Check out the cover shot!

Boysen Groms - Britt Galland, Cory Gabriola and Michael Berg touring Peru. Hey Steve can you shape a board like the Caballitos de Totoria in this pic?

Sea Bass's year just keeps getting better and better. Surfline's "20 under 20" feature, which ranks the top 20 surfers in the world under 20 years old, has ranked Sea Bass #9. Here is what Surfline's Dave Prodan had to say about Sea Bass:

The Kauaian vagabond has made quite the splash in 2008 and nowhere was this more apparent than at April's Nike 6.0 Lowers Pro and Oakley Pro Junior. Seabass, along with fellow outer-island comrade Dusty Payne, dealt healthy spankings in both divisions of the event, but Zietz's paranormal rapport with the Lowers walls set him well apart from the pack. Although the young regularfooter went out in the quarterfinals of the WQS (the result of a last minute interference), he had already scalped some big names (including Nathan Yeomans and Dustin Barca) and went on to obliterate the Oakley Pro Junior a few hours later, claiming the win and qualifying for the Oakley Global Pro Junior Challenge in one fell swoop. That being said, this is Zietz's final year as a junior and we want to see the youngster make more of a dent on the 'QS - nowhere better than the upcoming U.S. Open in Huntington Beach.

To read the 20 under 20 go to: 20under20 Photo:Volcom.com

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Free surfer Reef McIntosh makes his living at Pipeline. When Pipe is firing, Reef is on it, along with an elite fraternity of “Pipe Specialists” who — after years of paying their dues and showing respect for what is arguably the most revered wave on the planet—have earned their place in the hallowed line-up.

Asked about his most memorable moments from this past season on the North Shore, McIntosh recalled, “yeah, January and February were a lot better than December. We had solid back-to-back-to-back late season swells. It was insane.”

Since Pipe typically puts on its best show from November through February, we wanted to quiz Reef on what he does during all that down time.

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Q: How does your routine change once the North Shore shuts down for the season?

Reef: When the Quiksilver house closes up in March, I usually go back to Kauai for a week or two. Then…you know…I’ll go to Tavarua on Jeff Booth’s trip in April. That’s usually a really good trip. Since I was a kid, I remember seeing all these great shots of Jeff surfing epic Cloudbreak. Unfortunately, this year it absolutely sucked, and I didn’t surf once. But I brought my dad over for his 60th birthday and I had my girlfriend with me, so I really didn’t care so much. I just like being there.

Q: What other water activities do you get into when you’re not surfing?

Reef. If I’m not surfing, I’m pretty much surfing the couch, or I’m on the phone. Everybody thinks I have a manager or an agent, just seeing what I’ve done. But I don’t, so I spend a lot of time setting things up with sponsors, magazines and photographers.

Q: How do you do to stay fit during the offseason?

Reef: I go to the gym with my girlfriend, and I try to stretch a lot to stay loose.

Q: What spots do you surf in the islands in the spring and summer?

Reef: I’m not in Hawaii much during summer. I’m pretty much based in California; It’s easier to jump around; there’s more flights to Fiji, West Oz, Mexico or wherever the swell is.

Q: Have you had any good photo trips recently?

Reef: I went to Tahiti and got a shot that’s pretty dope. I went to Puerto with Russo and got some pretty good stuff. If I go on a trip, and get at get at least one really good A+ photo, I feel like I did my job.

Q: How long have you been riding Steve Boysen surboards?

Reef: Two years now full time.

Q: What are you riding when the waves aren’t macking?

Reef: In Hawaii I’ll ride my normal 6-4 round tails and rounded pins. In California, I’ll play around and ride some of Steve’s different boards…like little 6-2 diamond tails and swallow tails.

Q: Are you and Steve going to do any fine-tuning to your Pipe boards for this coming winter?

Reef: Umm, no…not really. Steve’s a bad-ass shaper. So I’ll just give him the dimensions, tell him I want glass-ons, maybe tell him to pull in the tail…and he does the rest.

Q: How long does it take to get back into the rhythm of winter on the North Shore?

Reef: It’s pretty much second nature, but at Pipeline it takes a couple of good swells.

Q: What are your goals for this coming winter?

Reef: Just to stay focused on Pipeline and to keep turning heads. Keep it exciting. I want to be the guy out there who makes people say “who the f --k was that on that wave.

Story: Dale DiPetro

Photo: www.liquidimagery.biz

Congrats to the SB amateur team competing at Lowers in San Clemente, Ca. in the NSSA Nationals. Oliver Kurtz, Fla - Nick Suhadolnik and David Suhadolnik, Ca. - Britt Galland, Ca. - Kyle Galtes, Hi. - Taylor Clark, Ca.

Hailing from the North Shore of Kauai, young Alana Blanchard is destined to leave a mark in female professional surfing…actually, she already has. At the young age of 15, Alana signed up for the 1st Annual Female Pipeline Masters. Not only did she challenge the tricky conditions of the world’s most notorious, infamous, and photographed break, but she became the first female Pipeline Master in the process.

She shocked the world’s best when she tore apart the 6’-8’ ft. Hawaiian conditions at the 2005 O’neill World Cup of Surfing at Sunset Beach. She took down the likes of World Champion Sofia Mulanovich and Claire Bevilacqua on her way to a 3rd place finish!

Her amateur accomplishments are endless: NSSA Nationals multi-finalist, NSSA Hawaii State Regional Champion, 2005 National GromSearch Champion, and the list goes on. However, not only is Alana undoubtedly one of the world’s best young female talents, but she’s also beautiful and extremely down to earth. Surfing is her life, and there’s no doubt that it will also be her career.

