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Seems the cold water is proving just the right temperature for the TWS Crew of late, blowing up on the Oneill Coldwater Series, if you have been in touch you would know that Adam Melling has just won in New Zealand, and now we are happy to Announce that close TWS friend Brenno Dorrington has just claimed the Thurso event in Scotland!

What a shocking day for the surfing community the world over! I heard the news yesterday morning hazy after Melbourne Cup festivities the day before! I seriously had to look a few times at the words i was reading it just didn't sound right, facebook updates all reading there own version of the same thing, R.I.P Andy Irons you will be sadly missed etc etc! On investigating further i realized that my eyes weren't playing tricks and a true tragedy had unfolded!

Got some cool blogs coming up once i sort out all the footage and pics i have of the states! Things have been crazy and we have had a huge weekend at the ASR Tradeshow in San Diego, things are going well and we have been going mad!

Couple of snaps here of a few boards by Lee Cheyne, Lee has grown in popularity in the time we have been showcasing his boards and more and more of the crew are now choosing there next quiver be off the humble master from the south Tweed!

Lee was one of the originals on the site way back in 2007 when it was all very new and the concept of buying boards online was all a bit daunting! We now offer some of the top shapers from around Australia and the world!

Check this out crew, just sold a board to Scott in WA he was really fancying some of the lost art he had seen and gave us a call to see what we could do!

We were able to help Scott out and make the idea of his board with a sick graphic on it come to life, he had some of Drew Brophy's art in mind and sent me through a pic of the sort of thing he was chasing!

No complaints from the Tws camp, apart from the fact my net has been playing up like a miners wife, which is why you haven't heard from me of late!

Sedz has held the reigns of the blog of late and has been coming up with some cool shit, contest news, happenings in the surfing world not to mention the 'Fish' thrown in there for good measure!

Things are going well everyone is happy with the boards, and even happier with the service, the new girl of the month comp is powering along with some smoking girls entering for everyones pleasure!

If your in need of a new custom surfboard this winter. Why not try out a Jr model. Jason Rodd has been Shaping world class sticks on the Gold coast for as long as i can ever remember. With a team based on attention to detail and positive feedback, Jr is the perfect choice for your next stick and one of the newest additions to tradewindsurf.

Hey guys here is a little rundown on one of Stuarts most popular surfboard models, its the model i normally ride and is definitely the perfect board for the type of waves we get here on the east coast of Australia, good in small junkie beach breaks, but will will hold in when the points start pumping.. !!

To check out Stuarts other models we sell click here http://tradewindsurf.com.au/new-surfboards/stuart-surfboards

Check out this clip from Last year at the ASR trade show. Lost surfboards had all there new models and some of there new innovative designs that are in the process of being released in there booth. Here they check out the new inflatable surfboard. (Aka, HydroFlex)
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These days with Precise Computer shaping and the lack of time it takes to shape new surfboards, some pro surfers are getting around 150 boards a year off there shapers. With surfing progressing as fast as it is, the best guys need the best equipment at all times, and now with machine shaping it has made it so much easier to do so.

Hey Guys, just a bit of a heads up that ...lost enterprises head shaper Matt Biolis is coming down under in the coming weeks! The legend that bought us the Rocket, Round Nose Fish and countless other famous board models, is coming to the land of Oz for a stint of shaping, and the focus isn't on team boards either, The focus is your customs!

Obviously numbers are limited so if you want a board shaped by the man himself then get in quick and i will sort your orders and make sure Matt's name is on the bottom of your new stick! Get in touch and make it happen while you have the chance!

Just received a shipment of 28 surfboards which i had to lug down to the Gold Coast in the worst Rain we have had in South East Queensland for the year!

Great fun to say the least, I have been to the gold coast literally 5 times in the last week and a half, it's amazing how much industry there is for us down there, i have seriously been getting home to the Sunny Coast, only to turn around the next day and the next thing i need to head south for has already popped up!

Got one of Coleborn's sticks that i reckon some of the crew might be interested in, If i wasn't 6'0 tall and about 30 kg too heavy i would be flaring on the thing my self!

Tell ya's all what, if you can muster up a ten board order through us here at TWS between you and ya mates, i'l send Mitch's raft along with it! Could be interesting trying to work out who get's it, big group game of paper, scissors should do the trick! Otherwise $300 would get you out of trouble! Get in touch with me here on 0431 197 365

Ok so this is a video post about the lost rocket that we featured in an earlier post, they are probably our most popular board at the moment, and for good reasons. check out jordy, wardo, comican, and other going bananas on these unique flair sticks! jordys section starts at 6:22 be prepared to be blown awayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!

for more info on a lost rocket or to purchase click: http://tradewindsurf.com.au/new-surfboards/lost/rocket

TWS is stoked to announce its inclusion of Emery Surfboards to our new list of Stock surfboards. Alan Emery grew up surfing the famed right handers of the Lennox heads and the surrounding crazy waves of the Northern NSW area, Australia, He sure knows surfing and what it takes to have you out there flairing in all sorts of conditions. With team riders like WCT surfer Adam Melling and Pro Junior champion Stuie Kennedy he recieves huge respect off surfers and shapers from all over the world If you dont know the concept of our new surfboard store its quite easy!

Another happy TWS customer, and another happy ...lost lover, the ...Lost Rocket [pictured here] has been going mad, and with good reason to a remake of the video that took the surfing world by storm all those years ago 5'5 x 19 1/4 redux!

Being a part of the push bringing ...Lost to Australia has been nothing short of exciting, the boards are doing cartwheels out the door, and factory stock leaves before it gets a chance to have a rest on the rack.

TWS has just released a whole new feature to its website, allowing you to order boards straight from the board shapers rack, much like a surf shop. Most boards will be in stock and will be shipped out 1-3 days after puchase, so no matter where you are in Australia you can get your hands on whatever stick you want! To start with we have Xanadu, Lost and Stuart Surfboards on the list, but keep your eye out for plenty of new and exciting shapers. This is a huge thing for us at TWS and is the next step for us to bring you a new way of ordering your perfect surfboard.

After a couple of months holding the reigns of the new website I had an epiphany, 'I don't think everyone has a credit card, and i don't think everyone wants to pay for their surfing habit with borrowed cash'!

Well back to the drawing board once again and here we are with extra payment options just for you, all the familiar ones, cheque, money order, credit card, paypal, and of course direct deposit!

Born in the earlier part of 2007, tradewindsurf.com was an idea cooked up about 6 months prior, Leigh Sedley a traveling pro surfer grinding out on the QS, and looking for something other than the drag of the QS to spend his time working on and break up the tweaked thoughts that go through your head year to year when trying to crack the big time! Enter a courier driver from the Sunshine Coast, with a taste for beer and an interest in the surf industry, and you have Sedz’s business partner. William Watt AKA Willow.

Here we are, after months of preparation our new website is finally up and running, it was a mad scramble to, with word that we were getting a little mention in the Sunny Coast surf mag, we were stretched to the limit to get things live, so with the deadline Sunday night, we made a mad dash all day Sunday, to get everything to a level at which we could flick the switch, so to speak!