TANNER HENDRICKSEN--- CODE RED!!! CODE RED!!!

Yesterday was a very exciting day for young Professional surfer Tanner Hendricksen. The waves were pumping, the session was amping and he broke two of his favorite polyester surfboards. Then.. things really took an unexpected turn when Tanner Hendricksen and Kai Barger heard a cry for help....

SHARK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tanner and Barger heard a nearby bodyboarders scream but couldn't believe that there was a shark nearby. He watched as the two bodyboarders paddled slowly back toward him and his friends.

"I asked them if they had seen a shark and he said that he had been bitten by one," Barger said. "He lifted his leg and his fin was gone and all of the skin on his shin was off. It was really gnarly."

Barger and fellow professional surfer Tanner Hendrickson towed the two boys back to shore against the current.

"We just told him that he was O.K., that he still had a foot, and that he was going to survive this," Barger said. "We just did whatever we could to keep him calm."

On the beach, Barger and Hendrickson used their leashes as tourniquets for the wound while they waited for emergency medical services to arrive.

WOW!! Nice job Kai and Tanner!!!!! This sets a fine example for all watermen that we need to look out for one another and come to the rescue if conditions warrant swift action.

Outstanding!!!

Tanner hails from the outer island of Maui and along with the other Maui groms coming up through the Hawaiian ranks, he has a well rounded surfing arsenal. He is a natural footer with a quick crisp style. He can be found ripping Honolua on the best days and tapping into his local spots when the conditions are right. He is coming up hard and just pulled a great clothing sponsor, FOX. Tanner prefers the X-16 short boards and often rides X-Ups and Semi- Guns.

Tanner loves his Xanadu Shapes and has been using KEAHANA for two years now during Nationals and other high profile contests. Interesting sidebar-Tanner has never broken a KEAHANA EPS Concept Surfboard and is ordering a fresh contest quiver right now.


http://xanadusurfdesigns.com/

Got Soul?

You really owe it to yourself to check out Von Sol surfboards designed by Sean Mattison former US National Champion surfer and current US Surf Coach. Sean has honed his surfboard design theory and shaping skills while working closely with legends like Mike Hynson. With the "Black Knight" quad series, Sean and Hynson redefined what was status quo with the "fish" type genre boards and then blew the performance boundaries wide open:




Since then Sean has continued to push the envelope and moved forward with his own surfboard brand, Von Sol Surfboards. Personally I have surfed a few of the Von Sol models and all I can say is WOW!!! They will really knock your socks off. The common theme here is all the speed and glide you have come to love from a fish combined with a very sharp turning shortboard like redirection and performance.

As for the Von Sol Surfboards customer service, Sean uses the analytical coaching skills he has honed with the US Surf Team to make sure the surfboard design is going to work really well for you, your surfing ability level as well as your local waves and conditions. People are blown away at this level of detail and it becomes apparent Sean is truly interested in improving your overall surfing experience and not just making a sale.





Bottom line: the Von Sol Surfboards model lineup are like dining at your favorite 5 star restaurant, you really can't go wrong.. We get similair feedback from everyone else who has stepped up and tried a Von Sol so check em out, you will be glad you did!! Tell Sean you want a KEAHANA and take it to the next level!!!



Merry Christmas everyone!!! and thank you for reading.

VON SOL SURFBOARDS

Located in Oceanside California

CONTACT: Sean Mattison 760-433-6943
email vonsolsurf@gmail.com

*Surf and Dance Lessons by appointment only!!

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Good Things Happen to Good People!!!!

Ready for a WHITE Christmas?

Congratulations to Robert Weiner, and all the ROBERT'S Surfboard Crew on being named "2011 Shaper of the Year", this is a huge honor and you guys deserve it!!! Good things happen to good people with a little hard work, luck, perseverance, talent, faith and perspiration. You guys have a merry Christmas, and we look forward to more great things from ROBERTS in 2011.

Get your ROBERT'S Surfboard order in today!! (805) 658-6855

www.robertssurf.com

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Thank you, and Happy Holidays!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

KEAHANA Going BIG with Claudio Pastor!!!!

Hey sometimes here at the KEAHANA blog we may be guilty of focusing too much attention on high performance shortboard designs so sorry if this is the case. Here are some really cool cutting edge Racing Class Stand Up Paddleboards, Longboards, and Race Paddleboard shapes by Claudio Pastor:

These are SUP racing designs with sleek convex hull-ish bottom contours:

Of course the same KEAHANA performance characteristics like increased flotation, added glide and speed, good vibration damping, and durability are just as important with any length surfing craft.

Claudio has been getting excellent feedback and results with these designs and we are grateful that he chooses to work with the KEAHANA Concept system.


Thank you!

Claudio Pastor Website:

KEAHANA has your Prescription!!

Jeff "Doc" Lausch is one of those extremely talented, open minded shapers that we feel fortunate to work with. Not only does Doc produce some of the finest cutting edge shortboard designs but his Surf Prescription label also produces a wide product range including bonzers, singlefins, 2+1's, and a variety of shortboard mutants like chip Sk8's, platters, pills, fish n chips, as well as longboards, mid-lenghths, etc.
One great benefit with Surf Prescriptions, Doc does the majority of his production in-house and has his own DSD cutting machine to insure consistent quality, they do in-house polyester glassing, and offer some great airbrushing designs as well. Once a surfer has already honed in on a Surf RX model and dialed in dimensions perfectly remember Doc can now offer the KEAHANA EPS Concept as an option to further push the envelope of both durability and performance.

Do yourself a favor and click on Doc's link and have a look at his great line of Surfboards. Remember the "Doc" has all your options and needs covered if you would like to order a KEAHANA Surfboard from Surf Prescriptions!!!

http://www.surfprescriptions.com/