Category: Surf

Cody Thompson Qualifies 3rd in East Coast heavy Fall Round of Innersection

November 27th, 2011

John John makes himself at home in Supertubos

November 27th, 2011

Parker Coffin Series- Part 1

November 26th, 2011

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Spy teams up with Surfrider Foundation for Beach Cleanup

October 7th, 2011

SPY Riders Get Weird for the Win at Nixon’s Weird Surf Contest

September 29th, 2011

Shaper Tim Stamps provided the weird boards challenging the competitor’s versatility for Nixon’s inaugural Weird Surf Contest held at 9th St. Huntington Beach. No strangers to “getting weird” the SPY + Active Ride Shop team easily adapted to win the team division and sweep the podium with SPY’s Torrey Meister and SPY’s surf ambassador Chris “Cha Cha” Abad winning the individual and expression session respectively.

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The winning SPY + Active team went home with weird boards, a weird trophy and their weird selves.

(L to R) Jay “Bottle” Thompson, Leigh Sedley, Chris “Cha Cha” Abad, and Torrey Meister

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Torrey’s explosive surfing and calm demeanor was a perfect match for the weird board contest.

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BK, the man behind the contest, congratulates Weird Expression Session winner Chris “Cha Cha” Abad.

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Cha Cha consoles Torrey after beating him in the expression session.

Mike Losness Leads SPY to Victory at 7th Annual Active Willabong Surf Team Challenge

September 27th, 2011

The 7th Annual Active Willabong Surf Team Challenge went off in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, Calif. with nine talented teams battling it out in clean, rippable 3-foot surf.

The Willabong is a group format surf competition that puts 2 company employees, 2 team riders and 2 Active employees in team heats.  Each rider’s top score goes into the cumulative team point total.

SPY guys Mike Losness, Chris Abad, Andrew Valentine, and stand-in Ryan Burch paired up with Active’s Brent Fudagaki and Bill “BK” Keller to round out the lethal SPY + Active team.

Team SPY was pitted against 3-time defending champions Chemistry Surfboards, Brixton, Dragon, Filtrate and other standouts.  It was never a question of “who’ll stop the Raen” en route to the finals. As the final seconds of the contest ticked into the history books, the flaring SPY crew proudly paddled in and claimed the coveted Willabong trophy and 365 days of bragging rights.

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Despite the irony of the white elephant trophy the victorious SPY + Active team stands proud.
(left to right) Ryan Burch, Chris Abad, Mike Losness, Brent Fudagaki, BK, Andrew Valentine.

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Ryan Burch’s self-shaped assymetrical surfboard integrates intricate design elements essential to the SPY team’s victory. It doesn’t hurt that he can surf switch-stance also.

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You don’t have to be a mathematician to figure this one out: SPY + Active = winning.

SPY Sets Sail at Lowers Hurley Pro

September 23rd, 2011

Lower Trestles is known for a long, rippable right as well as a long, arduous walk from the upper parking lot. This year’s attendees of the Hurley Pro were able to focus purely on the waves as the SPYrate RV sailed back and forth between the parking lot and the competition area. Of course, we shared our booty with all that came along for the ride.

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Aargh you sure you don’t want a free ride?

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Stoked landlubbers enjoy the free ride and our booty of hats and coozies.

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Jon Rose’s doppelganger becomes the filling of a sand-wench.

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An RV filled with Brazilian women? SPY’s version of a ‘Bom Dia.’

SPY Surf Commercial hits FUEL TV

September 22nd, 2011

You know that dream you had where a post-surf Alana Blanchard was walking in slow-motion and Wade Goodall was

punting airs all over the place? Wake up sleepy head, it’s here courtesy of your friends at SPY.

Check out the pre-surf amp commercial on the big screen airing now on Fuel TV.

Artist: Year of the Tiger Album: Good Day for a Tiger EP Song: Steps

Parker Coffin Wins His First ASP Pro Jr Contest

September 20th, 2011

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Pro surfing phenom Parker Coffin, 15, won his first ASP Pro Junior victory at the Fins Pro Junior in Belmar, NJ, Sept.

15 to Sept. 18. Despite the wind-blown, one-to-three foot surf, Parker’s explosive surfing on the final day captured the

event’s highest single-wave score of 8.33 in the Semifinals and the highest heat-total of the entire event with a score of

15.57 in the Finals.

“I got second last year so I knew I could win this year if I got good waves,” said Coffin, “It’s so funny because you can’t

hear a word out in the lineup and I had no idea what my scores were. We were all stressing out there. I’m so fired up on

the win though.” Fellow SPY surfer Evan Thompson was a double finalist in the event with a 2nd-place finish behind

Parker in the Pro Junior division and a 4th-place finish in the Men’s Pro division.

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Purebred Hawaiian Pits and SPY’s Special for the Islands

September 17th, 2011

Torrey Meister is a Big Island ripper with big heart for purebred Hawaiian pits—canine and ocean kine. He’s as home relaxing deep in the barrel as he is waging aerial assaults high above the lip, but pay attention ‘cuz he moves as fast as a rumor on the coconut wireless.

Introducing the SPY + SURFRIDER HI. A percent of sales of the Hawaii Dirk will go to the Surfrider Foundation Hawaii chapter. ww2.surfrider.org/oahu. Respect + Protect Your Backyard. The Hawaii Exclusive Dirk represents SPY’s love for the Islands both in and out of the water. Whether throwing tail or shakas support your local Surfrider Chapter.

Introducing the SPY + SURFRIDER HI. A percent of sales of the Hawaii Dirk will go to the Surfrider Foundation Hawaii chapter. ww2.surfrider.org/oahu