcoment and shit was up and running in no time.

Click here to read full blog courtesy of Transworldsurf.com...

Airing Tuesday, October 20 at 9:00 pm Eastern Time (6:00 pm Pacific Time) and telecast three additional times, Ozzie Wright and musical guest Goons of Doom will appear on “The Daily Habit.”

Today’s guest is a surf star by day and a rock star by night, and he’s bringing it here to The Habit – pro surfer Ozzie Wright drops in. Plus, Ozzie’s band the Goons of Doom rock The Daily Habit sound stage. Also, correspondent Jessica Correos checks in from the 2009 Rock The Bells music festival.

Ozzie Wright’s sponsors include: Volcom, Electric, Santa Cruz Surfboards and Gorilla Grip.


Ozzie Wright (far right) with the Goons of Doom.

"The Daily Habit" is FUEL TV’s first original daily series, telecast weeknights at 9:00pm ET (6:00pm PT) while re-airing later in the evening at 12:00am ET (9:00pm PT), and the following weekday at 2:30pm ET (11:30am PT) and 5:30pm ET (2:30 pm PT). “The Daily Habit” encompasses the world of the action sports enthusiast, mixing the best in pop culture with today’s top action sports personalities, cutting-edge music, product reviews, and comedy.

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FUEL TV is the action sports lifestyle network for skateboarding, snowboarding, surfing, BMX, freestyle-motocross, and wakeboarding. A unit of Fox Cable Networks, FUEL TV was launched July 1, 2003 and is seen in 30-million U.S. homes. To subscribe to FUEL TV, call 877-4-FUEL-TV. For program times and other information, visit www.fuel.tv.

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Billabong, Santa Cruz, The Realm, Sanuk and Carve Eyewear Sponsor the Welsh Pro Surf Tour Event

Stop No 6 of 7 on 2009 UK PST
31st October – 1st November 2009
Rest Bay, Porthcawl Wales

www.ukprosurf.com

The ‘AXL / DOH Pro, this year will be sponsored by Billabong, Santa Cruz, The Realm, Sanuk and Carve Eyewear With the talent pool of surfers that now compete on the UK Pro Surf Tour the event promises to be bigger and better than previous years. It will be held 31st October to 1st November at Rest Bay Porthcawl. The 6th of 7 UK Pro Tour (UKPST) competitions being held this year.

This is the ninth year the tour has come to Wales, the third time at Porthcawl. Previous years the event has been held at Freshwater Beach in Pembrokeshire and prior to that it has been hosted at Langland Bay and Llanglennith Beach. This venue offers a fantastic challenge for the surfers, who at this time of year will see some of the best swell coming in from the Atlantic Ocean.

It will attract the top surfers from all over the country including some top international competitors. These include 2008 champion, WQS / WCT Surfer Russell Winter (Newquay), 2008 Tour Champion Ruebin Pearce (S Africa) and the surfer who is pushing the boundaries of contemporary surfing in the UK, Reubyn Ash (Bude) plus many more. They will be joined by the best Welsh surfers around which include: Nathan Phillips (Llantwit), Nick Reid (Swansea) and top local surfer Greg Owen (former Welsh Champion).



Hoping to encourage the development of the sport in Wales the event will also include an Under 16 Boys division. It will feature future stars of surfing from around the UK, but one of the favourites must be local surfer Max Tucker (Porthcawl) whose knowledge of conditions will give him the edge.

Dave Reed, Director of the UKPST states ”It is great to be going to Porthcawl, we know the venue can get great waves. I would like to thank local company Double Overhead and the surf brands they support for backing this event and securing its future in Porthcawl. At a time when the recession is biting hard it is extremely difficult to put your hand in your pocket, but they are coming forward to support a fantastic sport we all love” adding “There are many talented Welsh surfers that will now have the opportunity to compete at the highest level in Wales”.

Brad Hockridge Owner of Axl and Doh Distribution Companies, “said it has been an ambition of mine from growing up surfing at Rest Bay from the age of 8, to now being in a position of sponsoring the biggest professional event ever to be held in Porthcawl”

A big thanks go out to 2009 UK PST sponsors, including Relentless for providing, not only an endless supply of energy drink but also money manoeuvre prize of £250 for the best Cut-Back. King of Watersports. Com will also be providing a Sector 9 Skateboard for the highest scoring wave of the competition.

On Saturday Night of the event there will be a Surf Halloween Party. Details will be available shortly. Bring your fancy dress!

