Leaving on a jet plane.....

That's it, my bags and boards are packed. The alarm is set for 3.30am and this time tomorrow I should be sat in my condo in Carlsbad, California. Super excited about this trip, California is the mecca of longboarding and after this run of howling westerlies at home, I am so glad to be escaping to warmer waves.


Below are a few shots that https://www.facebook.com/PaulBlackleyPhotography took at this years British inter club championships.

Happy New Year!

This year summed up........

Another year is nearly past and what a great one. 
Plenty of quality surfs, banter, great comps, stag do's, awesome weddings, travelled heaps and bought a house!


Here's this years comp results.


1st British Longboard club championships 2011
1st Paddle For Relief 2011
2nd Gold Coast Big Boy Paddle 2011
4th Overall in League, Open Division Hotdoggers 2011
5th Longboard Jesus Surf Classic 2011
9th Gold Coast Longboard Classic. 2011
13th in British rankings 2011

In the past year (or just over) I've been lucky enough to hit up Sri Lanka, Portugal, Spain x2, Moroccco x2 and California in a couple weeks time.


Big thank you to Tiki, Elusive, Black and White and Obsessive Disorder.

Tiki trip Moroc 11

After walking through the hail and torrential rain today, last weeks trip to Morocco felt like a life time ago! 

Last Saturday I was lucky enough to join the Tiki crew on a trip to the land of the right handers and camels that is Morocco. Armed with a huge quiver of the bamboo and carbon latest technology boards, we boarded the plane at Gatwick to leave the cold weather behind.

Arriving at Taghazout, I was amazed to rock up at the luxury La Source apartments, at the end of Killer point. This trip was far different to my normal Moroccan experiences, but I wasn't complaining one bit! 

The swell forecast showed a smallish swell running all week, with super light winds, but with the large amount of North in the swell we knew we would be struggling to score the points epic. I think all travellers to Morocco thought the same about the points and we managed to surf Killers nearly everyday glassy and empty.

A long trip 200km south one day saw us score pretty epic right handers. And allowed the Tiki guys to fully test the new boards and suits. Everyone was raving about the new Zepha suits and so far I'm bloody stoked with mine! 

At this right hander, Tim Heyland (Mr Tiki) was sitting out back waiting for the bombs and dare I say it for an 'old' boy he was charging. Plenty of rum was drunk and epic stories were exchanged which kept everyone entertained, the week flew by and everyone is eager to head back.