Ke11y IS 11 time world champ!

Hey Guys! So, it was a bit delayed because of the ASP’s poor math skills, but despite the issues there, Ke11y IS 11 time world champ! (I all ready said my “told you so’s”, before Ke11y ACTUALLY won, so I won’t do it again.) With Ke11y’s victory will no doubt come a NEW Ke11y fin from FCS. (Just trying to call it now so I can say another told you so later.) The FCS K3 was made with 8 circles to signify Ke11y’s then 8 time world champ status! So, I think it’s about time! We want a new Ke11y fin, right?!? I mean we do have the FCS K2.1 PC‘s, but those are a revamp of the K2.1 in Natural. We want something fresh, something that has Ke11y’s 11 time world champ experience behind it. Certainly his surfing has to have changed (I would argue gotten better) since the release of the K3‘s. If it has, we want a NEW fin, a NEW template and a NEW material to reflect any changes in Ke11y’s style. Honestly, at the root of it, we all just want to surf like him anyway. lol With that said, I’ll get on the horn and talk to FCS about it. I’ll tell them that all of you are DEMANDING a new Ke11y Fin. lol Truthfully though, I’ll at least call them and ask if anything’s in the works. If so, you know you’ll hear it FIRST, RIGHT HERE!

ASP did WHAT?!? Miscalculated WHAT?!?

Hey Guys! Posting on a Sat. is a new one for me, but this is absolutely INSANE! If anything deserves a Saturday post this is it! Now, I admit my math skills aren’t the best, but how do you NOT confirm that Kelly ACTUALLY has enough points to BE the eleven time world champ before you crown him!?! That’s RIGHT! Kelly, as of right now (11/5/11 and they’re NOT surfing today in San Fran. so this would be until they surf again) IS NOT eleven time world champ! NO I am NOT making this up!

http://www.aspworldtour.com/2011/11/04/asp-admits-calculation-error-prematurely-crowned-2011-asp-world-champion/

Just earlier this year at the Quiksilver Pro. N.Y. I watched (as many of you did) as the ASP banned Bobby Martinez from future ASP surfing for “Damaging the sports image”. This was due to his R-rated rant about the world ranking system. This makes me think that someone should ban the ASP from the ASP for “Damaging the sports image”. lol I would like some comments on this. Who do you think actually damaged the sports image more, Bobby Martinez (don’t get me wrong personally I don’t care much for Bobby anyway and I love the ASP, but come on guys) or the ASP? Interesting thought… It’s a crazy world we live in. See you in the work week!

Journey of The Surfboard Warehouse (Part Uno)

I figured we would work on our Spanish during this round of posts. lol Anyway, with the addition of Billabong, Quiksilver (Which reminds me! Congrats to Kelly Slater who won his 11th. world title yesterday! One word, FREAK! On a personal note I called it back on Oct. 12th. in my FIRST “Future Fins or FCS Fins?!?” post. So , without further adieu, I told you so and I told you it was coming. lol) and Hurley, I sat back with a smile as we hit this important mile stone and reflected on where we have come from. I figured I would share some of our story with you. Growing The Surfboard Warehouse has been an unbelievable experience and without diving into this right now I would like to say that the fact that The Surfboard Warehouse exists is proof that God exists. The Surfboard Warehouse was a class project of mine my Junior year of college. In the beginning I’ll admit had NO IDEA what I was doing as a business man. However, through the grace of God, things happened that not only kept us going, but had us thriving in no time. I’ll make it simple for you, if you have a business and want it to succeed pray over it. PERIOD. I’ll dive into The Surfboard Warehouse‘s past over the next few posts.

BREAKING NEWS: Approval from Quiksilver and Hurley!

