Sam Venn Photograpy Best of 2011

Local photog grom Sam Venn has been a busy boy this year, shooting all the action in and around Cronulla, and to celebrate the end of the year, he has made a quick clip of his favorite shots of 2011. We hope that you enjoy it as much as we did!!!

2011 Surf Photography Highlights of Sam Venn from Sam Venn on Vimeo.

Clips Galore!

As the title would suggest, we have a few clips to share with you today, that really should be watched by all of you who bodyboard!

First up, we have Emerald team rider Mark McCarthy shredding it up in Mexico. This was from around the time that the Zicatela Pro was on. Mark made the most of his time in the warm waters of Mexico, and put on a great show for anyone who happened to be watching his surfing. Check the
air rev he pulls at about the 3:15 min mark!! Hectic!



Next up we have the amp-up clip from last year's El Fronton event, which has a few waves of Jared Houston thrown in there. Definitely a good clip to check out leading up to tonight's round 2 action in the Fronton comp!

BOSSITUP PODCAST EPISODE #2.1 from Boss It Up on Vimeo.

Last but definitely not least, we have the last "Sponsor Me" clip that Joel Taylor made before breaking his back out Pipeline in 2001. For those of you who don't know who Joel is, he is now recognised as the man behind Unite Clothing, but before his injury, Joel was up there on the level of Hardy, BP, Kingy and those guys. If you can get your hands on a copy of Superstars 2, watch the bonus section of Hardy and Joel out North Point, to see Joel showing Hardy how its done, at one of Hardy's home breaks!

JOEL TAYLOR SPONSOR ME TAPE CIRCA 2001 from Unite Clothing Company on Vimeo.

Sully Gets a Cover

Emerald team rider Glen Sullivan has scored his first magazine cover! This shot, from one of the many high quality swells to hit the East Coast this winter, was a day where the Island was not particularly surfable, so a few of the boys went in search elsewhere for some quality waves. This spot was big and quite sketchy, with plenty of backwash coming off the rocks. Some serious backwash and a solid wave can result in some pretty crazy imagery, as you can see from the cover!

Surge Magazine is an online mag, originating from Hawaii. Keep an eye out for the new issue to be released very soon, with this shot of Sully gracing the cover! Check out surgebodyboarding.com for a high quality online mag!!

Well done to Sully, as well as photographer Steve Jones, who also scored his first cover shot with this photo, and Diarmid Heidenreich for towing Sully in to this beast!

Movember is nearly over!

Ok, so a month ago I made a post about joining up for Movember. I also mentioned that I personally am participating in this year's Movember Fundraising. Well its almost the end of the month, and for those of you who are not friends with myself or Emerald on Facebook, here is an up to date picture of the flaring lip caterpillar that I've been cultivating for the last month.

It's pretty ugly! But all for a good cause. The Modyboarders group on movember.com - a group of bodyboarders who have teamed up to raise money for Movember - have so far raised a total of $3163! Big props go out to Kieran Woodall, who has raised $1893 by himself!! The top 5 money raisers in the Modyboarders group can be found below. Click on their name if you wish to help add to their tally's!

Kieran Woodall

$1,893

Alex Woolfenden

$400

Ian Macdonald

$325

Ross Shepherd

$220

mitch Oates

$110

There is still a day or so left, so if you are keen to help us raise some much needed money for mens health issues such as prostrate cancer and depression, make sure you click one of the links above and donate! Any amount will help, and any amount over $2 is tax deductable too!!

Flipmode Clothing's Chout Premiere ticket comp

The good guys at Flipmode Clothing have got their hands on a few tickets for this Friday's Chout The World Premiere in Cronulla. To celebrate, they are running a comp to give away 2 tix to some lucky punter! Follow this link to see how to enter. FLIPMODE TICKET GIVEAWAY

Also if you haven't got your tickets for the premiere yet, hurry up and get in contact with the guys in store, as they are running out fast!!

New Emerald Team Rider!!!

Emerald is very proud to welcome Cronulla's hottest young talent back to our stable - SAM STRACHAN!!
After a stint riding for the now defunct shop 662mob Australia, Sam is back on the Emerald team, ready to tear the bag out of some big bowls and heavy pits.

