Last week Source attended Surf Expo to look at the latest trends from brands in the street, surf, skate, outdoor and SUP industries. The three day show was busy with a continuous flow of retailers around the show with overseas visitors taking the opportunity to attend.
Here’s our photo report. Images by SOURCE Publisher, Clive Ripley.
Surf Expo is held at the Orange County convention center in OrlandoFrom weds through to fridayRegistrationExhibition hall from aboveExhibition hall from above Around the show Around the show12.1 Around the show central walkwayAround the showAround the show near the Shape Off bayShape off competition runs throughout the showShaping bay13.1 Shape off time Shape off time Skate rampThe Reef interview with with Billy Kemper & Shane Dorian Skate rampSkate rampSurf Expo's SVP Roy Turner and VP Marketing Adrienne Belk 888 booth888 brighter colours coming in across their range888 introducing mix and match across the line888's Brian Austin and Noah TodaroAdelio 5mm delux booties, has a thin sole so you can really feel your board.Adelio Chippa Wilson suit designed for those short one hour surfsAdelio's Brett VergouAl Merrick Rocket Night has EPS foam down the centre to give a lively performance and PU foam on the rail for added flux while turningArbor's Nate Shute and Shiners Calum MacArthur Archies arch support thongs Archies is a new sandal brand with a single orthopedic model jpgBanks Journal vintage western Overshirt with front and side entry pocketsBanks Journal work wear plaid 50's style shirtBanks Journals Tom GoadBill Stewart Hydro Hull has a bottom of concaves and shampers for speed and rapid directional changeBillabong boothBodyGlove boothBodyGloves Nick Meistrell and Mike VavakBodyGloves Tati Sanctuary womens paddle suit in flourish pattern BodyGloves womens full wetsuit with chest zipCarver Black Tip high performance deck is constructed to give a longer deck lifeCarver Emerald Peak part of the airbrush seriesCarver stackCarver's Chris Eiben and Eben WoodallDakine boothDakine have launched their first wetsuit rangeDakine's Kaimana leash has been under development for 2 years and has dimples on the leash to reduce dragDakine's Todd JandaDakine's wetsuit designer Dan MakerDark Seas boothDark Seas Recruit Shacket in flannel.with sherpa liningDark Seas Yosemite nylon jacket with fleece lining in custom camoDark Seas' Chris BrodersDickies boothDMS uses patented Injection technology to move power from back to frontDragon boothDragon's Rob Machado resin tint Opus with frame colour influenced by surfboards resins Duvin Sub Tropical, super lightweight cabana style shirtDuvin's Austin Duvin, Shaun O'Meara and Garrett Watzha,Duvin's best selling Beach Day button upECS 12.6 Wanderer all round SUP boardECS's Jessica Melgar and Joan Ascherman Firewire's Chris GrowFirewire's L Tommo Fish for performance in knee high to 8 foot swells Freestyle boothFreestyle collab with pro surfer Sage Erickson..Flower Power and rainbow Sorbet modelsFreestyle launched an analogue line this springGerry Lopez Little Darlin is a strong alternative to a short boardGerry Lopez's new Squirty uses old style tinted resin for color Globe's Big Blazer dye washed cruiser with transparnet wheels Globe's Renata PardoGlobe's revamped Surplus in Sammy Montano's colorwayGumbies crewGumbies Duck Bill flip flop with non slip soleGumbies Outback slipper made of recycled bottles, for apres skiHaydenShapes Future Flex Soft with carbon fibre frame and eva foam with full textured rib so you dont have to waxHaydenShapes Hayden Cox and Kokoro TomatsuriHaydenShapes Misc.am blends a thruster with a twin's performanceHerschel Bags Miller, designed specifically for back to schoolHerschel's collab with Santa Cruz new colorwaysHerschel's Danny Leder Hurley's bikiini collab with Hello KittyHurley's Portland flannel classic fit made of organic cottonHyperflex boothImpala Skates boothKatin boothKatin's Mac Beu and Dale RhodesKatin's Sierra cotton canvas flannel shirtKatin's The Parks reverse fleeceLost best selling Tripper pull over hoodieLost boothLost Matrix boardshort with 2 way polycotton stretchLost's Haydra with distinctive double diamond tail for small surf Lost's new Rocket Redux update, keeps the same shape but incorperates new technologyLosts's Ben KelleyLots of electric foil board brands popping upMarko's Album part of their Formula Fun soft board brandMarko's Coby PetersonMaui & Sons Hot Dogger Mint woven shirtMaui reversible 4 way stretch pool shortsMaui's Nuno Fonseca and Jay MorrisionNewly launched DOT electric skateboardNSP have added a high performance line to their product