Hey Guys! Just wanted to let you know that we just heard back from Quiksilver and Hurley. I am EXCITED to announce that The Surfboard Warehouse was given the green light from BOTH companies to carry their Wetsuits! This follows the recent news that we were approved with Billabong to carry their Wetsuits as well. Quiksilver, Hurley and Billabong will all be offered alongside our West and Body Glove Wetsuit lines. Making The Surfboard Warehouse one of the BEST places on the net to get your new Wetsuit! AND, we’re not done yet! I can’t say who, but we have a few more TOP contracts pending! Keep you eyes here for all the BEST industry leading Wetsuits! Thank you for all your support. Without you, our customers, this never would have been made possible! I’ll follow up with a personal note on where we (The Surfboard Warehouse) has come from and what a HUGE milestone it is to have these new partnerships. THANK YOU!

FCS and The Surfboard Warehouse 101

Sorry to blog so late on a Friday! (I meant to have this up in the AM, however once again I got tied up! This time it was helping with the Finatic Fin Testing Program.) So, it’s time to let the pendulum swing the other way and talk about our INCREDIBLE relationship with FCS! FCS has been around longer than Futures, thus when we came onto the scene in 2005, FCS had to feel us out for a bit and make sure we were a good fit for each other. I think they saw me as a crazy man that may just be able to pull off such an insane online surf shop! lol Once they gave us the green light in early 2006, BOY did I prove them right! ha ha (Yes, I realize I’m admitting to being a crazy man.) The Surfboard Warehouse‘s sales have grown consistently year after year with FCS! This brings us to where we are today, one of FCS‘s LARGEST online accounts in the US! This is NO small accomplishment with the amount of competition there is on the Net now a days. So how did we do it? Well, when you pair FCS, an established global leader in both surfboard fins and surf gear, and The Surfboard Warehouse with our exclusive Finatic Fin Testing Program which has helped to fuel our FCS Fin sales, there was no doubt in my mind that it was just a matter of time before we would begin to aid FCS in setting the bar.

Future Fins and The Surfboard Warehouse 101

Hey Guys! I’m a bit Travel Surfboard Bagged out… lol So I figured I would talk about Future Fins and our relationship with them for a bit. The Surfboard Warehouse has a GREAT relationship with Future Fins as WE PIONEERED selling Future Fins online. (Don’t let anyone tell you different.) Back in 2005 when we opened we were just selling Custom Surfboards. By 2006 we had received our contracts with both FCS and Future Fins. However, Future Fins as a company was much smaller than they are today, and to our knowledge, didn’t have ANY other all online accounts. (We’re still one of the ONLY all online accounts for many of the companies we sell.) Anyway, fast forward almost 6 years and Futures Fins is as glad they took a chance on us as we are that we took a chance on them! Because, within that time both Future Fins and The Surfboard Warehouse have experienced MASSIVE GROWTH that may not be equaled anywhere else in the surf industry! By combining Future Fins, one of the world’s leading Fins and Fin Box systems, and our effort to give everyone EVERYWHERE an equal opportunity to get the EXACT surf gear they demand, both companies have experienced massive growth that otherwise may not have happened. Now you know…

First Guest Blog! Scott Llamas: Go Surf Mexico!

BACKGROUND: Scott Llamas has been surfing EVERYDAY for the past three years. (No doubt he got hooked just like the rest of us.) He and his wife (Kate) are beginning to “leave their mark”! (Like previously stated that’s what my blog is all about, so this post is PERFECT!) He just started Go Surf Mexico and “in fact he doesn’t even get the keys for two more weeks, BUT IT’S ALREADY BOOKING!” Anyway, here’s part of his story.

The Best Surf Spot(s) in Mexico (for the other 99% of us) By: Scott Llamas
I accidentally stumbled upon a surf zone that I can’t believe hasn’t gotten more exposure. I know, I know, why am i telling anyone? Because I am so blown away by this spot that I have started a property rental business to accommodate the hoards of surfers that I am certain are on their way.

Before I even surfed, (yes there was life before surfing) my wife and I would often vacation in Puerto Vallarta for the sun and Coronas. Eventually I became a surfer and asked around only to find that there is some great surfing to be found in this area. It is little known because the pros don’t surf here, it lacks the over-the-top, triple-overhead, barreled perfection that Puerto Escondito and other breaks offer during limited windows of perfect conditions. However, what it has is much better for us non-pros who can’t drop everything at the rumor of the right conditions and fly down to Mex on a days notice only to fight for waves amongst the best surfers in the region. What does it have? Try non-stop, year-round, consistent, uncrowded point breaks, and lot’s of them.

