Ryan's Twin Fin Grin

Wednesday, 5 June 2019 3:48:34 pm Australia/Sydney

One session in Bali, with R-Cal and his Black Baron twin. The first thing we noticed? He's going faster and having more fun than just about any other surf clip we've seen this year. Enjoy! Clip by Alessio Saraifoger 

Mateus Herdy joins the Traktor Team

Wednesday, 29 May 2019 10:24:19 am Australia/Sydney

"I always thought JS made the best boards in the world. Now I know for sure."  

He's the WSL World Junior Champion, one of Brazil's brightest prospects for the next decade, and the type of talent we know will push us to innovate constantly to create even better surfboards. Here's one minute with Mateus, filmed during a few sessions in Australia on a fresh batch from JS. We can't wait to see what he'll do with the rest of this year and beyond. Filming by Ian Tavares, edit by Dan Scott & photos by Peter Boskovic. Board breakdowns, below (he's 5'8" / 60kg): 

Julian Wilson's In Between series

Friday, 24 May 2019 2:58:55 pm Australia/Sydney

the "In Between" series from Julian Wilson on Vimeo, shot by our good mate Jimmy Lees. 

Behind the scenes and in between heats with Jules, his family and friends. Board breakdowns, below:

WIN Occy's Raging Bull from Bells

Thursday, 23 May 2019 12:17:02 pm Australia/Sydney

The great man is back in a big way since his Bells heritage heat, and to celebrate, we're giving away the exact Raging Bull he rode to beat Tom Curren. The winner will be drawn July 1, 2019 from our Traktor Board Riders Club, so if you're not a member already, all you have to do is sign up here.

Also included is a TBRC gift pack with some of our favoruite merch, and a $500 AUD Billabong voucher. Further details, below:

Stab and RedBull's No Contest Gold Coast

Friday, 19 April 2019 5:30:20 pm Australia/Sydney

Just before the CT circus really kicked into gear for the 2019 WSL Season Opener in our backyard, we held a few #TraktorTeam R&D sessions to get everyone excited and prepare for the year ahead together. All of the CT crew from Julian to young gun Mateus Herdy prioritised their most high performance shortboards, while Parko and Occ couldn't get enough of the Black Baron twin fins. And thankfully, we invited STAB & RedBull Surfing along for the ride too. Clip above, dims below:

Occy's Bells Quiver

Thursday, 18 April 2019 12:55:30 pm Australia/Sydney

Occ’s surfing and training regime in the last 12 months has seen him in the water more and fitter than he has been for years. Last winter, he started spending extra time working with JS on an updated quiver, then jumped on some Billabong trips to WA and Hawaii, throwing down some of his best performances in recent memory. And now, he has a heritage heat with Tom Curren at Bells to reignite the fire even further. 

In honour of the great man’s return to form, we’re updating his original Raging Bull shortboard and Bullseye step down. This quiver also includes a beautiful 6’5” Raging Bull channel bottom that’s a throwback to what he rode during the infamous Bells domination at the skins event 20 years ago. 

With JS riding similar, generously proportioned dims in his own boards lately too, he’s managed to dial in exactly what Occ needs to keep performance surfing easy at 52 years young. And considering how much Occy and Jase have loved these last two batches, it might be the only type of shortboard that gets Parko out of twin fin retirement and back onto a thruster. 

Quiver details, below:

Mikey Wright in DUST

Wednesday, 3 April 2019 11:53:33 am Australia/Sydney

Our favourite edit of the year so far, Dust is STAB's new profile film on everything that went into Mikey's road to qualification throughout 2018. Injuries, honest insights, and of course, the kind of surfing that stops you in your tracks. Long form interview over here, and full board breakdowns, below (he's 6'0" / 75kg):

Ryan Callinan and a righthand rip bowl

Friday, 22 March 2019 3:40:50 pm Australia/Sydney

Throughout the CT off season we've been doing R&D with Ryan to make sure he's always got the equipment to be at his explosive best, no matter the conditions. And for a little rip bowl righthander, we think this HYFI Monsta 8 is it. Here's R-cal blowing up in the type of waves we're all faced with regularly at home. 

HYFI Monsta 8
6'0" x 18 7/8" x 2 3/8" x 28.2L

WIN Mikey's Black Baron and $1k worth of Quiksilver Gear

Monday, 18 March 2019 3:38:19 pm Australia/Sydney

Yep, you read that right. Mikey wants to hook you up. He recently fell in love with our Black Baron twin fin and figured you would too. So we partnered up with Quiksilver to give one away, along with $1000 worth of Quik gear. Need some new qetsuits? Grab 'em. Or some fresh clothes? All yours. Enter below:

Favourite HYFIs at the ABB

Wednesday, 13 March 2019 2:04:59 pm Australia/Sydney

Throughout the Australian Boardriders Battle for 2019, we saw everyone from retired world champs to local legends and dads flairing on their HYFIs. Included in this clip is Lee Winkler representing Coffs Harbour, Johnnie Keith for North Shelly Beach on the Central Coast, and Parko leading the way for his beloved home club Snapper Rocks.