balsa

Prolific surfboard shaper John Gulick from Northland NZ has been a busy man lately, here is one of his 5 fin Balsa boards displayed by Sean Haggerty, Mike C.

fresh sticks

Seans at it again, two freshly shaped sticks, one Twin Keel ripper and a Bonzer, look out Northland he's frothing!, Mike C.

window shopping

Thanks to the locals surf shops for supporting the Third Annual Cove Fish Fry, great to get the word out, Mike C.

pig vs shark

Surf punks get ready for this Saturday night's gig at The Old Stone Butter Factory, WAVEPIG vs Fire Shark, gunna be load, gunna be rad, be there, 7pm start, $10 bucks a head, Mike C.

big weekend

Hi All, big weekend about to unfold with the Mini Grom Comp at Waipu Cove tomorrow and The Smorgasboard Expression Session at Ocean Beach and The Bream Bay Sliders Xmas Dress-Up at Waipu Cove both on Sunday, I am gunna try and get to all of them with updates on Monday, have a great weekend, Mike C.

lovely drive

The 2015 Smorgasboard Expression Session at Ocean Beach has been moved to the 20th of December, I should have guessed before I went out but it was a beautiful day for a drive with temps in the 30s, see ya there, Mike C.

PIG OUT

Come along and pig out on sounds next Friday night at 'The Frish Fry Frundraiser', 4 bands including of course WAVEPIG, $10 bucks a head at The Old Stone Butter Factory, Whangarei and all profit goes towards The Cove Fish Fry 2016, gunna be a massive night, so stoked to have such great support from all involved, Mike C.

bubble pop

Sean Haggerty and his latest creation, the 'Bubble Pop', a shallow swallow tailed Twin Keel 5'2'' Sled, Sean is all set for Summer and next year's The Cove Fish Fry, Mike C.

glider

Glider for a lucky chap in Christchurch in the hands of Sean Haggerty, one very radical board, Mike C.

the good wood

6'6'' Pin Tail Singlefin chambered wooden board by Craig Galley is all finished and ready for water testing, the board's timber species are Whau, Cedar and Kahikatea and has a 2oz glass job, very nice indeed, Mike C.

emporium



What a great night on Friday at the re-opening of The Surf Emporium in Rust Ave, Whangarei, Sean and Bex are a great team and a big part of Whangarei's surf culture, all the best guys, Mike C.