MDC News

MDC'S Julie Doyle Heads Up Texas Gulf Surfing Association

MDC is proud to announce that co-owner Julie Doyle has secured the position of President of TGSA. First on her agenda was to secure new sponsors for the 2010 season. "I could not have done this hard work without a great Board Of Directors who all volunteer their time including me, for this wonderful organization. After the board's unanimous vote to leave Surfing America, it was time for TGSA to strike out on a new path. That being said, a new program was hatched and alot of ground had to be covered." Part of TGSA's new direction included a Pro Am division at every open contest this season, but the BIG NEWS was a chance to team up with Eastern Surfing Association, the world's largest amatuer surfing organization with 10,000 members. "ESA called up and TGSA was more than happy to work up a special event for our competitors. After much discussion and debate, the East Coast Scolastics/Pro Championships was born. It's a great opportunity for Texas surfers to go over to New Smyrna, Fla and shine. Plus, we're offering a $5,000 prize purse as well as $5,000 in scholarship money! The city of New Smyrna has really stepped up hosting a Food Festival friday night for the competitors with live bands. Computerized scoring, ASP judging, this is going to be HISTORY making for TGSA, especially when we host it next year. For more information visit http://www.surftgsa.org

MDC TEAM RIDER JON STEELE PUTS THE RPQ TO THE TEST AT T STREET

Jon is not a big fan of T Street, but that is EXACTLY the point of the RPQ. You like it anywhere you go!!

Photos: Daniel Franks

MDC sponsored ripper Nathan Stolley gets his 2nd stick.

MDC RIDERS SHINE AT VOLCOM BUSHFISH QUALIFIER

Congratultions to Bubba Gainan for taking 2nd in the Pro, Zach May taking 3rd in Pro, Jordan Isbell for taking 1st in Women. Kyle Ferris, 1st in Jr's.

IT'S OFFICIAL!! THE RPQ HAS BEEN PATENTED!! THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN 35 YEARS THAT A SURFBOARD HAS BEEN PATENTED!! The Rocket Propelled Quad is a trademark name and the bottom channels of the board are officially patented.

MDC FEATURED IN ESM BOARD FORUM-TRAVEL ISSUE AUG 09

ESM TRAVEL ISSUE/ BOARD FORUM ISSUE is available at the shop. MDC RPQ is featured in the Forum. Come by and see what the east coast. They have a HUGE scene, produce amazing talent, and it's a great mag!! To quote Chris Warren manager of "The Goods Surf and Skate" which is located in Fla and owned by CJ and Damien Hobgood: "The RPQ made it easy to do a real turn in the crappiest part of the wave and flew through the flat spots, super fun to ride!!" CJ's little brother took off with the other one. Too funny!! Little brothers, you gotta love em.

MDC GETS SELECTED BY TOUR TEXAS TO BE IN THEIR UPCOMING SERIES

Pretty exicting stuff that's for sure. We were honored when a film crew of 10 entered our shop last Saturday. They had it all, a director, writers, producers, mic boom guy, which was on a long boom with a huge fuzzy microphone, even the guy with a clapboard with the date/time, movie title, etc. in your face when the director says, "Rolling...................and cut, and that's a wrap!! Super fun, if not a little nerve racking. Here is a shot of part of the crew. The guys in the back are the boom mic and the clapboard marker.

MDC STEPS UP AND CREATES A NEW PRO WAKESURF TEAM

Pro Waksurfer Bubba Gainan approached us a while back about our designs, his ideas and getting them together to form a union. We've known Bubba for years through his competitive years in TGSA when Julie Doyle (now President of TGSA) was a judge. Mike shaped him a sik fish back in the day which he still has. What came out of Bubba and Mike's collaboration in the shaping bay is ONE HOT WAKESURF DESIGN. It is called the BG RHINO and dealer orders are being taken as we speak. Bubba states, "Hands down it is the best board I have ever ridden and I am landing vicious airs at a frantic pace!" The team will consist of Bubba Gainan, Shane Wiggins, Justin Jalufka, and Nick Mackrizz. Each team member will have their own design which will create a nice selection for our dealers. We are super excited to see where this new path will lead us and can't wait to get in the competition game!

