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Welcome to Chapter 5 of Shayne’s Sanuks – a growing collection of photos taken by Sanuk surf shredder/traveler/full-time family man, Shayne McIntyre.

This time, Shayne treks through the rough ‘n rugged coast of Canada with select crew of legendary waterman. While not typically thought of as a premier surf-destination, Canada does have waves… but, only for those salty (or crazy) enough to battle good ol’ Mother Nature.

The following snapshots and words are from the man himself:

My Sanuks: The Shunami Primo. The beaches in British Columbia are full of all kind of interesting flotsam from 10,000lb. logs to baline…

My favorite pic from the trip.  This is a photo of World Champion Surfer, Tom Carroll (center), Legendary Lensman, Jeff Hornbaker (left), and Quiksilver cinematographer, Pat Myers (right), in the moment.

Mark Healey, suited up in his 6ml + gloves & booties a long way from Hawaii.

First time I’ve driven through snow to get surf.

Tom Carroll SUPing a stream riddled with Steelhead Salmon the size of your thigh in crystal clear 40 degree water.

If a tree falls in the woods…it’s all about composition.

Never met a tough as nails surfer like Raph Bruhwiler – Canadian Frontiersman, Father, & ice cold tube aficionado.

Oysters for the picking.

Moe

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That wraps up Chapter 5.  Missed the first few chapters? Get caught up on the goods:

Shayne’s Sanuks - Chapter 1 - San Juan Streets

Shayne’s Sanuks – Chapter 2 – Somewhere in Puerto Rico

Shayne’s Sanuks - Chapter 3 - Sleepy San Diego

Shayne’s Sanuks – Chatper 4 - Cruising the Caribbean

No April fools here! This month has been quite kind to a handful of Sanuk surfteamers.  Keto Burns, Cierra Cunningham and Stevie Pittman have each been en fuego lately.

At Surfing America‘s recent stop in Ponce Inlet, Florida these three Sanukers battled it out in their respective divisions to land spots on the podium. Check out where the East Coast rippershedders ended up…

Boys U18 Division
1st Nathan Behl 12.50
2nd: Keto Burns 11.60
3rd: Cam Richards 7.87
4th: Jake McGuire 6.80

Girls U18 Division
1st: Cierra Cunningham 7.6
2nd: Jasset Umbel 5.3
3rd: Nikki Viesins 4.47
4th: Emily Ruppert 2.16

Boys U14 Division
1st: Luke Gordon 11.57
2nd: Luke Marks 8.74
3rd: Stevie Pittman 6.90
4th: Billy McGarry 5.54

All photos: Dugan/ESM

Visit SurfingAmerica.org and TransWorldSurf.com for more coverage.

Meet Sanuk’s world-travelling surf, contest machine and scholastic dominator, miss Amy Nicholl.

Hailing from New Smyrna Beach, Flordia Amy is the real deal. In recent years, she has amassed a long list of surfing achievements including an ESA Eastern Championship, three ESA Southeast Regional titles, three ESA Scholastic Championships, an NSSA East Coast Girl’s title and an Explorer Women title. At just 16, Amy became the Surfing America under 16 Girl’s Champion and a Rip Curl National Grom Search Champion. Phew!

And according to Amy, now 20 years of age, the biggest highlight of her amateur career was “having been a 3 year member of the ESA All Star Team and a 3 year member of the USA Surf Team”. Needless to say, Amy has pretty much perfected this maneuver:

We like to call it, the “Check Please!”

When Amy isn’t in the water kickin’ major bootay in her contest heats, she can be found in the undergraduate program at the University of Central Florida studying marketing and captain-ing the UCF Surf Team.

When the waves go flat in Florida, Amy can be found behind the boat enjoying her new hobby- wake surfing.

…Proving sometimes you’ve got to spin it to win it!

In surfing, hanging ten piggies over doesn’t come without hours of practice and a cultivated knowledge of one’s equipment. What better way to learn the ropes than getting hands-on in the shaping bay?

Here is 12 year-old Sanuk surfeamer, Rachael Tilly, working with legendary shaper, Terry Martin, to perfect her shred sleds.

While Terry has been shaping surfboards for longer than Rachael has been alive, it hasn’t stopped him from taking our “lady of logging” under his expert tutelage.

Terry serves as Rachael’s coach (and friend), helping her to progress and taken her surfing to the next level.

In fact, since teaming up with Terry, Rachael has been on a tear. Her time spent learning the crucial fundamentals of traditional single fin logging has, without question, allowed her develop a smooth style well beyond her years.

As it goes, Rachael’s currently spending time soaking up aloha in Hawaii. Her goal is to further dial in the new equipment in challenging conditions- giving her the competitive edge upon returning state-side.

Look for more Tilly Tales coming soon.

Smile…pass it on!

We’re willing to wager a pretty penny that our favorite little buddy, Cal Saxton, and Stab Magazine, hit it off big time when they met on the playground.

From the looks of it, the fun-loving, debauchery-infused, fire-spitting periodical has taking quite a liking to Kid Creature- giving away Cal’s shirts with every subscribtion. That’s right. You can now get your read on AND look fly doin’ it…

About STAB: “Stab represents a cultural shift in surfing that began with the globalisation of everything via high-speed internet access… Stab leads the change among surfers that includes a new sense of fashion, a powerful interest in pop culture and a desire to see surfing from new angles. Stab creates interest and draws from diverse sources. It cooks up world-first exclusives and forces debate. Stab is the base that defines the sport and the era’s cultural renaissance.”

What the heck are we talking about?

What is Kid Creature? Find out for yourself: click here!

Last one on the monkey bars is a rotten egg!