It's bizarre what one can see on a daily basis traveling from one Nine Star to another on the 405.Today, our own captain Janelle took a snap shot of the new 2010 surf racks coming soon to a surf shop near you. This new model is sure to make cars behind it a bit nervous as it may send a surfboard flying into their windshield! Our surf buyer ensured us that Nine Star will not carry this product just yet until it passes the safety tests. Until then I suggest you don't follow this car too closely!

It's starting to cool down again, and that means it's time to think about getting into a new suit. You know that crusty old neoprene rag you have hanging in your garage is not going to cut it this season, plus with all the new technology out there, like the upgraded O'Neill Psycho Freak of Xcel Drylock, you're going to want to get into a fresh suit regardless.

Well, this season we are all about putting your old rubber to good use. Just bring in your old wetsuit and we'll give you $50 towards any new full suit over $300 ($25 towards and suit under $300).  Don't have an old wetsuit?  Bring in your old rashguard and we'll give you $25 toward any full suit.  We'll take your old suit or rashie, and if it's in decent condition, donate it to Boarding house Mentors, an outreach organization in LA that introduces at-risk youth to surfing but if the wetsuit or the rashie is not in good condition, we'll send it out to be shredded down and recycled into new products! Pretty awesome, huh? So get in here and trade that old thing in. Limit one discount per new item.

Yes you heard right, the rookie of the year Jordy Smith will be at Nine Star Mission Viejo this Monday september 14th at 6pm. He will be signing autographs and take pictures along with Andrew Doheny of JS surfboards. Grab your shred sticks, posters, pictures or your girlfriends cleavage because Jordy and Andrew will be signing whatever is thrown they're way. 

What: Jordy Smith and Andrew Doheny Autograph and Picture session

Where: Nine Star Mission Viejo. 27741 Crown Valley Parkway, Mission Viejo CA 92691 (off of 5 freeway at the Kaleidoscope)

When: Monday September 14th at 6PM

Check out www.jsindustries.com to see more of Jordy and the rest of the team.

Jordy will be throwing lots of Shaka's on Monday's autograph session at Nine Star.

Some say Jordy throws airs like this cause he has wings and can fly. Look below….

They weren't lying! He's got wings! 

Surfrider Foundation 25th Anniversary Chapter Meeting and Ecolounge Celebration (Tuesday 8/25 @ 7:00pm,  Duke's Malibu)

(see attached flyer or http://surfriderwlam.org/2009/08/12/chapter-meeting/)

What: Surfrider West LA / Malibu 25th Anniversary Chapter Meeting & Ecolounge Celebration

Where:  Duke's Malibu (Moana Room) Tuesday 8/25 @ 7:00pm-10:00pm
Special Guest Speaker: Glenn Hening, Founder of Surfrider Foundation
Musical Guest: Peter Goetz and Outside Observer http://www.myspace.com/outsideobserver
-Doo Dah Surf Best Costume Award Presentation (http://www.doodahsurf.com)
-Specials on Drinks and Appetizers
-Raffle for 9:Fish surfboard (http://www.9fishsurf.com)

25th Anniversaries don't come around that often. So for this month's 

Surfrider Foundation West LA / Malibu chapter meeting, we decided to

have some fun. That's why we are inviting you, your family and friends to 

the private Moana Room at Duke's Malibu at 7:00pm for good vibes, a 

great view of the ocean and a great time.   We'll hear stories from the

inception of the first chapter from founder Glenn Hening, watch the

presentation of the best costume award and video from Doo Dah Surf Day
(http://www.doodahsurf.com) and enjoy a concert by Peter Goetz and
Outside Observer  http://www.myspace.com/outsideobserver).   Raffle

prizes include a new surfboard donated by 9:Fish (Link to
http://www.9fishsurf.com), a Trunq (http://www.trunq.com) and
Surfrider Foundation swag.   Please come celebrate with us and show
your support for our mission to protect the oceans and beaches!!

Duke's Malibu is located at 21150 Pacific Coast Hwy Malibu, CA
90265-5219 / (310) 317-0777

Long time friend and past featured artist Robb Havassy has a new book project coming out. With over 400 pages of surf stories and surf art, this is just about the most shaka coffee table book ever made. Plus proceeds from the sales go to the Surfrider foundation. Click the image below for the details…

JS Jordy Pro Model - Paintbrush for the aerial artist

With a flatter rocker and a single double concave, this board carries a touch of extra volume through the stringer and rolls out to a slightly thinner rail. You may not be Jordy, but at least you can own his board. Yeah, you thought I was going to say "surf like him" didn't you.

Lots of new trunks in stock for 2009. Plus for a limited time, all boardshorts and tanks are BUY ONE GET ONE 50% OFF! Check out a couple from the top brands below…

Check it, Nine Star in Mission Viejo just added a new brand of shred to the line up. Please help us welcome Super Surfboards by coming in and demoing one of their new shapes. These boards are crazy, and so are the guys behind 'em. Click on this sentence or the image above to read up on the who, what and where or Super Surfboards.

The annual “Life Rolls On” charity golf tournament went down this Monday at the Malibu Country Club. Nine Star sponsored the 5th hole, witch was a down hill par 3, so we we’re giving out skate decks to whoever had the most style shredding the grassy slopes. Check out some of the photos below.

Check out the trailer for Taylor Steele's new flick, Stranger Than Fiction! here's a little info from the filmer:

Is pro surfing a complete lie? Is modern wave-riding being faked for glory and profit? Is Dane Reynolds actually a robot? With trademark humor and a trend-setting soundtrack, Taylor Steele's latest genre-defining action flick pulls back the curtain on pro surfing's deepest, darkest secrets. "Stranger Than Fiction" is more than just the newest high-performance line-in-the sand, it's an entirely new era of surfing. Brace yourself for the truth.

DUDE

Well if you missed sunday at the beach.. heres what you missed in Newport …

and there you have it….. 

yeah, I don't have much to say about this…. but the ankle monitor is awesome.

Looks like Kelly Slater is leaving the world tour and retiring from professional surfing forever cause he was knocked out of the Rip Curl Pro Search event in Chili over the weekend. The Australian Associated Press is reporting that Slater was “extremely disappointed” and booked himself onto the next flight back to the US right after his heat. [full story click here]

If this story turns out to be true, it wouldn’t really surprise me. Anyone that talented, who’s been on top for so long, always ends up being pretty weird. I think it may be because they live in a kind of alternate reality than the rest of us. I mean, Kelly Slater is basically the Tom Cruise of surfing, and I think Slates’ could very possibly be hitting his “oprah-couch-jumping” breakdown right about now…

Well the surf was crappy and not very interesting, but that didnt stop all the people from trying out some new sticks!!! The boards came in and out….. Check out some of the fun..

IM NUMBER 1 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TRYING TO GET BARRELED… GUESS WHO AND WIN A PRIZE….CLUE: HE WORKS FOR US……………

JOEL HAD THE FLOATER OF THE DAY!!!!  LOL SORRY JOEL THIS ONE WAS TOO GOOD TO PASS UP….

 GREAT DAY AT THE BEACH….

Look for the next one sometime this summer…. hopefully we have some good waves!!!

Looks good for a wetter than normal winter!!!!!

if you havent been watching the live webcast from the RipCurl pro going on somewhere down in Mexico, your missing the best surf contest ever held. Huge right hand bombs are coming through in solid 6-8 foot surf…. If your working from your computer over the next couple days.. click this picture to go to the website and watch the webcast live…

click the picture and see some highlights from round 3….