CONGRATULATIONS TO CASEY RYAN FOR GRADUATING FROM SOCAL COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY

Casey has been residng in San Diego working hard towards her degree and now she is a Doctor in the field of Optometry! She surfed as much as possible during that time on her MDC fish, but her parents surprised her BIGTIME with an MDC Equadorian Balsa!! Good on ya, Mom and Pops!!

Above: Casey's STOKE on her new board. Right:Breaking it in an Old Man's San O

Out of the shoe box!! That's right, Mayflower Hotel CC TX 1978. Scottie Dawsett in the bowl while Kenny O'Connor and little Mokes wait their turn. THOSE WERE THE DAYS!! Thanks, Fish, for the photo. The best thing about winter here back in the day: THE OWNERS DRAINED IT EVERY WINTER!!

MDC RIDERS ZACH MAY AND JUSTIN JALUFKA PREPARE FOR MAINLAND MEX

Zach and Justin are taking separate trips, but will be meeting up at "you know where". The swell forecast looks solid. We scored on the pictures and videos from these two last year tearing it up on their MDC's. Can't wait to see the shots when they get back!! Here's a little reminder of last year:

MDC BUILDS BOARD IN LOVING MEMORY OF POODIE LOCKE

I have known Poodie for 30 years. He worked for Willie Nelson for 35 years as Willie's stage manager. Last weekend we had a memorial concert benefit for Poodie in Austin, and this board was in the silnet auction. Other items donated were a NY Yankees uniform signed by longtime friend Goose Gossage, Coach Darryl Royal donated a champion UT football, a signed fiddle from Charlie Daniels among others. We were honored to be apart of this very special day. I saw many longtime friends I have accumulated from all over the world and the event raised $60,000.

Above right: Waylon Payne kicks off the show with the Star Spangled Banner. I've known Waylon since he was 12. He is the son of Jody Payne; Willie's longtime guitar player and legendary singer Sammy Smith. He played Jerry Lee Lewis in Walk The Line and is starting another film Sept 6 on location in North Carolina. He is a talented actor and musician. We had alot of fun and alot of catching up to do that day!!

NEW SickSurfReport Phone Number: 361.93S.WELL (937.9355)

New ad in ESM. Our third ad is out in ESM. We are very stoked to have a presence on the East Coast, along with 2 RPQ's loading up in the Billabong container bound for Tahiti for the Hobgoods.

Surf Expo 09 Orange Count Convention Center Orlando, FL

Work hard each day networking your product, attending appointments for the store to view products, and then at 4pm getting down with everyone in sight with cold beer and cocktails makes for one tired crew after the 3 day event, but it was definitley worth it. Load in is crazy; fork lifts all going off, everyone in their space installing their display. Hearing an occassional wall fall was pretty funny. We were super blessed to be placed in a spot we referred to as "Soul Center". Everyone else was hooked together in rows. Our booths were all free standing without neighbors. To our right, Bill Stewart and across from us, Dan Taylor, and to the left, Ben Aipa with the builders display case in the middle. With the bulk of the industry concentrating on materials right now, we had the R.P.Q, which is all about new design. Enjoy the pictorial!!

Above left: the first board you saw as you entered the builder's area

Left: Souhthshore crew rocked the entire 3 days. Above right: Danielle and Alana

Left:the 2 Mr. and Mrs. Mike Doyles Above right: MDC Obama Boogie was a hit!

Left:Mike with Dale Velzy's ride. Above right: Volcom love at the Volcom party shack

MDC booth rats Alex and his buddy. They loved the Shiner Bock we brought. Above right: Jalufka corner at the MDC Exhibit. That boy gets good shots. We were complimented bigtime on the pics. Thanks, G and Steele!!

Alana helps James from Stewart break down. above right: Alana with Stewart freight, while Dan Taylor and Don look on. So many shapers loading out product. Surf Tech loaded in 100 and loaded out 92. Is it a sign of the times for surfshop owners? Or, is it a sign of the times that today it is really all about the CUSTOM SURFBOARD? Having to ship eveything back really broke some guys. We drove, so we had no worries. That's how we ended up with Dan's stock. We just couldn't sit there and let Dan stress on it, so we offered to bring it to Texas for him. He is stoked and his product is top knotch. They look hot in the racks at the shop.

MDC Now Building Custom Stand Up Paddle Boards

Yes, the blanks are ordered from US Blanks and we are currently taking custom orders for SUP's. Our prices are very reasonable so if you have been wanting to get into this killer sport, but the prices made you shy away, you now have a choice!! Our board will also come with the best paddles around inlcuded in the price and custom fit for you height!!

