Snapped Surfboards on Tavarua Island, Fiji

 Tavarua Island, Fiji

Photo: witness-this.com

Jon Jon Florence's mum taking care of dead sticks

Photo: ASP

Massive boost by Gabriel Medina in the final against Kelly Slater

Photo: YouTube - Volcom Fiji Pro 2012 - Final Day Highlights

2 of Joel Parkinson's boards and the yellow one Owen Wrights

Photo: ASL

Simon Says. (Simon Anderson, that is)

A quick calculation means 40 WCT pro surfers = 120 - 480+ snapped boards p.a.
(not including the the women tour or juniors). However, at least pro boards can keep their worth if they are signed etc


Source: TRACKS Feb 2012

A Postcard From Africa

Carnage from that grinding African left.

Source: Surfer

Contemporary 'Surf' Artist: Scott Redford

I came across Australian artist Scott Redford. I really liked his large scale approach to sculpture/installation and the mixture of surf culture with commercial signage + the broken boards!

"Scott Redford is a leading Australian artist who has firmly placed his home town, Queensland's Gold Coast, on the contemporary art map. This major solo exhibition showcases his development of the fictitious character Reinhardt Dammn in dialogue with key works from the last decade. 'Scott Redford: Introducing Reinhardt Dammn' includes surfboard sculptures, videos and paintings, suites of fibreglass objects and canvases with shiny, highly coloured acrylic surfaces"
Source: Queensland Art Gallery

Toxicity: The Unintented Consequences of Stoke

This information-graphic was created by Environsurfer, an online surf store based in the US. The 1000SG project focuses on the environmental impact of surfboards but as you can see here it is not the only surfing product that needs improvement.

Read more
http://www.american.edu/sis/gep/upload/Leon-Mach.pdf
http://www.treehuggerwax.com/surfinggreen.php
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/02/resurf-first-group-to-recycle-surfboards-and-wetsuits.php
http://www.onearth.org/blog/whats-happening-on-earth/sunscreen-causes-coral-bleaching
http://earth911.com/news/2009/02/02/surfboard-recycling-gets-a-boost-in-ca/
http://sustainablesurf.org/ecoboard/guide-to-eco-surfboards/
http://sustainablesurfcoalition.org/?p=106
http://www.balsasurfboardsriley.com.au/blanks_EPS.html
http://www.phoresia.org/?p=203
http://www.thecleanestline.com/2008/05/green-neoprene.html
http://chej.org/wp-content/uploads/Documents/PVC/bad_news_comes_in_threes.pdf
http://www.surfing-waves.com/howto/make_surf_wax.htm
http://www.treehuggerwax.com/surfinggreen.php
http://www.earthshare.org/2009/05/sunscreen-risks.html
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/01/080129-sunscreen-coral.html

250 Halves = Quarter of the way...

The collecting continues...

Now storing 250 surfboard halves which means I am quarter of the way of reaching 1000!

Tune into the ongoing collection, like this project @:
www.facebook.com/1000SG

The RERIP Story

At 'The Graveyard Exhibition' event night I showed PART 3 of the ReRip stroy. I've posted the full story here because it highlights a successful way of collecting surfboards in the US where the aim is to reuse and resell them... could this happen in Australia?

RERIP PART 1


RERIP PART 2


RERIP PART 3


About Rerip.com
Rerip.com is a US based online classifieds site for selling, buying, reusing and recycling surfboards. The aim of the company is to provide an opportunity for individuals to reuse and reride equipment, while promoting awareness for the need to reduce our collective footprint on the world. 

Read more about it below:

Surfboards as anti-csg protest signs

I captured the top two photos whilst on the 'Walk for Water' - proof a broken surfboard makes for a great protest sign.

Walk for Water:
Over 3000 people walked across the iconic Sea Cliff Bridge in opposition to coal seam gas mining. Simultaneously, abseilers lowered a banner from the escarpment that read: "The community has spoken. Stop CSG! - http://stop-csg-illawarra.org

200.

Just in case you've ever wondered what 200 broken board halves might look at your house...

TRAILER TRASH: Northern Beaches

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The other day I organised a big pick up from a several surfboard manufacturers/repairers along the Northern Beaches, between Mona Vale & Manly. Anticipating a load of 60+ surfboard halves I hired trailer and decided to make a banner for it too! - Good ol' projector style!

Some of the boards look in tact - but they are not. Some of them are foam blanks that were damaged. Most are missing noses/fins and are dinged making them too expensive to repair in comparison to buying a new board. It's one of the major issues with surfboards - they become quite expensive to repair once they are badly damaged, particularly when snapped in half by a heavy wave or stomping a big air (about $150 - $200). 

Big thanks to everyone who helped me out!  The trip yielded 73 halves in total.

Photos/Film by Rhiannon Bannenberg