Now Sam is off to the West Coast for a while in search of some much needed waves! Its been a well below average last few weeks in the Cronulla region, so Sam's off in search of something to do. We know he will do us proud! Look out for some action from grom in the very near future! Be sure to check out his blog for regular updates from the man himself. samstrachan.tumblr.com
Sam is currently riding for Turbo Bodyboards, Zion Wetsuits and Plastic People Clothing.

Photos courtesy Mitch Pearson & Sam Venn

DON'T BAIL YOUR BOARDS!!!!

This photo is a good explanation as to why you really should learn to duckdive properly before going out crowded waves of consequence! Russell very nearly permanently lost his eyesight in his right eye after getting hit in the eye by a board that a grom bailed in front of him. Turns out Russell had to have an operation on his eyeball, to help release blood pressure that was pinching the nerve behind his eyeball, almost blinding him permanently. He now has several stitches in his eyeball! DON'T BAIL YOUR BOARDS!!!

Chout The World Premiere Details!!

Chout The World's first premiere will be held at Zink Bar & Restaurant in Cronulla on the 2nd of December 2011. Tickets will be on sale tomorrow from Emerald Bodyboard shop in Cronulla. Entry $10. Doors will open at 6:30pm til 9pm. Heaps of prizes and giveaways so get your tickets now.

This will be an all ages event, however under 18's must be accompanied by and adult. Please contact us at Emerald (02) 9527 4149 or emeraldsurfcity@optusnet.com.au for full details!! This will be a crazy night, so do your best to get down to Zink in Cronulla!!

Image by James Raper, artwork by Rich Lornie

Its time to join up for Movember!!

 Below is the short blurb Doc from Fluidzone posted in regards to this year's Movember events. You can find out any info and links that you need in regards to Movember on the website http://au.movember.com/

"It's Moustache Season, so we've decided to do our bit for men's health and commit to grow and cultivate a fine looking moustache during Movember. We're on the hunt for fellow fine and like-minded individuals to join our Modyboarders team. Together we can change the face of men's health.To join our Movember "Modyboarder" team click here

Movember is about raising funds and awareness for men's health, specifically prostate cancer and male depression. Close to 3,300 men die of prostate cancer in Australia each year and one in eight men will experience depression in their lifetime. Many of these men do not seek help.

We'd like to try and change those statistics.

The more people we can get to join our team, the more lives we can impact. You can either grow a moustache as a Mo Bro, or join as a Mo Sista and help to recruit other Mo growers to the team, or simply promote the page where you can.

Once registered, the Movember team will send you all the information you need to raise funds and start growing as part of our Movember team.

If you'd like to find out more about the type of work you'd be helping to fund by supporting Movember, take a look at the Programs We Fund section on the Movember website . This is a great opportunity for bodyboarding to reach out to the general community. Modyboarders Team page http://mobro.co/modyboarders

Doc

Pictured is a framie of Emerald Surf City's Ross Shepherd a.k.a 'Roscoe' who is on board for this year's event."

If you wish to donate to Rosco's Movember fundraising, please follow this link! Any help of any size would be amazing!! Cheers guys!!

Lester in the Paper

This post is a little overdue, with the National Champs having been held all last week and completed on Sunday!
We would like to extend a big congratulations to all of our Team and Club riders who entered!
Special mentions go out To Andrew Lester, who coming second in the Aussie Pro Tour event secured his 4th Australian Championship Title, and be came the oldest and the youngest competitior to have won the title! Also Aaron Glossop, who won his DK division, making him the National Champ for 2011! This was the first time Azza has entered the national titles, so he has done amazingly well to come out top dog! Jon Capilli is another Emerald rider who entered the event, and Jon came out on top of the Senior Mens division for the second year!
We would also like to say well done to Glen Sullivan, who made 3 finals in various divisions, but unfortunately didn't manage to win any of them. Still, getting to the finals is an achievement in itself!

Today sees Andrew Lester gracing the back page of the local paper, the St. George & Sutherland Shire Leader, celebrating his big win!