MDC SLATED TO DEBUT THE ROCKER PROPELLED QUAD AT SURF EXPO, JAN 14-17,2009 ORLANDO FLA

We will be featuring the R.P.Q. in the new product display case at Surf Expo along with a great selection of all our boards at the MDC booth #897 right next to the builders display case accross from the sushi bar in the main isle. Surf Expo will be held at Orange County Convention Center with over 2,400 exhibitors from around the world in swimwear, resort wear, surf and skate. If you're planning on attending as a buyer feel free to stop by and check it out!! MDC WILL BE OPEN DURING REGULAR HOURS ALL WEEK NEXT WEEK.

LATEST R.P.Q Design Rocket Propelled Twinnie

For those who are quad shy, we've developed the R.P. Twinfin. Swallow tail, rocket channel fish.

The RPQ Campaign Continues

Our new ad in ESM just came out. This is the first of a series of ads we'll be running on the east coast as we prepare for our debut at Surf Expo 09 in Orlando, Fl. Work on the exhibit booth has begun and our top riders will be there along with us to promote all things MDC! If you will be attending Surf Expo Jan 14-17, stop by and say hello!! Stop by and pick up a copy of ESM while they last. Woo-Hoo!

R.P.Q. Off To San Clemente

The latest person to the R.P.Q. roster is none other than Surf Shot Photo Editor Jon Steele. Here is a shot before it goes into the box and off to San Clemente. This is a 5.9 high performance RPQ. Off to destinations unknown.

Let There Be Rocket

The owners at Line Up were so stoked witht he R.P.Q., the owner ordererd one and they featured the design in the reccommended CONSUME section. We were very honored to be the only builder featured in this section of the mag. Drop by the shop and pick one up free of charge. The first block should be here by the end of the week. Here is a sneak peak at the cover, the ad and the editorial. Be on the lookout for MDC R.P.Q.'s to be hitting ESM. We'll be carrying ESM as well. Thanks to everyone who worked on this project especially the artists: Jimmy Forsythe and G Scott Imaging!!

	Above: Line Up editorial, left Justin Jalufka featured in the new RPQ ad.

Sponsored Rider Kyle Ferris Invited To Train in Cali with US Team by Coach Joey Buran

Two time Pipeline Master winner and new US Team Coach Joey Buran invited Kyle to come out and train with the US Team during an intensive training camp held the week of Sept 29, 2008. They had a team house at 54th St in Newport and based out of there surfing Hungtington, La Jolla, Oceanside, and catching EPIC Newport. We can't wait to see what he learned out there applied to the first contest coming up at the CC Open next weekend at Bob Hall Pier. Here is a shot of US Team Coach Joey Buran, Kyle Ferris along with fellow TGSA Grom Vincents Scroggs who was also invited. Feeling the need to get a good relationship going with a shaper, Vincent came in and ordered a board immediatley after the trip.

Above left:MDC Rider Kyle Ferris, 2 time Pipeline Master US Coach Joey Buran, TGSA Grom Vincent Scroggs on a water break at the US Team house. Above right: Coaches Joey Buran and Sean Mattison working with Kyle Ferris, Kalohe Andino, Parker Coffin, Taylor Clark and Kanoa Igarashi. Most of you already know these names, in case you don't you will, this is the future. photos: Frank Ferris

MDC Builds Boards For Executive Surf Club

Next time you are in the Surf Club, check out the MDC/Executive Board tables built especially for Brad and the gang downtown. This was alot of fun and we hope that people enjoy knocking back a cold one while leaning onto a nice rail for years to come. Just don't ask us to cut them in half.

TGSA AND VOLCOM SCRAMBLE TO RESET UPCOMING 08/09 SEASON

TGSA board members are busy revising the schedule due to the displacement of our N District members. We're considering consolidating the schedule and going with all opens. For all the latest info go to http://www.surftgsa.org/

MDC and John Olvey team Up For Surfrider

The latest John Olvey Art board to be processed at MDC. This board is a salute to Port Isabel and could not have come at a better time. This board will be auctioned off by the SPI Surfrider chapter. MDC and John Olvey will be attending the mixer in SPI in the fall.

