The men’s 9’ & Single Longboard division… yeeww! What a cracker it was. After a wild start to the event, conditions cleaned up for the final day of this world-renowned longboarding competition. Tyler, Harrison, Thomas and Zye hit the water in bombing and clean Pererenan River Mouth perfection.
Never before considered a longboard wave and rarely ridden by longboarders thanks to the small and competitive line-up, it was a pleasure to watch these four surfers show that heavy single fins aren’t limited to shoulder high surf.
The final started with Harrison riding a bomb from out the back all the way onto the sand. Spectators cheered as he attempted to run off his board and up the beach before tripping and landing flat on his back. From then on it was 30 minutes of non-stop surf, with every competitor riding a handful of over-head waves.
This event reached a new peak in 2015 and every single beachgoer was entertained with world-class longboarding of the like that has previously only been seen on film.
Most people’s first tour isn’t a stadium run with Linkin Park. Meesh Daranyi’s was. She’s been a jewellery maker, painter, photographer, yoga teacher and massage therapist, and these days she’s a potter too, but her day job for the last 15 years has been styling film and TV. On the From Zero tour she dressed six band members in six distinct styles, with a decent stack of Deus in the mix. Back on solid ground, our good friend and stylistic muse joined us in Camperdown to check out the new collection over a coffee, and chat about personal style, creative side quests and why comfort always wins.
Three days. One island. Same reason we keep coming back.
Salt on the skin. Dirt on the boots. Engines running somewhere in the distance. Deus Slidetober Fest was back in Bali, with three days celebrating everything we love: bikes, surf, art and music. From a sand endurance Swank Rally on Pangkung Tibah Beach and a solo art show from Andre Yoga at the Temple of Enthusiasm, to a closing night at Deus Pits with awards and surf rock from The Panturas. The kind of event that makes us wonder why we’d ever do anything but ride, surf and hang with our mates.
Thanks to everyone who took part, the crew who made every day possible and the crowd who came to watch the madness unfold.
