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Photos: Pedro Monteiro

Matuse Family Member, Kai Otton, wins the Saquarema Prime event in Brazil. In solid surf, Kai takes the win along with $40,000 and 6,500 points moving him into 38th place on the one world ranking. As the cut approaches for the WCT Kai moves within striking position to secure his place on tour. Big congratulations Kai. To read the full story visit the link below:

Link: http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/kai-otton-wins-oakley-saquarema-prime_56244/

Photos courtesy of MM

Representing the WhiteMike Blueman suit.

Photo left: Hank/A-Frame, photo right: Jorge Salas.

Matuse Family Member, Joel Tudor, mentioned in the Surfline.com article about the connection between surfing and skating. Carves, style and tricks translate from one board to the next. Water and concrete so different but so much the same. Check out the full article at the link below:

Link: http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/the-surf-skate-connection-chapter-one_56105/

Here’s to having fun, being creative and cabin fever: the mother of innovation.

It didn’t snow in Tahoe for almost the entire month of January. Out of curiosity and boredom Corey Smith decided to attempt to build some handmade snowboards. He was interested in long boarding style in surfing and exploring similar concepts on snow. He wanted to deconstruct contemporary snowboarding down to its simplest element and find beauty in simply turning. “I’ve always wanted to explore and experiment with snowboarding as a physical outlet of creativity,” states Smith. So he ended up building some experimental snowboards. When it finally did snow record amounts in Tahoe he was glad it did. These boards provided a completely unique snowboarding experience and opened up a world of terrain previously inaccessible on traditional snowboards. Some of the boards were incredibly functional and some were purely conceptual. All the boards also serve as one of kind pieces of functional artwork.

“Building and riding these boards has been one of the most best experiences I’ve had snowboarding.” – Corey Smith

To learn more visit: springbreaksnowboards.com

Top photo: Brad Masters via Surfline, Second photo: Childs via SurferMag.com, Bottom photo: Aaron Kim via iPhone

Mikala Jones was in sunny San Diego this week to shoot the upcoming Reef campaign for Hawaii. Mikala seen with Matuse CEO John Campbell talking story and catching up on Mikala’s latest globe trotting travels. Mikala is based in Bali during our summer months. As you can see from the top two images Mikala’s choice is a wise one. Check the links below to see more images:

Link 1: http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/a-monthly-showcase-of-surflines-finest-photos_56095/
Link 2: http://www.surfermag.com/photos/bali-gallery/