Episode 2022-2: The Cottesloe Longboard Club.  
The Cottesloe Longboard Club is aimed at developing a sense of community, encouraging engagement, being involved, and sharing the spirit of friendship. Make no mistake, being part of this club is not about being a hot surfer - it’s about joining in the community, being friendly, sharing the vibe, encouraging safety and good manners in the surf. It’s about lending a hand where you can, joining in the social events and making friends. The club is dedicated to developing a sense of community, sharing the sense of belonging in the ocean and raising an awareness of the importance of preserving our pristine marine environment. As well as travelling, having a large amount of fun, engaging with friends, and helping people learn about longboarding. It’s a fun, lifelong sport, it keeps everyone engaged and active and builds long term relationships. This is a group of like minded people that finds support and friendship under the guise of surfing.

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Episode 2022-3

Dave Wilson a true gentleman and pioneer of the local surfing industry and board riding in Cronulla. 

Cronulla surfer Dave Wilson surfer, shaper, glasser, sander and more, has an extensive knowledge of Cronulla of the early days of the sport and represents the kids that were born during or not long after WW2. He has been involved in surfing ever since……. 

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Episode 1 Series 3: The crew are excited to tell you about what they have been up to during the summer break, , the waves they have been fortunate to have at their local, and who has been tearing it up. 

Don't forget to tune in to Episode 1 Series 3 of the Oz Longboarding Podcast on Wednesday at @7pm EST (8pm EDST or 5pm WA time). The crew are excited to tell you about what they have been up to during the summer break, the waves they have been fortunate to have at their local, and who has been tearing it up. 

We will also introduce our newest member of the panel, although he needs no introduction at all, Josh Constable. With one world title, 6 Australian longboard titles, over 50 career titles, and more accolades than the rest of the panel combined, Josh, brings a wealth of longboarding aloha to the podcast.

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Belen has lived a quintessential surfing lifestyle. She describes herself as “I’m a mom , passionate Gardner, spearfisher, dirt bike riding cowgirl, Bogan”  

Belén learned to surf at 15 while living in California. After graduating high school she worked at Water Girl, the world’s first all-female surf shop, and taught surfing at Surf Diva, the first all-girls surf school. She went on to teach for all-girl surf schools in Costa Rica, Canada, and Hawaii. Her talents in the water and her passion for the sport led her to a career as a Billabong-sponsored professional surfer/free surfer. She spent the next 15 years traveling the world filming for movies and magazines promoting women’s surfing.  A few months ago Belen won the “Breast Comp Ever” at Evans.

In 2007, after moving from Hawaii to Australia, Belén founded Salty Girls Surf School. It brought together the things she loves most: the ocean and inspiring women to overcome adversity to achieve their goals and dreams.

Recently Belen renovated her old house, got a sponsorship with Milwaukee tools to build, and made a commercial with them. 

She spends her life educating women in and out of the water with all things surf.. not just how to surf but culture, history, community….: breaking barriers teaching women they need to understand the lineup and not expect waves handed to them on a silver platter.

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Victorian Stalwarts, Chad Mclauchlan, and Tim Edwards have been entrenched in the grassroots level of longboarding for the past 15 + years in Victoria, particularly on the West Coast (Bellarine Peninsula). Since meeting at a club comp both have forged a strong surfing friendship that sees them both inspiring each other and the broader surfing community around them. Coming from quite different surfing backgrounds Chad and Tim find themselves predominantly riding single fins and Oldmals nowadays, both talk to us about the current longboard culture in Victoria, its influential characters, recent local history, and where the future is potentially headed. For many years both have been Nettleton surfboard ambassadors and by looking at the boards they ride and how they surf them, it’s clear that both have been influenced by different people and different board designs. Chad and Tim continue to compete in Victoria and both enjoy heading up the east coast of Australia doing the occasional competitions but often haunting the normal longboard meccas of Noosa and Crescent. Long labeled the freezing and sleepy state for Longboarding, the boys shed light and warmth on the healthy longboard community down there in Vic. Tim is the current over 40 Logger State Champion and Over 45 Victorian Old Mal Champion, whilst Chad is the current Runner Up Under 40 Logger State Champion and finalist in many Oldmal events. 

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Hailing from the longboard haven of Emerald Beach NSW, Paul Scholten is a carpenter by trade, loves to ride a longboard old and new, and enjoys getting away camping along the East Coast. 

He reckons he is fortunate to have a few sponsors, that have helped him get to where he is, including… Clearwater Surfboards, Volte Wetsuits, Shapers, and Xs Surf. 

Having competed on the longboard scene for over 20 years Poopa has won numerous contests. Coveted Contest Results: 2015 Australian Open Champion, 2016 Snowy McCallister Open Champion, 5 x Scott’s Head Open Champion, 2 x Crescent Head Open Champ, 4 x Evans Head Champion, 6x National Old Mal Champion, 10 x Woolgoolga Longboard Pointscore Champion. 

The mantra he lives his life by is “Stay Cool , and most importantly have fun”!

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As for my, I have one the Noosa festival logger and the nose rider Would be my biggest highlights, This year I did win the QLD logger titles and the open men’s Sadly we did not have Aussies As for work I currently manger Caloundra Beach Beat surf shop which I love as it suits my lifestyle and family, Surfing plans would love to have a go at world tittle one day once things go back to normal with this changing world we live in, Also aim to try and get my partner's kids more into longboarding as they start progressing as they both love surfing, I hope that helps sean and also always building more cars Professional surfer Kustom car & bike builder!
 Life’s a never-ending wave & I’m on riding the best one right now

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Now nearly 18 months since the pandemic started and since we last caught up with Johnny Brasen, he will bring us up to date on how he continues to publish the worlds, best longboard surf magazine and the trials and tribulations of continually sourcing photos and stories during the pandemic.

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Mark started surfing in the 60s and he is still doing it Consequently he has ridden most designs of surfboards through the years However he always kept a longboard for those small days even though the 70s and when the modern Malibu came out he was into it.  He was one of the founding members of the Woolgoolga Longboard club and is the father of Harley Ingleby,  most of you will know that he is a two-time world champion and is a very skilled surfer on any design of board.

Mark started collecting surfboards in the late 70s and very early 80s because he realised that no one else was doing it and a lot of surf history was being lost and that the younger generation didn’t have any idea of what had come before the thrusters that they were riding. Being a keen surfer means that you are always out in the natural environment which has led to Mark being involved in environmental defence, spending many years with the local community to stop the construction of an ocean outfall and achieve the creation of a marine National Park in the Coffs Coast area 
 He is still actively involved in environmental defence and believes that we should all actively do so. That way the next generations will still get to enjoy our sport the way we have.

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Sarra Robertson, Surfer Girl, Artist and Mother.

Basic bio: 3 X degrees in 6 years (Contemp. Vis. Art, Education, Psychology), former junior short boarder (92-95), former pro longboarder (92-2004), founder owner LAND & SEA THERAPY, professional Contemporary Visual Artist, Freelance Creative/Designer/Illustrator, permaculture and tea enthusiast, very proud mother of 2 special needs boys, multiple generation north coast local, who still knows where to fit time into her schedule to surf at the many secret spots she knows.

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