Had a really cool weekend now, surfed in a fundraiser event for Kelly Johns in Ballito on Saturday. They had a really good turnout for the event, great vibe , fun waves and all in all a great success. I believe a nice amount of money was raised along with the indoor soccer event running alongside the surf event to help relieve the medical expenses the Johns family are having to pay for their daughter.
Had a great family day on Sunday, I'm off to Brazil in less than a week so it's good to have some quality time before the madness begins.
Picking up 4 new boards this week off Bilt, 3 new short boards and one old school styled single fin for those cranking days at New Pier and the coast. Actually reckon I'd love to take that board down to Jbay on a swell and test drive it there, it could actually go amazingly...sounds exciting!!!
So it's basically just a case of getting all my ducks in a row now before I leave, loving my new boards off Elton Fursman right now, the new adjustments to my dimensions feel great and has made me more excited for the year. There's actually nothing better for a surfer than getting a great board, just helps everything, your confidence, better surfs, better high. Just makes life a little more happier...
I've attached some pics from the O Camp shot by Kolesky/Sandisk
Will catch up soon, I'm also now on twitter for anyone wanting to follow, davey_weare
See ya
Davey

Bilt Interview

Pics by Mike Van Heerden

Some summer pics from Mike Van Heerden from the other day in Durban. It's been pretty small but at least surfable. Looking forward to the first cyclone swell to hit for the year, hopefully it comes soon!!!

2010...

Welcome to the new year, 2010!!! It actually boggles my mind we are already here, 10 years down from the start of the new century, I guess time flies when you're having fun...

Well, for me, it's back to the QS this year. Last year is gone and dusted, frustrating at times but I did learn a fair few things and definitely have a better understanding as to what I need to do to improve. I've had a little time off now, got back into training this week though, and actually off on a 5 day training camp, put on by Oakley, tomorrow to Cape St Francis, just a quick hop over from JBay. A really good initiative from the crew at Oakley and I reckon more companies should do this sort of stuff, a great way to start the year off and put you on the right track.

So it's 5 days down there, home for 12 days then off to Brazil for my start on the 2010 Qualifying series. Two events over there, a 6* and a 6* Prime, both in northern Brazil and the first event is at a new location so that should be fairly interesting !

So here's to everyone, hope you have a good year, enjoy , keep safe and have fun!!!

peace out

Davey

Some pics sent through from Iain Platt

So i've just left Hawaii, just landed in LAX , 3 hrs here then off to Washington, then onto Johannesburg and finally onto Durban. Obviously, for me, my year didn't turn out the way I planned at the beginning result wise, but I still had a bloody fun year, waves weren't the best, we pretty much got skunked a lot this year on the CT, but it was really good to finish the year off in pumping waves at pipe. And one massive congrats to Mick for claiming his 2nd Word Title, big ups to him for pulling that off! SO i guess I'm back on the QS grind next year, which is fine cause I learnt a lot this year and hopefully that will pay off in 2010... And also want to send a shout out to Greg Emslie, thanks for all the good times, great inspiration and helping me out so much on tour, good luck with your next chapter, sure you won't be missing those 18 hr flights and layovers... ENjoy the retirement from pro surfing!

Anyways, I'm off to have a fun few weeks at home with the family before it all starts up again next year. Enjoy your Christmas and New Year and here's to a cracker 2010!

Peace

Davey

So I've been on the North Shore now for about 5 days, had our first proper day at Pipe since I've been here and probably in the last month too. Some pretty solid ones, hard to get the right ones but good to be out there again and in some sizey waves.
Sunset event just finished today too with Parko taking the honors from Sunny, Travis was just confirmed to be on next year's WCT so big up to him for getting back on after a year back on the QS.

But what we have on our hands at the moment is the perfect storm just about to hit the islands!!! They're calling this next swell that hits tomorrow to be HUGE, 40 -50 ft, Eddie going to run, they closing down Kam highway, things are going to get gnarly here, probably going to have to stock up on some items from foodland to make sure we're good for the next few days. It's definitely going to be interesting to see what happens, just heard now that the bouy reading is the largest ever recorded in history!!!!!!! Heavy days boys and girls!!!!!

Will report back in a few days to let you know of the carnage to the North Shore!

Holding down the fort here...

Davey