Quiksilver Riders Blog

well be back for nearly a week from a pretty good run in oz, got a second in the new castle 4 star and a 9th in the tasmania cold water classic, just fell short in the round of 16 heat against wiggy dantas where the waves when flat! after a long stretch in oz a flew back straight into splashy fen which has taken its toll, but was good to forget about the contest scene for a bit, but back to reality and gettin ready for the coldest place on the planet, Scotland, and then straight to the U.S and final brazil, big trip so hope i got all my ducks in a row, will keep in touch,

awe
jacko

Durban Surfer Brandon Jackson Kicks off 2010 Season With A Bang!

Australia – Against fierce local and international competition, Durban surfer Brandon Jackson managed to scoop second place behind Glen Hall at the Burton Toyota Pro 4 Star WQS Surf Event at Merewether Beach in Newcastle, Australia. ‘Jacko’ as he affectionately known, came close to winning the event, but was just pipped at the post by Glen ‘Micro’ Hall of Australia.

Brandon Jackson

Jacko was surfing on top form throughout the event, and received a rare heat walk-through in his quarter-final heat against Chris ‘Critter’ Salisbury. Salisbury is campaigning on the Pro Junior circuit, and had a reservation on a flight to Tahiti to compete in a Pro Junior event, leaving Jacko with that rare heat walk-through so late in the tournament. “Chris was on really good form and would have been tough to beat,” said a stoked Jacko on his heat bye. “I was really pumped to hear that I got a walk-through when I arrived at the beach on Sunday.” Brandon went on to beat 2010 ASP World Tour competitor Ben Dunn in the semi-finals.

In what proved to be a tough final for the South African, Jacko was beaten by a blitzing Glen. Despite his second place, he was still elated with the result. “I’m just so happy to have made the final,” said Jacko after the event. “This is a great start to my Aussie leg and well done to Glenn. It has been a long break between events, and this just boosts my confidence for the next big events.”

Jacko was on a great competitive streak at the end of 2009, and was looking good to to qualify for the 2010 World Tour, until an unlucky run in Hawaii saw him drop down the ratings and fall just short of the cut-off mark. After coming that close, and proving to himself and others that he is World Tour material, he is now determined to gain a place on the elite World Tour in the near future. The result at Newcastle netted the Durban surfer US$6,000 (R40,600) and 750 ASP points. A great result to warm up for the approaching 6 stars events.

“We’re extremely proud of Jacko and his recent performances,” said Quiksilver South Africa Marketing Manager Dane Patterson. “Jacko is determined to succeed, and has really put in the hard work to get to where he is at the moment. I’m confident that he is going to continue to have a great year this year.”

Jacko will next be competing in the 6-star Drug Aware Pro in Margaret River in Australia. For more information on Brandon Jackon and other Quiksilver South Africa team riders log onto www.quiksilver.co.za

2009 ASP Roundup, The 2009 Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau, plus skate action from Australia

Boardriders TV is back on your box for a 5th season bringing you the best surf, skate and snow footage from around the globe and right here in South Africa. The new series promises a fresh new look and some footage never been seen before.

Episode 1 gets in motion on Monday the 22nd of February on Supersport 6 and brings you a wrap up of the ASP 2009 tour. Get some inside info from South African standouts Travis Logie, Dave Weare and Brandon Jackson on what the tour is all about and see why Mick Fanning became champion for the second time around.

The Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau got to run on its 25th anniversary and the surf was BIG at Waimea. We bring you all the thrills and spills along with the history of this spiritual event. California’s Greg Long managed to beat an on-form Kelly Slater to take out the massive US$ 55,000 first prize.

In the final section of the show we bring you an insane skate segment where the Quiksilver skate team head to Australia. Europe’s finest Javier Mendizabal, Daniel Cardone and Ross McGouran hit up some crazy spots and put on a fine display of street skating.

The show ends with a gnarly wipe-out section from The Eddie event at Waimea. Here you’ll get to see that surfing waves of this size is not always fun.

Boardriders TV Series 5 Episode 1 Schedule:

Date    Time   Channel

Feb 22  18:00   SuperSport Six/ Africa P
Feb 22  18:00   SuperSport Six/ P
Feb 23  04:30   SuperSport One/ R
Feb 23  04:30   SuperSport One/ Africa R
Feb 24  14:00   SuperSport One/ R
Feb 24  14:00   SuperSport One/ Africa R
Feb 25  10:30   SuperSport Six/ Africa R
Feb 25  10:30   SuperSport Six/ R
Feb 26  16:00   SuperSport Five/ R
Feb 26  16:00   SuperSport Five/ Africa R
Mar  1   21:30   SuperSport Two/ R
Mar  1   21:30   SuperSport Two/ Africa R
Mar  2   23:20   SuperSport One/ R
Mar  2   23:20   SuperSport One/ Africa R

Boardriders TV is produced by Invisible Cactus and presented by Resolution

Hey, it’s almost time – we are heading up to Tofinho, Mozambique on a surf trip this weekend. We will be shooting images and a TV show for Boardriders TV with all the latest Quiksilver boardshorts that will be coming this summer (Aug – Dec)..

