You know we wish that we had Jesse’s world. J-machine from Encinitas was our winner of the iTouch / surf DVDs sweepstakes, and he’s totally worthy. Just ask him!

“Ok, so here’s a picture of me in my yard. Was so close to shamelessly sending one of the very few photos I have of me surfing instead of my ugly mug… Grew up in Encinitas and have been surfing since I was like 8. Graduated from UCSB in ‘01, surf as much as work/waves permit and like snowboarding, too. Um…I work for an energy company and spend my time trying to put new renewable energy projects together (solar and wind so far). Oh yeah, if you can’t tell by my picture, I’m a San Diego Chargers fan!”

Get ready to hit the big time. We’re giving away Nixon’s now legendary 51-30 watch to 1 lucky winner. We hope you don’t have weak wrists, because this this time piece is a monster! Ideal for upscale affairs and 3-hour power sessions, the face measures 1.5″ and weighs overall more than a half pound. Seriously, this one had Flav begging for mercy. Click on the image to enter.

People really do win on Swell.com. Terry from Palm Beach Gardens, FL, was our big winner of the project BLUE / Swell / Surfrider Foundation giveaway. Ter is now the proud owner of every piece of project BLUE merchandise and a year membership to Surfrider. We even threw in a $250 Swell gift certificate just because we’re cool like that. Peace out to you too, T-Dawg.

When Pinky first heard about our …Lost surfboards and clothing giveaway, he charged and created two masterpieces within a few minutes. Honest! Watch in real time as the master gives two custom boards the real treatment.

Are you ready to get …Lost? We hope so, because this is easily one of the coolest contests we’ve ever had. Our homies at …Lost have given us two custom surfboards and an s-load of clothes, all featuring the highly controversial and contemporary artwork of the infamous Pinky Taylor. The contest starts today and ends on July 31. Click on the image to enter.

Another month, another sweet contest. From here on out we’re going to launch new giveaways and contests each month. We’re particularly stoked on our current prize package: An iPod Touch and six of our favorite surf DVDs. All you have to do is enter your vitals and away you go. No bullshit videos to create, no tell-a-friend drama, no kidding. We make it easy because life is hard enough. And in case you were wondering, here are the runner-up contest names that didn’t quite pass our censors: Go Touch Yourself; Tell Everyone We Touched You; Just Touch It; Teacher, Swell’s Touching Me; and When We Think About You We Touch Ourselves.

Around here, we call it Earth millennium. In fact, we’re so green we’re blue. And you can be too. Enter to win our mammoth cash and clothes giveaway to score the entire product line from project BLUE, a $250 Swell gift certificate, and a year’s membership to the Surfrider Foundation. Now that’s one Mother of a prize.

We’re super amped about our new contest with project BLUE. One lucky entrant will receive the full project BLUE product line, a year’s membership to the Surfrider Foundation, and a $250 Swell gift certificate. The winner will be chosen at random on May 1, 2008. Click here to enter. To learn more about project BLUE, log onto www.betruetoblue.com

Here at Swell, we’re making dreams come true one customer at a time. Just ask Fountain Valley homegirl Tiffany Chang. A long time customer, TC’s name was recently selected at random from thousands of entrants to win Rob Machado’s custom Channel Islands board. Pressure dings and all. And while Tiff may not be a familiar face in the HB lineup, her new ride is something the regulars won’t soon forget. Hey T-Dawg, you might want to get that thing insured.

Huge, huge congratulations are in order for our contest winner Margo D. of Ada, Michigan. The sun and good fortune was shining on her the day we randomly selected her name from hundreds of thousands of entires. A $500 Swell gift certificate and immense bragging rights are now all hers. Seen here this past summer with her dog Harley, Margo shows that real water girls don’t necessarily have to live close to the ocean. Way to go M.D., we salute you.

If you’re anything like us, you blew your Christmas wad a few weeks ago and are using Simpson’s voices to answer the phone in hopes to avoid your creditors. And the chances of your family being considerate enough to get you a new stick lay somewhere in between “yeah right” and “hell no”. Well don’t go holding up the liquor store yet. Our new contest with Nixon could score you Ron Machado’s barely-used Al Merrick. Click here to enter.

Who the hell does that girl think she is? Spy Optic wants to know. Calling all stylish, tragically hip, outside-the-boxers: Your mission is to describe who the “real” Eliza is. Where does she hang? What’s the decor of her myspace page? Is she obsessed with Perez or does she manage her own hot gossip site? Is she textually active? Answer correctly, and most importantly, creatively, and you could win four pairs of the Eliza shades, a $100 shopping spree here at Swell, a year’s subscription to FOAM Magazine, and head-to-toe outfits from both Matix and DC. Click here for full details.

If your teams are doing as crappy as ours, you’re definitely going to owe some money around the office. Which is why we’re running a huge contest just in time for the holidays. Enter now for your chance to win a $500 shopping spree at Swell, and your family may never know you blew your wad on the Angels. Or even better, you can use the dough to play Santa to yourself and pick up a new board, watch, camera, whatever. In any case, this tidy holiday booty is the gift that keeps on giving.

WINNER: Sara Polk of York, PA

WINNER: Amanda Kiminski of Wilmington, DE

WINNER: Christy Jasionkowski of Puyallup, WA

WINNER: Michael “Moby” Moilanen of Austin, TX