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Monday, May 10, 2010

hmmmm...

It's all well and good to strut around the place saying "it's 3 - 4ft and offshore today", but that means close to sweet F A if the only chance you get to hit it is on the lowest of low-ass tide at a 'sandbank challenged' beach. Actually, it might even be worse paddling around and looking over the ledge of close-out after beautiful wind-groomed close-out, than bobbing around like a you-know-what in 1ft wind blown chop. Not unlike taking home an average looking bird/bloke - At least you kinda got what you came for, and it's whole lot easier to walk away from it when you're done.

Never mind me, heaps of swell around and generally nice conditions. If you can get to it with a bit of H2O under it or have a nice little reef to muck around on you're laughing.

Lots of new stuff coming up. If SUP is your thing we've got a ton in store AND have just opened the mother of all SUP shops in Brookyvale. Check it out.

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Surprises and slide-outs



Where did that come from!!!!!!!

I mosey on down to my local expecting more of the same 2-3ft loveliness as the day before, maybe even a little improvement with the hour difference in tide - I'm an optimist. Instead, me and Big Dano were greeted by courdoroy in the 3 - 5ft variety and not much bank underneath either. I'd recently been playing around with smaller fins in my Lost...SDII. Bad idea.

It's painfully obvious that winter is getting close and with it bringeth the swell. So to avoid being void of the right equipment when your local pumps, drop in and place your orders for one of the many good semi-guns on offer at the moment. Lost... Whiplash and F-1 models are shaped with good waves in mind and are getting really good reports from the guys who taken them on south coast missions recently, and fellas who like a more tuned board for everyday stuff. The Warners mentioned a few posts below are still doing well and are a strong favourite with local crew.

If you're in the same boat as yours truly we've got a huge selection of fins to suit boards and people of all shapes and sizes from all the brands(FCS, Future, etc). If you're in the neighbourhood and still haven't had a squiz, come in and check out the Powerbase fins - they're awesome.

Friday, April 23, 2010

...it's nearly that time again - Winter

I reckon there is few feelings more disheartening than the first time in a year that you set foot on the surface of your local's carpark and feel the chill. Wrap that up with the knowledge that the stroll across the grossly neglected grasslands and bitter sand and you've got yourself one mighty, big, fat excuse that your subconscious will throw back in your face tomorrow morning when the alarm goes off. This week has been anything but winter-like, but it's coming.

We've just taken delivery of all our new season rubber. We've got suits in all sizes and colours from O'neil (all Psycho models, mutants, hammers, etc), plus the latest offerings from Xcel (all models), but we most certainly do not have any wetsuits from Rip Curl in stock, you'd have to go to the Manly store for that. But, the suit that had us all frothing last year was the West Lotus model. Highly rated by all the boys for flexibility, warmth and great fit. If you are in the market for a new steamer we strongly recommend trying one on - you'll be impressed.

Meanwhile, it hasn't been pumping but geez it's been nice out there. good water temprature, glassy and just enough swell to keep us interested. Hope you all fed the need, 'cause the weekend looks shithouse. Ciao

Monday, April 12, 2010

Dwarts and Discounts



I bullshitted my wife into thinking I was helping a mate move on Saturday. Instead, I loaded about 3 boxes onto the flat bed of his now severly deformed truck (Lloydy you tool!) then hauled anus down to the beach for a lunchtime paddle, even though she was kind enough to bear the brunt of my cranky little son so I could pull an early and a late one. When is enough enough? But how good was it? But it's a bit rough, hey? But low tide was early arvo?.....

Anyway, if you are just embarking on a life of constant yearning, broken promises and strained relationships then look no further. For a limited time only Dripping Wet Bondi Beach are offering surfboard packages (board, bag, fins, leggy, wax, etc)beginning at $350.00!!!!! We've got all sorts of shapes and sizes, but Ingrid is draping herself across a nice 7'6 example in the pic above. These boards generally move pretty quickly, so get yourself down there ASAP and mention the blog.

For those with more particular tastes, we've got a bunch of Rusty Preisendorfer offerings in the rack at the moment. I reckon you need to pop in and caress them all, but the Dwart is an interesting little creature that caught me eye. Round nose, round tail, full rails, but really refined. We've got them in 5'4, 5'6, 5'8 & 5'10, they look sick.

Oh, and 30% off all summer gear this week.

Ciao.

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Logs & alternatives?!






If you're a Sydney based longboarder who may be a little bit partial to lots of glass and heavier modes of transport, or a dude (or dudette!) that appreciates a fine tint job on your fish, bonzer, hull, single fin, etc - then be prepared to get very, very excited. There's a bloke called Scott in Bondi who with the help of his mates makes some of the finest alternative craft I've seen in a while and definitely some of the sweetest I've ever seen come out of Sydney. We've got two very different examples of his work in the shop at the moment. The big yellow submarine in 9'8 and the white with green rails is 9'4, the finish on these two have to be seen to be belived. Just to prove that Waxa surfboards aren't one-trick ponys, I've thrown up some examples of their shorter creations - so sick.