We got a good crew coming: Brandon Jackson, Dan Redman, Beyrick De Vries, Kyle Lane, Mikey February, Slade Prestwich, Brendon Gibbens and Davey van Zyl. Tere will also be two filmers and Luke patterson shooting stills.

We are up there for 8 days and are staying on the beach.. should be lots of fun – just hope the sun is out and there are some waves..

Check the photo of the point when it is on – wouldnt mind some of this!!!
Patto

today is thanks giving day in hawaii so not much happening with most of the stores being close and sunset being put off even though there are waves to surf!

just been surfing sunset trying out my new boards and trying to feel them out to know which one to pick, looks like i need a 9th or better and sunset is probably one of the trickest waves i have ever surfed an is so easy to get lost out there for hours, but spent the time and sused my line up hopefully works out!

yesterday the peak of the swell hit, pretty much making every on the north shore except for haleiwa and waimea, a few locals paddled out early in the morning but were unable to make it out the the back. we went to go check the waves out at pipe and as we were reversing out of the pipeline parking lot, a lady drove into the back of us, denting the bumper in and smashing out rear light, the one time we dont take insurance we get into an accident , at least we got to meet the ladies banging daughter!

besides that, still playing tons of tennis, gotta win that din din at lei lei’s and of course bragging rights, also been training and tryin to eat healthy, t -bangers has gotten us on sushi and muscle milk diet, i hope it works, for rudy’s sake!

going to make out like a baby and head out to sunset, then goin to have a little cook up with the boys

laters
shot jacko

hey guys.

this is my first blog and i should have at least two per week from here on.

i have been in california living it up in malibu with a good friend conrad and his family. they have been great.

a couple houses down is the, “bay watch” star pam anderson who i met and her kids who are cool groms. went to canada for the coldwater classic 6* which was cold but an awaesome experience, i was with jacko and travis logie, i learnt what the wqs was really about, and its not as glamorous as it seems, we had alot of traveling and missioning with board bags and car rentals which equaled alot of stress but once we got onto the road in canada and the spot where we were staying, it was all worth it, amazing views from the room and very scenic drives were on offer. we saw the black canadian bears which was cool, couple laughs when the bear snuck up on the boys. on the contest side, i made the round of 48 and trav as well, jacko however got a third which i was stoked to be there for! he was surfing so good throughout the event and unfortunately ran into jay thompson who got a nine on the wave of the day and left jacko needing a big score which the waves were not often offering.

After canada was santa cruz back in california but further up north from malibu. water was still really cold but the air temp was not so bad, actually got hot at midday. i surfed the 6* and the jnr pro which both went fairly badly, in my QS heat i found myself needing a 6.61 and tries to pull the rabbit out the hat by doing a last minute backside air reverse, i ended up falling just short of the requirement and got a 6.58. but it goes that way sometimes. i did not get any waves in my jnr heat.

off to hawaii in two days! first time there and really excited, looks like the day i arrive has some size but then the swell seems to die for the next week.

i will let you know how it goes in hawaii and if i find the balls to go on some sets.

cheers.
beyrick

For the last week ive been gearing up for the final leg on the wqs for this year, being probably the most testing leg with surf venues ranging from freezing canada to huge waves in hawaii, surfers scratching to to make the top 15 and this being the biggest leg in regards to points, absolutely anything can happen and you gotta be ready for anything!

so just been training, gettin the boards ready and finalizing the travel plans for the 6 week trip!

this is what the whole qs builds up to and its goin to be interesting to see what happens!

after spending a week in the ghetto city of guaraja, sao paulo, with cyclonic weather all week, i manage to place third in the local motion six star wqs event, claimin 1875 points and jumping to 21 on the ratings!

arrive later to the airport only to find out that the ticket i had booked had not gone through and had to buy midnight flight to rio de janeiro, woke up this morning with the sun blazing, flat waves but poison honey’s all over the place! brzil’s been good!

so good to get a surf this afternoon after the easterly had been blowin so hard for the last couple of days! got the bags packed and all geared up and pysched to hit brazil tomorrow for the two six stars!

its howling onshore, hoping to luck out and find a little wave in umhlanga on the high tide or might just end up at the wave pool!