'it's a darn swell life' at the Shack South

we gots all the freshest JETTY gear in from their incredible looking Spring/Summer 2012 line! this is merely a small sampling of what we have in stock. come peeps it and grab the newest from the best local surf/skate company around.

it's coming...

2012 JETTY line is freshy fresh and will be in stock very very soon...

a big week for Ronnie

Willy Santos is a skate legend. When Tony Hawk decided to leave Powell Peralta and start Birdhouse he asked Willy to be one of the original team members (and Willy still rides for Birdhouse to this day). Willy was selected as TransWorld SKATE's 1992 Rider Of The Year. Along with Steve Caballero, Willy was one of the first Vans riders to have a signature shoe. And on his website, willysantos.com, he posted a Three Try Thursday video recently of our very own Ronnie Kessner (seen above). Not only that, but Jetty officially announced the addition of Ronnie to their skate team today. What a week for the kid. Hopefully he's doing just as well in school now that it's begun.

And as a bonus, below is Willy Santos' part from one of Birdhouse's best flicks, The End.

parked and pizzad with Ronnie Kessner

Ronnie Kessner just got back from Jetty's Parks & Pizza tour after surviving an earthquake and a hurricane in the van seen below. He also came back with a boatload of A+ footage (coming soon to the site) and a new sponsor: Jetty! We caught up with Ronnie a bit. And a second congrats to Ronnie for making the cut for the finals in Volcom's Wild In the Parks in Austin, TX October 15th—kid's been straight killing it! Stay tuned for more on our top skate rider.

Where all did you go on the Jetty tour?
When i joined the trip we went to Philly, Baltimore, and NYC.

Where was your favorite spot to skate?
My favorite spot was the wire spot in Baltimore. I got a ton of footage.

Who landed the biggest trick and what was it?
Fritz mead killed a 10 rail and banged out 5 tricks in about 10 minutes.

Funniest thing that happened on the tour?
Listening to Mike C and Fritz talk. They had me laughing so hard that I cried probably 3 times a day. They were the funniest people I think I have ever met. It was super fun and I'm super stoked to be a part of the Jetty family!

parks and pizza with Jetty

tomorrow Jetty's skate team will be hitting the road for their annual summer tour, this year coined Parks and Pizza. they'll be trekking from NYC through NJ, out to Philly, down to Maryland and then back up through Jersey with the final stop coming August 26 at Speakeasy Pizza in Ship Bottom (with a possible surf session!). check out the tour dates and be sure to get to one to skate with the team, get some free schwag, and some pizza.

3rd annual Jetty Coquina Jam

ladies of all ages, if you've yet to sign up head here to do so because there's a few more spots left. another event that's becoming a staple here on the Island for the surfing community put on by the surfing community. plus all the proceeds will go to David’s Dream & Believe Cancer Foundation (DD&BCF).

the Jetty story

The Urchin's Life-Episode 1 from Tony Coon on Vimeo.

Jetty started back in 2003 and we were one of two shops to immediately jump on board. Since then the brand has grown exponentially and they are the true meaning of giving back to their local community. Here's a little video of some history behind the brand with co-owners Cory and Jeremy.

Petey's in our window

Cory from Jetty freshened up our window the other day with this flossy screen of longtime Shack and Jetty rider Pete Machotka. Petey boy is lifeguarding once again in Harvey Cedars this summer, so stop by and say hello to him if you can catch him in between surf breaks and saving lives. Tell him we sent you.

New Jetty gear in!

We just got in the spring/summer 2011 gear from local company Jetty and it's looking good, as always. Check out the full line here and stop in the shop and pick up the latest Jetty gear to keep you looking good this summer.