We are extremely blessed and proud to announce that we have some amazing artists who are generously donating their time to this event. We will have an extremely eclectic variety of music to suit everyone. The days events will kick off with local lads the Surecut Kids. Followed by, in no particular order, Gentle Ben & His Sensitive Side, Delphin & BigfellaLinc, Kobya and Haba Dudes.

Our special guests’ for the event, traveling all the way from Sydney, is the musical genius of DAVE McCORMACK & THE POLAROIDS. Dave & his polaroids will be playing tracks of his latest album ‘Little Murders’, songs from their previous albums ‘Candy’ (2002), ‘The Truth About Love’ (2004) and if we’re lucky…may even rip out a few old Custard classics!!

There will be a further announcement in the coming week/s so keep an eye out on the final line up of fantastic Queensland home grown artists, and special guests!!!

The beautiful and talented Chloe Maxwell will be donating her time to MC the event. Chloe was host for Channel V, has done lots of television presenting for various shows, is an avid supporter for numerous charities and of course, is one of Australia’s most successful models and personalities.

Tickets are currently available for $20.00 (+BF) online via the Oztix website. Oztix are generously donating back $1 of their booking fee for every ticket purchased online back to the event.

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Like buying Australian made surfboards? Well, that is becoming a whole lot harder, not just because of cheap Asian imports but because the Australian surfboard industry is struggling to find workers.

Walk into most surfboard factories and you’ll find a veritable United Nations of overseas workers filling the sanding and glassing jobs that few locals seem to want.

Lifted from Surfing World Magazine Website – Full Story Here

C4 WATERMAN INKS DEAL WITH QLD MANUFACTURER ‘THE GLASSHOUSE’

The Glasshouse is proud to announce an agreement with the worlds leading and foremost Stand up paddle brand C4 Waterman to produce its big wave Bombora SUP model on the Gold Coast, Queensland. In addition to the deal, The Glasshouse will retail the C4 range of products in it’s own adjoining Currumbin Creek Road retail Store ‘The Curve’. “The C4 Bombora is an exciting new big wave SUP designed by legendary surfer/shaper Dave Parmenter to allow faster paddle-in and greater speed control on the face. We asked the Glasshouse to manufacture this fresh design after being impressed with the quality of boards they already produce” Simon Dodd, C4 Australia Managing Director. “C4 Waterman is the original Stand up paddle brand and I am honored to be work with them on this design, it’s especially good being able to use and retail their products also” said the Glasshouse’s Dan McDonald. The Bombora model will be available for stock or custom order and will be sold by C4 Waterman Australia through its website and retail network.

For more info about C4 check out       www.c4waterman.com.au

For more info about Dan McDonald go to     http://www.dmshapes.com/

About C4 waterman: C4 Waterman represents the Core 4 principles to life in the water.  Balance, Strength, Endurance and Tradition.  As the predominant brand for Stand up paddle globally it was conceived and directed by legendary watermen Brian Kealana, Todd Bradley, Dave Parmenter and Bruce Raymond.

About Glasshouse Manufacturing: The Glasshouse is a premium quality manufacturer on the Gold Coast, Qld.  It produces brands such as DMS, Honolua and C4 Waterman and is renowned for it’s intricate resin tint work and high end quality.  The Glasshouse also does regular ‘too hard basket’ work for many renowned Gold Coast manufacturers.

Need any convincing of the diversity of modern surfboard design? Then, consider this recent example at the Curve Surf Shop and factory, on the Gold Coast, home to the eclectic surf craft of shaper Dan MacDonald. Sitting in the racks side by side recently were this 4’6” mini-Simmons-style twin keel, and this 14 foot epoxy gun.

Dan shaped the  Simmons for Dane Reynolds, who first got a 5’4” version from Dan and declared it too big, ordered the 4’6” and has reportedly been riding a 3’8”.  Where will the quest for shorter equipment end?

At the same time, Dan just happened to have taken on the contract glassing of the 14 footer, shaped by Pat Morgan. With nine and a half foot difference in length, the two boards seem to say it all about the vast array of boards surfers are moving towards.

“You’ll probably have a lot more fun on a board that actually suits your style of surfing,” says Dan, who has earned a reputation for crafting everything from high performance shortboards, to fish, to carbon fibre/timber hybrid alaia’s to longboards.

The mini-Simmons order for Reynolds came about when Dan made one for Michael Crawley, who works at  Quiksilver. Reynolds rode it, loved it and ordered one himself. “Those type of boards don’t suit everyone. They’re probably good for when you’re younger, with a lot of energy and fit as hell and surfing every single day,” says Dan.

“A few guys are jumping on them. It’s nothing we came up with, but they’re obviously my interpretation of them. We do a single concave  running out the bottom, a fair bit of rolled vee through the nose.”

The Simmons twin keels are inspired by the twin fin designs of Californian surfboard pioneer Bob Simmons in the 50’s, and have been re-popularised through the retro fish movement. There were a selection of Simmons-inspired twin keels at the recent Alley Fish Fry, from shapers like Richard Harvey and Sage Joske.

The 14 foot epoxy gun is a kind of crowd control weapon, allowing the rider to sit way outside and catch unbroken swells. “They brought that in last week. It’s for out the back at Snapper, catching those real wide swells out there,” says Dan. “Some guys are going shorter and shorter and other guys are going bigger and bigger.”

For Dan, that diversity is keeping the shaping gig fresh and inspiring.

“It’s probably getting stronger. A lot of guys are opening up a bit more,” says Dan. “I like doing different stuff … I actually wouldn’t mind jumping on something that small to see how it would go. It would be like riding a boogie board.” - Tim Baker

check out the vid on Coastalwatch

Adam Bennetts on the Ferrit from Adam Bennetts on Vimeo.

Here we see DMS team rider Adam Bennetts, testing out the new Ferrit model board. He’s riding a future fin quad set-up. The board is 5′8″ x 18 5/8″ x 2″. All the footage was shot up the Spit by Hannah Vandermark. Enjoy!

Lifted from Adam’s Blog – http://adambennetts.tv