Count down to Hawaii/sunset Pro 1st stop stand up world tour ........

Me ,rustyand my new quiver

Well what a wet january in Australia it has been and ive been working hard to get ready for the first event 
on the stand up world tour in Hawaii that starts on the 5th of febuary at sunset beach . The last 2 years they have had large waves for this event and some awesome waves have been ridden.There looks like they will get a good size swell over there this week , so fingers crossed for the event ,we have some waves .
Would like to thank hobie sup for some great new boards that have been made for hawaii and my new product 7,11 and 8,4 , that im taking to peru after the sunset event there spot on .Anyway ill keep a regular 
update of conditions and going ons in my next month of traveling and competeing , you can also follow the
sunset event at standupworldtour.com or  the watermansleague.com 
Till  next time ....go the Aussies over seas ......cheers justin 

Little Brother of the quiver caddy.......

Things i come across ...........I ran into Mark the inventor of  Quiver Caddy  board carring solutions a while back and he showed me his latest addition to the family "Little Brother" .
This little fellow works a treat , i pop it on the back of my Hobie torque 8,6 sup it was that easy   ,it has a handle to pull it along .I live on a hill just near the beach so i found myself jogging down and back with easy useing the Little Brother ,it takes all of 2 mintues to set up and your away .Check it out Little Brother of  Quiver Caddy  .................Things i come across..........till next time........why walk when you can run.....

Little Brother gets you anywhere with ease

Small little unit pulls apart you can through it your board bag and travel i guess.

Check it out Quiver Caddy as well for more board carring solutions .

cheers justin 

What to do ?

Summer in Australia can sometimes mean small waves at your local beach break ,which can really suck   , so i decided to grab a few boards and test some future fins out and  try some different combos and have some fun on my HOBIE sups, my new 8,8  , 7,11 and torque 8,6 .

I was messing round with the size of the back fin , i had a 6 inch back fin with 2 sides of jamie mitchells signature  fins this has to be  my favorite combo for small waves , i like to drive my turns so that fin set up seemed to work great.

6 inch back  futures fin

 I tried some am-2 side fins in the 7,11 and a 4.5 futures back fin this gave me release in the tail , in small surf  which was fun .I have found that the jamie mitchell thruster fins to be the best all- round fin in a range of different situations ive been in  this past year ,futures fins have a great range of fins to choose from and hobie 
uses them in all there range of boards , im a big believer in fins , in the context that the right fin set up changes a boards total feel and ride , so if you ever have a board that doesnt feel quite right , maybe try a different fin set up,well i had fun swapping fins and boards ,and remember you can make your session fun no matter what the size or conditions thats what is so great about stand up ,so next time you think its not good enough  ,think again grab a board switch up your fins and feel the difference you may learn something new about your board.... cheers ........till next time .........stay wet .
justin

Jamie Mitchell signature fin 

Friends,shoes , peahi {jaws] and sup

MY NEW SHOES

Tahiti last year

If your around a computer today , you may of seen some of the great images that have come out of Hawaii in particular Maui ,peahi .It looked like alot of crew were paddling in ,or trying to , the images were amazing and it makes you think wow , 5 years ago trying  paddle into peahi was not possible?. It made me think like what it takes to get there .I was lucky enough to get a session in over there this time last year after my freinds Jamie Mitchell and James Billy Watson ga
                                         

ve me a green light to travel over and catch a couple with them. Without straying from the story too much it was an amazing experience and one i look forward to being able to do again in the future  . Without good friends i would never have got to get a couple , this made me think about all the little things that you go through to travel to  a place like Maui from Australia and you know the one thing that came to mind my shoes ,man a bad pair of shoes on a long air trip are murder,but boy check out my new secret weapon to that . They are a pair of ocean minded shoes i grabbed in california this year ,by far the most comfortable shoe i have ever worn,better than my sanuks i swear , check them out really worth the effort.The latest shots of peahi i didnt see too many sups trying the paddle in  because of the wind ,but im sure the boys had them there ready , Kai Lenny had a dig last year,  anyway the years off to a flying start and im loveing it , happy travels and wave hunting till next time a sup  in 1 foot beachy is better than not getting wet at all.
cheers justin

xmas adventures,and the year beyond..........

emerald x mas adventures click here to watch.....

Wow ,what a year , i hope its been really good for you all , and 2012 brings every one some great new experiences, for me 2012 has started and ive hit the ground running it  will certainly be a big year for me .I will travel to Hawaii for the first stand up world tour event in feb to compete at sunset beach i have a couple of new hobie sups coming that im really excited about for the sunset comp.From there it will off to peru for the ISA world titles for sup surfing where i will be representing Australia with other great paddles and surfers such as mate Jamie Mitchell and Shakira Westdorp , that will rap up feb from there , 

the year starts will many more events my focus this year is on the world titles in stand up paddle boarding,my family and business so focus ,committment , and fittness are high on my to do list ,

any way hope you enjoy this little flick we put together just after x-mas ,at my home town ,till next time 

respect the ocean ......... cheers justin

Surfing for Australia in isa world titles .....

HOBIE CM 9,4

Had some great news today ,it was announced that im in the Australian team to head for peru in feb 2012 and surf in the sup division , along side my mate jamie mitchell, i have never had the chance to travel in south america and its really cool to see new places ,sounds like a cracker place ,  stay tuned for pictures and info about the trip , and for what peru is like through my eyes, i have some great new boards arriving from HOBIE soon to tackle peru cannot wait ,till next time .........sand between your toes is better than socks and  work boots ,.........cheers justin

crazy few weeks

Wow where did the year go , this last month for me has flown right by and now its the middle of december 
and im thinking wooooo here comes 2012 , this time of year is exciting in oz because of the chance of 
a cyclone swell .Anyway last month it started with the merimbula event down the south east coast of Austaralia and 4 days of surfing ,then home work for a few days then bang it was the sunstate hobie demo 
day at kingscliff which was great then another week at work ,then straight to coffs harbour my old stomping ground for some sup surfing , short boarding and finally the 25 km paddle from hell " downwinder" or as i called it just "Down" it was really tough , this week end was looking clear , but with a small 2m south swell kirra boardriders is holding there final monthly comp and well you can't miss these with a bit of swell , so to round out 2011 as usually its 100 mile an hour for us here in the holland house ,

Media Bob and jason surf check merimbula

My favourite board HOBIE 7'11 

surf check coffs harbour me and charlie 

id have it no other way ,anyway till next time remember being in the water is better than not .....so enjoy it , its great .......cheers justin