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Rip Curl’s Taco Tuesday Retail Tour rolls down to Jack’s in Dana Point. FREE TACOS!!! Also free custom Rip Curl hats for those who attend and with the purchase of any Rip Curl Mirage boardshort receive a free Rip Curl t-shirt! Plus a surprise athlete guest appearance.

Rip Curl Taco Tuesday

The Body Glove California 1nvasion Tour heads to Jack’s Surfboards in Huntington Beach, California on July 20th 2012 at 1pm. Stop by and meet team Body Glove’s Jamie O’Brien, Alex Gray, Nate Yeomans and Cheyne Magnusson. Plus giveaways and raffles.

Buy a pair of TOMS shoes this Saturday July 7th at Jacks Girls in Huntington Beach and get them customized for free by a talented local artist. The event starts at 11am and goes until 4pm. See you guys on Saturday!

TOMS Style Your Sole at Jacks Girls in Huntington Beach

Last year the entire world’s (outside of South Africa) eyes were opened to the perfection of Willard’s beach laying just off the shore of Ballito along the KwaZulu Natal North Coast (or Dolphin Coast) in South Africa. Perfection. A dream right hander. Fast, hollow and powerful. Last year was a contest organizers, surfers and spectators dream; beautiful barrels flawlessly ridden by some of the top surfers on the planet, fighting each other for points, money and pride. In the end Jack’s team rider Patrick Gudauskas ruled the tube and claimed the top of the podium (and $40,000) as his own.

But that was last year, the secrets out now. Everyone knows how good the wave is and getting it with only a couple other guys combined with a chance to win $40,000 at this ASP Prime Event has attracted many of the world’s best surfers. But Pat is always up for a challenge and is definitely one of the favorites heading into this week’s contest. His skills riding the barrel combined with the confidence coming from last year’s victory put his name near the top of the short list of possible winners for the 2012 contest. The other Jack’s Surfboards team rider joining Pat Gudauskas in Ballito is Pat’s brother Tanner Gudauskas. The Gudauskas brothers should cause havoc in their respective draws and are a major threat in every heat they are involved in.

The 2012 Mr. Price Pro Ballito will be ran from July 2 through July 8 in Ballito South Africa. The forecast looks small starting off the contest waiting period but hopefully will pick up through the week at the main contest location of Willard’s Beach. Willard’s likes a southwest swell and a low tide and we can only hope it turns on like it did last year as the beach came to life delivering barrel after barrel after barrel. The contest can be watched live at www.mrpricepro.com. Make sure you watch as the action should be hot. Check back here for more information and event wrap ups following the contest. Let’s go Pat! Back to back (plus $40,000 is nice but $80,000 is even nicer).

Billabong & Jack’s Surfboards present a meet and greet & live acoustic set with Donavon Frankenreiter at Jack’s Surfboards Corona Del Mar, June 29th 6:00pm-8pm

Donavon Frankenreiter live acoustic set at Jack's Surfboards CDM

Quiksilver presents a new surf movie, No Agenda. Thursday June 28th at Huntington Beach High School. Doors open at 6pm. Free Wahoos for the first 300 guests. Q&A with Dane, Reef and Balaram. $1 raffle tickets to try and win a Dane Reynolds signed Channel Islands surfboard. $5 entry fee. All proceeds go to the HBHS Surf Team. Come out and show your support.

No Agenda, a film about surfing

Tavarua Island photo: Tom Carey

On June 3, the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Tour descended on the beautiful island of Tavarua, Fiji, for the 4^th stop of this year’s dream tour. The hope of the team was to score some waves, run a contest, see some barrels, and crown a winner. What happened will go down in history as one of the most exciting and controversial days of surfing ever. On Friday, June 8, everyone on the island awoke to drenching rain and pumping surf. The swell forecasters had predicted a sizable swell to hit Fiji, but no one had any idea how enormous or how phenomenal it would be. By now, almost everyone has seen the photos, watched the videos, and heard the critics and supporters voice their opinions on the matter. The ASP decided to run two heats in massive Cloudbreak before an injured knee and shifting winds caused the promoters to cancel the contest for the day. After that, thanks to a building swell and shifting winds, the free surf of the year commenced. The contest was broadcast live around the world, due to the efforts of Volcom and Rebull TV. Then, the best big wave surfers from all parts of the globe showed why they get paid to travel around the world chasing swells and glory. Everyone out that day absolutely charged, pulled some unbelievable drops, and came shooting off barrels so big and perfect they looked fake.

A couple of Jack’s team riders were involved in both the contest and the free surf. Pat Gudauskas and John John Florence were among a handful of tour guys that paddled out during the free surf. Pat Gudauskas made an insane drop on a set wave and charged home heavy barrels. John John Florence, (our favorite to win the event) fresh off his win in Brazil, took a few massive waves on a board he borrowed from Pancho Sullivan and looked ridiculously comfortable in the huge surf. Dane Gudauskas was not in the contest but took part in the free surf and showed why he is one of the most underrated big wave surfers. His poise in the barrel and confidence in waves that would induce panic attacks in most of us was on display all day long.

The contest resumed the next day in flawless Restaurants and although the contest was a bit anticlimactic after the previous day, the barrel fest resumed with long barrels, multiple barrels, deep barrels, perfect barrels, round barrels, square barrels – pretty much any barrel imaginable. John John owned the day and displayed his ability to supernaturally ride the tube. He had one recovery on a barrel, to floater, to backslide, to barrel, that left everyone in a state of jealous disbelief. The next day, John John made it to the quarter finals where he was knocked out by the new world #1 champion, Mick Fanning. Kelly Slater went on to win it all, surfing pretty much perfectly in amazing Cloudbreak surf.

Big props for Jack’s team riders. This amazing team charged in the contest and during the free surf and made us all very proud to have them as part of the Jack’s family. Nice work boys!

June 2, 2012 join us at Jack’s Surfboards headquarters in Huntington Beach as Garage Skateshop and HBC Magazine present the California Amateur Skateboard League (aka CASL), So Cal Street #6 hosted by Tosh Townend. Join us at for this street skating contest, giveaways and raffles. With so many of todays pro skateboarders getting their start in CASL, you’ll be sure to see tomorrows batch of talent as they make their way up the ranks.

Join us for the Grand Opening of our new expansion at our Newport Beach store. The new expansion will offer more womens and kids clothing, shoes, accessories and more. Come help us celebrate along with Vans, Toms, Quiksilver, Roxy, Volcom, DC, Hurley, Nike, Rip Curl, Oneill, Billabong, Ambiguous, Reef, RVCA, Stance, Sanuk and more at 2727 Newport Blvd, Newport Beach, CA 92663

Buy a pair of TOMS shoes at Jack’s Surfboards in Corona Del Mar on Saturday 5/12/12 and get them customized for free by a local artist. The TOMS Style Your Sole event will run from 12:00pm - 5:00pm. With every pair you purchase, TOMS will give a pair of new shoes to a child in need. One for One

TOMS Style Your Sole at Jack's Surfboards Corona Del Mar 5/12/12