MDC BLASTS OFF AT TONY HAWK'S BOOM BOOM HUCK JAM

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Above left: Justin signs over 150 posters in about 2 hours. The line went accross the entire pavillion. Above right: STOKED grom!!

Morgan Faulkner downs the last bit of Frank's illegal contraband choice: watermelon. Jacob Miller MDC winner of the Tony Hawk meet and greet. He's AMPED!!

Johnny from Wind and Wave "I swear I do not have any frisbees!!!"

THE MUCH ANTICIPATED RPQ MAKES IT'S DEBUT AT TGSA TEXAS STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS IN SOUTH PADRE MAY 25/26 2008

The performance of the RPQ did not dissapoint RPQ sponsored riders Justin Jalufka and Zach May, who were throwing out HUGE plumes, frontside reverses,boosting nice airs etc. Surf was chest high and clean. Here are the MDC results:

Justin Jalufka: 1st in Mens, 2nd in Air

Zach May: 1st in Masters, Overall Point Winner of the Year, 3rd in Open LB, Overall Point Winner of the Year in Open LB, 4th in Air

Robby Jones: 2nd in Masters, 2nd in open LB

Kyle Ferris: 1st in Groms, 1st in Boys, 2nd in Junior LB, Overall Point Winner of the Year in Air

Ralph De Pena: 2nd in Legends

Nathan Stolley: 1st in Micro Groms, 1st in Mini Groms

Alana Greenwood: 3rd in Mini Girls

Heather Hanson: 1st in Mini Girls, Overall Point Winner of the Year Mini Girls

OUTSTANDING!!

MDC PICKS UP GROM TALENT NATHAN STOLLEY

If you are a true local here, you will recognize the name "Stolley". This family has been producing true watermen for 3 generations now. Some live on Maui, some here, whatever, they all rip and Nathan is no exception. He took first at the S District 2 and 2nd at the CC Open. Watershots coming soon.

SPONSORED MDC RIDER KYLE FERRIS TAKES THE EXPRESSION SESSION LAST WEEKEND SPI

Watch out for this up and coming ripper. The 13 yr old took out the Men's division to take the title at the 9th Memorial Expression Session hosted by Scott Gangel in South Padre. Too cool! Look for Kyle to stand out at TSSC this year.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MIKE DOYLE CUSTOM SURFBOARDS LONGBOARD PRO, $4000 IN CASH AND PRIZES MAY 17,2008 PACKERY CHANNEL

Registration is now open for this very cool event. Three divisions: Men's Pro, Women's Pro, Juniors. Hurry and register only 20 slots for men's, 20 slots for juniors, 16 slots for women. Go to tgsa.org to register. Winners in Men's and Women's will receive cash as well as a custom MDC longboard. Juniors will also receive cash as well as prizes. This event is brought to you by MDC, TGSA, Naismith Engineering, First Community Bank of Texas, Tortuga Dunes, The Marshall Company, Dakine, Cobian, Ten Over, Anarchy, and Mongrel Blanks.

New From Mike Doyle Custom Surfboards: Introducing The Rocket Propelled Quad

We have been working on this new design line for some time now in conjunction with Flatstalker creator Roy Sanders. Nextcame months of R&D in the water in various conditions. The R.P.Q.’s performance exceeded all expectations. The coolest thing we discovered is that the R.P.Q. is not limited on design. Fish, longboard, shortie, whatever; the R.P.Q. is all about enhancement. We are so committed to the design of the R.P.Q., we invested in and have filed for pantent and trademark protection. The TM is filed already, patent pending. So just what is the R.P.Q.? This particular design features a double barrel deep channel through the quads. These channels produce incredible bursts of speed and insane tail lift for airs. MDC will now be offering all things Rocket Propelled Quad. Stop by and check them out. The longboard R.P.Q. is insane! Be looking for the R.P.Q. in the design forum in Surfer Mag. You can also check our website at mikdoylecustomsurfboards.com. Click on the RocketPropelledQuad link for more.

CHECK OUT THE NEW BIKINIS JUST IN CLICK ON SickSurfReport to check more styles. You can mix sized and get a free pair of matching slaps while supplies last!!

Sponsored rider Kyle Ferris picks up his new beauty. Kyle is ranked 2nd in Groms, 3rd in Boys, 2nd in Jr Longboard, and 3rd in Air. needless to say, he stays pretty busy at contests.

Heather and Hailey Hanson's new Girls Taking Over sticks.

