Posts Tagged ‘christian wach’

January 6th, 2012

Surfing Into Yesterday

We hit up Churches yesterday where we met up with Alex Knost. We we’re planning for the the waves to be more on the bigger size (as he was going to shortboard), but unfortunately they weren’t (so he broke out the longboard).

Alex riding a board shaped by his good friend Dane Peterson

Christian Wach sees the camera and puts it on rail

Jared Mell on one of the bigger waves of the day

The cute girls can get away with so much

Alex wasn’t to happy with the crowd factor and took his last wave in on his belly while burning one of his own

Then we made it to Blacks Beach for the evening session

September 11th, 2011

Alex Knost Wins The Vans Joel Tudor Duct Tape Invitational In Malibu

Congratulations to Alex Knost taking home a check for $5,000.00 at the Malibu Joel Tudor Duct Tape Invitational presented by Vans. Alex also took home a custom shaped longboard by his buddy Robbie Kegal.

The stage was set and brought out a great crowd of people from the rich and famous to the die hard surf fans.

An Alex Knost autograph.

Alex Knost hanging five on a set (yes the waves we’re very small).

The longboard finalist from left to right we have Harrison Roach 4th place, Alex Knost 1st, Christian Wach 3rd and Justin Quintal coming in 2nd.

Alex Knost receiving a congratulations kiss from his girlfriend Christina.

August 24th, 2011

Joel Tudor Goes Surfing In 2009

What is up with the Joel Tudor fix lately? Well, we are uploading images in order right now as Joel is currently up. Other surfers we have coming up to begin uploading are Kolohe Andino and Rob Machado from this years 2011 Nike US Open of Surfing presented by Hurley and Converse. Then once all the Joel images are finished (2010 / 2011) we will start on Donavon Frankenreiter, Dane Reynolds, Bruce Irons, Mick Fanning and Taj Burrow. In the mean time here are a few shots of Joel from the ’09 season.

You never know who or what you will run into at Malibu, but on this day Joel found long time friend Chris Malloy (red man and beer in hiding) checking the surf. Chris ended up joining Joel in the water as Chris surfed a mid length board.

A Japan magazine wanted a photo (lifestyle) of Joel for the cover of there magazine and Joel had this idea as he wanted this for the cover. It did not make it, but instead a photo of him standing in his backyard with a longboard did. That is Joel’s son Tosh next to him as Tosh is very involved with Jijitsu classes. (following in dads footsteps)

Photographer Jack English recalls this session. “The waves had been going off in La Jolla and Joel was getting these big shacks at Big Rock, but I had just sold my water housings and still had not got my new ones yet. I was freaking because Big Rock was going off and I love to shoot there from the water, but on this day I was stuck on the land. I still got a few cool shots. What I learned in the future do not sell my housings until I have my new one ready that way I won’t miss any water shot days.”

Joel surfing a finless wooden surfboard that he shaped. Is this what Herbie meant by the “side slip boogie”?

Joel and his longboard posse at the July 2009 Corona Noseriding Invitational in conjunction with the Hurley US Open of Surfing at Huntington Beach. In the pic there is Harrison Roach, Christian Wach, Christian Fletcher, Herbie Fletcher, Joel Tudor, Alex Knost and two others that we don’t know the names of.

August 8th, 2011

Kelly Slater Wins $100,000 – Kolohe Andino Beats His Idol

The circus is over and we loved every minute of it. Major props to IMG, Nike, Hurley and Converse for putting there money, time, and energy back into the sport of surfing. Here are some photos we have from the final day August 7, 2011.

Kelly Slater double checking that all the zeros are all on there.

Christian Wach doing a hang ten by using his hands.

What a smile looks like after Kolohe Andino just beat his idol Dane Reynolds in a man on man heat.

Joel Tudor hitching a ride onto Christian Wach’s board.

April 5th, 2011

Spring Is In The Air – Let’s Trunk It

Well summer must be right around the corner as we saw Christian Wach and Johny Redmond today trunking it in San Clemente, California. They were both out surfing on their Catch Surf Beater Boards. These are made out of a soft foam top with a slick bottom (like a boogie board) with no fins. So they may be a bit tricky at first to learn on, but as you can see in the shot below once you have them down they can be a blast. Blackball, bring it on!!!