Any further enquires regarding editorial or photography, please contact the UK Pro Surf Tour on 01637854854

For further information please check out the website: www.ukprosurf.com or contact the UK Pro Surf Association Office 01637 854854

Kalani David shot over to the mainland to visit Santa Cruz and participate in the Tim Brauch Memorial Contest a couple weeks back. What timing Kalani had, as the legendery "Buena Vista" pool was dug up after 8 years of hibernation and ALIVE once again. Kalani tore into Buena like no other 11 year old has ever done before. Kalani also got to show his talent at the Scott's Valley Skate Park in memory of Tim Brauch, and Lake Cunningham Skate Park in San Jose while competing in the Tim Brauch Memorial Comp. Check the photo's below of Kalani gettin' his shred on!!! Photo's courtesy of David David... Click here to view more/bigger pic's...


Kalani blasting on the Santa Cruz Strip 7.6" deck!!!


Kalani on the Ozzie Wright Cruzer Sk8!!! Siiiick!!!


Stale fish!!!


Wow!!! Huge b/s lean!!!


Nose grinder!!!

SANTA CRUZ, Calif.—Two great white sharks have been spotted near Santa Cruz County beaches.

Shark researcher Sean Van Sommeran spotted a 16-foot shark off of Manresa State Beach on Friday. That was a day after Ryan Dunlap, of Capitola, video taped a shark at the Seacliff State Beach pier.

Van Sommeran heads the Pelagic Shark Research Foundation in Santa Cruz. He says the two sightings are of different sharks. He says it is not uncommon to see great whites in the area this time of year.

Dunlap was fishing for bass when a 10-foot shark grabbed his bait, pulling Dunlap the length of the pier. The shark shredded his bait before letting go Wednesday.

Dunlap had his digital camera ready when the shark returned on Thursday.

Parks officials say beaches remain open.

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Matt "Ratt" Schrodetz gets some air time on the Santa Cruz 5'5 Gdeck Landshark II. The Gdeck is a skateboard inspired surfboard designed by Chris Gallagher. With a kick tail and a cambered platform deck the Gdeck's foot positions create more power, control, better angles and comfort in tight turning situations. The Gdeck has the same amount of board in different more functional places. This design isn't meant to float any better, but to have a thinner rail with equal volume. The benefits of a thinner rail are that of sensitivity, bite, speed and release. The Gdeck works perfect in knee high to over head surf, great for punting huge airs or getting straight up radical. Our team calls this design the skateboard on water. We call it the Gdeck!!! Photo's: Dave Nelson... To see bigger photo's click here

Our prayers go out to everyone in Samoa and Indonesia that are dealing with the wrath of the earthquakes and tsunami that hit this week. So much sadness!!!
Click here to read more on Samoa's tragedy, or click here to read more on Indonesia's tragedy.

Straight out of Surfing Magazine Nov 09', Ozzie talks about his Santa Cruz 5'8 Ozzy Wrong pro model.
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The Santa Cruz Platinum Series Longboards are the ultimate series of super glide surfboards. Designed with smooth stylish surfing in mind, using wider outlines, more curve through the tail and full noses, these boards go where no composite board has gone before. All the natural feel of your old heavy surfboard with all the modern benefits of a composite board. The Santa Cruz Platinum Series Longboards are the best composite noseriders ever made! The Platinum's are single fins and were built intentionally to be heavy. Designed by Doug Haut with feedback from Wingnut. Check Wingnut getting it done on the Platinum Series below.


Winger get's his noseride on, on the 9'6 Platinum!!!


Winger on the 10' Platinum!!! The ultimate noserider!!!

The Santa Cruz Charger Series Longboards are designed for high performance surfing. Hit the lip, get barreled, noseride, or do big fluid turns, the Charger Series does it all. With the 2+1 fin setup, you can ride it as a single fin, or a thruster. Get your shred on with the Santa Cruz Charger Series Longboards! Designed by Doug Haut...



European team rider "Nathan Carter" puts the 9'0 Charger under the lip!!!

PT is surfing's first world champion and he invites you to come out to Huntington Beach this Saturday Sept. 19th to check out "Surfboards in the Sand". Click here to learn more.

SANTA CRUZ - Seacliff and New Brighton state beaches continue to be closed to swimmers and surfers today, and Capitola city beaches joined the closure after a shark was spotted feasting on a dead porpoise off Seacliff beach on Tuesday.

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Check out Ozzie on the cover of Surfin' Life Japan. He's riding his 5'8 Santa Cruz pro model in the pic. That a boy Ozzie...

Santa Cruz Surfboards will be hosting our Pacific Northwest beach demos July 25th & 26th, so please join us and have a fun day at the beach and try a Santa Cruz Surfboard for free. Check flier below for locations and times. Fun times for everyone...