The area known as Punta Mita offers more than a dozen reef breaks within a 10-mile zone with northerly and southerly facing exposures which means that if there’s any swell in the water, there’s waves. Best of all many of these breaks have limited access making them very uncrowded for those willing to throw down the $15 each for a boat ride. Would you pay $15 for 3 hours of 100-yd lined up perfection with 2 to 4 other guys?

CONCLUSION: If you’re interested taking a trip to Punta Mita, Mexico, staying at “GoSurfMexico” and having the guys there hook you up with the “local knowledge” we all crave on our third world surf trips, then check out www.GoSurfMexcio.com for more info.

Intro to Guest Bloggers 101

Hey Guys! In the future I will be getting as many guest bloggers as possible for The Surfboard Warehouse Blog, and ideally they will have two things in common. One, they work for/run/own a business that operates within the surf industry. Two, I believe they have a level of business expertise that we could all learn from. With that said, I am EXCITED to kick off The Surfboard Warehouse‘s very first guest blogger! Scott Llamas, who owns Go Surf Mexico, his story will be presented in the upcoming post! Thanks for tuning in here to The Surfboard Warehouse to increase you knowledge of business within the surf industry! I hope that if it is your passion to carve your own wave in the world (and more specifically within the surf industry) my blog will help inspire you to realize that it’s possible! After all, HERE WE ARE! www.TheSurfboardWarehouse.com was a class project my Junior year of College and now 6 years later I believe we set the standard and push the envelope when it comes to online surf shops. I am making my mark! Go make yours!

Company Profile: Prolite

I know, I know… It’s the 3rd. post of the day. HOWEVER! This is a GOOD ONE! I figured you guys might like to get the inside scoop on where your favorite surf companies came from and what better place to start than with Prolite! Prolite’s story is practically iconic! Started in 1982 by two airline flight attendants (obviously they took their jobs to gain access to cheap world travel for the purposes of surfing) who quickly realized (what we all know today) that the airlines are HARSH on our boards. Thus, Prolite was born! Prolite started out as a “Surfboard Bag” company, or more specifically a “Travel Surfboard Bag” company, then quickly grew to what we know them as today. (We’re trying to verify, but we might credit Prolite with creating the worlds first Travel Surfboard Bag) A company focused on surfboard bags and “Quality First”, letting everything else follow. Prolite’s line of surf hard goods is just that, QUALITY. However if I had to pick a personal favorite, I would have to choose the Prolite Rhino Fish/Funboard Bag. If you’re traveling with two boards, one of them being a Fish/Funboard, there’s no reason to look anywhere else for two reasons. One: You don’t have many other options, Two: Nothing else we’ve found comes close.

Future Fins or FCS Fins?!? (Final FINAL thoughts)

Hey Guys! I figured this would be a GREAT time and place to throw a plug out there for our EXCLUSIVE Finatic Fin testing program! (No shame here!) While our discussion concluded that FCS Fins and Future Fins are just “different”, depending on which fin system you choose, you NEED the Fins that take YOUR surfing to the next level! And the BEST way of knowing which fins are best for YOU is to try them all! What’s that you say? That’s impossible?!? Well it was… (You can thank us later) This problem is EXACTLY why we created Finatic! (INNOVATION and we are the MASTERS! Again thank us later.) For one LOW monthly price (currently $9.99 a month, shipping INCLUDED) you can check out and test virtually EVERY set of fins that FCS Fins, Future Fins and Kinetik Racing Fins have to offer! Keep the Fins as LONG as you like! Surf on them WHEREVER you want! (Now is the time to thank us.) You can only find the Finatic Fin testing program here at The Surfboard Warehouse and we’re the ONLY one’s with anything like it! So what are you waiting for! Become a Finatic today!