Paddle mount go pro weekend of waves in Australia

A rainy cold day this week carving cut back 8,0 starboard 

well its good to be home and getting out there in the waves .There has been plenty of them all week and the weekend is also looking great .Grabbed the go pro and got out there to capture some shots .I used the paddle to mount the camera to see what i could capture.........
After all the rain this week on the east coast it was a little fresh in the water so there was no hesitation
to grab my new quiksilver cypher steamer 3mm by 2mm ...with its taped seams i was as warm as toast.
With my recent board change to the starboard team there boards are set up to use FCS control systems ,
this has now given my the chance to try the range of starboard and FCS range in all my boards ,the starboards fin box set ups have 5 boxes giving the rider a excellent chance to try heaps of different combos on there boards ....i really love the feeling of changing fins from 2 plus one to a quad and seeing and feeling the difference....its awesome ......i have been riding the 7,7 zane schweitzer pro model and really liking it in anything from 1 foot to around 5-6 feet any conditions rainy, windy or clean its a cracker of a little board coming in at 98 litres volume.....check them out at www.starboardsup.com.

About to glide into a fun one .....

well any way back to the waves and some new angles with the go pro ...enjoy your weekend where ever you are and remember keeping frothing .......cheers justin

wipe out winter sessions Australia frothily fresh water

Reo down coffs harbour  way 7,7 pro surf model starboard

Tahiti 2012 sapinus pro

Hi guys well another year in tahiti and we were all stoked again with the waves and tahitian peoples kindness .I traveled to tahiti early for a photo shoot with my new board sponsor starboard which was great

fun little insider

fun testing the new equipment for 2013 .I was looking forward to jumping on a starboard for the first time  which happened to be the  4 days before the event. The surf was not as big as last year but still very challenging to say the least ....one thing about tahiti is knowing the break and knowing that if you fall you will pay the price ...going up on the reef .So once we were at the event site i pretty much surfed my brains out at the break and trained on my new 8,0 starboard till i felt comfortable with where i was at . Tahiti is very laid back and everyone is kind and giving but when the contest starts its game on . The internet over there is not so good so its very hard with live feeds unless you have a big budget so the contest guys were doing there best to relay to the world what was happening .
I really wanted to make a point of winning my heats and not just get through so i was stoked to win every heat to the final ...but came up short in 3rd ....i was really stoked and had a great week in tahiti , big congrats to everyone and especially sean poynter for the win . Id like to thank my family and partner shelly for her support at home , and without her i would not be able to do this also quicksilver for there
support and confidence in me , starboard sup for there great boards and equipment and Kona red for there

Beautiful tahiti

sean poynter ,me and zane starboard team

support they have a great product and we can not wait to get it out to people in Australia .Im looking forward to the next world tour event I'm currently in 8th and looking for a good result in the USA in the coming months .....thanks again for all your support .....cheers justin

All good things come to an end......


Hi guys well i just thought i would get it out there to let you all Know , that after 18 great months with Hobie Sup Australia and USA we have parted ways. Id like to thank the team in Australia , Gordon and Steve for the chance to ride for such a great and iconic brand such as hobie and also the Usa team Jeff,Hobie ,Sean,Mark for all there support in the past year ,they are all gentleman and love the sport ,and i wish them all the very best in the future . For all of you out there wondering where I'm heading 
well, it was a really hard decision to leave hobie but where one door shuts another opens and i will now be riding for starboard Australia and International as of now .Starboard have offered me a great opportunity and i look forward to working with there team to help create great surf sups and continue to chase the world stand up tour and world title crown and events around Australia ....
I m leaving for tahiti this week and the next stop of the world title race ....hoping for some great swell and good waves ...stay
tuned for some updates from my adventures in Tahiti ...

France 2012 

Thanks again ......cheers justin

France 2012 
The trip begin ,with 10 degree temps in and out of the water which was a shock to the system as i had left ,24-26 degree temps in the water.
Paris was rainy and cold , the conditions didn't get any better for days .

just one of the amazing churches we saw.

The contest started in 1-2 foot rainy ,windy waves .....and ran the next day in full and was finished in the 2 day of a 7 day waiting period which was frustrating as a competitor .I finished 9th in the quarter finals .....My team mate colin mcmphillips had a good result with a 3rd place ......and taking the win was Antino delpero .......well done guys ......stop 2 of the world tour done sitting in 10th .It was amazing to see how the war touched everywhere ,the german forces were there waiting on the beach for the english,american and aussies ,and just how bad the weather was made me think of the men who lay in trenches in the cold wet mud waiting for hours ....it would of truly been hell.....

war effected beach .gun bunker.

a castle walls out side .

after the contest we decided to see the sights and cruise around .....the brittany area is all country style with fields of yellow flowers ,stand walls, small stone houses and gothic churches every where ......the weather came good for a couple days ,where the sun shone which was great ......but as far as surfing this area , commitment is one word that comes to mind .........the surf went flat for the entire trip so ....we had time to see a lot of stuff , all the local french people were great and very friendly .The food was great crepes the order of the day ,but it was far more economical buy bulk food at the super market ..... 

coffee and crepes go hand in hand in france 

I would like to thank Greg Closier and his wife celine for looking after me whilst in france and jp from Hobie Europe ,also bob a french photographer and jour no .......Thanks also to quicksilver ,kona red ,hobie sup for great boards  and of course my family and wife shelly for there support ........next stop home and then tahiti .....

free surf la torch france 

till then  .......keep frothing ......justin........

