... RAEN optics have just released this clip shot by Alex Kopps for their Summer 2011 range... it's got a great stone-washed soundtrack by Deerhunter

R A E N Optics 2011 from R A E N on Vimeo.

... if you want to keep the soundtrack going, head over to our store to purchase the shades

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part one..........



greenroom festival japan is in 3 weeks

done & dusted

that's it... the last box has been sent out for Hi Summer delivery in Australia + our first o.s. delivery to NZ to the ever awesome House of Aroha.

that means I'm back in the water tomorrow morning - thanks heaps to my mates who sent shots of the waves they were getting while I was high & dry:

Dean at B Bay this week - a little egg before breakfast


and Kam Brown stylin' in Indo

AJ even sent a clip to show he was getting his fair share in Vicco.

The water's definitely warming up, so you'll be needing a freshly pressed pair of boardies this weekend gents!

Latest deliveries to:
Essential Surf - Sutherland 02 9545 5599
UMC - Katoomba 0404 909 647
Urban Depot - Leederville 08 9443 4355
Reef2Beach - Agnes Water 07 4974 9072
Brownies - Claremont 08 9383 1340
Blue Water - Noosa Heads 0423 183 151
Hudsons - Balaclava 03 9525 8066
House of Aroha - Napier, NZ 64 6 835 5995

boxing...

was up till dawn packing boxes to ship out to stores before the weekend....

Salty, worn out from counting. so this is why tees come in plastic...

Benny & I silk screened a heap of top hats for instore stuff...

Ben's alter ego - the Wolf Rider is ready to hit the road...

orders for 10 more stores rockin out the door.

This weekend should (TNT dependent) see gear in store at:

Glass Ave, Newport Beach - 02 9997 8833
Division Surf, Mona Vale - 02 9979 5334
Ramjet, Cooks Hill - 02 4926 2839
Akwa, Milton - 02 4454 5222
Natural Necessity, Gerringong - 02 4234 1636
Stoked, Byron Bay - 02 6685 7986
The Plank Shop, Yamba - 02 6645 8362
Solace, Noosaville - 07 5470 2606
4Shore Surf n Skate, Glenelg - 08 8353 2523
Yelo, Trigg - 08 9447 9441
Main Street, Margaret River - 08 9757 9003
Fluid Surf, Fremantle -08 9335 1289
Trigger Bros, Frankston - 03 9770 2223
Hemleys, Fitzroy - 03 9419 3121

Everyone else - sorry for the delay, beer & counting units just don't mix. Another batch going out asap

Free Asahi!

Jim and Ben have been invited to exhibit at the annual Greenroom festival art show in Japan. The boys will be heading over with a suitcase of paint brushes all too soon. The show will also hang in Beams T in Tokyo.

stylin'

Tom Woods has sent us these shots of Brett Caller making riding a plank of timber look like the easiest thing in the world....

good morning

another great series of shots sent in by the talented mr perini. came across this profile on simmo at the grass is greener blog ... always a good spot for a surf art fix

hot shot

Matty C testing the seams on his Shorty trunks as the shot of the day in Pacific Longboarder.
photo: Moonwalker

clouds

this is Cloudy Rhodes getting some tip time at Palm Beach, north of Sydney. Clouds is a dedicated surfer & artist - all the things we love too. Check out her blue print for a wave machine. Don't sweat it Clouds, Noosa point breaks are just around the corner....