Our feature article this month is with François Jaubert of France. He's a traveller, architect, naval engineer and creator of cardboard surfboards and skateboards: www.trashboards.fr
Back in 2009, website prediction platform Trendhunter, forecasted 34 Sick Surfing Innovations for the future, including three-piece modular surfboards and commercial wave pools.
Check what they got right... and wrong: more here.
Win a Unique Bodysurfing Handplane!
Win yourself (or gift someone) a one-of-a-kind bodysurfing handplane, lovingly hand-crafted from trash materials. Entry is open worldwide. One entry per person. Winner drawn MIDNIGHT 4 JULY (AEST).
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1. to demonstrate the possibilities of handmade and upcycled art
2. to grow our followers/subscribers to continue our mission to inspire the surfing world to embrace sustainable solutions :)
Check out this powerful short video taken from a hugely successful Aussie series called War on Waste, which first aired in 2018. Great example of how a visual and tactile demonstration of statistics can grab our attention and positively change our habits.
--- Planet Protector Packaging has officially opened their public investment window for potential investors in their equity crowdfunding campaign. They take waste wool (destined for landfill) and transform it into packaging, as an alternative to polystyrene.
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Check out this moving video by the International Surfing Association (ISA) ---
Wave Changer acknowledges the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the first inhabitants of the nation and the traditional custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work.
