Words and Photos by Ariel Willeford For Jamie Sterling chasing huge waves around the globe is second nature. He studies the Internet and pinpoints when and where the biggest waves in the southern hemisphere will be, while the northern hemisphere is asleep for the summer. There are a lot of logistics to chasing big swells, […]
Dear fellow watermen and women of the world, I have just returned from Chile, for the 60th annual IWC (International Whaling Commission) meeting. The journey was comprised of an eclectic group of heavy hitters, such as, trip coordinator Dave Rastovich and wife Hannah Mermaid, current world #2 Joel Parkinson, Chilean super charger Ramon Navarro, Sea […]
Check in on Jamie Sterling’s latest exploits around the world. Click Here to read Jamie’s latest entry into his Red Bull Blog. Also check out Jamie on Fuel TV this week. It’s called “INSIDE: A Week at Teahupoo” and will be premiering this Thursday 7/17/2008 – 8:00pm ET/PT on FUEL TV! This version is an […]
Matuse Family Member, Flynn Novak, reflects on WQS happenings in Brazil This was my first trip to Brazil and I was staying in a place called Pria de Forte—which means “fort beach.” It’s in the state of Bahia; and it’s one of the first places where settlers from Europe arrived. This is also where the […]
By John V. Campbell Ian O’Roarty, a.k.a “Igor” or “Blackwater”, is the man responsible for introducing the late, great Greg Betz (his best friend) to the Matuse Family. Since Greg was suddenly taken from us in the fall of 2006, Ian’s held it down as the Company’s Director of Photography (For Ian’s Profile Click Here). […]
Matuse team rider Chris Del Moro joins Dave Rastavich and crew in Chile to promote the wellbeing of marine mammals globally. Visit the official website to follow what’s been going on. Click Here. The ‘El Mar Mi Alma’ Chile Tour 08 is a journey by surfers to promote the wellbeing of marine mammals globally. Surfers […]
An Email received from Pat Wheaton May 2008 I just returned from a quick surf trip to East Nusa Tengarra, Indonesia on the Mahalo II owned and captained by Gary Burns. It was my 5th trip with Gary and this time I was stoked to be traveling with old friends and new friends as well […]
Check out a great Matuse interview on FirstStoke.com. The direct web address is http://www.firststoke.com/articles/matuse-wetsuits-ceo-talks-ichiban/.
“As a surf photographer and surfer dedicated to shooting in the colder reaches of the surfing world, I’ve tried almost every single wetsuit out there to find one that would work well and keep me warm in those cold but epic days. I have been wearing Matuse suits for the last year ( a 5/4/3 […]
Check out the recent article posted on the Outside Magazine blog site located at http://outside-blog.away.com/ The article is titled “A Chafed Odyssey: For a Good Cause”. Scott and Mike’s journey will soon begin and we’re glad to see that they are getting some good support from companies as well as the media. May they have […]