We're having a good run of waves at the moment, lets not jinx things.

Tuesday, April 6, 2010




With the consistency of the swell pushing through (still hangin' in there) I'd reckon a fair few of you would be sporting some pretty serious smileage into work this morning. Looks like today and early tomorrow will see the last of it :(

We've started getting a few Mauricio Gill shapes in, the small wave board pictured is 5'10 but have a squiz at his website www.mgsurfboards.com at the entire model range. We'll be getting a few over the next few weeks but are taking orders now.

Also thrown up a pic of Brett Warner's take on the modern fish shape, got these in a heap of sizes - but they're moving fast!

I'll have a few new bits and pieces to report tomorrow! Yeeeeeeew

Friday, April 2, 2010

Online store!

This may be a bit premature, but that's never stopped me before! Check out our online store at www.dripwetsurf.com, we're still working on getting all the merchandise up there but there's heaps of surfboards for you guys to flip through. Don't expect to log on and just find the shaper's description of his own models, we've also added our own feedback on all boards. We've ridden everything in the shop and can give honest, first-hand info on the how, who, where, why, etc.

Have creep through and tell us what you think...

Thursday, April 1, 2010

....the eye of the storm







Unless you have a spot that likes a bit of south in it's wind, first thing this morning was about the only chance we were gonna get for a nice little glassy wave. But the good news is that there's finally a bit of energy in the water and we're gonna have waves all Easter long weekend. Is it just me, or do the Sydney beach line-ups thin a bit over Easter?

The new arrivals today are a few nice retro twinny fish from a Dee Why mystery shapers????!!!! I've added some pics of a couple of the heavily sprayed up numbers, but we've got a 5'10, 6'0 & 6'2 - all going for a very special price of $500 a piece! And if you're starting to think about a board for winter or planning an Indo trip we've got some Warner semi-guns that are flying out the door. We've got these in a ton of different sizes going for $750 each. I've also thrown up a pic of his standard hi-po model, super refined all-rounder going for the same price.

Oh, and if you can get Giovanni(pictured) to do his party trick, Ingrid (lovely lady on the right) will organise an even better deal on any of the boards in the store! C-ya

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

...Lost Enterprises new sticks




Matt "Mayhem" Biolis winning surfer magazine's shaper of the year award was pretty much a given after last year. Models like the Lost Rocket, Lost Round Nose Fish and Lost Monkfish were all over the place this summer. Well 2010 is shaping up to be another cracker year from the boys as they've released a ton of new models, mostly aimed at livening up sessions in less than perfect conditions. The theory behind Biolis' exploits is that he makes boards for the average, everyday surfer and the conditions that they normally ride - 2ft junk. The results speak for themselves and makes you wonder that if Mr Al Merrick didn't have all that star power making his sleds shine bright, would ...Lost still be occupying the number 2 spot on the world's highest selling surfboard brand list. Apparently there is even a board test out there somewhere that involves a bunch of like sized pros evaluated a bunch of blank boards made by some of the world's best foam carvers. The results came out pretty convincingly in favour of ...Lost Enterprises, even Lord Kelly rated the Whiplash model the best of the bunch!

We've always got ...Lost models coming and going, but best to place an order (02 9300 0055) so we can guarantee you get what you're after.

Monday, March 29, 2010

New blogspot





Yep, that's right folks. Another surf related blog designed to provide all you desk-bound, surfcraft jockeys with a little bit of that sweet, sweet escapism.

we'll no doubt pump in the odd surf report, or tall tale about a trip down the Coast (thanks for the Aussie Pipe wrap up Gio!), but we'll mostly bring you the latest and greatest in equipment that floats through our doors.

We've got 2 locations, Bondi Beach and North Steyne in Manly. so pop in and say g'day if you're in the neighbourhood. I'm sure we'll have something in the rack that's sure to keep you awake at night shuffling dollars in your head!

For the shortboarders, we've got some beautys in at the moment. If you're looking for something to slide in the small stuff we've got a few JC Hawaii (Dorian's shaper)boards to do the trick. Flying Pigs (5'10, 6'0 & 6'2 in stock) and TRD (only one 6'0 left) are the board models and the finish is incredible. We're also doing specials on Greg Clough's little chunky single fin models. For those that don't know, Greg was the man behind Aloha surfboards and now shapes under his own label. Super sick boards and going for a special price of $500.00 a piece (5'6, 5'9 & 5'10 in stock). I'll throw up some pics tomorrow. If any of this tickles your fancy drop us a line on 9300 0055 or swing by. Ciao