Customer Tim Linton sent these few photos through of his trip to the Maldives riding his new 7'1" Tracker, having a ball by the look of it! Tim travelled with Liquid Destination and says the trip was amazing.
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Keramas Day-tripping
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
A couple of days after everyone's hangover subsided from the weekend events, the Deus crew headed to Keramas, its a great right hand point break an hour away from Canggu past Sanur.
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If you ever wondered where those pebbles in your tiles come from...... Photo Ben Harper
Doesn't matter which religion you subscribe to, this was a peaceful moment in time. Photo Ben Harper
Ellis Ericson ripping on one of his own creations. Photo Ben Harper
Matty carving on his Tracker. Photo Ben Harper
Ellis getting creative. Photo Ben Harper
Al Knost, log, tracker, shortboard, anything, this guy has talent. Photo Ben Harper
The warung at Keramas, sit down, chill out, drink coffee and watch the action unfold. Photo Ben Harper
Matt Chojnacki wheel-barrow barrel. Photo Ben Harper
Tracker shack. Photo Ben Harper
Deus 9ft and Single Log Fest 2012
Monday, June 25, 2012
Heres a few shots from the Deus single fin fest on the Sunday of our trip - an amazing line-up of surfers showed for the event including Matt Chojnacki, Harrison Roach, Al Knost, Dane Peterson, Josh Constable, Matt Cuddihy and Jared Mell. A few nice right-handers at Canggu set the scene and they were off, with Matty taking 4th on the day.
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Matty heads out for his heat. Photo Ben Harper
Matty styling as usual on the Involvement. Photo Ben Harper
Canggu turned on some nice little rights for the event. Photo Ben Harper
Jared Mell heading for a cover-up. Photo Ben Harper
The set-up. Photo Ben Harper
Bob and Matt talk strategy! Photo Ben Harper
Finalist Line-up. Photo Ben Harper
Bob congratulates Alex Knost after the final. Photo Deus Indonesia
Bob and Matty on presso night. Photo Deus Indonesia
Finalists Cuddihy, Chojnacki, Roach, Constable and Knost. Photo Deus Indonesia
Balangan
Friday, June 22, 2012
Deus Bali trip begins
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Day 1 we arrived in Bali, typically running late, for the first night at the Deus Ex Machina Temple of Enthusiasm Q&A at Canggu. We quickly head to drop our gear at our digs, which turns out to be Dare Jennings' (one of the Deus owners) Villa and our jaws dropped in amazement as we walk through the doors.
Its an amazing place called Puri Angsa. I lost count of the number of bedrooms, bungalows and hidden gems in this place. The main house is a Sumatran structure and is over two hundred years old. The pool is awesome with a 4 metre diving platform at one end - Bob promptly goes and jumps off it. A man of his vintage should be pretty conservative but his appetite for fun not only shows in his surfing but also in his delight for life in general!
We quickly change and head off to Deus for our first event. We started off with a quick tour of the Deus setup in Canggu, mandatory Bintang in hand. Its a mixture of art, motorbikes, surfboards and food/beverages to top it all off. Its a one stop shop, they restore and build bikes, make surfboards and have a pool of talented mechanics, surfers, shapers, photographers and artists on hand - The restaurant and food was amazing as well.
The Q&A Session was a great event with Steve Montell (aka Monty) chairing the session with Bob, Californian fish guru Rich Pavel, and up-coming young Aussie Deus shaper Thomas Bexon on the panel. All 4 amused the crowd with stories about shaping and designing boards and the evolving movement of traditional/retro surfboard design.The crowd listened intently and asked some great questions.
Dane Peterson asked the panel about how they felt about the up and coming shapers developing their designs and whether they felt like their designs were being copied. Bob's response was enthusiasm to the next level, explaining that it was the best thing that could have happened! Board development had moved so quickly in the late 60's during the transitional period from logs to shorter designs, and the full potential of these shapes were never fully explored as everyone raced to keep up with ever-shortening lengths. Bob was enthusiastic in his encouragement for the talent pool like Thomas Bexon to continue the work that he started. The crowd was overwhelming in their response and the night was a huge success.
A couple more beverages and photo moments followed, we retired for the night excited for the 9 Foot and Single event in the morning.
A big thank you to the crew at Deus for putting on a great event!
Join Bob and Lynn in the Maldives this October
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Matty takes 4th in Deus single fin and log event in Bali...
Monday, June 18, 2012
Matty and Bob head to Deus Temple this weekend
Friday, June 15, 2012
GT hits Pasta Point
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
McTavish retail guy Greg Tilley put his Impact Epoxy UFO through its paces at Past Point last week;
