Sharpen those razors

cactus

... this Wednesday night head on over to Deus ex Machina for the launch of Christo Reid's book: Cactus: Surfing Journals from Solitude.

Cactus Beach in South Australia is the original secret surf spot on the edge of the desert and a part of Australian surfing folklore. Hard to get to and full of sharks when you got there.

Christo will be at Deus on Wednesday to sign copies of his book which documents 25 years of surfing this iconic spot and others. The night is part book launch, part exhibition, part reel footage, part bar crawl. All those parts add up to a hell good time.

Books are 15% off on the night... the perfect stocking filler for your salty pals.

thank you Cyrus Sutton...

... that was an inspiring 55 minutes... he laughed, she cried, we cheered & now I need a hobo stove

say hi

.......to Angus and the crew at Rhombus Surfshop in Fitzroy, Victoria. Grand opening is tonight with drinks at the Newtown Workers club afterwards.

Very Common Ground

Music guru, Tim Manton recently relocated up to Byron Bay. To keep himself busy between managing 4 bands and sipping Pina Coladas he launched Common Ground, a regular surf focused newsletter. Oh..to only be surfing Tallows or The Pass right now, with a thousand schoolies no doubt.. Photos courtesy of Common Ground and Kirra Cheers.

stoked & broke online premiere

this weekend is the online premiere of Cyrus Sutton's surfari epic "Stoked & Broke".... for 3 days only, November 26th - 28th, sign in at korduroy.tv and get yer stoke on

down & deep

... photographer, film-maker, new dad, Kerry Down, shows his range with these 2 submissions:

first up, Belinda Baggs old skool styling in sepia

... then filming in deep with helmet cam

Wiesy on The Selby

Good friend of Critical Slide, Mark Wiesmayr and Eileen Peters have opened their doors to The Selby. Some great photos and an inspiring, well designed home with a couple of familiar pieces of art on the walls.

winter logs

... isn't that a sight for sore eyes.... 16 logs whittled out by Nick McArthur over the winter months. Pretty sure they're for sale... go to Nick's site Changi Logs & Photography for details.

spring 2010

feeling pretty grown up this week - coming up to our first birthday at TCSS and our 2nd range has just hit the stores.... some pics of the new stuff below

thanks to Ben & Mick over at MeSurf for this interview with Jim about the range, MC Hammer pants and fighting sharks

wheely good

nice bit of design work from the Deus crew

fast glass

... regular contributors Dean & Jesse have sent in some fibreglass eye candy to take you to the weekend......

great shot by Dean of a new Flow log for sale at the moment at Hydrophilic Board Store





... and from Jesse at Black Apache, a 5'6" Simmons Deluxe... stringerless eps/epoxy full carbon fibre wrap, with carbon backed fins... and faaast

get hairy

it's that time again... facial follicle freak show and Mike over at Crux is running a contest to encourage the good, the bad and the furry.... side effects are less kisses from your girl but there's the chance to win a swag of gear from Delve & TCSS.... well worth the risk

ettalong bike polo club

... no surf? no problem

Ettalong Bike Polo Club from ben conquest on Vimeo.