Huge thanks to the Byron Bay Surf Festival which made us one of their beneficiaries this year.

The festival, on October 22-23, held a raffle for SurfAid and Byron Bay Youth Services.

We had a great time on the weekend and would like to thank everyone involved, especially Mike and Vanessa, and also Chris and our volunteers who came down to help out. Make sure you keep your eyes peeled for next year’s festival – you won’t want to miss it! ...read more

The Board Art Benefit event brought together 13 incredible artists who teamed up to support SurfAid at the Sacred Craft Surf Expo in Del Mar, California, on October 8 and 9.

Each artist partnered with various shapers to create live art on surfboards as thousands of people watched, resulting in one of the most unique collections of surfboards ever assembled.  The art boards will be auctioned off to raise monies for SurfAid’s lifesaving programs in the Mentawai and surrounding islands.

The Board Art Benefit was organized by Matt Beard, a recognized artist and SurfAid supporter who saw an opportunity to bring a greater awareness to SurfAid through the unique collaboration of artists and shapers.  ...read more

The Commonwealth Bank has won the inaugural BlackBerry SurfAid Corporate Cup in a close-fought battle in one-metre waves at Sydney’s Queenscliff Beach.

In the dying minutes of the one-hour tag team final, CBA2 were in third place until their last surfer Bill Langley scored a 5 out of 10 to leapfrog into first.

CBA2 scored 56.86 to narrowly pip the Australian Lawyers Surfing Association (55.1), with Tengirri Boiz third (48.76) and Goldman Sachs fourth (27.66).

Fellow CBA2 team members Anton Lindell, John Tiller and Richard Grace, plus pro surfer Mark Mathews, were stoked with the victory. ...read more