Got a mo? Got a pre 1980 board under the house? Wanna raise some cash for a good cause? Well you're in luck, this Saturday (Dec 3rd) is the Morning of the Mo event, being held around the Byron-Ballina coast. There is a decent swell forecast for Friday afternoon so hopefully it'll be pumping and the Mo-men will be tearing it apart. For more details go here. If you can't compete head along and take in the spectacle, its bound to provide a few laughs.

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Bob shaped these 3 new boards for Matt Chojnacki last week - 2 Involvements and a Hawaiian Gun, the gun looks amazing and Matt will be riding it on the North Shore this winter.

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McTavish retail doyen Dave English managed to dodge the Northerlies and score some nice little peelers at Tallows last week on his Squaretail Fireball - and the Soularch guys managed to capture some of the action! The board Daves been riding lately is a nice yellow tinted triple stringer number, and as Dave is upgrading all the time its on sale now right here.

All todays pics courtesy of Levi at Soularch - Thanks Levi!

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Dave performs his Pilates routine AND signals the gulls

Channeling Ray Gleave here with the drop-knee

A stylish 5

This email and pics came through from Andrik Beckmann this week, all the way from Sunny Germany! 

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Hi Bob and the whole team,

My last trip to France I was lucky to get a few days 3m and up. I surfed the spot Parlementia (Guethary) 3 times in the last week of Oktober. This photo was my first wave on my new board. Usually I ride longboards from 9 feet up to 10 feet, and on faster waves i stick to a 7 foot pin tail, but from the 1st paddle stroke I felt at home on my new McTavish. Great volume for a 185 cm tall and 85 kg monster dude. Paddling into waves were as easy as riding a regular performance longboard, but once I got down the face,  bigger wave qualities were felt - No slowing down, No side-slipping. I needed a few turns to get used to the cut back because of the narrower tail, but later in the session I felt very comfortable .

Dankeschön and I hope I meet you anytime in Australia.

Greetings

Andrik (Germany) 

Andriks first wave on the black G2

A decent set rolls through at Guethary

Andrik with the Black-beauty 

Local film-makers Jonatan and Sebastian Lundmarkn (from Rest Your Eyes Production) have a new Byron Bay docco called Byron Bay - The Meeting Place. The film explores the history and culture of the area, and also covers a lot of the more interesting local characters including Bob. Check out the trailer here and get your tickets for the 30 Nov premiere at the Byron Community Centre - so you too can discover what makes this area so special.

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Good news this week! Anyone who loves great surf photos knows who John Witzig is - but what you may not know is that as well as the iconic and often published photos (think Bob and the FJ Holden at Noosa) John has a huge stash of images spanning over 2 decades, through the most influential time period in surfing history. This new release large format book contains over 80 such images, featuring all the important names of the era - Nat Young, Wayne Lynch and George Greenough to name just a few. Its a beautiful book and a must for any surfer. To order your copy now click here. 

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A few weeks back I was lucky enough to have a week off at Crescent Head. A timely reminder of what a sensational part of Australia the East Coast really is. A tiny swell on the first day didn't exactly offer up the best of waves (good conditions for taking on Crescents famous 'championship' 6 hole golf course!), but luckily it came good mid-week and we got some little ones at the back-beaches. 

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Where the malibu champions surf........

Early morning McTavish Carver rider, making the most of the small waves on the point

Rocky shoreline at the point

Killick Creek bridge