Hutchison Handcrafted Surfboards is a roots-up surfboard shaping company, living large and bubbling out of da dark continent, that specialises in custom-made surfboards, custom spray designs, surfboard shaping and second hand surfboards for sale.
Tribe leader, Johno Hutchison has been making quality, handcrafted surfboard shapes for the past 25 years and plies his trade each and every day in sub-tropical Ballito, live and direct from the wave-crazy KwaZulu Natal North Coast in South Africa.

The past week saw good conditions most days, making it easy to go surfing. Although there has still been lots of wind about, for the most time the surf was good. A bit of inland rain saw dirty conditions mid week but this quickly cleaned up leaving the water crystal clean over the weekend.

Although the surf was small, conditions were excellent for learners especially and most spots were packed this past weekend. Salmon Bay was again a firm favourite with peaks along the beach and good running waves. The coming week will see the surf gradually picking up and it looks good to peak on Saturday arvo. Winds will be from the south and look to be quite fresh. The swell is a result of a long range cyclone - Gelane - as it enters out swell window.

Jordy, Travis, Rosy and Nikita are en route to the Quik / Roxy Pro which starts on the 27^th Feb. We wish them well as they start the 2010 season.

With what looks like some awesome surf on the way, myself and a few mates are off to Mozam to see what we can find, maybe even a few good fish. It should be an excellent trip and will bring news of it next week.

I'll see you at the beach.
Johno