Phenomenal Chowderfest Sale

We're cooking up a banger end of the season sale to clear out all of this year's gear the weekend of Chowderfest. Everything in store will be on sale. Now is the time to pick up that thing you've been eying up all summer.

• t-shirts: buy 1 get 1 free
• boardshorts: 1/2 off every pair
• skateboards/hardgoods: 15% off
• skimboards: 15% off (in-store only)
• shoes: 40-50% off entire selection
• sandals: 1/2 off all sandals
• DVDs: 1/2 off
• accessories (hats, belts, etc.): 20% off
• headphones: 40% off all styles

Sunglass/Watch store sales:

• 40% off all shades (excluding Ray/Costa)
• 25% off all watches (excluding G-Shock)
• 40% off all headphones

Axion footwear + Surf Shack South

Axion Surf Shack promo from SurfShackSouth on Vimeo.

It's a match made in heaven. Get all the freshest threads and kicks from Axion footwear right here at the Shack South.

Clam Jam bracketology

The bracket for the 5th annual Jetty Clam Jam is finally slotted! Some banger teams in there, can't wait to see this one play out October 16th at Beach 1 in Holgate (wave pending). Make sure you get down to see who takes the giant clam this year!

2 more for the Willems

The Willem family trophy mantel needs to hold a lot of hardware. And even more after this year's ESA Easterns championships. Conor grabbed the Men's title while Big Bill racked in another Legends title. A huge congrats to the both of them. Above is Conor's big takeaway from North Carolina this year, well done sir, well done. And stay tuned for more info on Conor's upcoming skim movie premiere dates...

Jordy Smith + NEFF

Current World #8 ranked surfer in the world, Jordy Smith, just recently joined the blossoming NEFF surf team—joining the likes of Kolohe Andino, Dion Agius, and Evan Geiselman. Here's a little welcome clip that NEFF put together. And you can get all the latest NEFF gear right here at the Shack South (including their new line of watches and shades).


NEFF Headwear Surf Team Video from Neff Headwear on Vimeo.

Pete's got a Grudge

Longtime Shack rider Pete Machotka recently qualified for this year's Garden State Grudge Match. After giving it his all the last few years in the trials, this marks Pete's first qualification into the most coveted New Jersey surf contest. We had a quick chat with Pete about it. The Grudge Match is on-call starting October 1st and is held at Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, go cheer Pete on if you're around. A big congratulations to getting in buddy.

How many years have you been doing the Grudge Match trials?
I'm not completely sure, but at least 5 years.

What was the difference this year that saw you finish in that elusive top 4?
I stayed focused during my heats, I didnt let myself panic or over-think it too much I just went out and surfed.

How was another summer of guarding in HC?
Guarding in HC was awesome as always. I definitely think all of the soft sand runs and box swims in the morning contributed to my result as well.

Junior year at Stockton this year, looking forward to it?
I like Stockton a lot. It's great: it's a short drive and I got a good schedule this semester with a lot of surf time.

Any kind of physical or mental prep for the main event Grudge Match next month?
I'm just gonna surf as much as I can. When I can't surf I hop on the Indo board and carve board. And I'm gonna get to the gym to keep swimming.

Whose the 1 guy you don't want to get in a heat at the Grudge?
Capt. Randal

Got any travel plans for this fall/winter? 

I got no plans to travel just yet, but I'll definitely be surfing; I love the winter at home!

Quik Pro NY Snack Pack

Check out this highlights package from Quiksilver's recent New York contest, in which Owen Wright beat Kelly Slater to win $300,000 (the biggest prize purse in surfing history). Thanks to Hurricane Katia, Long Beach was pretty all-time. We got it ok down this way (winds were a bit too North for us), but just good to show the entire surf world that the East Coast can produce a great contest for the world's best surfers.

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.

a quick vid with Joey

a nice little Flow video featuring Shack employee and Flow team rider Joey Jingoli. Peeps it.

who let the Romes out

Summer is dying on the Island and giving way to fall. Which means winter is coming soon. Which means it's time to start thinking about snowbarding again. Which means we've got all the flossy new Romes in stock, including the Tiger Woods Artifact, Michael Vick Artifact (who let the dogs out!), and the new Garage Rocker. We will be getting the new Rome boots and bindings in this week, so stop on in and pick up a new set-up for this winter. And also peep the teaser and tour dates for Rome's new flick The Shred Remains below. 


The Shred Remains: Official Teaser from KIDS ON SHRED PRODUCTIONS on Vimeo.

new G-Shocks

all the newest G-Shocks are in stock! come check out their fall line and get one of the hottest watches out there.

Ronnie's parks and pizza clips

here's the clip from Jetty's Parks and Pizza tour, which earned Shack South skate team captain Ronnie Kessner a sponsorship from Jetty. good job Ronnie and peep him killing it in the clip above!

Flowy Jiggles

a big congrats to Surf Shack South flow team rider and employee Joey Jingoli for ending the summer with a bang by taking the Junior Men's division at the End of Summer Flowhouse contest. kid is a beast on the Flowhouse. good job Joseph, and happy Labor Day and end of summer to everyone.

Labor Day weekend sale

going on now through Tuesday. blowouts on everything. come check it out.

the champ

Tristan Lamson, Surf Shack South's Skim Series overall Champ exchanging all his gift certificates in for a freshy new Cliche deck. Congrats champ.

vert skating 101 with Rune Glifberg

vert skating is a little hard to relate to around here, especially this type of vert skating. a classic video part, Rune Glifberg from the 2002 FLIP video. watch and learn

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Skim Series champions crowned

Menehunes champion and Skim Series overall points champ Tristan Lamson with a frontside indy. Photo courtesy Christor Lukasiewicz

Summer is quickly coming to an end. With it comes the end of our first annual Surf Shack South Skim Series. We couldn't have been more pleased with how the Series turned out this year. The kids raised the bar each event and the finale (Monday, August 29) gave us the craziest heats of the entire summer. Congrats to all the winners and thanks to everyone for competing this summer. And another thanks to our sponsors, Exile Skimboards and Free2Ride Clothing. Check out all the results and photos below, and see the final season standings at the Skim Series page here. Look for an even bigger Skim Series from the Shack South next summer.