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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.

The following is an excerpt from the travelogue of Sanuk surf teamrider, Torrey Meister.

I was really looking forward to traveling and checking out New Zealand. This year, there was a 6-star WQS event in Gisborne, so I knew there were no excuses not to go. My Mom and step dad also have a place in New Zealand and they always rant and rave about how beautiful it is with fun uncrowded surf. I was really excited to go down there with them and get the New Zealand experience.

The first part of the trip was a bummer. I showed up to Auckland, NZ with no boards or bags. We ended up staying the night in there waiting for the bags but they did not show. The airline “promised” us that the bags would be transported to the house we were staying at in Gisborne (a good 6 hour drive from Auckland) the next day.

With the contest starting in just two days and the promise we were given, we decided to start our long journey down to Gisborne hoping the bags would show up. Unfortunately, they didn’t they didn’t show up at all while we were in Gisborne. I had to borrow a board and a wetsuit from a local New Zealand guy so I could surf my heat. I ended up losing and we left Gisborne the next day on our way up to Bay of Islands, which is where my mom and step dad have a house. It’s an 10 hour drive to the Bay of Islands from Gisborne and we had to pick up my luggage in Auckland on the way. We spent all day and night in the car arriving to the house in the wee hours of the morning.

This is where the trip got good… I had a week to spend with them before I headed up to Western Australia for another surf contest and we took full advantage of the time we had. Surfing fun beach breaks every morning with no one around watching the sunrise and set everyday on the beach, I remember just being in awe of how beautiful this place was. We went on hikes in rainforest that had more different shades of green then I thought possible and we also hiked to a big waterfall and the best part about it was there wasn’t a soul around

We checked out a few historical sites where there were Maori canoes that were 70 years old. They were carved with all kinds of faces, animals, and symbols painted with reds and blacks. The Maoris reminded me a lot of the Hawaiians so I guess I felt right at home in New Zealand.

The last day the waves got really good which was just an exclamation point on how much fun we had in the Bay of Islands!

Smile…pass it on!

Recently, Sanuk climber Ethan Pringle hopped a flight to Switzerland to film a handful of athlete profiles and a shot list of a hundred different bouldering scenes.

What better to do on a long flight (other than play Angry Birds) than admire the view: The Alps from Barcelona to Geneva.

Upon arriving, Ethan and his fellow climbers set up shop in a damp cave near Claro. Okay not really, but they did tick off their bouldering film checklist nearby.

Ethan and his beloved highball warm up near a place called Magic Wood.

(All photos via: ethanpringle.com)

To learn more about this trip in detail, visit: www.ethanpringle.com

So you’re having a backyard barbecue. The brats, brews, and buddies are all raring to go. Heck, even your unreasonably attractive neighbors said they would stop by! Score.

But somethings missing. You need one last ingredient to make everything really click (other than your Sanuks, duh). What you need is the perfect soundtrack! Some sort of musical mojo to kick get everyone feelin’ care free.

Make room on that playlist for our pal Seth Pettersen- A good ol’ boy from Ventura, California with a sound as soothing as that aloe vera you’ll be needing after all that drunken bocce-ball…

Yep, your shindig is now in full effect. Next thing you know, day turns to night with no end in sight. Your friends make that second beer run, someone lights the bonfire and – wait a minute - is someone’s naked in the pool?! It’s a good day.

Like what you hear? Dig this vibe?

Find with Seth on Facebook to hear more!

Follow Seth on Twitter.

Smile…pass it on!

When it rains for extended periods of time, our crew tends to go a bit stir crazy (anything past 2hrs is just plain unacceptable).

Doppler 7000 Radar out butts! This is Southern California and we are spoiled rotten. We’d rather be surfing, hiking, climbing, riding tandem bikes to the pub, [insert outdoor activity of choice here]… All the time!

At Sanuk HQ, even the most adamant computer-chair dwellers are devoted outdoor enthusiasts. So when the “crappy weather” keeps us indoors, we look to simple boredom cures to save our sanity (the small amounts we have).

Here’s a quick doodle from a member of our Creative Team. Our boy, Andrew was prowling ffffound.com for some goods when he came across this…

Pee Nut (via ffffound.com)

Enter the Remix:

HappyU (via: Andrew’s twisted mind).

Rain or shine – Smile…pass it on!