A nice example of a proper surfboard restoration found in the June 2011 Smorgasboarder magazine - www.smorgasboarder.com.au
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24 May 2012
19 March 2012
Old Dude Crowd Surfing on a Surfboard - Glastonbury
I'm not sure how this rockin' dude snuck a longboard past the festival security... but it looks like it was worth the ride!
13 February 2012
27 October 2011
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
8 September 2011
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