Product Testers and UN “Hot Zones”
Back in 2007, two Australian skateboarders dropped their boards in Kabul. No sooner had the decks hit the ground, kids surrounded them with eager faces and a hope of learning to skate. Three years later, an all-inclusive skate park and educational facility have been built, allowing children from all walks to get their hands on [...]
Crappy surf companies
There’s so much crappy surf stuff out there and usually punted out by the big guys. A lot of the time, we have a hard time getting through a whole video for that matter, and then a gem like this shows up – Mr. Struck, this gave us goosebumps for 4minutes and 6 seconds – [...]
Humbling…
So we were in touch with Sean a few years ago, when we saw this short he made. Workshop went quiet, we gathered around TP’s desk and just watched – wicked!
Backyards
Dude’s, quit wishing you need time off, or that you need a vacation, stop thinking about things far away. You ever seen all the amazing places a 5 year old and there mates can go on a daily basis? They can go to the moon, be a ninja turtle, kick faster than Bruse Lee, drive [...]
Icy Barrel?
Thursday, December 2nd, 2010 He’s been surfing the North of Scotland since he was born. He’s respected, a family man, he loves the place and has been a major driver behind the Tester Program here at Finisterre. His name is Chris Noble, he’s got a Finisterre/Snugg Colab wetsuit on and these types of shots are [...]
Product Testers and UN “Hot Zones”
Thursday, October 21st, 2010 Back in 2007, two Australian skateboarders dropped their boards in Kabul. No sooner had the decks hit the ground, kids surrounded them with eager faces and a hope of learning to skate. Three years later, an all-inclusive skate park and educational facility have been built, allowing children from all walks to [...]
they pack and deliver like UPS trucks
Monday, July 26th, 2010 Ian and Tim packed for a six week stint in the Indian Ocean and have delivered magazine covers, stories and images to last us into the winter. We just got an email in from Ian this morning, on one of his backside encounters with the reef – wouldn’t even dream of [...]
First Scotsman to get through…
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010 …the UK’s biggest Surf event, the 5 Star Cold Water Classic, went live today and first heats are finished. A few months ago, we introduced you all to Chris Noble, one of our finest product testers. He jumped on board a few months ago, to push both our product and his [...]
Chris, our flying Scotsman – part 2
Thursday, April 15th, 2010 Chris Noble after his first place finish yesterday – locals backing their man, flag in hand. Just got off the phone to Chris, he’s stoked with his result yesterday and the handful of people that have been backing him over the years – pretty inspiring. Conditions aren’t looking too hot today [...]
Product Testing – Long john style
Friday, April 30th, 2010 Ambassador/cold-water nomad/mate – Ian Battrick takes both his surfing and our product to some of the coldest places on earth. Seen below, is a little image, taken by Tim ‘the man’ Nunn, also an ambassador. The boys are enjoying a little glacier time in…. Iceland. Above, Ian is sporting our Merino Eddy [...]
