Welcome to the May newsletter. Just a wee one this month as we haven’t seen loads going on but with a fun edit and news about a new products in our store I guess we have some stuff of note to talk about.

SURFMAT REPAIR KITS IN STORE NOW

The title says it all here. We have put together some Surfmat repair kits. Each kit contains a 5g tube of Stormsure glue, a patch of 70 denier TPU backed nylon in either navy or black, a sheet of grease-proof paper and a spreader. Oh, and instructions on how to fix pinholes and tears of course!

Kits are £4.99 GBP and available in store now.

We also have some G-Mat 5 Star Generals and Bodybags on the way so stay tuned for them and get on our mailing list to get the heads up when they’re in if you haven’t already.

COTTONS MATMEET, 2019

First up, you might remember that there was a Matmeet at Trestles in April. You might also remember that we said Chad Stickney was there to film it and Chad has uploaded his edit!

You’ve got to agree. This pretty much sums up mat surfing. No BS friendship in the water.

Perfect…

PHOTO OF THE MONTH

Well, we’re slightly cheating here cause the photo was actually from last month but it was since the last Newsletter so I guess sort of, of this month… Anyway, look!

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#Repost from @nihilseebart with @regram.app ... I still love french shorebreaks. Fun session with @puresurfcamps crew. Frame by @smn_ftz #lowinflationcongregation #lilopeople #surfmat #4thgearflyer #matsurfing

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I guess we can be forgiven for just deciding to share this eh?! Cracking shot from Instagram of @nihilseebart

So there we go, short but sweet. As always, we welcome your feedback and contributions.

Thanks

MatSurfers.com

Welcome to the February newsletter and there is a fair bit going on! It’s been a month of creative output in the surfmat world with wonderful edits, beautiful artwork, clothing, product news and an dded bit of content on the site.

THE GREENDUATE

OK… We apologise for that terrible pun but we make no apologies for sharing this amazing little video from Alex Kopps. No need for more words. This video says it all.

Check out more of Alex’s work on his Vimeo page: https://vimeo.com/user4751019

RAD BUT ANONYMOUS

Another video now and we have no idea who made this. We have no idea who the mat surfer is.

AND we respect intellectual property and would never normally share content without the owner's permission but c'mon!!! This is way too good not to share. We just found it in our Dropbox folder with no indication as to who, what or where...

Anyway, if you know who this is please let us know. If it's you, let us know and if you want it taken down we will take it down but we would rather give you the credit this deserves and celebrate good film making and mat surfing.

SURFMAT LINO PRINTS

More creative outpourings, this time from the talent that is Bryn Dampney.

Matsurfing, kneelo riding/shaping, SUP’ing, windsurfing Bryn is a man of many talents and visual art is one of them. As you may know, Bryn is the man behind our very own MatSurfers.com logo.

Bryn has also been hacking away at lino and has come out with a pair of gorgeous prints. The first (above) is of Dave Rastovich cruising across a left.

The second is a copy of a classic shot by Wardie of George Greenough carrying an old Neumatic. Stunning work.

Bryn Dampney George Greenough Surfmat Lino Print

Bryn says he plans to do a small run of prints in the not too distant future so stay tuned for an announcement on that.

Oh, by the way… Talking of our logo, we are working hard to get some decent quality tees sorted with the logo at the header of this page printed on the chest. Short runs are harder than you might imagine but we’re hopeful we will get the job done on that front!

WARPMATS TEES

Speaking of beautiful artwork and surfmat apparel, we’ve had word from Ian Jermyn at Warpmats to say that they have just taken receipt of a batch of pretty special looking tees.

The new Warpmats t-shirts, Shorebreak Freaks, are a small edition run screen printed on 100% organic cotton.

The shirts are €26 plus shipping.

More details here: http://warpmats.com/product/shorebreak-freaks/

CUSTOM G-MATS ARE AVAILABLE AGAIN

You may remember that G over at G-Mat Surfmats was struggling under a heavy waiting list a while back. Well, he tells us via his blog that he has finally caught up so is open to new orders. He’s changed how hes doing it though so rather than a long waiting list it’s a first come first served basis.

People who want a custom G-Mat can get on G’s mailer to hear when he is taking orders: https://customsurfmats.com/order

Word is we will be getting some G-Mat stock back in store in the Spring too. Get on our Mailing List to make sure you don’t miss out on that one!

NEW ARTICLE ADDED

We have added a new article to our Mats in the Media page. The article comes courtesy of Slideaholics.com over in Oz and is the story of the birth of SCUMM and their formative years.

You can link to the original online article or download a PDF.

A really fun read as you’d expect and a decent bit of surfmat history (let’s face it, they have earned their spot).

It’s particularly moving to see Da Bolt in full flight. #ericwouldgo

So there we have it. That just about wraps up February’s news.

As always, we welcome your feedback and contributions.

Thanks

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