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Indo Bound

Its time to hit the road with a bunch of boards to chase back to back swells predicted in Indonesia. 

Sorry for any inconvenience but we will out of the office from 20 September till October 6th. 

During that time, I will have limited access to email and mobile phone. If your question or concern can not wait until my return,

please text (sms) +61 418 798 209

or email info@formulaenergy.com.au 

And I will do my best to respond to your query . 

The Factory is open and if your board is in production , don't panic the team are working hard on your new board .

See you all soon ....

Keep The Faithful

Keep the Faithful ,and discard the rest !

USC Old Faithful 6'2 by 19 1/4 by 2 3/8 (28.82 litres).

For the trip of a lifetime . Designed for smoking tropical barrels and some !

Sunscreens What You Need To Know

With summer just around the corner here in Australia , here is some information that may change the way you look at sunscreen .

We all use copious amounts of zinc and sunscreen , do we take any notice of the ingredients ? Some chemicals we rub onto are skin are actually harmful to ourselves and the oceans and reefs. 

Oxybenzone, do you know what that is ? Well read on to learn what it is and how it could be doing you harm

We've all learned the hard way that spending too much time in the sun can create some pretty traumatizing effects. While researching for the 2013 sunscreen guide, The Environmental Working Group found a lot of surprising, and somewhat disheartening, information. Only 25% of sunscreen products on the market offer strong protection with limited safety concerns. Most sunscreens do not filter skin-damaging rays safely or effectively. Because FDA standards in America are not the strongest, more than half of the sunscreen products sold in the US could not be sold in Europe. Some chemical sunscreens contain Endocrine disruptors, which can cause the abnormal development of fetuses and possibly even lead to prostate cancer. Disturbed? Us too…

Click here on the link for more information , little bit of education is a good thing !

The Inertia Article about sunscreens.

EWG link , more valuable information about sunscreens 

Micronesia Is Calling

The Indian Ocean has been all time in 2014 however the Northern Pacific holds a few gem waves , for those who don't mind travelling a little off the normal wave radar.

This Board is a custom for a dream trip to Micronesia later in the year .

USC Performance Plus 6'5 by 19 by 2 5/8

32.43 litres

For Mat who requested a Surfboard for good , really good waves !

Flat Today

South East Queensland is suffering a a bit of wave-less winter . Spring has come early. 

Pray for waves or head overseas somewhere ? 

Harry did and scored !

Board: USC Hi Performance 6'0 .

Testing Time

Brent Savy  Savage just returned from the Maldives and scored all-time week of waves.

His Quiver was his go to Savage model for the pumping days .

And the super popular ALL-ROUNDER USC BLEND. 5'8 , Featured here with a purple fade rail spray.

Savy was also packing this new prototype model , 5'6 double flyer squash tail , still under wraps with no official naming yet !. He has been testing it back home and loving the quad set up ! Its super fast and surprising a lot of crew who rode it,for the hold and drive it has , converting a lot of die-hard thruster surfers over to the dark side of alternate quad fins !

Thumbs up with this new plan-shape .We will keep you posted on a release date .  

Big Blend

USC Blend custom for Nick, who stands around 6ft tall and weighs in between 92 to 95 kg (200 pounds).

Dimensions are 6'2 by 19 1/2 by 2 5/8 , 34 litres of blend goodness, right there.

Nick's reggae music roots inspired  him to get Rastafarian Futures boxes colorway. 

Tropical Bliss

Brent "The Savy" Savage has been scoring some fun uncrowded waves in the Maldives.

Brent comments:

 Waves have been 6ft + and crazy for 2 days. SO many Barrels. I have mainly been riding my new “SAVAGE” model but today I rode the Blend as a 4 fin in some solid 6ft waves and it was amazing how much bite and hold it had. An amazing all rounder. 

Check out Brents double barrel on Instagram @brentsav or on our Facebook wall.

Jacks New Nemo

Jack’s new custom USC Nemo

6”1 by 21 by 2 7/8  , 39 litres 

Rounded pin , custom to Jack’s requirements .

We added more wide through the tail pod and moved away from the traditional swallow set up into a round pin .

The versatility of a good paddler with plenty of width and foam under the chest which the Nemo is known for ,  but the tail shape as a rounded pin to give a little more hold through turns in bigger surf .

With the evolved cleaner deck lines and even foam distribution , a true custom surfboard !

The Sacred Geometrcal art “THE FLOWER OF LIFE” on the deck.

And Coffee Resin Tint on the bottom. 

For a couple of tropical weightless drops ! Nice work Jack !

Dream On

Jack Grady loves his tropical sojourns , whether its Indonesia or Maldives , he always packs a couple of Formula Energy boards . He called in the factory to talk boards and fine tune his next board for his next dream trip to the the tropics !

Couple of images of his last adventure into the land of good times …