Al Knost Slide Cover

Al got the cover of the new issue of Slide, also within the pages is a nice interview with Joel Tudor about the past Duct Tape Invitationals.

AL Knost wins Malibu Duct Tape!

This weekend the Malibu Surf Association welcomed us to the 50th anniversary of their contest. The Duct Tape ran smoothly, except for waves, the waves were pretty bad, but some people thrive on small peelers. Alex Knost ended up prevailing in the end. Justin Quintal took second, Christian Wach in third and Harrison Roach took fourth. North Face provided tents and sleeping bags for everyone, we set up camp at Malibu Creek State Park. We had our awards dinner & Party at the Malibu Inn, complete with sounds by Tijuana Panthers & The Allah-Las, both bands killed it!

Bonjour Lulu!

We've made it to Biarritz, France, although our surfboards didn't arrive till two days after we arrived. But we have them now and we're in full motion. The squad has launched cerebral strike missions on the French female population in Biarritz with record wine intake. The team seems hydrated for maximum efficiency! Stay tuned for the next transmission...

A Coastal Edge Weekend

Vans' Joel Tudor & Mitch Abshere hit the east coast to hang with the Coastal Edge crew for Memorial Weekend! Down on the beach, Coastal Edge hosted all the entries for their Custom Culture contest. Check out some of the kicks these high schoolers drew up!

Congrats Joel Tudor 2011 Pan Am Champion

Over the weekend Joel Tudor competed in the 2011 Pan Am Jiu Jitsu Black belt lightweight division, and took home the Gold, way to go Joel! Next time your thinkin' about taking off in front of Joel... think again

Aloha Joel

Joel Tudor hopped over to Hawaii to get a piece of that swell. Daniel Russo was there to capture it.

Thalia Surf Giveaway

Thats right! You could win 3 brand new Kookbox surfboards brought to you by the good people at Thalia Surf Shop & Vans Footwear. Its Free to enter, just follow this link and you could be the next winner!!!

ECSC: Day 4

The Final Day of ECSC was amazing! The beach was paced with east coasters rolling around the comp zone. Andrew Doheny finished up taking 3rd & 4th place in the Mens Pro & the Jr. Pro. Such a Champion! Then we wrapped up Joel Tudor's Duct Tape Invitational. Mother Nature provided excellent waves for the semi's and the Final. Results in the final were:

1st - Justin Quintal
2nd - Harrison Roach
3rd - Mikey Detemple
4th - Tyler Warren

We cant wait to come back next year and do it again! Be sure to check out the next Duct Tape Invitational, it will be held in Montauk, New York in October.

ECSC: Day 3

what a day! Andrew Doheny had a great day, with another two 1st place victories, the kid is unstoppable! Then we kicked off the first day of Joel Tudor's Duct Tape Invitational. This has been such an awesome event so far, everyone involved is amazing. Advancing today was: Harrison Roach, Chris Del Moro, Justin Quintet, Alex Knost, Tyler "Pickle" Warren, Kassia Meador, Mikey Detemple and JJ Wassels. Joel and Daniel Cooper were the official MC's during the event, and never missed a single moment of competition. This was really cool, and we can't wait for tomorrow! So Stay tuned...

ECSC: Day 2

Andrew Doheny continues to crush heats, he won 2 more throughout the day. Meanwhile, the longboarders went over to Freedom Surf Shop to pick up some fresh sleds. In the evening, we had the official competitors dinner for the Duct Tape Invitational. Everyone sat, as Joel gave out the rules and format for the contest. We ate dinner, then everyone headed back to the hotel. Alex Knost and Dylan Graves came together with a collaborative piece, maybe inspired by Mugatu's Derlict campaign?