With the support of a great family, the likes of Bethany Hamilton as a surfing partner, and the North Shore of Kauai as a personal training ground, there’s no slowing down this girl in becoming one of the planet’s best female surfers.

Story: www.ripcurl.com Photo: www.tobyogden.com

www.GabeKling.com

Pro Surfing Management To Release Gabe Kling’s New Website

PSM states, "We think all surfers of Gabe's caliber should have a website not only for marketing to potential sponsor's but for the fan's. The site will be constantly updated with contest results, photos, Ad's, and video so people will keep coming back for more news and see his progress of getting back on the WCT. You can also purchase any of Gabe's signature products through the site as well."

Kling adds, "I am very pleased with the way the site turned out. Its easy to use and looks clean. Thanks to greg and the guys at PSM"

PSM is a full service management company working with such great surfers as: Taylor Knox, Gabe Kling, Asher Nolan, Alex Parker, Sterling Spencer, Jesse Heilman, Michael Dunphy and Will Tant. We only focus on professional surfing so we can become the best in the industry.

ProSurfingManagement.com

Check out this funny video at:

http://www.worldprosurfers.com/gabe-kling-look-whos-stalking.htm

Name: Kalle Carranza

Age: 22

Place of Birth Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

Height: 6'

Weight: 160

Sponsors: Reef,Von Zipper, Steve Boysen Surfboards, freestyle,Pacific Drive Surfshop ,da kine, HeadHunter

Stance: Goofy

Type of board that you ride 6´2" - 18" - 2 1/16"

Favorite Spots to ride: Mexico secret spots

Training: Surfing Puerto without a leash is training enough.

Interests: Traveling! Reading as well.

Residence: Puerto Escondido,Oaxaca,Mexico

Athletes you look up to or admire: The Irons Brothers, The Coolie kids, Hobgoods

Most embarrassing moment: I have never had a Beer

Things you love: Traveling, good friends,good waves, beautiful women

Things you hate (besides these stupid questions): Attitudes, egos, anger, hatred, selfishness and shitty waves.

Most recent victories or achievements: Mexican National Champ 04-05 - Cover of Surfers Journal - Cover of Surfer mag

Secret of your success: Trying hard to do good and treating people the way i would like to be treated

Thanks to www.reef.com for the profile

Check out the new Transworld Surf Travel Issue. Were super stoked on all the shots of the boys on SB boards!! Pages: 61 - 80 - 123 - 143 - 145 - 156 - 157 - 194

SB Surfboards is hosting The Collection Art Show on Thursday May 15 at the showroom in Oceanside, California. This will be our second art show since we opened last December. Come by and check it out!!!

Today Daniel Terry from Volcom came and picked up a 5'8" G-Minor for a giveaway at the Volcom Totally Crustaceous VQS Championships at 54th Street in Newport Beach. The Contest is May 9-11 and the board is going to the winner of the 14 & under division.

Thanks for including us Terry!! Some lucky grom is gonna be fired up!! Maybe it will be our own team grom Kyle Galtes - he's in town from Kaui to compete in the VQS Championships.

Check it out at www.volcom.com/crusty

May 6, 2008

The Koastal Kaos Invitational and $10,000 WQS 1-Star Take Over Oceanside This Week

The 2007-2008 Koastal Kaos Surf Series’ sponsored by SB Surfboards will
pull out all the stops, closing out the season with back-to-back
events at Oceanside Harbor’s North Jetty this week.

First up, will be the KK series’ top qualifiers in all six divisions
going head to head and elbow to elbow in the Koastal Kaos
Invitational in pursuit of cash, prizes and divisional championship
bragging rights. In addition to the $800 cash payout for the winner
of the Open Men’s division, the top two finishers in the Open Men’s,
as well as the Junior Men’s division champ, will earn seeds in the
$10,000 Koastal Kaos WQS 1-Star event which will go off Saturday and
Sunday —also at Oceanside Harbor—immediately after the Invitational.

“We’ve seen some mind-blowing surfing from our competitors throughout
the series…in all divisions,” said KK Contest Director Phil
Antonopoulos. “So it’s definitely going to be exciting to watch all
these surfers going for broke with even more cash and prizes on the
line. You can always count on groms like Taylor Clark (Encinitas),
and Kanoa Igarashi (Huntington Beach), as well as the bigger guns
like Brent Reilly (Carlsbad), Macy Mullen (Hawaii) and so many others
to put on a clinic of high-performance surfing.”

Heading into the weekend — May 10 – 11—up and coming pro surfers will
take the stage, vying for a share of the $10,000 purse and precious
ASP ratings points in the Koastal Kaos WQS 1-Star sponsored by No Fear.

”We’ve linked the Koastal Kaos Invitational to an ASP sanctioned WQS
event to help our amateur surfers earn QS points and make the
transition into the pro ranks,” said Britt Galland, No Fear’s VP of
Marketing. It’s going to be a lot of fun to see if any of the three
amateur seeds from the Invitational get steal some of the prize money
from the pros.”

According to Antonopoulos, the series’ sponsors, including No Fear SB
Surfboards, GFH Boards, Future Fins, Sambazon, HangAir, Spy, ProLite,
Bubble Gum Surf Wax, Ogio, Osiris, and BL!SSS magazine—have been very
generous at every event, pumping competitors with tons of prizes and
products. “I think we may need an extra trailor for this week’s load
of prizes and products.”

For more information or to view photos and videos of the Koastal Kaos
events after their completion, surf over to www.koastalkaos.com