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What happens when you combine a professional free surfer with an AFL player?

Jye Gudenswager is the fourth generation of his family to be a pioneer in surfboard design – hence the business name Gen4 Surfboards. The tradition began with Jye’s great grandfather Frank Adler who built some of the first plywood surfboards know as ‘toothpicks’ during the 1940s. Frank was followed into the surfing world by his […]

Here Comes the Rooster A self-described Hillbilly from Tennessee, The Rooster has worked with legends of the surf industry, surfed against the likes of CJ and Damien Hobgood on the NSSA, partied with Jay Adams in Hawaii and even learned to screen print from none other than Lords of DogTown legend Skip Engblom. This man […]

Thomas Surfboards are the epitome of the Smorgasboarder spirit Given the popularity of our interview with Thomas Bexon and Jake Bowrey of Thomas Surfboards just prior to Christmas, we thought we would bring your more of our interview with the boys. In part two of our interview we talk about the evolution of Thomas Surfboards […]

Jed once had dreads, went by the name Bushrat and was obsessed with flex. Recently he cut his hair, rebranded his surfboard label and begun crafting all manner of shapes.

In the Great Australian Bight, permission has been granted for seismic testing for oil, prior to offshore drilling – all in one of our most pristine marine environments.  

The Biggest Surfboard Label to have ever come out of Queensland’s Sunshine Coast… It’s quite a statement. Well, we said it and believe it to be true.

Mitchell Rae – Spirituality and enlightenment in foam, fibreglass and everyday life.

Zak Koniaris – Amputation-dodger and surfboard builder.

Chris Preston from Powerboards reasons why it is ok to cheat out in the surf.

Can a surfboard be called environmentally-friendly if they fall apart in 12 months?

Young gun shaper/surfer Matt Williams celebrates 25 years of Factory Surfboards in Caloundra on the Sunshine Coast.