Gorkin’s ECSC Cover and Article
Check out the 2010 ECSC program with …Lost team rider Aaron Cormican on the cover. The program also has an in depth interview with Gorkin where he talks about his 2009 East coast event winning streak, his personal life last year, his thoughts of surf comps, and his magic Mayhem boards that he used to win event after event last year. Gorkin might not have taken first this year during the contest, but make no doubt that he is always an east coast contest threat.
the ECSC 2010 program with Gorkin on the cover
Page one of the article
Page 2 of the article
Sequence of the Week- Chris Ward
This week’s sequence is of …Lost team rider Chris Ward getting a deep draining barrel at backdoor Pipeline this past winter season on the North Shore of Oahu. Check out the sequence as Wardo gets shacked in a super hollow tube, then covered up once more before getting spit out onto the shoulder.
Wardo is no stranger to heavy barrels, or being in dangerous positions in general, just ask anyone who has had the pleasure of adventuring with him, or the Morro bay harbor coast guard! Thanks to Tupat the “ultimate grueler” for following Chris around all winter and getting sequences like this.
…Lost at ECSC
Check out the 2010 ECSC photo gallery here and see if you made it on the website
DAY FOUR UPDATE: Well it’s official. We now have two US Opens. This one reminds me of how the US Open in Huntington USED to be, when you saw many companies down on the beach jockeying each other to try to do the most creative advertising, capture the most attention or generally make the most impact with the thousands of potential consumers (kids) that are looking for a good time. This was all apart of HB before the Nike era, when a company came into our action sports industry and basically bought their way into cool. Ironic how one coast has a winner which gets $100,000 and another has a team rider getting $3500.
Heck even, the extra “hip”retro longboarders that Vans paid just to show up were getting $4000 for first place. (I thought contests weren’t hip anyways?) The overall event was really great to be apart of as most of the people on the beach had never been to something that big before. Skate vert ramps, FMX demos and twin stages with bands and bikini contests. There was even a large section down the beach for skimboard competition and tournament ‘cornholers’. I highly recommend booking your ticket for next year as this is a sight you’re going to want to see firsthand! We’ll see you there!
Special thanks to D and the entire crew from Costal Edge for growing the event and making it possible!
– CHECK BACK WITH US NEXT WEEK FOR AN ENTIRE VIDEO RECAP!
DAY THREE UPDATE: Yesterday was the peak of the turkey season. Every funny, crazy, and amazing thing you can imagine seeing on the beach… was down here. First street at Virginia Beach brings all kinds of oddities, and there was some good surfing mixed in there as well. The surf was solid and overhead (another oddity), the weather was hot, but not death scorching. All in all, the day was great! Tens of thousands collected themselves along the shoreline to all get a look at each other.
It seems like many of these teenagers were intense/frantic for one reason or another, and when I asked one of the contest organizers why we were seeing so many fights and angry kids he replied, Monster energy. Makes sense. Gorkin is looking good for another title as a few of our other hopefuls got knocked out of competition. Anyway, everyone is coming down the home stretch as Sunday is the last day of fun and usually symbolizes the near end of Summer here in VB. A full report will be filed Monday and next week we’ll see an amazing video wrap up of all the shenanigans. Check the newly updated photos, which are only a fraction of everything that is here to see!
DAY TWO UPDATE: It’s getting hot in here.. You would think they couldn’t cram any more kids into one spot, but it seems they’ve come from near and far… and very far to check out this years ECSC. Our team rider Ian Bloch lost out in some wind driven sloppy surf so he spent the rest of the day spray painting peeps with the crew…(poor guy). The main mens division kicks in tomorrow morning. There was a really shit house tow at session today but a few kids were able to throw a punt or two. We’re all taking a breather before the big party tonight, then ready for another round battle tomorrow.. Keep checking back to see if your friends made it onto the web photo gallery..or just to find stuff you like to look at!
DAY ONE UPDATE: We really don’t consider Wednesday the first day, even though the first heats of surfing started then.. Ian Bloch made it through some heats today, but most of our better surfers are seated till Saturday. Gorkin spent his lay day helping us spray stencil anything that moved, while Nick Guillarte and Jody Davis ran point on the two tents. Ultimate stud and staff employee Chad Shetler rocked the DJ responsibilities and was nicknamed ‘the Champ of Stamps’.