range NSP new performance hyprid board has a resin tent over a super eps moulded blankO'Neill's Jeremy Lonsway and kaylee Fischer Olukai boothOTIS Omar sunnies, this is the first year OTIS have had reflection lenses in their lineOtis VixenOtis' Carlie AndersonOutdoor Masters Eric and TommyOutdoor Masters launched their patent pending SUP Pump which comes with 1 year warranty Penny's David Root and Waterbourne's Patrick Dumas Penny's High Line is their first surf skate and comes with Waterbourne trucksPro-Tec's Gonz 3 with updated graphic Pro-Tec's New Deal collabPro-Tec's RP BessPulse new graphics on the Sammy, Venture and Tonalli modelsPulse now have added surfboards to their rangePulse team Kai Skop, Derek Harrison and Michelle Richards Pura Vida boothPura Vida coming to Europe soonPura Vida POS sales rackPura Vida's John Gothard Raen Hirsch in hand made acetateRaen's Adam Quick and Danny ErasoRaen's Wiley in slate with polarised lenseRainbow Sandals boothRainbow Sandals ladies Sandpaper with double narrow stretch for more of a fashion lookRainbow Sandals new luxury leather sandalRainbow Sandals Sabina Sexton-GildardRastaclat NBA collabRastaclat standReef boothReef ladies cushion bounce collection, helps you stay on your feet all dayReef mens cushion bounce line Reef's Mike Matey and Mike jensenRoam boothRoam's new double board bag.Roark has updated and expanded its backpack lineRoark Revival boothRoark's Joel Badillio, Ryan Sirianni and Ryan Hirtzel Roark's Wolf 3 layered jacket with rubberised exteriorRusty Acid house walk short with elasticated waistRusty Amber LS paddle suit 80% of which is made from recycled materials Rusty boothRusty's Kyle Canon and Leigh AhmidRYD booth, up and coming brand from Capre townRYD's Barends Buys and Brad BricknellSaltwater Hippy boothSalty Crew boothSalty Crew's duffell, part of a greatly expanded bag collectionSalty Crew's new outerwear collection built for all weathersSalty Crew's Sean FleuriauSanuk booth jpgSanuk's Greg Osthus Sanuk's Tripper with mesh upper and improved tractionSavage boothSavage's Caveman for novices and older surfers has lots of volume to make if fun.Savage's new 72 retro twin fin fishSavage's Shawn O'DonnellSaxx Ultra is looser round the leg and has a flySaxx Volt uses pin dot mesh for breathabilitySaxx's Erik DarbySchwood Handcrafted's Canby uses stabalised pine cone in the frameSchwood Handcrafted's Dan Genco and Andrew CheathamSector 9's EG FrantantaroSector 9's Lava Roundhouse carving machineSharpeye Maguro modern twin fin performance fishSharpeye Storms for beach breaksSharpeyes Enrique GarciaSIC has launched composite Surfboards this seasonSIC's Antony Scaturro and Chris DecerboSIC's Tao Fit 11 built with Astec technology and has digitally direct printed graphicsSisstr's 7 seas wetsuitSisstr's lounge set in soft french Terry fabricSisstr's zipped long sleeve striped rashguard Skin Dogs Peacemaker performance longboardSmith's womens Monterrey with animal print framesSmith's womens Wild Cat with oversized lens and a bold lookStab in the Dark displaySun Bum boothSurftech boothSurftech's Bruce Hansen,, Carl Schaper and Trent Pedersen Takayama Beach Break, the highest performance board in his rangeTakayama soft deck covered with a soft EVA foam for comfort and safety The Neighborhood...best coffee at the showTorq and Roams's John O'ConnorTorq Podmod is part of their collab with Channel IslandTorq's ACT built with their pre-prag technology that allows 40% less resin to be usedUnited by Blue boothUnited by Blue Meal Kit, comes with 2 bowls, 2 tumblers and 2 sport spoon hybrids United by Blue Straw kit, 2 stainless steel straws with cleanerUnited by Blue's Jade Owens and Jake NallsVans boothVissla Vissla Vissla and Surf riders Upcycle Contest exhibitionVissla and Surf riders Upcycle Contest featured boards made from many diferent materialsVissla and Surf riders Upcycle Contest recycled magazinesVissla's High Seas hooded wetsuit with radical rubber sleeves Vissla's Rob Mac Carty and Vince De La Pena Vissla's up cycled Eco Fleece made from recycled cotton and recycled plastic bottlesVonZipper boothVonZipper Roller in black gloss vintage greyVonZippers Gabba offers 100 uv protectionVonZippers GTWalden Magic Wahini Has Hawaiian fabric laminated into deck, each board is unique Walden Mini Mega Magic has patented bottom that's designed to give larger boards the perfromance of a short board.WRV boothWRV Nugget Pro shaped by Bob Yinger WRV's Captains Log single fin longboard in retro 60:70's style WRV's LG ShawXCEL's Greg Wade and Lance Varon Z-Flex is being relaunched with back to the roots graphics
