The Mountain and Wave

Cloudy Days, Jesse Mendes And Friends

Taylor Cotton — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:31:20 +0000

Cloudy days can be a drag, but with the local spot turning on and Chuck Berry providing the tunes things just got a whole lot better for Jesse Mendes and friends.

A look Back, Jesse Mendes In Hawaii

Taylor Cotton — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 21:55:04 +0000

With the North Shore officially in the doldrums let’s take a look back at Jesse Mendes and his stay in Hawaii last season. Good stuff from a good dude.

Kelly Slater Wins Fiji Pro

Taylor Cotton — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 01:21:04 +0000

For the most part, Kelly Slater is a local in Fiji. Just ask the lovely ladies that run the heart shaped island of Tavarua and they’ll tell you that Kelly is their guest of honor. When Kelly visits he doesn’t rent a Villa…rather he is welcomed with open arms to sleep at a friend’s house. And his performance over the last few years is proof that he has spent more time in Fiji than any other WCT surfer.

The barrels were spectacular but Kelly through a few turns into the mix because…well, why not. Photo: ASP/Kirstin

This year his performance at the Fiji Pro was nothing short of spectacular. Undeniably the surfer of the event and probably the person with the most local crowd support with the exception of Wildcard ripper, Aca Lalabalavu, the son of Tavi’s Chief Druku. Aca, who surfed against Kelly in Rounds 1 and 2, knows a few things about getting keged at Cloud Break and Restaurants but in the end Kelly steamrolled the competition not stopping for anything short of the winners circle.

To say Kelly has this place wired would be an understatement. Photo: ASP/Kirstin

With a strong start to the year and a mediocre last few events the pressure was on. If Kelly wanted to compete for a 12th World Title he had to show up in Fiji. And The Champ showed up BIG. Anyone see those two 10′s in the Quarters? Insane, a perfect heat score. Every heat Kelly surfed caused a frenzy of excitement and there’s a great chance the rest of the Tour is going to be much the same.

A huge congrats to Kelly from his family at Quiksilver for winning the Fiji Pro and taking the lead in the WCT title race. Hope you get a chance to meet your new nephew soon and good luck to you and the other Quiky boys in Bali.

Kelly and Chief Druku hugging it out after an amazing contest. Photo: ASP / Kirstin

Happy Father’s Day, Here’s To All The Rad Dads

Taylor Cotton — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 23:07:06 +0000

Here’s to all the dads at our office and elsewhere because they’re all rad, and they all should receive something great this Father’s Day. Does your dad love the beach? How about getting him some new boardshorts. Or does he mean business? We’ve got collared shirts too. So this Father’s Day get your dad Quiksilver…he’ll be stoked.

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Below is a snippet of some of the amazing dads that we’re proud to call employees and friends…enjoy.

Summer fun on Catalina Island with Rob Colby, President of Quiksilver Americas, and kids Ella, Kate and Jack.

It’s never to early to visit the Quik and Roxy store. John Ewing, Director of A/R, and daughter Annmarie.

Cory Cascia, Director of Facilities and Properties, and son Colby Cascia, Corporate Retail Store, sharing a early morning session down the street from HQ.

Blake Sinclair, Photographer, and daughter Olive keeping the neighborhood safe.

Jason Danhoff, Production and Asset Manager, with his daughter.

Wei-En Chang, VP Product Innovation, and kids Violet, Mirabel and Oliver on a hike in Torrey Pines

Jefferson Pang, Director of Sales – DC Skateboarding, and family camping over Memorial Day weekend.

John Von Aspen, Director ERP, pushing his daughter Lauren into a fun one.

Quiksilver CFO Brad Holman and daughter Alexis having some fun on the golf course.

Katherine de la Fuente, Roxy Web Merchant, and her father fishing back in 1993.

Steven Parkhill with Reagan, Brooklyn and wife Nancy who is the Quiksilver Waterman Merchandiser.

Mike Reilly, VP of Sales OPerations/Logistics, and son getting their shred on.

Eric Fischer, DC Inside Sales, bombing hills with daughter Dahlia.

Courtney and Jordan Lorah from DC with their father Bill.

Quiksilver Creative Director Scott Richards taking a dip with his sons.

Quiksilver Executive Chairman Bob McKnight with son Robby, Daughters Roxy and Kristi and wife.

Quiksilver Waterman Marketing Director and big wave charger Peter Mel with son and Quiksilver team rider John.

George Weetman, Director Internet Marketing, and daughter enjoying a day at the beach.

Russell Castro, Quiksilver SoCal Van Tech Sales Rep, and 10 month old daughter Harper skating around.

Lozan Tonelli, HR Administrative Assistant, and his 7 month old daughter Giada getting her first taste of sand.

Cory Castro, Demand Planning and her father livin’ aloha.

Brian Bybee, IT Guy – Mervin Manufacturing, celebrating his son Beau’s 1st Birthday at Alpental, WA.

Steve Esqueda, EDI Manager, exploring Yosemite with daughter Emily and son Steven.

Andrew Nahin, Marketing Operations Coordinator-DC Shoes, Jennifer Nahin, Admin. Assistant-DC Apparel and Kristen (Nahin) Gooding, PR Manager-Quiksilver with their Dad in Cabo.

Rory Kelly, Sales Operations Manager – Canada, with his Dad Mike.

Bradley Margol, Quiksilver M&D, on the water with father Rodney back in the day.

Sarah Watamura, WMS Analyst, riding with her Father Steve through the trails in Norco, CA.

Lori Thornton’s, North Florida Retail Merchandising Specialist, husband Jason Thornton and their son Jason Thornton II (Jat) at the beach last weekend.

