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Every year Rusty spends time on Tavarua Island in Fiji, home of the infamous waves Cloud Break and Restaurants. Rusty will be spending five weeks on the island surfing, stand up paddling, fishing, and conducting some research and development on a few new board shapes…

This years trip is off to an interesting start; the day Rusty showed up, Restaurants started filtering in a few sets and he wasted no time tackling the long left hander on his SUP.

A few days into the trip Rusty put an end to the meager fishing season by reeling in a 200+ lbs. Black Marlin. After the initial ice breaking catch the ocean has come to life, providing yellow fin tuna and dorado daily.

However, it has not been all waves and fish… The island of Tavarua underwent an emergency evacuation due to a tsunami warning issued after an 8.8 earthquake hit Chile. Everyone on the island was rushed onto boats and sped over to the mainland where they headed for the hills. Rusty, the rest of the island guests, and the Fijians all hung out on top of a small mountain in an old World War II bunker hoping for minimal impact, but preparing for the worst. The tsunami was scheduled to strike Fiji at 10:04 am, but luckily the tidal wave never came…

Tavarua Island is full of surprises; keep your eyes on the Rusty Blog to see what the next couple of weeks has in store for Rusty…

Photos and Text: Brody

February 26th - March 10th

The Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast is the perfect ASP “Dream Tour” location. Warm water and white sand, sunshine and sun tans, people and parties, all combined with some of the best sand-bottom pointbreaks in the world, makes the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast the most eagerly anticipated of all events among both professional surfers and fans alike. This also marks team rider Nate Yeomans’ first ever event on the WCT - Good Luck Nate!

Click here for live coverage which starts TODAY!

3/1 UPDATE: Nate is set to compete in his Round 2 Elimination heat which you can watch live by clicking here!

Photo: Brody

Jayke Sharp makes the most of a rainy day by putting his Rusty Redline to the test in some chunky beach break surf on Australia’s East Coast…

Photos: Brody

Burleigh Heads will host a four star WQS event from February 16th-21st.

The Breaka Burleigh Surf Pro is the first standalone professional surfing event to be staged at the iconic Burleigh Heads in almost 10 years.

You can expect to see many of the world’s best surfers competing in the event, from top Pro Juniors and WQS seeds to ASP Dream Tour superstars.

“Not since the early 2000’s of the Quiksilver Pro, and before that the days of ‘Rabbit’ [Wayne Bartholomew] and Mark Richards doing battle on the point has there been so much excitement surrounding a surfing contest based firmly at Burleigh Heads,” said Surfing Queensland Chief Executive Officer, Craig Harland.

A who’s who of Australian surfing identities have carved their careers through the ASP World Qualifying Series and with the nation boasting a huge talent pool of current and future world surfing stars, the Breaka Burleigh Surf Pro is expected to be a highlight of the Australian surfing calendar.

Check out the live stream of the event by clicking here!

Jamie O’Brien and the best local surfers show us how Indonesia really works. Click here to watch the video on Surfline.com…

On Surfari + West Africa + Dwart from Shayne McIntyre on Vimeo.

Check out how the Dwart tackles the West African point breaks, handling anything from waist high to well over head…

Make sure to check out On Surfari and Fuel TV for the full episode airing in February…

Jamie locks into a few epic waves and talks about the Rip Curl Padang Padang Invitational. Click the image above to have a look on Surfline.com.

If you ever find yourself in Hossegor, France be sure and stop by the Rusty Surf Shop. It’s located just off the main street in town and it has some of the best boards on the market as well as the European apparel line. The shop is packed full of goodies and is a must-see on your next European vacation…

To keep tabs on Rusty Europe click here.

Home away from home

Beacham window shopping; they were closed the first day…

But he returned the next day to dabble with a bit European style

Photos: Brody

Liberian Line Up

“On Surfari” always scours the globe to find the most unique destinations to film their show and this episode brought them to Liberia! Liberia is a country that is rebuilding itself after a terrible civil war and there is a heavy UN presence in order to keep the peace, but there are rumored to be epic waves… In addition to the search for swell, there are organizations and individuals living in Liberia who put others before themselves and their causes are worth featuring. So, in efforts to help change the public perception of Liberia, a country that the U.S. Embassy highly advises against traveling to, Shayne and Shannon McIntyre sought out their next family vacation…

Over the course of the past several weeks the McIntyres (accompanied by their five year old son Banyon and year and a half year old daughter Coral) spent their time between surfing flawless lefts, highlighting humanitarian efforts, and even doing a bit of giving themselves.

Take a look behind the scenes at the making of the upcoming episode, “On Surfari: Liberia”…

Shayne interviews the coach of the Liberian National Amputee Soccer Team…

then he gets taken out trying to play goalie!

Keith Chapman, of Trinity Dental Clinic , is one of the only dentists in Liberia and lives in Monrovia with his family in order to save the lives of Liberians in need.

Long and lonesome roads.

Shayne and cinematographer, Nic Mclean, getting work done…

Hosting a movie night on the beach, with the help of The Strong Heart Fellowship Orphanage , for the small fishing village (which has never seen a movie theatre). They screened an episode of “On Surfari” and the critically acclaimed surf film, “Sliding Liberia,” which features their locals and waves and the crowd went absolutely wild!

Shannon lending a helping hand painting the Strong Heart Orphanage.

Drive by shooting.

All Photos (except last): Brody Last Photo: AJ Libenberg

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Shayne McIntyre demonstrates the versatility of the new Rusty Surfboard model, The Dwart, in West Africa by surfing the little 5′8″ surfboard in everything from fast and racy to well overhead!

All Photos: Brody

Check back soon for the “Dwart in Liberia” surfboard video…