The stirred up crowd got into some fights, including a couple girls captured in the photo section mid brawl! A total of about 30,000 peeps must have either been stamped, spray logoed or just filtered through the fun today..and it isn’t even the weekend yet! The crew at Costal Edge have grown this thing into a full blown circus, rivaling that of the US Open. If you’re anywhere near here you got to get down for the next few days, but if you’re stuck somewhere else, check back online to see how our the shenanigans and if Gorkin goes on to defend his title!
Check out the 2010 ECSC photo gallery here and see if you made it on the website. The gallery is open to you guys to send us your pics as well so upload your funniest, craziest, weirdest pics from ECSC and you might win a prize pack! 3 Lucky people who post the best photo, as determined by us, will receive a prize pack! So get those iPhones ready, link up to the lostenterprises.com site with your facebook, and make us laugh, cry, or scream if you wanna win some free gear!
Girl fights already!
Gorkin doing some work
ORIGINAL POST: The …Lost crew and team are posted up in Viginia Beach for the 2010 ECSC surf contest and event going on August 25th-29th. Look for the …Lost tents and zone and get yourself free stencil tattoos, stickers, posters, autographs, giveaways, energy drinks, and cause some chaos on the beach! We’ll be down on the sand partying and raging with the masses of beach goers coming out to watch some of the east coasts best surfers going for the win.
Be sure to check back on the site as we will be adding event photos in the coming days. According to the heat sheets on the event website Gorkin will be surfing at 7:00 am ET on Saturday August 28th so be sure to go support and make some noise for him! Also be sure to get the info on our ECSC party getting ready to go off Friday night at Side Street Cantina!
Shop of the Week- Katin
Founded in 1959, Katin Surf Shop is one of America’s oldest surf shops. Walt and Nancy Katin sold their signature gear to local surfers through Katin Surf Shop, and a small network of other stores. Following Walt’s passing, Nancy Katin continued to run the store and founded the Katin Pro/Am Team Challenge in 1976.
Katin Surf Shop now sells all kinds surf and skate gear – including the freshest …Lost clothing, surf skates, and surf boards.
From personal experience I can tell you that they are 100% committed to selling quality products and providing great customer service. That’s why they are our shop of the week
Pop in and say hello to the Katin crew: Glenn Hughes (owner- his mother Sato is still sewing up custom Katin boardshorts in the back) Jesse Watson (General Manager- the one of the best buyers in the business) Drew Middleton (the biggest jetty bowl groveler), and the rest of the homies- Chris (shop team), ET, Kenny, John, Lea- if somebody was forgotten please blame Benny Bigler.
…Lost ECSC Party
The official …Lost ECSC party blew the roof off the Side Street Cantina in VB on Friday August 27th! The place was packed and the people were partying it up until late into the night. Check out the photo gallery here.
Original Story: The official …Lost ECSC party will be going down tonight Friday August 27th at Side Street Cantina in VB! We have a ton of free giveaways and prizes, as well as free …Lost energy drink and live DJ all night to get your groove on. The party is free and starts at 9 pm and goes until ??? who knows!
Side Street Cantina is located at 205 11th street, VA Beach.
The …Lost crew is also gearing up, packing up, and getting ready to turn up the noise at the ECSC contest August 25-29 in Virginia Beach, Va. We will be on the sand hooking up the crowds with free giveaways, prizes, stencil tattoos, stickers, posters, and a ton of other goodies! Be sure to hunt down the …Lost booth at the event and find some ways to cause some trouble and have some fun during the contest. Also watch for …Lost team rider Aaron “Gorkin” Cormican to make a run to defend his title and take home another ECSC victory!
Mauli Ola Surf Experience day- Cocoa Beach Fl.
August 27th in Cocoa Beach Florida the Mauli Ola Foundation is having a Surf Experience Day for kids with Cystic Fibrosis. The Mauli Ola foundation uses surfing as a tool to help children and young adults with Cystic Fibrosis. While surfing the elevated saline environment helps to facilitate the break down of mucus in their lungs due to the illness, and surfing has been suggested as a natural treatment.
Event Info:
- No age limits
- Surf experience instruction is completely FREE for people with CFI
- Surfboards and wetsuits provided
- Friday, August 27th from 10 am to 12 pm 150 East Columbia Lane, Cocoa Beach Fl.
