Shot of the Day: Waikuku Beach

Received this from Doug Singer yesterday: Waikuku beach. Air temp about 26 degs an hour ago.

Bodyboarding: Jacob Romero 2010 Profile

Jacob Romero 2010 Profile from Chout Films on Vimeo.

Pretty sick stuff.

Where is Sam?!

Dear Sam,

Thank you for the lovely letter, we are more than happy to send you stickers but we don't know where to send them to!?! 

If we have your address maybe we could pass them onto Santa who will get them to you on our behalf...

If anyone knows who Sam is please let us know..

Thanks,

The Seventhwave Team

Estuary Blast!

This weekends wind & kite event the ‘Sport Canterbury Estuary Blast’ is being hosted by Kite sports and they have managed to get together about $3000 worth of local support for the Estuary Blast. There is $1000 cash up for grabs from Sport Canterbury!

The Event will be held Sat 18^th & Sunday 19^th of December and the forecast is looking promising! So come on down & check out the action…even better register for the weekends racing & be in to win $$$ or prizes!!!
Check out http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=108000975936447&index=1

If your not familiar with our Estuary kite spot, look out for the huge display kite flying from Peter Lynn Kites & AirBanners.. this will lead you to the event site!

Kite sports are also be putting on a ‘Have a Go’ aspect to this CWA www.cwa.org.nz club event, with Windsurf clinics & Kite flying training sessions. There will be Stand Up Paddle boards or ‘SUPs to have a go on too, all this supervised by keen as clubies!

Seventhwave Team: Joe Moretti, surfer from Northland, New Zealand

Seventhwave Team: Joe Moretti, surfer from Northland, New Zealand tells us about his home, how he started surfing, what scares him, and more. Shot in the beautiful beaches of Mimiwhangata, Northland. Check out more about Joe and our team riders at http://seventhwave.co.nz

New X-Over Short John

Hot off the press! We quite like the unique back entry system of this model, and the girls who've got one love it too. The X-Over Shorty — great for summer (how warm is the water at the moment!? Awesome!)

Protecting Our Waves

The Christchurch Press reports that 19 surf breaks in New Zealand will be protected under thee new Coastal Policy Statement. This includes 5 South Island spots and results in continued free public access, as well as protecting the water quality and the swell. This is great news for all beach goers!

Click here for more information, including what beaches will be protected.

Seventhwave ambassador Jack Entwistle shreds Manly Festival

The Manly Festival of Surfing went off without a hitch last weekend, bringing together a wide range of surfers and surf craft. Seventhwave ambassador and ripper Jack Entwistle was there, competing in the Open Longboard, and a special 'Legends' event which saw him in the same heat as Simon Anderson, Nick Carroll and other big names of surfing. Here's a couple of pics from Jack.

100 Years of Surf Life Saving celebrated in Stamps

Summer 2010/11 marks a century-long legacy of heroic service on New Zealand beaches. New Zealand Post is celebrating the vital role that Surf Life Saving plays with the release of the ‘100 years of Surf Life Saving’ stamp issue. The issue depicts the heroic volunteers in action - patrolling beaches and rescuing swimmers in heavy surf on beaches up and down the country.

Surf Life Saving has grown immensely since its early days in 1910, when a group of New Brighton community leaders decided by the light of an oil lantern to create a Surf Life Saving Club. Those early lifesavers patrolled through summer afternoons in woollen togs and carried out strict training regimes through winter in local pools and gyms.

Over the past 100 years Surf Life Saving has grown dramatically, and local volunteer brigades have transformed into highly disciplined units, ready for any situation. There are now 73 Surf Life Saving Clubs in New Zealand with nearly 15000 members protecting and saving lives.

Bodyboard Excercises: surf better!

About from Ben Mac on Vimeo.

Some great exercises from Benny Mac, designed to aid your performance. Check out both videos here: http://www.vimeo.com/16291315