Okay, we're not always serious at MDC, we mostly have fun throughout the long day, believe me. Here's the latest happy customer. Ralph De Pena and I have been friends for 32 years and he as STOKED with his new board as we were to make him another JD eliminator!! Yeah, bradda!! Also featured in the background is our mascot Ringo the Dingo. He is head of security and in charge of all lunch leftovers at MDC. If you try to backdoor, you will be "greeted" by Ringo who is always on high alert. Backdoor at your own risk, especially if we eat vegetarian that day.

Here are just some of the Christmas boards we did this year. Others can be seen by clicking on Surfboards and choosing a board type or by clicking on the SickSurfReport

Congratulations to MDC Riders at Galveston Open

Congratulations to our guys and girls who ripped and dominated this weekend in several divisions:

Zack May: 1st in Masters, 1st in Open Longboard

Austin Caldwell: 3rd in Open Longboard, 3 in Men's

Jordan Isbell: 1st in Women Shortboard

Brittany Tupaj: 1st in Women's Longboard, 2 in Women's Shortboard

Kyle Ferris: 1st in Jr Longboard, 3rd in Groms, 3rd in Boys, 3rd in Air. Amazing work for a Grom to place in Air!!!

Alana Greenwood: 4th in Mini Girls

Bueno Bueno! MDC Builds Board For Taco Bueno Location

When the folks at Taco Bueno were shopping around for something to give their new location a "local" touch, a surfboard came to mind. Once they got it cleared with the head taco, they called us and we got on it. Stop by and check it out at 5630 Saratoga Blvd.

MDC Riders Shine on Dean Storm Swell, 2 Shots land on Surfline Website

Sponsored riders Justin Jalufka and Morgan Faulkner both landed on the pages of Surfline with solid shots of Dean. PHOTOS AND MAJOR "CONGRATS!" GO OUT TO G. SCOTT!!

Check out the new batwing quad. Works great in the surf and for kitesurfing.

TGSA Getting Ready To Fire Up

TGSA board directors are working hard right now preparing for the upcoming season of competitve surfing along the Gulf Coast. First order of events will be the 3rd Annual Grom Round Ups: 4 total, 2 per district. South District Grom Roundups are Aug 25- South Padre Island Tex and Sept 22-Port Aransas. These events are free to groms 13 and under. 36 slots are availble per event. Register by contacting info@tgsa.org.

First South District Contest is slated for Oct. 6/7 in South Padre Island Texas. Isal Blanca Park. This is one of the coolest contests of the year. Smaller, since it is a district and a beautiful time of year to be in Padre. Fun continues afterwards with a trip to Dorado's Baja Bar and Grill

left pic above: Justin Jalufka winning TSSC right pic above from left: Julie Doyle, Danielle Dodson and friends Photos: G Scott

Jen Optics Sunglasses Just Came In

Cool shades that slide on like butter. Italian frames, stainless steele 5 barrell hinges, and they are still affordable. For the hype-minded, their ambassadors currently aboard are names like Josh Sleigh, and new addition Dan Malloy.

Ah, The Return of the Quadfin

We are having a great time with the interest in the Quadfin lately. Super loose and fun, perfect for here and travel

MDC Riders Slayed it at TSSC in S Padre

Congratulations to OurGuys who killed it at State.

Justin Jalufka: 1st place and overall points winner of the year in Men's. Photo by G Scott

Trey Camp: 1st place and overall points winner of the year in Jr. Men's

Jordan Isbell: 1st place and overall points winner for the year in Jr Women's

Alana Greenwood: 1st place and overall points winner for the year in Mini- Girls

Rob Jones: 1 place in Open Longboard, 2nd in Masters

Men's Baggies just arrived from West Surfing and Cult Industries

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We are very excited to be branching out into clothing and both of these lines really impressed us on the quality level. Nice touches like plastic pouches on the baggies and crocheted banding on some styles of bikinis.

Sponsored Rider Justin Thompson Competes in the HSF in Kauai

MDC sponsored rider Justin Thompson has been doing some HSF contests lately on Kauai and impressed the photographers at the 2 events. Good job representing MDC!!!

Justin at event 4 Kealia Beach Break and Justin at event 2 at Pinetrees

New TGSA Rankings Are Released!