- Register at the Mauli Ola tent
- Registration and release forms need to be completed prior to event
- Contact Bobby Serna at 949-306-9243 or email bserna@mauliila.org to register
- Release forms available here
For more info on the Mauli Ola Foundation and how you can get involved visit thier web site here
Duke’s Big Wednesday Grand Finale
the Duke’s Big Wednesday finale took place August 25th at their location in Malibu Ca. The night was topped with Common Sense performing live to a group of about 150 people who came out to support the cause and help raise money for surf related charities like Surfer’s Healing, Life Rolls On, theraSURF & Safety Harbor Kids foundations. There was a huge selection of big ticket items being raffled off throughout the night which included …Lost DVD’s, Shirts, Hats, Bags and More.
The bar was rocking serving $2 beers and $3 vodka with your favorite …Lost energy drink. All proceeds from the raffle were donated to help surf based charities and the party helped to spread awareness of what surfing can bring to others in need. We were also joined by Miss California who showed up and spent the entire time looking for a missing Ryan Simmons… But don’t worry she got plenty of attention from all the other dudes there.
Big thanks to Dukes for letting us take part of Big Wednesday!
Plenty of ...Lost energy drink and tacos were consumed
Miss California loves ...Lost, and of course Simmo
Happy ...Lost girl getting some goods
See you next summer!
Original Story: The Duke’s Big Wednesday Grand Finale party is going on tonight at their Malibu location featuring a special live musical performance by Common Sense! Come out and support the cause to help raise money for Surfer’s Healing, Life Rolls On, theraSURF & Safety Harbor Kids foundations. There will be a ton of …Lost gear we will be raffling off and hooking the crowd up with, drink and food specials, free energy drinks and giveaways!
The party starts at 6pm and Duke’s Malibu is located at 21150 Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, CA. For more info on the party call (310) 317-0777.
Check out the story from the last Big Wednesday event we did last month…
Shop of the Week- McKevlin’s
Mckevlin’s at Folly Beach, SC. Is not known for licking the sweat off the big corpo companies’ you know whats; as they sell out to department stores he drops them. Mckevlin’s supports …Lost being his top seller. Also – the Washout down the street and McKevlin’s were host to some of the best 2003 and 2004 Lost Surf Jams. 100 kids on the beach waiting before Sunrise and a three foot tall kid walks up “Is Dustin Ray here?” (he was). “Well good cuz it says in the Decline that if I beat him I can be on the team!”
Oh- and the hottest girls hands down were at the Folly Beach …Lost Girl searches. They all can be seen at McKevlin’s throughout the summer not to mention year round over in Charleston at the colleges. This shop is one of the east coast’s biggest …Lost surfboard dealers and has been with us since Randall and Chicken and Wardo (at 15) were packing orders. Tim Mckevlin has been on a campaign against POP OUT surfboards ”SURFTECH” since the first one popped out of its molded coffin. He was bashing the pop outs and protecting real boards by real shapers since Biolos started his campaign to get foreign boards properly marked and tariffed.
Just look for the NO POP OUT stickers all over his town with a 6′ sign on the side of his shop. Keep it up guys…
Matt “Mayhem” Biolos and Aaron “Gorkin” Cormican will be at McKevlin’s Monday August 23rd for Shaper’s night from 4-8 pm. Check out the full blog story about the Shaper’s night event here
MATT BIOLOS WINS TRIBUTE TO THE MASTERS SHAPE-OFF
MATT BIOLOS WINS TRIBUTE TO THE MASTERS SHAPE-OFF
Photos: PHOTOMURRAY.COM. For the complete photo gallery CLICK HERE
8/16/2010: Yesterday Matt Biolos won the Tribute To The Masters Shape-Off at the Sacred Craft Surfboard Expo in San Diego. Basically six shapers (Pat Rawson, Brian Bulkley, Larry Mabile, Jason Bennett, Michael Barron and Matt Biolos) were given a hour and half to replicate an early 80’s Simon Anderson thruster. Simon Anderson then picked the un-signed board he thought was the best replication of the original. The official press release is below but here is what we remembered.
