Following on from Stage 1:- “After a lot of sparks Jeremy welded up the new tank and seat mounts as well as the surf rack and a special request for an old Ammunitions tin I found to store my lunch and other goodies. We decided to put different sprockets on the bike for some highway gearing so the 225 can keep up with the highway traffic for the long trip home.” Photographed by Thomas Walk

Deus Camperdown carpark played host to 200+ salted enthusiasts on Saturday looking to buy, swap and sell vintage surf goods – boards, speed sticks, bric-a-brac – anything pre-90′s. Thanks to everyone that came down and stuck out the rain for a fun day. See you all next time. Featured: Airbrushing by TONY AIRSPEED / BOB MVTAVISH x DEUS board stall & poster signing / THOMAS SURFBOARDS / BING SURFBOARDS / ANDREW from GROWN SURF – timber boards & hand planes / BENNET skateboards / RETRO JETHRO master of vintage ceremonies and bric-a-brac stall / DAVE’S rare surf photos / VINTAGE TONY – Surfboards & memorabilia / WILD WAYNE & his wonderful stuff / SURFIN MEX’ / The famous DEUS WALL OF JOY … View More

The last few weeks have been a frenzy of activity at the hive we call the House, with the Welcome back Surf Swap, Bob Mctavish Evening and Top Gear festival next weekend our feet haven’t touched the ground. Not content to keep the circus in the tent (or rather the House) we planned a road trip up the east coast this week, the lads will arrive shaken and well stirred in Queensland just in time for the Noosa Longboard Festival. With a bunch of the boys from the Temple coming out for the event, it only seemed right to round up our Aussie surfers (Noosa surfers to be more exact), fly em down to Sydney and make them ride all the way home. … View More

In preparation for last Saturday’s swap meet, 70 fortunate diners were treated to a three course meal. H.G Nelson’s humour for entrée, a substantial sizing of Bob Mctavish’s history and knowledge for mains. Rich Pavel helped serve up some after dinner treats followed by Q’n’As with Mr Mctavish. With an introduction from H.G that nobody saw coming it left everybody in stitches before they even started eating, which lead into a presentation from the man himself, addressing 5 key periods not only in surfing but also his carrer. Every one needed a chance to process all of the priceless education so it was time to eat. with a very morish avocado and prawn starter it set the scene for a beautifully rich, tender braised beef cheek … View More

Every now and then, the crowded points of Noosa appear differently. Something queer happens in the water after school holidays, publicised or dying swells, after surfers have had their fill. The crowds disappear. There are even odd occasions that I find myself alone at one of the usually packed, points. These moments seem to pop up out of nowhere and never last long. Photographed here, in complete contrast to every other day of the same week, was one of those moments. Instead of bumping rails with the rest of southeast Queensland’s surfing population, I was surfing alone. Noosa had just seen its second Cyclone swell for the year. Surfers were either catching up on work they’d ignored, trying to explain … View More

Now with Harrison on board, it was only fitting that he had his very own created. As Harrison and Thomas Bexon, both being from Noosa are great mates so it only seemed fair that they both spend some time together at the temple working on a sled that would suit Harrison’s surfing as well as keeping in theme with Thomas’ shapes. What they came up with is something special (a “Harrison Roach Concept”). Turning a number of blanks into a series of 9’4 sanded finish logs, with 50-50 rails turned up and pinched at the nose. 3″ thick with double 6oz glass on the deck with 4oz underneath. These things go sick! with knifey rails they turn and hold really … View More

We recently received an email from a bunch of friends over in Japan who run a magazine known as Glide. Their glossy pages consistently document and showcase some of the grooviest alternative surf from around the world. Last issue the guys travelled to San Fran to get a feel for the surf culture and now they have landed on our shores and asked us to show them around while in town. Sydney, more precisely The Eastern Suburbs was their port of call. So 5am on Tuesday saw us down at North Bondi where we were greeted with a bow and a salty hazed sun. We arranged to meet Pama Davies (TCSS’ up n comer) and our own James Thomson. Quickly we waxed the fresh sticks then suited … View More