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January 21st, 2013 | By | 2,320 Comments

#TheSwellLife Join the Fan Featured Instagram Album

 

#theswelllife


WE WANT YOU to show off your love for all the sun, surf and style in #TheSwellLife Instagram feed. Use the hashtag and mention @SWELLDOTCOM to join the freshest album of SWELL lovers on the social web. We’ll be picking standout styles to feature in our style guides, so get funky with those filters and show off your SWELL steeze.

How to Get Likes On #TheSwellLife Instagram Album

1. Show off your recently purchased items from SWELL
2. Post pics at the beach, concerts…or beach concerts
3. Board sports of course. POV surfing, skating, ice-blocking…
4. Get creative with the Free Swell Catalog
5. Order free SWELL stickers and represent on your bumper, board or bike

Thank you for visiting the Swell blog. Visit us on www.facebook.com/swell for more exclusive fan offers, giveaways and more.
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Posted in OUTREACH | 2,320 Comments »
January 17th, 2013 | By | 3,024 Comments

Surfing Winter Swells Up North

With meager waves on tap on the California coast this winter it takes a real frother to track down the fickle swells squeaking past the island shadows. So SWELL copywriter Nate Zoller and brother Issac headed north in search of open water swells above point conception.


Video By LEAF, now available on SWELL

“Even though it was firing, I was the only guy out at some spots and the water was soo damn cold, it took all day to warm up. If it wasn’t for my new Matuse wetsuit, I wouldn’t have surfed as much” Says Nate

SWELL is stoked to have Nate Dog working here everyday, but we’ve accepted the inevitability that he’ll soon buy a one way ticket to some firing island chain. Its quite obvious in these photos that he can’t stay put.

Nate is a proud ambassador of LEAF clothing, made for coastal vagabonds like him. Get with LEAF

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Posted in SURF, SWELL Team | 3,024 Comments »
January 16th, 2013 | By | 120 Comments

Steve Sherman Talk Story Tonight

High-profile portrait surf photographer and all-around interesting human being, Steve Sherman has epic stories to share about world title races from Parko to Kelly, Mick and A.I. Get the behind the scenes scoop with Sherm himself tonight Jan 16 at the Privateer in Oceanside, Ca.

The Senior Staff Photographer at Surfing Magazine will be talking story over some pizza and beer, and sharing never before seen photos of Parko’s dramatic campaign to become a world champion. Open to the public. Directions here.

Steve Sherman represents a select collection of brands that personify his signature styles.
They include: Brixton Hats, V.S.T.R apparel, and Stance Socks

 

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Posted in EVENTS, Interesting Humans, Photography, THE SWELL LIFE | 120 Comments »
January 14th, 2013 | By | 669 Comments

Tee Street 2Fer Shirt Sale

In honor of our sacred local surfspot on Trafalgar Street in San Clemente, we’ve launched a sale on our top tees in surf. On any given day you can see international surf stars on the bluffs or their boards, repping the brands featured in the sale.

Swoop up the freshest styles before the tide drops out on this deal, like it does to the waves at boneyards.

Since San Clemente kids like Kolohe Andino and Luke Davis gained the rep of “the new guard of progressive surfing” T-street and the beachbreaks leading to Trestles have become a magnet for aspiring pros to work on their aerial game. This hotbed of talent makes it difficult to rack up a good wave count for your session, but just sit back and enjoy the show from regulars: The Gudang Bros, Wardo, Kelly Slater, The Fletchers, Beschens and the 29-time division champs San Clemente HS Surf Team.

Since the age of no-phones and no-cameras at surf spots has long passed, enjoy standout hashtags from a few T-street regulars.

Clockwise from top left:  @johnnyredmond of Catchsurf  doing some R&D, @theetylerwebster line-up shot, @cbook4 mini-grom-gram, Sunset Bro-down @elljay1

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Posted in Bro Deals | 669 Comments »