The new TGSA rankings are finally out and our MDC sponsored riders are looking good among the ranks:

Alana Greenwood: 2st Mini Girls

Kyle Ferris: 2nd Groms

Trey Camp: 1nd JR Men

Jordan Isbell: 1st JR Women

Justin Jalufka: 1st Men

Jordan Isbell: 1st Women

Brittany Tupaj: 2nd Women

Zach May: 1st in open Longboard, 2nd in Masters

Molly Ware is stoked to have her new board, a trip to Ticla, and to hang out with Nicole Dodson who is home visiting from Hawaii for Christmas. Life is good!

New Alva Decks In

Why do we deal directly with Alva Skates? Tony doesn't believe in mass production and neither do we. Mass production is a real bummer to the surf industry. It did wonders for the spinach industry. Plus, dealing with Alva Skates is NEVER boring. There are only 10 new decks in stock, so come by and check them out.

Tony Alva Celebrates 1 Year Anniversary

We'd like to congratulate Tony on his first year at the Fairfax store. We were really honored to recieve an invitation to this event. Due to the opening of our new location we were unable to attend. He is also celebrating his new shoe coming out by Van's. Everbody said the shop wouldn't make it, hence the chosen artwork for the invitation. Don't ever tell him he can't do something...

Sponsored Rider Morgan Faulkner Advances at Excel Pro/2006 Sunset Beach, HA

Sponsored rider Morgan Faulkner made it through round 2 today at the Excel Pro 2006 at Sunset Beach, Hawaii. In Round 1, one of his best scoring waves made the highlight loop. In Round 2 he landed a nice floater and pulled an air. The wind was on it and it it was pretty rough but by Round 3 it had glassed off and the sets were inconsistent. He had a tough heat with:

IZUKI TANAKA JPN

IAN WALSH HAW

GABRIEL VILLARAN PER

MORGAN FAULKNER HAW

Ian Walsh won this event last year and Tanaka was on. Morgan still managed to stay deeper than the pack, and took 3rd beating out Peruvian Villaran. He placed 33 out of 132 Pro's and won $700. This should bump him up well in rankings on the WQS. WAY TO GO MORGAN!!!

Sponsorship News: WQS Competitor Morgan Faulkner Signs on to MDC Roster

This has been discussed for some time now, but just actually took place today. We are very honored and super stoked to have Morgan riding our boards on the WQS, and on the North Shore which is where he resides when he's not on tour, or running Quicksilver Surf Camps in the summer here. Wow, this guy stays busy! Mike made Morgan his first board back when he was a young grom. Mike knew he was going somewhere even then. Mike says, "that kid surfed everday, rain, cold, blowing, sunshine, big, ugly, whatever. In the winter, I would go down to the beach at lunchtime to eat and check the surf and there'd be Morgan, the only one out, with his mom, Mary on the beach in a rain poncho!" It is that kind of determination that makes a champion and when you throw in natural athletic talent,and a great attitude, the possibilities are endless. We are looking forward a great surfer/shaper relationship with Morgan and a really fun run this year.

Julie Doyle

Every Sponsored MDC Rider Places At State Chanpionships

Congratulations to Our Guys for ALL placing high at the TGSA State Championships held this weekend at South Padre. Surf was head to overhead with offshore winds on Saturday. Surf was still pumping on Sunday and the wind backed off as well for the finals.

Rob Jones: 1st in Masters, 1st in Open Longboard

Justin Jalufka: 1st in Men's, 2nd Overall points for the Year in Men's

Greg Cheek: Overall Points for the Year in Men's, 2nd in Air

Trey Camp: 2nd in JR Men

Justin Thompson: Overall Points For The Year in Boys

Jordan Isbell: 1st in Girls, Overall Points Winner for the Year

Alana Greenwood: 2nd in Micro Groms

Sponsored Rider Justin Thompson Invited to Compete For a Spot On World Team

Last month Surfing America held a short team trials to select a few boys for the USA Surf Team. Some of the existing Team members had become too old for their age divisions and more were needed to go compete in the World Junior Surfing Championships in Brazil in May.

The TGSA got to send one 15 yr old trialist to compete for a slot on the USA Surf Team and we sent Justin Thompson. Even though Justin didn't make the Team, Peter Townend, the Coach, had several positive things to say about him during the Surfing America meeting I attended earlier this week. What stuck in my head from what PT said was, "Justin was definitely a contender. Keep sending me more kids like him!" Way to represent, Justin!

