The SV Journal
Explore the people, places, and culture that shape the SV lifestyle. From surf adventures to behind-the-scenes stories, dive into the heart of the ocean community.
Marcus Hyett - Hydro Theory
Marcus Hyett loves shaping serious, high-performance bullets for big waves. At 28 with 6 years in the bay, and a love of powerful waves, Marcus is a good guy to...
Luca Rossi - Babel Surfboards
Luca Rossi grew up in small town of 5,000 people at the feet of the mountains of Northern Italy, somewhere between Milan and Venice. The sea, which is pretty much as flat...
John Robertson
John Robertson, a.k.a. Robbo, is a born-and-bred shaper from the Surf Coast, and has been surfing the local breaks around Torquay and Jan Juc since he was 8. He first...
Jack Del-Rennie - Beige Surfboards
At 21 years of age, Jack Del-Rennie’s the youngest shaper featured in this series. Hailing from Wensleydale, Jack’s a purveyor (and creator) of top-notch alternative boards that are built to...
Eiji Shiomoto - Eiji Surf Designs
Eiji is a 65-year-old grom who froths equally hard on hand-shaping boards and long-walled point breaks. Born and raised in Japan, Eiji became hooked on surfing when his family moved...
Rachel Frankenbach
Our next interview is with Rachel Frankenbach - a film queen originally from Germany who experiments with developing her own film by throwing full rolls into various soups of beer and dishwashing...
Cory Russell - Cory Surfboards
With over 25 years of shaping under his belt (and thousands of boards to prove it) Cory Surfboards is the namesake of Ocean Grove-based Cory Russell. As a grom, Cory...
Tai Jennison
Reining from the Sunshine Coast of Queensland, Tai Jennison is a 20 year old videographer. Our interview with Tai covers famed Ments trips, veggie gardens in isolation, working on a project with Lachie McKinnon and...