2013 Quiksilver Ceremonial Chile – Greg Long

Taylor Cotton — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 17:56:44 +0000

After nearly drowning at Cortes Bank, last year’s Big Wave World Tour was an interesting one for Greg Long. But being the brave soul that he is Greg managed to overcome the challenges of getting back into serious surf and went on to win the 2012/13 BWWT.

The Quiksilver Ceremonial Chile is ON for June 4th and will kickoff the 2013/14 BWWT. Visit the event website for news, photos and heats on demand.

The Quiksilver Ceremonial Chile is ON For June 4th

Taylor Cotton — Fri, 31 May 2013 18:20:16 +0000

The 2013 Quiksilver Ceremonial Chile Presented by Subaru has officially been called “ON” by Contest Director Gary Linden for Tuesday, June 4th.

“It’s all about timing when it comes to big wave surfing,” said Linden. “The swell we have been waiting for is just around the corner.” Linden continues, “The Quiksilver Ceremonial Chile will open this year’s newly enhanced BWWT with increased prize money and Chile’s gaping left hand barrels. The best big wave riders in the world are scheduled to compete, so it is sure to be an incredible event!”

The Quiksilver Ceremonial Chile will commence early next week with the world’s top big wave riders competing for a $50,000 prize purse. The first stop on the 2013 Big Wave World Tour, the Quiksilver Ceremonial Chile is one of the world’s most anticipated big wave events.

Past winners of the event include Marcos Monteiro (2011), Christian Merello (2010) and Grant “Twiggy” Baker (2009). In addition to Monteiro and Merello, the complete line-up of 2013 Quiksilver Ceremonial participants includes:Jamie Sterling, Kohl Christensen, Carlos Burle, Peter Mel, Greg Long, Gabriel Villarán, Mark Healey, Jaimie Mitchell, Ramón Navarro, Diego Medina, Joao De Macedo, Ken Collins, Frank Soloman, Ben Wilkinson, Zach Wormhoudt, Jose Gomez, Jeff Rowley, Natxo Gonzalez, as well as four local qualifiers, Fernando Zegers, Camilo Hernandez, Morris Tapia, and Ismael Herrero.

This year, Quiksilver will be producing several post-event video recaps, starting with ‘heats on demand’ after the conclusion of the 2013 Quiksilver Ceremonial Chile. The videos will be available online for viewers on the official 2013 Quiksilver Ceremonial Chile website.

Quiksilver Saquarema Prime 2013 – Day 6, Mitch Coleborn Wins

Taylor Cotton — Mon, 27 May 2013 16:03:24 +0000

Rippable waves in the 3-5 foot range (1-1.5 meters) were on hand at Itauna Beach, Rio de Janeiro as Mitch Coleborn (AUS), 26, earned his first career ASP victory by defeating Marc Lacomare (FRA), 22, by a score of 17.60 to 15.67 in the Final on Sunday at the Quiksilver Saquarema Prime presented by Coca-Cola in Brazil.

With his result today, Coleborn earned U$ 40,000 in prize money and 6,500 points to catapult him up to number 14 on the ASP World Ranking. At the Sunday, there were still plenty of high scoring waves throughout the day that included some long barrels, big turns and even a 10-point ride of the Lacomare in final heat.

Mitchel Coleborn showed a consistent performance throughout the entire event by executing fluid carves, big hacks and backed it up by taking out Dion Atkinson (AUS), 27, in the Quarterfinals, local favorite Raoni Monteiro (BRA), 31, in the Semifinals. Marc Lacomare beat Gabriel Medina, 19, in other Semifinal and Aritz Aranburu (EUK), 27, on the last day of the Quiksilver Saquarema Prime.

“I knew it was going to be a difficult heat, but I just tried to stick to my strategy and find the best waves,” said Mitchel Coleborn. “It was crazy because Marc (Lacomare) got a 10 right at the end and I couldn’t believe it! I got really nervous, but he still needed to get another good score and no other waves came through. I’m just so happy that everything worked out. It was an amazing week here, the waves were great and I’m stoked with the win.”

By obtaining a 2nd place finish, Lacomare also jumped into 21st place on the ASP World Ranking and is accumulating valuable points for qualification onto the WCT in 2014. “Even though I didn’t win, I’m very happy with my result,” said Marc Lacomare. “I was exhausted for the Final, but I still got that 10 on an incredible wave. I just wanted to thank everybody here. It was a great week with amazing waves and I’ll definitely be leaving Saquarema with good memories.”

The beach at Itauna was packed with people to cheer on hometown surfer Raoni Monteiro (BRA), who did not perform up to expectations after a recent injury, but still received a standing ovation after being eliminated in the Semifinals.

“For me it was a victory just getting to the Semifinals at home with everybody cheering me on and sending a positive vibe to get to the Finals,” said Raoni Monteiro. “Two years ago I got a 2nd place finish here and this year I fought hard for the win even though I hurt my back yesterday (Saturday). But Mitch (Coleborn) caught the best waves and so he deserved the win.”

Monteiro also improved his ASP World Ranking by climbing up to number 15 and hopes to continue his success at the upcoming WCT events in Fiji and Indonesia.

“Yeah, I already got an e-mail telling me to get my big boards and even my vest ready because it’s supposed to be huge in Fiji again,” continued Monteiro. “I just want to go big and I hope I don’t get injured again. I need to remain consistent with my results because I’ve been fighting injuries for the past three or four years. I hurt my knee, then my ankle, then my knee again and now my back. But I just try to focus on my objectives and know that all of the hard work will payoff.”