Charlie Cooke

TGSA President

New Stock Just Off The Production Line!

click on UsedBoardsStockBoards and check them out.

Check out the new high tech fins!

click on gear and go to Fins

Limited Chambered Balsa Blanks In From Equador

We now have in stock very rare chambered balsa blanks in from Equador. They are beautiful and have excellent rockers. We are so stoked and cannot wait to get started! These blanks are great for wallhangers of course, but in this village where they are made the Equadorians can't afford wall-hangers so these boards get the heck ridden out of them and the maker still guarantees them for 5 years. Each blank takes 2 trees and 2 more trees are replanted and they are mature in 3-5 years. Balsa is a fiercly self-renewing resource. If you are interested in having a genuine custom balsa in you quiver you better hurry. Stock is very limited and we will only be offering this once a year!

Congratulations to our sponsored rider Jorden Isbell!

Congratulations to sponsored rider Jordan Isbell for sweeping the TGSA North District contest last weekend! Jordan took 1st in girls, jr women, and women!

Congratulations also to my daugther, Alana Greenwood for taking 2nd in micro-groms!||||Alana rides for Wind and Wave

MDC Riders dominate at Volcom

Volcom Bushfish Pro-Am was held Halloween weekend at Bob Hall Pier. This year proved to be a bigger, better event. TGSA judges were used and they had a record amount of entries. Surfers duked it out all day in fickle surf, but it was in the finals where the gloves came off. A big "Way to go, bro" goes off to all our riders who dominated the finals: Trey Camp- 4th, Logan Norton-5th, Steven Vizuete-6th, all in Jr. Men. Jordan Isbell-1st, Heather Mc Gaffin-2nd, both in women's and Justin Jalufka who won 1st in the Pro-AM. Jordan Isbell advanced through her heats all day and took home lots of Volcom booty. The day belonged to Justin Jalufka who poured it on and swooped the $1000 in the Pro Am. We also want to congratulate James Thompson of Wind and Wave who took home 1st is Junior Men

Congratulations to OurGuys for slaying it over the weekend in Galveston.

Greg Cheek: 1st in Open AM Shortboard, 4th in Air. Justin Jalfuka: 2nd in Open Am shortboard. Justin Thompson: 1st in Boys, 2nd in Jr Longboard.

Guns,Guns,Guns!

Judging by the orders we've been getting, it seems that there are some Texas surfers who plan on charging some big stuff this summer down south and in Hawaii. Here is a peek of what's been batched here recently.

These two are off to there new home in Hawaii.

Sponsored rider Greg Cheek is definitley "making plans" for his new 7.6. gun.

MDC Heads West

We're back from Cali and our annual visit to Clark Foam was a major success. We are now stocked for the summer to build your new dream machine. A big "thanks a bunch" to Matthew from Clark for the attention as well as the visits to our campsite with firewood from the stringer mill!

TGSA State Championships Held April 30-May 1, South Padre Island

Sate Championships were held last weekend with fairly good conditions on Sunday.It was an "iffy" call with an approaching front from the north. Sat started nice with waist to chest high surf in clean and glassy conditions. In Texas, you know when there is no wind something is about to happen. We got through about 20 heats when a line from the north came through and wailed down the beach. The contest was called off for the day and most of the contestants headed for the nearest hot tub. Overnight, the surf came up and we had head/overhead conditons with bigger sets getting through and dumping on the bar. The menehunes and girls/womens longboard were really challenged. Congratulations goes out to our guys for placing in their divisions!

Justin Thompson: 1st in Boys SB, 1st in menehunes LB, overall points winner in BOTH divisions for the year.

Greg Cheek: 1st in Air, 3rd in Mens Division

Justin Jalufka: 4th in Men's, overall points winner for the year.

Bronson Hilliard: 3rd in Masters Division

Mike Doyle: 4th in Grandmasters Division

Jordan Isbell: 3rd in Girls Division and 4th in Girls Longboard and winner of MDC surfboard

Brandon Thomas: 3rd in Boys Division and winner of MDC surfboard

4 trophies in all for Justin. What a year he had.

Nicole loads up while her number 1 fan hangs out.

No way! This guy is NOT eligible for prizes is he?

Bronson's litterally on board with MDC these days.

Brett and Rebales relax with our groms on Sat. Brett was on fire Sunday.

