Derek Dunfee's XXL Acceptance Speech
Derek Dunfee: XXL Monster Paddle Award Acceptance Speech from Matuse Inc. on Vimeo. Check out Derek Dunfee’s XXL Monster Paddle Award acceptance speech. Video footage courtesy of Brandon Lillard.
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Baja Surf Spots Falling Dormant
Development, pollution and violence taint former havens for San Diego surfers. Article By Matuse Family Member Zach Plopper. Photo of Zach Plopper courtesy of Jonathan Eng. www.jonathan-eng.com The Northern Baja coastline was once part of nearly every Southern Californian surfer’s backyard. A place where one could take day-trip “surfaris,” gorge on fresh fish tacos, guiltlessly […]
Matuse Family In Central America: Part 2
An email from Todd Glaser. All photos courtesy of Glaser. Fellas, Sunburns, smiles, and new waves surfed followed us as we move our adventure south. On our mission we parted ways with our buddy Chris and met up with a new amigo named JJ. We again got stopped by the cops and got a ticket […]
Matuse Family In Central America: Part 1
An email from Todd Glaser. All photos courtesy of Glaser. Attached are a few images from our first day on our journey. The sun is shining, the swell is filling in, and we are getting tuned into the spots and tides. We’ve already been pulled over by the cops, eaten some amazing food and scored […]
Chadd and Nole Paddle to Preserve
Chadd Konig and Nole Cossart are following their hearts on a coastal paddle board odyssey from Gaviota to the Mexican border to raise awareness for the Gaviota Coast. A pristine part of California that could be ruined forever by planned development. Through the paddle they hope to share their passion for unspoiled space and spread […]
In Like Flynn
A recent email from Flynn Novak I just got home a few days ago from cold California. I seemed to have brought a fun Rocky Point swell, as well as some beautiful weather, with me. My Cali trip was productive yet disappointing at the same time. I felt I was robbed in my last heat […]
Mikala Jones Gets The Cover Shot
Congratulations to Matuse Family Member Mikala Jones for getting the cover shot for Deep Magazine. Mikala’s been traveling the southern seas as of late and this shot was from one of his excursions. You can visit www.deepzine.com to see what they’re about. The latest issue hasn’t been posted yet so keep checking back to read […]
DEREK WINS XXL MONSTER PADDLE AWARD!
Huge congratulations to Matuse Family Member Derek Dunfee for winning this year’s Monster Paddle Award! Surrounded by family, friends, sponsors and media heads, Derek attended the Billabong XXL Awards last Friday, April 17, 2009 at the Anaheim Grove. All evening long, he and his entourage were steeped with anticipation to discover whether or not the […]
XXL Preview: Derek Dunfee
Photo: Taylor Dunfee Check out the recent article of Matuse Family Member Derek Dunfee on Surfline.com. Derek was nominated for the Billabong XXL Monster Paddle Award this year. In this interview Derek talks about the wave, events leading up to that moment and what his expectations are. Derek will find out tomorrow evening, Friday, April […]
Zach Plopper Is Hooked On Xanadu's New Gypos
Zach Plopper on his 5’6″ quad from Matuse Inc. on Vimeo. Written by Zach Plopper; Video by Michael Sander Paddle out anywhere in southern California these days and you’ll notice a commonality among nearly everyone’s board. After two decades of the same razor blade thin, pointed nose, potato chip thruster, people are catching on to […]