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MANLY<br />
SURFBOARDS<br />
46 NORTH STEYNE RD, MANLY NSW 2<strong>09</strong>5 T 02 9976 0591<br />
More boards than<br />
you can poke a log at.<br />
Best ding repairs in town.<br />
392 Harbour Drive, The Jetty Strip, Coffs Harbour NSW<br />
Phone: 02 6658 0223 www.thelogshack.com.au<br />
THIS IS THE<br />
NEWS<br />
WHAT’S HAPPENING AROUND OUR SIDE OF THE COAST<br />
editorial@smorgasboarder.com.au<br />
OUT OF THE BLUE, INTO<br />
THE POWDER<br />
If you’re looking for a break from<br />
the crowds out on the waves, now<br />
is the time to score some cracking<br />
packages to the snowfields of<br />
Japan. It’s a great way to help<br />
the people of Japan get back on<br />
their feet after the devastating<br />
earthquake and tsunami that hit in<br />
March 2011. Snow and Surf Travel<br />
Company and SkiJapan.com have<br />
unbelievable packages to the Land<br />
of the Rising Sun. To read more see<br />
our story on Page 96.<br />
EARTH FRIENDLY RESIN<br />
Speaking of natural disasters,<br />
let’s avoid making matters worse<br />
by doing our best to protect<br />
the environment. Entropy Resin<br />
is the industry’s FIRST USDA<br />
BioPreferredSM Certified liquid<br />
epoxy resin product. Apparently<br />
this resin has low sensitising<br />
ingredients for increased user<br />
safety. Its low viscosity means it<br />
can be used on all foam and wood<br />
blanks. For more details see www.<br />
surfinggreen.com.au<br />
AWARDS GALORE<br />
FOR HOLIDAY PARKS<br />
North Coast Holiday Parks’ 23<br />
holiday parks along the NSW<br />
North Coast have recently won a<br />
stack of awards. Clarkes Beach<br />
at Byron Bay has won all this<br />
in 2011 – The Gold Gumnut for<br />
sustainable environmental and<br />
socially responsible management,<br />
Environmental Excellence Award,<br />
Eco-friendly star accreditation<br />
from AAA and was voted one of<br />
Australia’s Top 10 Eco parks for<br />
2011 by the readers of Holiday<br />
with Kids magazine. Other parks<br />
received awards including Scotts<br />
Head, Nambucca Headland and<br />
Ballina Central.<br />
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HIT THE ROAD<br />
twitter.com/smorgasboarder<br />
If you enjoy feasting on anything<br />
surf related from surfing to SUP,<br />
kiteboarding to wakeboarding<br />
and live on the Sunshine Coast,<br />
a truckload of gear may be<br />
heading your way. The Ocean<br />
Addicts mobile demo centre will<br />
be travelling around various local<br />
breaks, so keep your eyes peeled.<br />
www.oceanaddicts.com.au<br />
TO THE POINT<br />
Surfboard noses are certainly in<br />
the news of late after a surfer in<br />
NZ recently had a surfboard nose<br />
penetrate 7cm into his face going<br />
through to the roof of his mouth,<br />
before it broke off, leaving 20cm<br />
of it protruding from his cheek.<br />
(You can now let out a collective<br />
‘aaarrgghhh!’)<br />
For more gore read www.<br />
heraldsun.com.au/news/<br />
world/surfer-survives-afterchunk-of-surfboard-becomesembedded-in-his-head/storye6frf7lf-1225954967493.<br />
Sydney University’s ‘Save Sight<br />
Institute’ are about to conclude<br />
a study attempting to quantify<br />
the number of NSW surfers<br />
who injure their eyes every year<br />
through surfboards accidents.<br />
George Greenough, famous<br />
surfer and filmmaker has long<br />
campaigned to take sharp edges<br />
off surfboards to reduce risk<br />
of a penetrating injury. Others,<br />
like Mona Vale shaper Ron<br />
Wade, believe surfers should be<br />
responsible for the risks they take.<br />
Ron reasons, ‘’Do we need to<br />
use rubber golf balls because you<br />
might get hit? People on the golf<br />
course have been killed.’’<br />
It is certainly a contentious issue<br />
that is on the nose with surfers<br />
and shapers alike. Accidents do<br />
happen. Just look at Page 178.<br />
28 jan/feb <strong>2012</strong>
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