Verve Twin keel.

Check out what I just got.... super stoked.

vector sliding clip

Brett sliding on his Valla Vector one session last week
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Duskie

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Clik above link to watch a short clip I made of Brett Caller and Sage Joske sliding some late arvo waves at a mid north coast point break at sunset

A kid called Jack.

This is my good friend and fellow VALLA team rider Jack Lynch. He is a rad surfer and quite the stylish log rider. Jack has his own blog. you should check it out here.

Paul joske.

I found this pic a little while ago and it's of PJ back in the day with a beautiful quiver of pin tail guns. For those of you that don't know Paul is the man that started Valla surfboards 40yrs ago.

New stick on the block.

Check out my new shred stick that SJ shaped up for me. yeeeewwwwwww. 

Jaya

This is Brett's little brother Jaya. We chucked him in the back of the van on the way down to Crescent last weekend. The little punk gets better every time I catch up with him. He'll be kickin your arse in no time Caller!

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40 years...

This year marks the 40th year of hand crafted Valla surfboards. This is one of the new T prints we did this season.

Kumu.

This board is one of the first boards Sage ever made and he calls it Kumu which means teacher. Its a replica of an ancient hawaiian board made from a timber called Pink floss. I have had the pleasure of riding this board a few times now but what sealed the deal for me with this board was a day in Raglan at Indicators when Sage and I took out the Hot curl for it's maiden voyage it was about 6 to 7 foot and Sage was really ripping on the hot curl. I can remember trying to stroke into a few on Kumu and it seemed impossible but then everything came together and I timed it right on about a solid five footer. The belly on this board just sucked to the wave and I could not believe the control I had. I just remember flying down this wave double fist pumping, I was so stoked.

Hard Work...

I guess it's a little strange how we as surfers put value on surfboards. It seems that we always want something for nothing. We compare the value of a Thailand pop-out to other boards that are quality and  handcrafted to individual custom orders. I think that we take for granted the beautiful end product and don't consider the hours of hard work along with the dust, grime and toxins that board makers are subjected to to create the product that we are still able to buy for basically the same price as twenty years ago. The pics above are of Sage at the Valla factory putting in the hours to create the boards that we love to ride and enjoy.

Valla Fair.

So today I went to the Valla fair to help the Joske's with their Valla T-shirts stall. This year is pretty special as it marks the 40th year for Valla surfboards. We had a lot of fun and sold a bunch of sick threads.

Check this out.

Valla Saltwater Constructs from Nathan Oldfield on Vimeo.

Created by no other than Mr Oldfield

Sage Joske.

So this is my shaper but also good mate Sage Joske. Sage has been making my boards for about three to four years now and I am so greatful to be apart of what he is doing as he has opened my mind to so many different ways to ride a wave.

Just recently Sage, Jack and myself have been working on a new promo for Valla surf boards with good buddy Nathan Oldfield, it's exciting, happy and just makes me want to go surfing. It is about to be released so make sure you keep an eye out for it.

pic:- Nathan Oldfield.

River Sea Oldfield

Recently I have had the pleasure of  hang out with my good mate Nathan Oldfield and meeting the new addition of his beautiful family River Sea, he is not quite old enough to be riding a Valla surf board like his dad but he has been reping the Valla apparel. Nice one Nathan cute kid.

Sage Joske Quad fin Volta.

Road trippin..

Last week Sage, Jack and I piled a stack of boards, boxes of T’s and a bunch of Jack’s mum’s awesome homemade treats into PJ’s new van and headed off down the coast to old Sydney town. The mission was to get a whole lot of Valla T’s printed up ready for summer, do a little filming with our good buddy Nathan Oldfield for a new Valla promo and hang with our dear friends Jim and Suzie from the Critical Slide Society who are amazing hosts.


The week was a success. We surfed a bucket load, the T’s were smashed out over two days, the boards made it to Alpine Beach, the food was unreal and each day was polished off with a long bottle of Mr Coopers Green. Jack and I got a little artistic one afternoon and decided to give my old yellowing Volta a makeover. Weapons of choice were Posca’s, spray paint, masking tape, stencils and a projector thanks to Mr Mitchell.

Here’s a few pics from the trip.

                     Alpine Beach:

                         Jack: slash

                     

                      Sage: Vector

                               Myself.

The finished product