March 19, 2014

Jive Surfing


Am I imaging it, or did surfers once talk about jive surfing?! Whatever you want to call it, I dig the style going on here.

March 10, 2014

Spaghetti Surf


The good people at Korduroy tv used our song Baja-ha for this short about Californian artist Jay Nelson. When I say "our" I mean The Mandelas as seen on the music player on the right side of the blog. Baja-ha's our only instrumental and has a bit of a western infused 60's surf sound, or something similar... ascribe your own label! If you like what you hear the 5 track EP is $10 delivered anywhere in Australia. Overseas available too. Drop us a line at themandelas@gmail.com

February 19, 2014

February 5, 2014

January 29, 2014

It Will Come


Winter that is. If you've had enough of the crowds and mostly marginal conditions… But I don't want to wish summer away too soon though!

January 22, 2014

January 4, 2014

2013 Top 20

 20 of my favourite posts from 2013.



December 25, 2013

Water's Edge


Merry Christmas : )  I hope Santa delivered you a new board!

December 18, 2013

Satisfaction


Highly satisfying to nail a good turn on a single fin longboard.

December 11, 2013

The Blue Valla


A fun beachie a little way up the coast from here. Photos courtesy of my good mate Jason Smith. A fine single fin surfboard by Sage Joske.

November 27, 2013

November 20, 2013

Solo Peaks


Earlier this year we had a few days in a sleepy little coastal town with a fun point break of some renown, except there was a gaping big hole where all the sand usually gathers and the point itself really was fast asleep. However, early each morning I ventured only a few hundred metres to the north and gorged myself on some small but very shapely and very empty peaks. Stoked.

November 13, 2013

October 23, 2013

October 16, 2013

October 10, 2013

September 25, 2013

September 18, 2013

Summer King


Hours and hours in the water grappling with all the subtle skills required for this new addiction, must feel like a king to casually slide one all the way in until the fins dig into the sand.

September 4, 2013

July 31, 2013