333 Broken Surfboard Halves - One Third!

Here are some photos to visualise one-third of the 1000 Surfboard Graveyard collection! The boards rest in a semi-organised fashion (note the tails ordered by height) this mainly to maximise space in the backyard, which is slowly disappearing...

The next mile stone is 500!

Stay tuned - facebook.com/1000SG

TONIGHT: Our Oceans in Crisis

"This event is a call out to all ocean lovers. Aimed at raising awareness of 2 major threats of our oceans; Hearts For Sharks will shock you with their current findings on the dismal state of one of the most infamous creatures on earth and Environmentalist and co-founder of ‘Take 3′, Tim Silverwood will discuss the problem of plastic pollution in our oceans with anecdotes from his recent expedition to the ‘Great Pacific Garbage Patch’."

Source: Patagonia

WASTE to WAVES

We've all seen EPS (Expanded Polystyrene) - It's the white packaging foam that protects new TV's, fridges, computers etc. Waste to Waves is 'turning trash into slash' in the US by creating a program where anybody can drop clean bits of EPS foam to certain surfstores so they can recycled back into surfboard blank foam via Marko Foam Blanks

My mate Cody Hess from California gave me the heads up on this link! He recently created a board of his own too reppin' the 1000SG stencil yew, international shaka ~!~

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:

Dane Reynold's pad reduces waste

"Coming Soon! Dane's new signature pad. No two are alike -- all completely original. Made from 100% post-production waste."

Awesome idea! It gets the 1000SG tick of approval - waste reduction through creativity and innovation! and who better then Dane Reynolds to endorse such a product right now...?

Source: Channel Islands Surfboards Blog

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