After two days of binge drinking and sleeping on other people’s hotel room floors we stumbled to the upstairs of the San Diego Convention Center with Gorkin and some of the boys to watch Biolos hand shape the Simon thruster. He was in the middle of the convention center inside a small transparent box measuring a piece of foam and already beginning to sweat. The box was surrounded by a mass of people that included legendary shapers like Rusty Preisendorfer and Reno Abellira as well as younger shapers like Ryan Sakal and Jason Bennett. It seems hard enough to replicate a surfboard by hand in 1:30, let alone do it in a fishbowl with your colleague/competitors watching your every move. The lighting seemed to be bothering him to the point where he began putting tape over some of the lights or he would walk the board out of the box and into the light of the convention to try and get a better look. It was so bad he said, “Eventually I started closing my eyes and shaping by feel.” He finished in time and then it was up to Simon.
At the award presentation Simon said the winning board was, “quit a bit superior to the others primarily because the deck curve was more accurate.” After Matt was announced the winner he donated the $1,000 to charity, we all cheered and then he said “I’ve always been a fan of Simon Anderson, always a fan of 80’s thrusters and 80’s designs. I grew up surfing in the 80’s.”
San Diego, CA (August 16, 2010) — – Surfboard craftsman Matt Biolos bested five other shapers to win the Tribute to the Masters Shape-off honoring Simon Anderson presented by US Blanks during the Sacred Craft Consumer Surfboard Expo on Sunday. Biolos, the head shaper behind LOST Surfboards, competed against a field of stellar craftsman which included Pat Rawson, Brian Bulkley, Larry Mabile, Jason Bennett and Michael Barron. Biolos’ name will be etched onto the Mike Marshall perpetual trophy and Biolos also received $1000, which he quickly offered to a local charity.
“This is a bit of redemption for me, as I am sometimes pegged as a guy who is only known for his marketing expertise, and maybe I don’t get credit for my shaping ability,” said Biolos in front of a large crowd on Sunday at Sacred Craft. “It is real honor to win this event, as Simon Anderson is a true legend.”
“Matt’s board was the clear winner and an easy choice, as the deck and nose rocker were spot on, and the bottom curve exact as well,” said judge and tribute honoree Simon Anderson. “Of course all the boards were exceptionally shaped, and I am very honored to have these six great craftsman turn out for this event, it means a lot to me.”
For Surfline.com’s coverage CLICK HERE
Shaper’s night with Matt “Mayhem” Biolos
Don’t miss your chance to talk one on one about surfboard design, tech, and function with Matt “Mayhem” Biolos and Aaron “Gorkin” Cormican of …Lost surfboards when they visit the Carolinas. Mayhem will be in stores and on site to talk about surfboard performance and shapes and to take your personal …Lost surfboard custom order. Every board sold (stock or custom order) during the visit gets $50 off and a free pair of …Lost bottle rock-it boardshorts and a tee shirt!
We also have …Lost team rider Aaron “Gorkin” Cormican signing posters and taking photos, free giveaways and gear, free food, and free …Lost energy drinks for anyone who comes out to the Shaper’s night event. Don’t miss your chance to get some useful surfboard design knowledge from Mayhem himself and get yourself a deal on your brand new shred stick and boardies!
We will be doing two Shaper’s night events:
8/23/10 from 4-8 pm McKevlins Surf Shop 8 Center Street, Folly Beach, SC - (843) 588-2247
8/24/10 from 4-8 pm Surf City Surf Shop 530 Causeway Drive, Wrightsville Beach, NC - (910) 256-2265
PRODUCT OF THE WEEK- ZOOEY DRESS
The Zooey Dress is made for all you classy ladies. Its the perfect outfit for the summer weather. Wear it to go to the beach, a BBQ, shopping, or on a night out with your friends. This tie back dress comes in a solid or a print, its made out of 65% poly, 35% rayon. So you know its comfortable on your skin when you are out and about.
Try it on and let us know how you like it. Check out the Zooey dress and all the other …Lost girls fashions here
Gorkin on surfline.com
Check out the story on surfline.com featuring …Lost team rider Aaron “Gorkin” Cormican on one of his trips to his paradise vacation wave spot somewhere in Nicaragua with good friends the Schweizer’s and Nathan Colburn. Gorkin has been going to this spot and shredding it to pieces for a good time now, check out the photos in the feature for proof.
Read the surfline.com article here…
Product of the Week- Bang Tee Shirt
The Bang Tee Shirt is created for the guys who want to put up their middle finger in the air and give society a piece of their mind. It won’t make you cool, it wont get you chicks, it won’t make you look better. But who cares anyway?