New Sponsorship support .....frothing .....

Hi Guys ,well I'm stoked to announce that I'm now representing 2 new sponsors .Quiksilver Watermans collection  and Kona Red [Hawaiian super fruit  antioxidant juice].

Im really excited about going forward with both companies , quicksilver has a reputation for being the "surfers" brand and with its surfers such as Tom Carroll , Kelly Slater , Steph Gilmore and Jamie Mitchell just to name a few , so I'm really stoked to have the opportunity to represent and build a relationship with them.
Kona Red is a drink i came across  whilst in Hawaii last year and a mate of mine put me onto it , i love it .
Check out the link by clicking the logo on the blog to see more info on my favourite drink....Im stoked with Kona reds support ,thanks guys .
Im off to France next week for 10 days to compete in the stand up world tour , really excited as i have never been to france and it should be great .
I have just started a small radio spot every friday on an internet radio through the USA  supported by Hobie sup called 'radio chum' you can go to the web site distressedmullet.com and go to the links to down load the player , it plays all types of music but has all kinds of stuff such as my small spot called 'froth fridays ' pretty much me talking about whats new in stand up paddle boarding in Australia and whats happening in my backyard .....check it out , you may get a laugh .....
Got a new sup RAW board 8'4 coming soon that i ll pick up in France thanks to Hobie ,and colin mcphillips for getting it to me ....so I'm frothing for that ......thanks HOBIE and all the team.

In my next post i will give you all a taste of my french adventures ......till then get out there ...justin

A barrel of fun ,if only summer was forever....well it kinda is ,,,,,in australia

Little hollow barrel .....fun

WARM ,CLEAN WATER , AND A FEW WAVES KEEPS ME SANE ......in summer.

sharing experiences with others makes it all more fun ....

take the time to enjoy things as they happen.....

I love summer in Australia ,the waves are really good ,the waters warm and it all seems to be meant to be if your a surfer .....i have been enjoying this feeling more than ever lately , and why not ,lifes too short to stress ,and worry, its better fun in the barrel ......  stand up is to much fun ......
i have a few boards at the moment that are by far my best yet off Hobie , i don't really notice they at all ,and that s a good thing ....when you feel your catching rail or bogging a turn theres some thing not quite right  , but when its on that magic board it all is working fine ....summer time we all love it where ever we live ......

I have a contest in france next month , and  it will awaken the winter in me , 4,3 steamers ,oh well thats what makes summer so good the cold you have to endure to get to summer ......stay warm ....justin

home and love in it ......

at home in oz on the weekend JM camp

sunset beach no mans land ,get me out of here

JM sup camp team epic weekend 

Hi guys well its great to be back in Australia and our beautiful clear water and landscapes that are so green and lush.I had a pretty fun time while away and would like to thank shelly and my kids for being so supportive as i was away for a month and hobie sups for epic boards and gear, also surfing Australia for there support  .... this will be a quick brush over my travels ......hawaii first well the swell just keep coming and man we all loved it ......had a few short board sessions  at velzy land sunset and the west side , which were great ......i actually got to sup waimea for the first time around 12-15 pinball's which was fun on a 9'8 hobie shaped by mark johnson in the states ,rounded pin went unreal ,i was using jamies thruster futures set that worked well in the juice ......The sunset contest was pumping after a week of waiting the waves did not disappoint .....i made it again to the 3 round and again went down to the guys that made the final by 0.01 ,but ill get there i learnt a lot about my equipment and supping sunset.
After the disappointment of exiting just before the quarters ,i had an in vote to head to Maui and stay with Kai lenny and his family ......so i really needed to clear my head so when in hawaii......i  had a great time 
hanging out with kai and his family ,really great people .........we surfed , had a training session with dave kalama which was great and generally were like grommets frothing out on every thing ......it was time to say goodbye and head to peru for the world isa sup championships,  i hooked up with jamie and jackson close in L.A and we jumped aboard for another 9 hour flight , and i watched 3 movies and did nt sleep big mistake....
lima peru ,wow crazy cross between indo and the gold coast sort of......the team performed unreal with everyone winning or placing second so we took the title .I finished second in the sup surfing so i was stoked after hawaii ........a week in peru ran fast ,and it was back to hawaii for a couple days then home ......

2nd world championship isa titles peru 2012  

time to let the hair down happy aussie team

it great to be back after a week at work and the jamie mitchell surfing australia sup camp I'm officially stuffed ....check out some shots of the last few weeks .......catch you out the back