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  

The first edition of "FROTH TALES " from peru feb 2012

water shot from one of the heats .

Well as I'm writing this piece i have just got back to Hawaii for a few days before heading home .
I have been in Peru ,Lima for around 7 days . I was there for the ISA world stand up paddle board and paddle board titles ,with 7 other Australians representing Australia.We came away with the overall win and we all performed great , i finished 2nd in the stand up surfing mens , which was great .The event was really well run and was a great effort ,by all invovled .

the buildings in the main city of Miraflores were amazing

These small shops are everywhere with all sorts of things in them

local corn nuts and traditional wine before the meal

old school buses run packed to the brim are everywhere.

We stayed in a hotel around 3 km from the beach and event , i was interested to here that there is around 10 million people that live in lima .Afternoons were quite but by 5.00pm till late the place would crank up , and the city would come alive.We would have early mornings up at 6.00am and gone by 6.30am and not return from the days events till around 6.00pm so every night after dinner it would be 10.00 or 11.00pm before we got to bed , but i look back now and think well we made the most of it.The food was great and there local dishes were beautiful , we eat at  a different place every night to experience as much as we could .I was surprised at how modern Mira flores was but it is a wealthy area and it was described as a classy bali /indo if that makes sense ,but i thought it was really nice .We did venture an hour and a half away towards puter hermosa and the conditions of living rapidly fell away , the land scape really turn dry and large sandy hills with small houses stacked on top of each other appeared everywhere.It was an epic trip to much to tell all now i'll continue more in my next blog stay tuned for more on peru ...till next time..........i love Australia .........justin

Hawaii 15th feb 2012

when you see these sign take note 

Well guys ,the sunset event is run and won , with epic surf in the 8- 10 feet range and was really challenging.I finished up equal 17th which was a little disappointing but ill be ready for the next event in France in early may ,there were some great performances from all surfers and the waves really turned on ,

bottom turning at solid sunset 8,11 hobie went unreal

Ive had a great time on the north shore ,meeting new people getting some epic sessions in and hang out with friends, I'm jumping over to Maui to stay with Kai Lennys family for a couple of days, really stoked to be envied by the Lennys such a nice family and always ready to surf,  Ill be  getting  ready for my next adventure which starts with a trip to L.A then onto Peru .......

the Hawaiian vibe was great

Had a little tube time on the inside bowl at sunset

Big thanks to my family at home ,my sponsors HOBIE sup Australia and USA for all there great support and work on my equipment , I've had a great time , and still have to pinch myself sometimes to believe that I'm still loving my surfing and have the stoke that I've always had since my first surfs ,to be in the ocean as much as possible is a dream ,thanks again to all my friends for there great support it is really appreciated ......stay tuned till next next 
banana smoothy's rock ,......go make your self one .....cheers justin
Results 
Bonga Perkins 1st 
Kai Lenny 2nd
Ikakia Kalama 3rd
Peyo 4th 

10th of feb 2012 hawaii

sunset from diamond head 

my 9,8 hobie that i tested out waimea bay yesterday
rode beautifully 

Hi guys well woke up early again 5.ooam .Got my stuff ready and headed for the north shore from 
diamond head , i ve been staying with friends ,who are taking great care of me , great company.Early surf check and meeting at sunset this morning , it was a clean 4-6 feet with a trade wind already up and blowing ,surfed for 2 hours and was great , but they did call the contest off again today waiting for the good conditions predicted for sunday ,monday.
The waves have been around you just need to look ,there has been no shortage of swell thats for sure , i have been driving round this island searching for surf
in spots to hide from the wind and also find clean ridable waves .I had a great session out waimea bay yesterday in the morning ,not the making waimea but fun 12 feet ,some nice drops , all the guys are ripping ,and I've had some great sessions with keahi de abotiz, and dave muir, also chuck patterson , connor baxter kody kerrbox , and robin johnston.
The weather has been mostly sunny but we have had some rain , kai lenny the current world champion is looking solid as always , but the competiton is stiff and the next few days will sort the men from the boys.
well until next time I'm grabbing a coconut and kick back under a tree ,well when your surfed out ,itys the next best thing , I have got to say a big thanks to the stand up world tour for our guided tour of the waimea valley yesterday it was great .

tahitian banana tree in the waimea valley
brought here by ancient hawaiians 

cheers justin

Hawaii 5th feb

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Shaun poytner and me at turtle bay opening day

Hi guys , arrived here friday had some good warm up surfs out sunset around 6 feet  ,and a short board surf out velzy land which was fun.
getting ready for the massing swell thats called for wednesday ,thursday ,I'm really  stoked to be in the main event and straight up i have drawn  the world champion kai lenny and a Hawaiian legend ikaika kalama so should be exciting , there is 4 other Aussies over for the event so we are well represented , trials should start tomorrow so stayed tuned .......you know what they say ......be careful what you wish for ....the swell  she is a coming ........in the form of around 20 feet but the winds look like putting a real effect on the conditions , but we will be give it our all .

judges tower at sunset beach hawaii

k end of this week will be the window the contest organisers need  to run the event , so fingers crossed ,it all comes together .....stay close and i be back tomorrow with more  cheers justinlooks like the bac

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