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Skuff.TV chat & go surfing with pro free surfer, Jay Davies, as he shreds South Africa, The Mentawais & his home of West Oz. Checkout all the Action from Jay & his fellow Rusty compadres in the new Rusty surf flick, Changes… Available now!

CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THE VIDEO!

The Rusty team is all over Australia’s Waves Magazine this month! In addition to Jay Davies splitting the cover with Slater, this issue also features the Rusty trip to the Menatwais where the team got some serious work done for the new Rusty surf flick, “Changes.” Jamie O’brien, Kalani Chapman, Merlon Gerber, Josh Kerr, Jayke Sharpe, and Jay Davies all have full page features! Find out more about the mag HERE!

The Reef Hawaiian Pro 2008 (part of the Triple Crown Series) is taking place right now!  Young Kevin Sullivan surfed his way to a first place in a stacked round one heat, including: Bruce Irons, Shane Beschen, and Eric Rebiere.  Kevin will be surfing again soon in round two against Antonio Bortoletto, Andre Silva, and Rudy Palmboom.

Check out the action at: triplecrownofsurfing.com

Are you ready?  How about your quiver?  Do have a board to accomodate the conditions when the blobs start lighting up purple on the swell charts?  Speaking of swell charts, Rusty is sponsoring the Blacks Camera on Surfline.com for the next year; have a look HERE!

Photo: Brody

This year has been a stand out for powerhouse surfer Jay Davies and now he’s topped it all of by scoring the cover of Waves Magazine!

Jay has traveled the globe in search of epic waves while shooting for the latest Rusty DVD, “Changes”.

Jay has been with Rusty his entire professional surfing career. Global Brand Director, Mark Sutton, says, “We’re stoked with Jay’s surfing and how far he’s come. His style, his passion, and the size of his guns produce some of the most amazing surfing we’ve seen in a longt time.”

Jay says it’s an honor to be sharing his first cover of Waves with Slater. “I’m so stoked to be joining Slater on the cover, he is the best surfer of all time, and thanks for coming to my 21st, such a legend.”

The cover shot was taken while filming for the Rusty DVD, “Changes”, off Kandui Resort in the Mentawais. Hay said the long, hollow right, barreling for hundreds of meters was a fun wave to surf. His opening section of “Changes” show off his pure strength and control.

Keep your eyes on Jay Davies!

Nate Yeomans is up for the “Orange County Reader’s Choice Surfer of the Year Award.” Nate is up against Micah Byrne, Patrick and Tanner Gudauskas, Greg Long, Mike Parsons, Brett Simpson, and Shaun Ward for the local title. Check out the FULL STORY on the OC Register website and vote for Nate!

After the capsizing of Dean Morrison’s fishing boat, Dingo and Rusty team riders ,Sean and Dean Harrington, accompanied by mates, Paul Fisher, and Darren Scott all survived the grueling experience of being lost at sea!  The group of five left the sunken vessel behind, swimming in pursuit of visible land, roughly 4 km away.  They spent the night on the deserted island only to discover, in the morning, that it was infested with poisonous snakes.  With dehydration setting in the guys decided to head back to the ocean and swim for another island in the distance.  Eventually, they were spotted and picked up by a couple in a dingy and taken back to safety.  They later learned that these were troubled waters and their chances of survival were very slim: many captains and skippers had gone overboard in these parts and never returned, not to mention it is a tiger shark feeding ground in peak season.  Plus, to make matters worse, the beaches were all closed due to crocodile sightings in the water…

READ THE FULL STORY ON SURFLINE.COM

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That’s right folks… Rusty’s very own, Johnny “Monster” Maher and Jamie O’Brien, have entries in the Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards! (Check out the VIDEO!)

Maher has been pushing the envelope at insane waves like Cloudbreak, Fiji when it is bombing and maxing out Puerto Escondido, Mexico! The particular wave that Maher entered, under the category of “Ride of the Year,” was an enormous set wave at Puerto that he PADDLED INTO and pulled an unbelievable disappearing act, only to be spat out way down the line, causing the entire crowd on the beach to go nuts! Plus J.O.B. has entered a crazy drainer at Teahupoo for “Monster Tube of the Year”!

“Monster” Maher spent some time shooting some self portraits with a nose cam

The Billabong XXL Challenge is reserved only for true hellmen and Maher has definitely forced his way into that category. The contest is high stakes, but also has high rewards:

Billabong XXL Ride of the Year Award:

The Billabong XXL Ride of the Year Award will be won by the individual surfer who — based on review of available video images by a panel of experts — demonstrates the most advanced and committed level of big wave surfing performance during a single successful ride during the annual event period. Judging criteria is purely SUBJECTIVE and will calculated from the votes of a large panel of surfers, photographers and surf magazine editors and writers. The first prize will be awarded in the amount of $50,000. Second prize will be awarded in the amount of $5000. The XXL Ride of the Year finalists finishing third through fifth will receive $1500 each. The videographer who captures the definitive video clip of the winning ride will be awarded $5,000. (billabong.xxl.com)

Charging Backside!

Maher’s wave has a solid chance at taking home the prestigious title of “Ride of the Year”. So, let’s all root him on as he continues to boggle minds!

Text: Brody

For the second year in a row, the Sacred Craft event has given the surfboard consumers a chance to directly interact with their shapers. A plethora of surfboard history, technology and craftsmanship could be seen at the event; archived boards from the past were dusted off and crazy contraptions of the future were brought to life…

The Rusty booth was stacked with a full line up of boards and Rusty, himself, was in attendance on both Saturday and Sunday along with several other R Dot Artisans, such as Rick Hamon and Michael Russo. Check out the full story and photo feature on Surfline.com…

Text and Photos: Brody

Jake getting slotted, Photo: Brody

Rick Takahashi and Jake Halstead are looking to sweep the NSSA season this year!  The two Rusty team riders  have won both events of the season thus far, not to mention Rick has won both in two seperate divisions!:

A building combo of Northwest and Southwest swells provided consistent 4-6 foot surf with bigger closed out sets. With a lot of water pushing from the multiple swell energy, wave conditions at the D Street sandbar were moderately walled but there were many steep corners for the competitors to maximize their scoring potential.

Jake Halstead (La Jolla) took command of the Boys division for the second straight event. Halstead’s explosive moves were rewarded with wins in every heat en route to his second win of the season. Also worth noting is Halstead’s perfect heat win percentage as he has not lost a heat in Explorer Boys competition thus far. Rick Takahashi (San Diego) got the broom out again pulling off his second consecutive two division sweep in the Masters and Seniors.

Story Compliments of: NSSA