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Dave Rastovich knows a thing or two about nurturing a “Zen relationship with the sea”. When he’s not carving powerful frontside hacks or clockin’ solid time in the green room, Rasta focuses his efforts on increasing awareness about the predicaments plaguing our oceans.

Forget Waldo. Where’s Rasta? Currently, Rasta is kickin’ it in Florida resting a bum foot he sustained while trekking in Indonesia. During the downtime, Rasta admits he’s “pretty nervous about the huge oil spill in the Gulf”. An interview in Huck Magazine describes Rasta as “spiritual guy whose hippie mentality doesn’t stop him surfing with more style and power than most of his macho counterparts”. We couldn’t agree more. Rasta not only wields power through his arcing turns but he’s equally formidable with his conservation efforts.

His latest voyage entitled TransparentSea, was an “effective whistle blowing adventure down the east coast of Australia”. Rasta and his crew originally set out with aims to rid beaches riddled with unsightly rubbish. As the trip grew, so did the missions. Rasta and fellow soul-wombat Chris Del Moro also set out to celebrate the comeback of Australia’s east coast humpback whale. As for the most memorable part of the trip, Rasta is quoted saying, “Being side by side with humpback whales, having them surf swells with us out in the open ocean…made us feel very privileged”.

During the 36-day voyage, Rasta and friends flexed some might with the Surfrider Foundation and Tanaroa Blue’s Marine Debris Initiative. Teams made it a priority to clean and catalog trash-infested beaches. By taking the clean-up one step further and recording data, it becomes possible to see the roots of the problems. Long story short, if we know where trash come from, we can stop it at the source. Prevention is half the battle.

“Surf more, consume less, give back to that which any true surfer can’t live without: the sea.” – Dave “Rasta” Rastovich

Want more? Of course you do. For the full interview peep Huck Magazine. Get involved- Rasta Style: Sea Shepherd, Surfers Against Sewage, Save The Waves

(note: all photos above are from TransparentSea Voyage)

Last weekend, Sanuk teamed up with Revolution Surf Shop to support Boarding for Breast Cancer. The event, We Do it for the Love, was a Fashion Show Fundraiser. The participants to took to the stage in style! The runway never looked so good! Bonus style points for the TubeFlop piggyback!

Happy Heads- always a crowd pleaser.

Sanuk is taking to the road in the Sanuk Motorhome! We started in NC today and will be making our way through these major cities:

Raleigh NC
Greensboro NC
Knoxville TN
Memphis TN
Little Rock AR
Dallas TX
Fort Worth TX
El Paso TX
Las Cruces NM
Tucson AZ
Yuma AZ
El Centro CA

If you can spot the van and take a photo (please, don’t try to take a pic while driving) post it on the Sanuk Facebook page and we will send you a free pair of Sanuks!

Happy Hunting!!

You could stick quarters to a wall and he could still climb it!!!