Matt's Demo

Bennett Surfboards have lent me a demo board to try out shaped by Matt Wilkerson who has recently moved here from from Hawaii.

I took it for a quick ride at Dee Why. Matt makes a very fast board.

Dee Why was busy in the water with a surf lifesaving carnival taking up most of the beach.

Bennett factory

Holiday time and time to visit the Bennett factory. Caught up with Greg and had a good look around the show room. Lots of great boards, designs, shapers and ideas.

Central Coast Open

8 foot finalists: 3: Dave Witt 6: Matt Cook 1: Mitch Fraser 4: Damien Farago 2: Nick Farago 5: Hugh Daugaard

Under 18s finalists: 2: Erin Dark 4:Bryce Williams 6: Jake Boyd Skinner 5: Micheal Nixon 3:Hugh Daugaard 1:Kai Ellice-Flint

Open Women's finalist: 3: Madi Daugaard

for full report see Wraps at www.australianlongboarding.com.au

Steve O'Donnell

Bennett Surfboards linked me up with Steve O'Donnell in 2010 and since then he's been shaping my longboards. He thoughtfully crafts his boards and they are amazing to ride. In 2012 Steve will be shaping under his own label and Bennett Surfboards is introducing me to a new Bennett shaper. I really respect Steve's board shaping skills but also appreciate the many hours he's been willing to spend talking about boards and surfing and the encouragement he's given whenever we've been competing at the same events. I'm stoked about meeting my new shaper and keen to learn different things board design but will be looking out for Steve to catch up at future comps.


free surfing on a Steve O'Donnell shaped high performance Bennett eight footer

The Snowy

A while ago i stayed down in Manly for my first year competing in the Snowy McAlister. We caught up with Greg Bennett and Steve O'Donnell from Bennett Surfboards. The surf was fairly average with messy onshore winds. I had decided to enter the U/18's, Open 8ft's and the open fish. The fish that i had brought with me was disqualified due to the tail being a swallow tail instead of a fish tail. Luckily for me Sage Joske was there with a van full of fish (the surfboard) and lent me an amazing little Valla board.

It was a very fun weekend and I ended up coming 4th in the open 8's and 5th in the under 18 9's on my very reliable Bennett surfboards.

Dad and Mad

Here's my Dad and little sister longboarding out at Wamberal

Free surfing

Some shots from a local beachie.