Fitted shirt with big front hit, 100% cotton. Click here to see the Bang shirt and other gear from …Lost
Ox wishes he was a pro surfer!
Toyota Surfercross 2010 presented by Muscle Milk did not disappoint! The Surfercross is always a fun event, pairing together athletes from two completely different sports of surfing and motocross. I don’t think either sport really helps to train for the other, and when you get these guys together it is very apparent! This is how it works–pro surfer draws a random pro moto rider’s name out of a hat and that is their partner for the next 2 days of debauchery!
Words by Jeff “OX” Kargola
Day 1 went down at Starwest for the motocross portion of the event, which is comprised of 2 motos. In moto 1 the professional moto riders start and complete one lap, then they have to find their pro surf partner on the track and hand off a wristband for the surfer to ride 1 lap around the track…over and over…and that’s how it goes down. 1 lap for moto guy and 1 lap for surf guy until all laps are completed. Same scenario for 2nd moto but with the pro surf guys taking the start gate…which was COMEDY!!! Some of the teams included Josh Grant/Sunny Garcia, Ronnie Faisst/Nathan Fletcher, Ox/Kealii Mamalla, JCR Honda’s Johnny Campbell, Eric Siraten, Kendall Norman. Trigger Gumm/ ummmm can’t seem to remember that one haha. Day one was great, Wahoos hooked up the grinds and everyone made it out relatively unscathed. The score keeping was slightly suspect and we all enjoyed Cameron Steele making fun of just about everyone on the Mic.
Day 2 of Surfercross took us to my very own backyard in San Clemente! Trail 6 in San Clemente hosted the surf contest portion which was more comedy! The weather was beautiful, water was warm, Wahoos and Muscle Milk kept our bellies full and, yet again, Cameron Steele was on the mic making fun of everyone! Only problem with the surf was that it never really made an appearance, which I’m pretty sure the moto guys didn’t have a problem with. Some of the funniest surfing attempts had to have been the ones made by JGR’s Josh Grant! He decided to ride my partner Kealii’s stand up paddle board minus the paddle and took some good diggers! But with a little help from his world champ partner Sunny Garcia he soon found his zone and got a few waves under his belt. One of the biggest surprises to me had to be the skill that Jersey Shore himself Ronnie Faisst had! This guy actually knows how to surf! After the first round of heats, Faisst actually had the highest score of all the pro motocross riders which was a shocker ’cause, well, I figured I had a couple good ones. The waves really weren’t cooperating but everyone was still glad to be at the beach. Little did they all know, that very same day less than a mile down the beach there was footage taken of 2 great white sharks swimming in the surf! Check out the video below…it’s crazy! Ya, I bet they still don’t know they were literally on the menu!
With the contest wrapped it was the team of Josh Grant/Sunny Garcia taking the overall win! I took 3rd in Pro Surf and 4th overall. I really don’t care about the other results so good luck with knowing what they were. I know one thing though, next year when it comes time for X Games and the US Open of surf in Huntington Beach, I’ll have a giant smile on my face knowing that its time for more SURFERCROSS!!!!!!!! Thanks J Bone, you made it happen yet again!
…LOST at the U.S. Open
The 2010 U.S. Open of Surfing has officially wrapped up in Huntington Beach California. Brett Simpson took out Jordy Smith in the open Men’s to take the win for a second year in a row, and another $100,000 check to hang over the fireplace. Carrissa Moore took down Sally Fitzgibbons to take the open Women’s, while Evan Geiselman beat out Alejo Muniz, Miguel Pupo, and Kolohe Andino for the Pro Jr’s first place spot. Sage Erikson took first in the women’s Pro Jr. beating out Malia Manuel, Coco Ho, and Laura Enever.
The …Lost crew had their hands full holding it down in the …Lost zone during the US Open. Our booth was packed everyday with some amazingly nice looking girls who wanted to get stenciled and meet the various team riders hanging out throughout the event. Over all we sprayed about 100,000 logos on kids, girls, bros, moms, dogs, skateboards, and anything else anyone brought us. We were hooking up the crowd with free …Lost surfboard hats, key chains, and we had our grand prize giveaways of 2 brand new …Lost surfskates! Thanks to everyone who came by our zone and hung out with us, and to all the pretty ladies who helped make the event an amazing time for anyone who was there!
Click here to see all the photos from the …Lost zone during the US open