First Issue of the new Tx SURFER slated for late May release

As if those JEL guys weren't busy enough with the recent release of Good Fortune, they are slamming the scene again with the unveiling of a new surf mag titled Tx SURFER. We were allowed a sneak peek, and judging by the photos we saw, this mag promises to be edgy and fresh. We really want to keep this alive and we all know how hard it is to go to press 3-4 times a year, so please support TX SURFER. You'll be able to get it here.

New Texas Surf Film "Good Fortune" Premieres At Surf Club

JEL Productions premiered it's second film at The Executive Surf Club last night and the place went off. Supagreen kicked it off at 7pm and got everyone in the mood with their cool urban reggae riffs. No doubt, they were a perfect choice. Then everybody refueled at the bar and the movie kicked on around 8pm. We want to thank JEL and Our Guys for kicking some major butt in this film. G. Scott had an excellent slide sequence which also showcased our riders in a major way. Good Fortune is available here at the shop for $25.

Jim Needham, Sci Fi, Mike	James Walters of JEL with Brad Steph
Supagreen

In the Name of Surfrider

To help our new local chapter get some mometum going, we've built a 7' Funshape that is to be raffled off around the end of May at a Surfrider Bash that will be held at the Surf Club. Ticket info for your chance to win this 7.0 Funshape valued at $450 and a 7.9" Hawaiian Mike Doyle Gun is TBA.

MDC builds boards for the arrival of new California wine: Twin Fin

A new wine has emerged aimed at the millennial market and sure to please with a good taste at the good price $8 to $10. We were contracted by Shawn Safir of Block Distributing to make the surfboards that will be out on a mini Texas Tour to promote Twin Fin. MoreTwinFinPhotos

Wind & Wave CC Open Feb 12 & 13

Congratulations to Our Guys for placing high, or winning in their divisions. This contest was all about wave selection due to lots of closeouts and generally sloppy surf.

Justin Thompson: 1st in Boys, 1st in JR Men, 1st in Menehune LB

Justin Jalufka: 1st in Masters

Greg Cheek: 1st in Air, 2nd in Mens

Happy New Year To Everyone!!

Mike Doyle Custom Surfboards wants to extend a Happy New Year to all of our tribe members, families and friends. We're busy as ever and are grateful for all the support. Alot is going on at the factory right now, along with our regular customs we are ready with the first of what we hope are many orders being shipped to Japan.

These boards for are leaving for Japan on the

South Padre Open

What a weekend, what a contest. Surf was coming on Saturday, and then light offshore winds to no wind on Sunday, while the size held. Rainy on Saturday, then overcast skies on Sunday gave the judges' eyesight a break. Great photo opportunities were everywhere. I spent the weekend on the judges stand and couldn't shoot much. We missed ya, G.! The surf on Sunday was mesmerizing.

	Congratulations to Our Guys for surfing great and winning in their divisions.

Justin Thompson: 1st in Boys SB and 1st in Menehune LB.

Justin Jalufka: 1st in Men's SB

Greg Cheek: 2nd in Master's SB and 2nd in Air

Rob Jones: 1st in Master's SB and 2nd in Men's LB

Mike Doyle: 4th in Grandmasters SB

Julie Doyle: TGSA Judge of the Day Award

Justin Jalufka, Rob Jones, both have sponsorships with Mike Doyle Custom Surfboards. Justin Thompson rides on the Wind and Wave team. Board sponsorship by Mike Doyle Custom Surfboards.

Galveston Open Halloween Weekend

Surf was chest high and windy. We fried our eyeballs in the glare on the judges stand. Congratulations to our guys:

Justin Thompson: 1st in Boys SB and Menehune LB,

Mike Doyle: 3rd in Senior Men's LB.

Wind and Wave Team takes the Team Division

Justin Thompson rides for Wind and Wave. Board sponsorship by Mike Doyle Custom Surfboards.

TGSA Guru Saturday night's awards

Volcom Bushfish Sept 25th Bob Hall

Not really much to surf on, but alot of fun was still had by all who attended.

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Willie Nelson Picnic with Neil young and Grateful Dead

Mike Doyle, Joey Floyd(Toby Keith), and wrestler.

Dennis from the Navajo Nation getting ready to dance onstage with Neil Young & Crazyhorse. Julie: We had our own 60ft tour bus and we were assigned parking next to the Grateful Dead backstage for 2 days. Needless to say, it was not boring.

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