This is a story about three friends. All of whom herald from the same small coastal town in Western Java, all of whom had fallen under the spell of surfing. A spell cast by those first surf pioneers who roamed the southern coast of Java looking for waves during the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s. It’s a small knit community in their town in paradise. Full of people who rely on each other for everything. A place where they shared what little they had. For these three, and a handful of others who aren’t the focus of this yarn, that included the first surfboards they’d managed to acquire through travelers either from breakage or gifts. Their town was fortuitous enough to be on the map for the water magicians who passed through. Blessed with a wave that’s now something of an international attraction. But that’s not the focus of this story either.
In a new short film from Izrayl Brinsdon, we meet Josh Keogh on his property in rural New South Wales where he has discovered a new passion in cycling. A self-described surf addict, Keogh was pushed into a new and refreshingly solitary pursuit following a m...
Read moreWe were lucky enough to collaborate with Brazil’s own Gregorio Motta. The crew from Deus Brazil teamed up with Mr Motta to create a unique line of boards. A distinctly retro selection including mini-simmons, fishes and logs. Never satisfied with the orthodo...
Read moreEddy Hamaty Joins the Deus Surf Team. You’d be forgiven for thinking Eddy Hamaty had surfing in the blood, but the self-taught convert grew up in Sydney’s western suburbs rebuilding bikes in the garage with his dad. An avid swimmer, motocross rider and go-...
Read moreQuiet and unassuming, aged 22, Luke was raised on the hollow point of Lennox Head under a heavy list of local talent and northern NSW surfing icons. Guys like Chris Brock. Neal Purchase Jnr and Ellis Ericson. His style is like an uncut diamond, raw and unp...
Read moreMonths of conversations, many late night calls to Tokyo and lot of talent in the bay materialise as a limited series of boards made especially for the deusmansion by the talented Rodrigo Matsuda from lascawoodworks. Born in Brazil to Japanese parents, Rodr...
Read moreTo wrap up our festival of surf program at Deus Noosa, what seemed like the entire town had turned out for Taco & Tattoo Tuesday. The crowd of surfers, backpackers, curious passers-by and a few four legged punters we're understandably drawn in by the a...
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